law.sanctions-check

Fuzzy-match a name (person, company, vessel, aircraft) against the US Treasury OFAC SDN list. Returns ranked matches with similarity scores and sanctions program metadata. List refreshed daily.

SERVERMcp SOURCE@2sio/mcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-2s-io-mcp/law.sanctions-check.md

WHAT IT DOES

What law.sanctions-check does on Mcp

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

RISK

Why law.sanctions-check is rated Low

This is a lookup/search tool that reads from a sanctions database to check names against regulatory lists. While the output (sanctions status) has regulatory and compliance implications, the tool itself performs only read operations.

From the tool's definition Tool performs a 'fuzzy-match' query against OFAC SDN list and 'returns ranked matches' — it retrieves and queries data with no modification, deletion, or execution of external operations.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs law.sanctions-check safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Mcp, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For law.sanctions-check, this is the rule to start with:

law.sanctions-check Allowed

law.sanctions-check is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "law.sanctions-check": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Mcp, apply this rule, and every law.sanctions-check call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about law.sanctions-check

What does the law.sanctions-check tool do? +

Fuzzy-match a name (person, company, vessel, aircraft) against the US Treasury OFAC SDN list. Returns ranked matches with similarity scores and sanctions program metadata. List refreshed daily. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on law.sanctions-check? +

Register the MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for law.sanctions-check: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Mcp. Nothing to install.

What risk level is law.sanctions-check? +

law.sanctions-check is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit law.sanctions-check? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the law.sanctions-check rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.

How do I block law.sanctions-check completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for law.sanctions-check. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.

What MCP server provides law.sanctions-check? +

law.sanctions-check is provided by the MCP server (@2sio/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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