Tools / Compliance Screening

Screen Sanctions

Check a person or company against global sanctions lists including OFAC SDN, EU Consolidated, UN Security Council, and 200+ additional programs via OpenSanctions.

Returns: Sanctions matches with confidence scores, dataset sources, and entity properties

Parameters

entity_name *stringFull legal name of the person or company to screen (e.g. "Gazprom", "Viktor Bout", "HSBC Holdings")

entity_typestringWhether the entity is a person or company — affects which databases are prioritized

countrystringTwo-letter ISO country code to narrow results (e.g. "US", "GB", "RU", "CN")

datasetstringWhich sanctions dataset to search — "sanctions" for sanctions only, "default" for all

Example

Screen a Russian entity against sanctions lists

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "tool": "compliance-screening",
  "skill": "screen_sanctions",
  "input": {
    "entity_name": "Gazprom",
    "entity_type": "company",
    "country": "RU"
  }
}' \
  https://api.toolrouter.com/v1/tools/call

Screen PEP

Check if a person is a Politically Exposed Person across 259 countries and 175,000+ government positions. Covers current and former heads of state, ministers, parliamentarians, and judges.

Returns: PEP matches with positions held, countries, and confidence scores

Parameters

entity_name *stringFull legal name of the person or company to screen (e.g. "Gazprom", "Viktor Bout", "HSBC Holdings")

countrystringTwo-letter ISO country code to narrow results (e.g. "US", "GB", "RU", "CN")

Example

Check if someone is a politically exposed person

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "tool": "compliance-screening",
  "skill": "screen_pep",
  "input": {
    "entity_name": "Boris Johnson",
    "country": "GB"
  }
}' \
  https://api.toolrouter.com/v1/tools/call

Screen Wanted Lists

Search FBI Most Wanted and Interpol Red Notices for a person. Returns matching wanted records with descriptions, charges, and nationalities.

Returns: FBI Most Wanted and Interpol Red Notice matches with details and source links

Parameters

entity_name *stringFull legal name of the person or company to screen (e.g. "Gazprom", "Viktor Bout", "HSBC Holdings")

nationalitystringTwo-letter country code to filter Interpol results (e.g. "US", "RU")

Example

Search FBI and Interpol wanted lists

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "tool": "compliance-screening",
  "skill": "screen_wanted",
  "input": {
    "entity_name": "John Doe"
  }
}' \
  https://api.toolrouter.com/v1/tools/call

Screen Adverse Media

Search global news in 100+ languages for negative coverage about a person or company. Uses tone analysis to surface the most concerning articles first.

Returns: Negative news articles with tone analysis, source domains, and media sentiment summary

Parameters

entity_name *stringFull legal name of the person or company to screen (e.g. "Gazprom", "Viktor Bout", "HSBC Holdings")

timespanstringHow far back to search (e.g. "3months", "1year", "2years")

languagestringFilter articles by language (e.g. "english", "french", "german")

max_resultsnumberMaximum articles to return (default: 25, max: 50)

Example

Find negative news about a company

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "tool": "compliance-screening",
  "skill": "screen_adverse_media",
  "input": {
    "entity_name": "Wells Fargo",
    "timespan": "1year"
  }
}' \
  https://api.toolrouter.com/v1/tools/call

Corporate Registry Lookup

Look up a company in UK Companies House and US SEC EDGAR. Returns registration details, directors, officers, and beneficial ownership (Persons with Significant Control).

Returns: Company profile, directors, beneficial owners, and registration status

Parameters

entity_name *stringFull legal name of the person or company to screen (e.g. "Gazprom", "Viktor Bout", "HSBC Holdings")

countrystringFilter by country: "UK" for Companies House, "US" for SEC EDGAR

company_idstringCompany registration number (UK) or CIK (US) if known

Example

Look up a UK company in Companies House

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "tool": "compliance-screening",
  "skill": "lookup_corporate_registry",
  "input": {
    "entity_name": "Revolut Ltd",
    "country": "UK"
  }
}' \
  https://api.toolrouter.com/v1/tools/call

Trace Ownership

Trace corporate ownership through ICIJ Offshore Leaks (Panama Papers, Paradise Papers, Pandora Papers) and the Open Ownership Register to find beneficial owners and shell company indicators.

Returns: Offshore leak mentions, beneficial ownership records, and ownership chain summary

Parameters

entity_name *stringFull legal name of the person or company to screen (e.g. "Gazprom", "Viktor Bout", "HSBC Holdings")

company_idstringCompany registration number if known

countrystringTwo-letter ISO country code to narrow results (e.g. "US", "GB", "RU", "CN")

Example

Check if a company appears in offshore leak databases

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "tool": "compliance-screening",
  "skill": "trace_ownership",
  "input": {
    "entity_name": "Mossack Fonseca"
  }
}' \
  https://api.toolrouter.com/v1/tools/call

Check Regulatory Actions

Search US regulatory enforcement databases: SEC enforcement releases, CFPB consumer complaints, and FDIC bank records including failure history.

Returns: SEC enforcement actions, CFPB complaints, and FDIC institution data with failure status

Parameters

entity_name *stringFull legal name of the person or company to screen (e.g. "Gazprom", "Viktor Bout", "HSBC Holdings")

sourcestringWhich regulatory source to check — "all" searches everything

Example

Check all regulatory actions for a bank

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "tool": "compliance-screening",
  "skill": "check_regulatory_actions",
  "input": {
    "entity_name": "Wells Fargo"
  }
}' \
  https://api.toolrouter.com/v1/tools/call

Search Litigation

Search US federal court records via CourtListener and RECAP for dockets, opinions, and legal proceedings involving a person or company.

Returns: Federal court dockets and judicial opinions matching the entity

Parameters

entity_name *stringFull legal name of the person or company to screen (e.g. "Gazprom", "Viktor Bout", "HSBC Holdings")

Example

Find court cases involving a company

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "tool": "compliance-screening",
  "skill": "search_litigation",
  "input": {
    "entity_name": "Facebook"
  }
}' \
  https://api.toolrouter.com/v1/tools/call

Check Debarments

Check if a person or company has been debarred from government contracts by the World Bank or other international organizations.

Returns: Debarment records from World Bank and OpenSanctions debarment datasets

Parameters

entity_name *stringFull legal name of the person or company to screen (e.g. "Gazprom", "Viktor Bout", "HSBC Holdings")

Example

Check if a company is debarred from World Bank contracts

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "tool": "compliance-screening",
  "skill": "check_debarments",
  "input": {
    "entity_name": "SNC-Lavalin"
  }
}' \
  https://api.toolrouter.com/v1/tools/call

Screen Entity

Quick multi-source risk screen: runs sanctions, PEP, FBI/Interpol wanted lists, and adverse media checks in parallel. Returns a combined risk level (CLEAR, LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH) with matches from each source.

Returns: Combined risk level with sanctions, PEP, wanted, and adverse media results plus source availability tracking

Parameters

entity_name *stringFull legal name of the person or company to screen (e.g. "Gazprom", "Viktor Bout", "HSBC Holdings")

entity_typestringWhether the entity is a person or company — affects which databases are prioritized

countrystringTwo-letter ISO country code to narrow results (e.g. "US", "GB", "RU", "CN")

Example

Quick risk screen on a person

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "tool": "compliance-screening",
  "skill": "screen_entity",
  "input": {
    "entity_name": "Vladimir Putin",
    "entity_type": "person",
    "country": "RU"
  }
}' \
  https://api.toolrouter.com/v1/tools/call

Due Diligence

Comprehensive corporate due diligence: runs all screening checks plus corporate registry lookup, offshore ownership tracing, regulatory enforcement search, and litigation records. Produces a structured risk report.

Returns: Full due diligence report with risk level, findings across 13+ sources, ownership analysis, and regulatory history

Parameters

entity_name *stringFull legal name of the person or company to screen (e.g. "Gazprom", "Viktor Bout", "HSBC Holdings")

entity_typestringWhether the entity is a person or company — affects which databases are prioritized

countrystringTwo-letter ISO country code to narrow results (e.g. "US", "GB", "RU", "CN")

company_idstringCompany registration number (UK) or CIK (US) if known — improves accuracy

Example

Run full due diligence on a UK company

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "tool": "compliance-screening",
  "skill": "due_diligence",
  "input": {
    "entity_name": "Barclays PLC",
    "entity_type": "company",
    "country": "GB"
  }
}' \
  https://api.toolrouter.com/v1/tools/call

Investigate

The most comprehensive investigation: runs every available data source and produces a structured compliance report with verdict (CLEAR to ESCALATE), individual findings rated by severity, and a complete audit trail of sources checked.

Returns: Complete investigation report with verdict, severity-rated findings, AI narrative, OSINT results, OpenCorporates data, and full audit trail across 20 sources

Parameters

entity_name *stringFull legal name of the person or company to screen (e.g. "Gazprom", "Viktor Bout", "HSBC Holdings")

entity_typestringWhether the entity is a person or company — affects which databases are prioritized

countrystringTwo-letter ISO country code to narrow results (e.g. "US", "GB", "RU", "CN")

company_idstringCompany registration number or CIK if known — improves corporate match accuracy

depthstringInvestigation depth — "full" checks all sources, "quick" checks core screening only

Example

Full compliance investigation on a sanctioned entity

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "tool": "compliance-screening",
  "skill": "investigate",
  "input": {
    "entity_name": "Gazprom",
    "entity_type": "company",
    "country": "RU",
    "depth": "full"
  }
}' \
  https://api.toolrouter.com/v1/tools/call

Synthesize Compliance Narrative

Generate a written compliance analyst report from investigation findings. Produces executive summary, risk narrative, key findings list, red flags, and recommended action.

Returns: Written compliance narrative with executive_summary, risk_narrative, key_findings, red_flags, recommended_action, and confidence level

Parameters

entity_name *stringFull legal name of the person or company to screen (e.g. "Gazprom", "Viktor Bout", "HSBC Holdings")

entity_typestringWhether the entity is a person or company — affects which databases are prioritized

findingsarrayArray of findings from investigate or due_diligence output

verdictstringVerdict from investigation (e.g. "ESCALATE", "HIGH_RISK")

summarystringSummary string from investigation output

sources_availablenumberNumber of sources that were successfully queried

Example

Synthesize a narrative from investigate output

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "tool": "compliance-screening",
  "skill": "synthesize_narrative",
  "input": {
    "entity_name": "Theranos",
    "entity_type": "company",
    "verdict": "LOW_RISK",
    "summary": "LOW_RISK: 1 finding across 9 sources",
    "findings": []
  }
}' \
  https://api.toolrouter.com/v1/tools/call

Analyze Document

Extract compliance intelligence from PDFs, images, and scanned documents. Identifies entity names, addresses, ownership structures, beneficial owners, red flags, and compliance signals. Handles multi-language documents including Mandarin, Arabic, and Cyrillic scripts.

Returns: Structured extraction: document_type, entities_mentioned, ownership_structure, addresses, red_flags, compliance_signals, financial_data, and risk_signal (HIGH/MEDIUM/LOW)

Parameters

document_url *stringURL of the document to analyze — PDF, image (JPG/PNG/WebP), or scanned document

entity_namestringName of the entity under investigation — helps focus extraction on relevant mentions

document_typestringHint about document type to improve extraction accuracy

Example

Extract compliance data from a company registration document

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "tool": "compliance-screening",
  "skill": "analyze_document",
  "input": {
    "document_url": "https://example.com/company-reg.pdf",
    "entity_name": "Acme Corp",
    "document_type": "company_registration"
  }
}' \
  https://api.toolrouter.com/v1/tools/call

Quick Start

MCP (Claude Code)

claude mcp add --transport stdio \
  --env TOOLROUTER_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY \
  toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp

REST API

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"tool":"compliance-screening","skill":"screen_sanctions","input":{}}' \
  https://api.toolrouter.com/v1/tools/call