# Clearparty

Looks up legal entities, parent-company chains, sanctions records, and EU VAT numbers. Use it before paying, invoicing, or signing with a company.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI
- Author: clearparty
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/clearparty/clearparty-plugin
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/clearparty

## What it does

Clearparty resolves a company through GLEIF, then follows its chain of parent entities. It screens each company in that chain against OFAC, EU, UN, and UK sanctions records, and checks EU VAT numbers through VIES. The server exposes `check_counterparty`, `validate_vat`, and `screen_sanctions`; an accompanying skill guides the agent on when to run a check and how to use its result.

You need a Clearparty API key to connect. In Claude Code, add the server with `claude mcp add --transport http clearparty https://mcp.clearparty.dev/mcp`. Tool inputs and the key go to Clearparty’s server. For ambiguous entity matches or an AI summary, the company name and possible matches may also be sent to Anthropic. Clearparty provides lookups, not compliance decisions.

## Requirements
- Remote server: `https://mcp.clearparty.dev/mcp`

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http clearparty https://mcp.clearparty.dev/mcp
```

### Codex

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add clearparty --url https://mcp.clearparty.dev/mcp
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "clearparty": {
            "url": "https://mcp.clearparty.dev/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "clearparty": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.clearparty.dev/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http clearparty https://mcp.clearparty.dev/mcp
```

## When to use it
- resolve a legal entity from counterparty details
- screen parent companies against sanctions records
- validate an EU VAT number through VIES
- review a counterparty before sending payment

## Example prompts
- Check this counterparty before payment and show its parent companies.
- Screen this company against OFAC, EU, UN, and UK sanctions records.
- Validate this counterparty’s EU VAT number.

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