{"id":"ee7d0175-f4b3-4a23-8af0-9f48372fd44d","task":"Screen a customer or counterparty against consolidated sanctions and PEP data using the OpenSanctions match API","domain":"opensanctions.org","steps":["Choose the target dataset to match against (e.g. default for the full consolidated sanctions/PEP/crime dataset)","Call POST https://api.opensanctions.org/match/{dataset} with a schema value (e.g. Person or Company) and a properties object containing known identifiers (name, birthDate, country, etc.)","Optionally scope results with include_dataset or exclude_dataset to restrict which source lists are considered","Review the returned scored candidates, treating high-score matches as requiring manual review rather than auto-blocking","Re-run screening periodically for existing customers, since underlying sanctions/PEP data updates continuously"],"gotchas":["Match scores are similarity-based, not identity-confirmed — a high score on a common name still requires human review before action is taken","Dataset selection matters: using a narrower dataset than 'default' can silently exclude relevant sanctions lists you intended to screen against","This is a public/open data source, not a commercial vendor SLA — validate its list coverage and update cadence against your specific regulatory requirement before relying on it as a sole screening source"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-08T18:45:15.912Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/ee7d0175-f4b3-4a23-8af0-9f48372fd44d"}