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Compliance Screening

AML, sanctions, PEP & due diligence investigations

Compliance Screening runs KYC, KYB, AML, and due diligence checks against 25+ official data sources in a single call. Sanctions lists, PEP databases, wanted lists, adverse media, offshore leaks, court records, and regulatory actions — all covered.

Compliance checks normally mean logging into multiple portals, running manual searches, and reconciling conflicting results. This tool replaces that workflow with a unified investigation engine. It covers OFAC, UN, EU, and national sanctions lists, global PEP databases, FINRA BrokerCheck, FCA register, OpenCorporates in 200+ jurisdictions, and more. The full investigation mode returns a structured verdict with a complete audit trail.

What you can do

  • screen_entity — quick parallel risk check: sanctions, PEP, wanted lists, and adverse media in one call
  • screen_sanctions — targeted sanctions list check across OFAC, UN, EU, and national lists
  • screen_pep — politically exposed person database check
  • screen_wanted — Interpol and national law enforcement wanted lists
  • screen_adverse_media — news and media search for negative coverage
  • lookup_corporate_registry — company registration check across 200+ jurisdictions
  • trace_ownership — beneficial ownership and corporate structure tracing
  • check_regulatory_actions — FINRA, FCA, and SEC enforcement actions
  • due_diligence — comprehensive corporate investigation with ownership tracing
  • investigate — deepest mode: all sources, AI synthesis, and a structured verdict with audit trail
  • analyze_document — extract and analyze data from PDFs, images, and scanned documents

Who it's for

Compliance officers, legal teams, financial institutions, and anyone running KYC or KYB checks before onboarding a customer, partner, or counterparty.

How to use it

  1. For a quick check, use screen_entity with the person or company name and country
  2. For corporate due diligence, use due_diligence to get ownership tracing and regulatory history
  3. For the most thorough investigation with a clear verdict, use investigate
  4. Use analyze_document to extract data from passports, certificates, or corporate filings
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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v0.042026-03-31
  • Added analyze_document skill (AI-powered PDF/image/scanned document extraction via Claude vision + Mistral OCR), BIS Entity List (US export controls), FEC campaign finance (political donations), CFTC enforcement actions — now 25 data sources, surpassing Variance on structured data coverage
v0.032026-03-31
  • Added OSINT web search (Exa), OpenCorporates international registries (200+ jurisdictions, offshore/shell detection), AI narrative synthesis (Claude), Wikidata entity intelligence (criminal convictions, PEP roles, aliases), and synthesize_narrative skill — now 21 data sources, full Variance-equivalent investigation workflow
v0.022026-03-31
  • Added GLEIF LEI lookup (2.3M+ global entities), FINRA BrokerCheck (US broker-dealer/investment adviser disclosures), and FCA Financial Services Register (UK regulatory authorisation) — now 17 data sources across investigate and due_diligence skills
v0.012026-03-31
  • Initial release with 12 skills covering sanctions, PEP, wanted lists, adverse media, corporate registry, ownership tracing, regulatory actions, litigation, debarments, entity screening, due diligence, and full investigation

Compliance Screening Use Cases(2)

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Open Screen Entities Against Sanctions Lists

Screen Entities Against Sanctions Lists

Check individuals and companies against OFAC, UN, EU, and other global sanctions lists before onboarding or transacting.

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Compliance Screening
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Open Conduct Enhanced Due Diligence

Conduct Enhanced Due Diligence

Run enhanced due diligence checks combining PEP screening, adverse media, and ownership investigation for high-risk relationships.

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Compliance Screening
4 agent guides
Open Search Papers by Topic

Search Papers by Topic

Find relevant academic papers on any research topic across millions of scholarly publications.

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Academic Research
4 agent guides
Open Geocode Addresses to Coordinates

Geocode Addresses to Coordinates

Convert street addresses into precise latitude and longitude coordinates for mapping and spatial analysis.

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Address Geocoding
4 agent guides
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