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com.watchtower-api/sanctions-screening

REMOTE · WATCHTOWER-API.COM · SCANNED AUG 3

Sanctions screening, KYB, identifier validation, jurisdiction risk & secret scanning for AI agents

+2 this week 58 Trust /100
Trust breakdown (6 categories)

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score →

Endpoint Security46
Transport & Reachability100
Schema Quality & AI Usability63
  • AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
  • Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1566 tokens (~120/item across 13 items; 13 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
  • Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management27
  • Stability observed for 8 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage79
  • 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
  • 36% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
Capabilities100
  • Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
Install

Add this component to your MCP client. Where a client-specific snippet is available, pick your client below and copy it straight into your config; otherwise use the connection detail shown.

remote · watchtower-api.com

# add to Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http com-watchtower-api-sanctions-screening https://watchtower-api.com/mcp
# ~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.com-watchtower-api-sanctions-screening]
url = "https://watchtower-api.com/mcp"
// opencode.json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "com-watchtower-api-sanctions-screening": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://watchtower-api.com/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
# add to OpenClaw
openclaw mcp add com-watchtower-api-sanctions-screening --url https://watchtower-api.com/mcp --transport streamable-http
# ~/.hermes/config.yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-watchtower-api-sanctions-screening:
    url: "https://watchtower-api.com/mcp"
// mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-watchtower-api-sanctions-screening": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://watchtower-api.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

Changelog

Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.

  • 3 Aug 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 23 to 27. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 7 days of observed history at the previous scan, 8 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 1 Aug 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 17 to 20. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 5 days of observed history at the previous scan, 6 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 31 Jul 26 −1
    • We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
  • 30 Jul 26 +1
    • We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
  • 29 Jul 26 −1
    • “resolve_lei” reworded the description of “api_key” cosmetic
    • “scan_text” reworded the description of “api_key” cosmetic
    • “screen_crypto_address” reworded the description of “api_key” cosmetic
    • “screen_names_batch” reworded the description of “api_key” cosmetic
    • “search_lei_by_name” reworded the description of “api_key” cosmetic
    • “validate_identifier” reworded the description of “api_key” cosmetic
    • “screen_name” reworded the description of “api_key” cosmetic
    • “check_jurisdiction” reworded the description of “api_key” cosmetic
    • “create_watch” reworded the description of “api_key” cosmetic
    • “kyb_check” reworded the description of “api_key” cosmetic

    10 cosmetic changes on this day. Switch on “Show cosmetic changes” to see them.

  • 28 Jul 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 3 to 7. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 1 days of observed history at the previous scan, 2 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 27 Jul 26 +1
    • We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
  • 26 Jul 26 55

    First indexed and scored.

Diagnostics

Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.

Captured 3 Aug 2026 · Probed https://watchtower-api.com/mcp

TLS valid

Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .

Subject Issuer Valid from Valid until Key Signature Serial
CN=watchtower-api.com CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US 16 Jul 2026 14 Oct 2026 ECDSA 256 ECDSA-SHA256 20f31f2cdc0d934313f5b950268cc2fa
SANs: watchtower-api.com, *.watchtower-api.com
CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US (CA) CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US 13 Dec 2023 20 Feb 2029 ECDSA 256 ECDSA-SHA384 7ff31977972c224a76155d13b6d685e3
CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US (CA) CN=GlobalSign Root CA,OU=Root CA,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE 15 Nov 2023 28 Jan 2028 ECDSA 384 SHA256-RSA 7fe530bf331343bedd821610493d8a1b
DNSSEC insecure

Validation of watchtower-api.com. Not signed

Zone DS Keys Algorithms Outcome
. trust_anchor 20326, 38696 8, 8 Verified
com. present 19718 13 Verified
watchtower-api.com. absent Unsigned (proven) parent-signed NSEC/NSEC3 proves an unsigned delegation
Authentication No authorisation required

The endpoint answered without asking for a token. Anyone who knows the URL can reach it.

Result No authorisation required
HTTP status 200
Transports 2 probes
Transport URL Outcome Status Location
streamable-http https://watchtower-api.com/mcp Verified 200
http (plaintext) http://watchtower-api.com/mcp Inconclusive 405
MCP tools — 13 exposed · ~1,566 tokens

The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability.

Tool Tokens
check_jurisdiction ~138

Classify a country's AML risk against the FATF black/grey lists AND the EU high-risk-third-countries list. Accepts an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code or country name. Dated 2026-02-13. Costs $0.005 per call.

NameTypeReqDescription
api_keystringWatchtower API key. OPTIONAL: if omitted, a free trial key is auto-created and used for this call, and returned as trial_api_key in the response — reuse it on later calls. For sustained use call crea…
countrystringyes

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

create_api_key ~36

Create a Watchtower API key with free trial credit. Store the key; screening tools require it.

NameTypeReqDescription
notestring

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

create_watch ~156

Monitor a name against all sanctions + US export-control lists. When the daily list refresh changes that name's match set, we POST a "watch_changed" event to your webhook. $0.01/day, prepaid, debited from your API key credit. Max 90 days.

NameTypeReqDescription
api_keystringWatchtower API key. OPTIONAL: if omitted, a free trial key is auto-created and used for this call, and returned as trial_api_key in the response — reuse it on later calls. For sustained use call crea…
daysinteger
namestringyes
thresholdnumber
webhook_urlstringyes

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_screening_info ~32

Free: sanctions list versions, source hashes, freshness, entry counts, and the full per-tool price menu.

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

kyb_check ~128

Know-Your-Business in one call: resolve a company (by name or LEI) to its GLEIF legal identity AND screen it against sanctions + exclusion lists. Costs $0.02 per call.

NameTypeReqDescription
api_keystringWatchtower API key. OPTIONAL: if omitted, a free trial key is auto-created and used for this call, and returned as trial_api_key in the response — reuse it on later calls. For sustained use call crea…
leistring
namestring

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

list_watches ~24

List your active watches (free).

NameTypeReqDescription
api_keystringyes

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

resolve_lei ~124

Resolve a Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) to its official GLEIF record: legal name, status, jurisdiction, country, registration status. The LEI is checksum-validated first. Costs $0.01 per call.

NameTypeReqDescription
api_keystringWatchtower API key. OPTIONAL: if omitted, a free trial key is auto-created and used for this call, and returned as trial_api_key in the response — reuse it on later calls. For sustained use call crea…
leistringyes

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

scan_text ~196

Detect & redact PII and secrets in text (private_key, jwt, aws_access_key, github_token, stripe_key, slack_token, openai_key, google_api_key, sendgrid_key, npm_token, gitlab_token, twilio_key, slack_webhook, azure_storage_key, basic_auth_url, email, ssn, ipv4, eth_address, iban, credit_card, phone). Deterministic; returns findings (masked), counts, and a redacted copy. Use before logging/forwarding untrusted or agent-generated text. Costs $0.005 per call.

NameTypeReqDescription
api_keystringWatchtower API key. OPTIONAL: if omitted, a free trial key is auto-created and used for this call, and returned as trial_api_key in the response — reuse it on later calls. For sustained use call crea…
textstringyes

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

screen_crypto_address ~113

Check whether a crypto address (BTC/ETH/others) appears on OFAC's sanctioned digital-currency address list. Exact match. Costs $0.01 per call.

NameTypeReqDescription
addressstringyes
api_keystringWatchtower API key. OPTIONAL: if omitted, a free trial key is auto-created and used for this call, and returned as trial_api_key in the response — reuse it on later calls. For sustained use call crea…

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

screen_name ~209

Screen a person/company/vessel name against OFAC (SDN + Consolidated), UN, EU, UK, Canada, Australia, France, Switzerland, US export-control (BIS/State), and US SAM procurement/benefit exclusions. Deterministic, typo-tolerant fuzzy matching. Costs $0.02 per call, debited from your API key credit.

NameTypeReqDescription
api_keystringWatchtower API key. OPTIONAL: if omitted, a free trial key is auto-created and used for this call, and returned as trial_api_key in the response — reuse it on later calls. For sustained use call crea…
dobstringDate of birth or birth year; excludes candidates whose known DOB contradicts it
namestringyes
nationalitystringNationality/country; excludes candidates whose known nationality contradicts it
thresholdnumber
typesarray

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

screen_names_batch ~139

Screen up to 500 names in one call against OFAC SDN, OFAC Consolidated, UN, EU, and UK OFSI sanctions lists. Costs $0.015 per name (25% below single-call price), debited from your API key credit.

NameTypeReqDescription
api_keystringWatchtower API key. OPTIONAL: if omitted, a free trial key is auto-created and used for this call, and returned as trial_api_key in the response — reuse it on later calls. For sustained use call crea…
namesarrayyes
thresholdnumber

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

search_lei_by_name ~124

Find Legal Entity Identifiers by company legal name via GLEIF — returns candidate records (lei, legal_name, status, jurisdiction, country). Costs $0.01 per call.

NameTypeReqDescription
api_keystringWatchtower API key. OPTIONAL: if omitted, a free trial key is auto-created and used for this call, and returned as trial_api_key in the response — reuse it on later calls. For sustained use call crea…
limitinteger
namestringyes

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

validate_identifier ~147

Deterministically validate & normalize an identifier by its checksum/format: iban, lei, isin, bic, card, vat, eth, email, domain, phone, uuid, btc, cusip, sedol, imei. Type is auto-detected if omitted. Costs $0.005 per call.

NameTypeReqDescription
api_keystringWatchtower API key. OPTIONAL: if omitted, a free trial key is auto-created and used for this call, and returned as trial_api_key in the response — reuse it on later calls. For sustained use call crea…
typestring
valuestringyes

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.