# query_uk_sanctions

Every designation on the official UK Sanctions List (FCDO) — individuals, entities, and ships, with regimes, aliases, and dates — normalized for supplier due diligence. Served as published by government for compliance purposes; dates of birth, identity documents, and contact details are dropped at ingest. Filters combine with AND; q searches all text fields. Costs 1 credit(s) per call.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `query_uk_sanctions`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gankdat-gankdat/query-uk-sanctions

## Facts

- Tool: `query_uk_sanctions`
- Server: Gankdat (`https://gankdat.com/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gankdat-gankdat.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/https://gankdat.com/mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade C, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server CORS policy: *
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 12
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `q` | string | no |  |
| `name` | string | no |  |
| `page` | integer | no |  |
| `regime` | string | no |  |
| `per_page` | integer | no |  |
| `countries` | string | no |  |
| `unique_id` | string | no |  |
| `designation_type` | string | no |  |
| `designation_source` | string | no |  |
| `last_updated_after` | string | no |  |
| `last_updated_before` | string | no |  |
| `date_designated_after` | string | no |  |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "query_uk_sanctions",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why query_uk_sanctions is rated Low

This tool retrieves and searches sanctioned entities from a public government database for due diligence purposes. It has no capability to modify data, execute commands, or cause financial transactions. The data is read-only and already publicly available. Severity is low because it accesses informational government data intended for compliance checking with no destructive or financial capability.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool queries official UK Sanctions List data; description states 'Every designation... served as published by government for compliance purposes' with search and filtering capabilities. No write, delete, or execute operations mentioned."

Risk signals: High parameter count (13 properties) · Bulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets

## Use case

AI agents call query_uk_sanctions to retrieve information from Gankdat without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Gankdat:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "query_uk_sanctions": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Gankdat (8)

- `get_usage` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gankdat-gankdat/get-usage.md
- `list_sources` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gankdat-gankdat/list-sources.md
- `query_eu_ted` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gankdat-gankdat/query-eu-ted.md
- `query_sam_exclusions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gankdat-gankdat/query-sam-exclusions.md
- `query_uk_companies` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gankdat-gankdat/query-uk-companies.md
- `query_uk_insolvency` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gankdat-gankdat/query-uk-insolvency.md
- `query_uk_planning` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gankdat-gankdat/query-uk-planning.md
- `query_uk_tenders` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gankdat-gankdat/query-uk-tenders.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=com-gankdat-gankdat · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/com-gankdat-gankdat