Clearscreen vs Sanctions Screening

In-depth architectural comparison of the Clearscreen and Sanctions Screening MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Clearscreen when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Sanctions Screening when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: sanctions_screen, sanctions_entry, sanctions_lists.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Clearscreen Developer Tools	S Sanctions Screening Developer Tools
Summary	Screen people & companies against 12 US sanctions & exclusion lists (OFAC, LEIE, SAM, Medicaid).	Screen names against the US Consolidated Screening List: OFAC SDN, BIS Entity List +10 more lists
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clearscreen": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "clearscreen"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sanctions-screening-3": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io"
    }
  }
}

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