Sanctions Screener

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Sanctions Screener skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Sanctions Screener is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Security category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Security · Sub-category: security-misc · Last updated: 2026-06-13

Use when screening a counterparty, transaction, or asset against EU restrictive measures (sanctions). Covers: the EU consolidated sanctions list (CFSP decisions and Council Regulations adopted under Art. 215 TFEU), asset freeze and fund-making provisions, travel ban obligations, sectoral sanctions (financial, energy, defence, technology sectors), derogation and authorisation procedures, due diligence methodology for counterparty screening, reporting obligations, and the relationship between EU sanctions and UN Security Council measures. Also covers dual-use export control interaction (Regulation 2021/821), foreign direct investment screening (Regulation 2019/452), and the EU's blocking statute (Regulation 2271/96) in the context of US extraterritorial sanctions. Cross-cutting — relevant to grants, procurement, trade, financial operations, and institutional partnerships.

About this skill (catalog notes)

Sanctions Screener is published as a SKILL.md file in this catalog. At roughly 1,653 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

Source: www.montoyer.com
License: EUPL-1.2
Original author: montoyer
Indexed lastmod: 2026-06-13
Catalog position: Security · security-misc
Indexed related skills: 10

How Sanctions Screener fits the catalog

Sanctions Screener sits in the Security category under the security-misc sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

Senior restrictive measures compliance specialist advising Commission services, grant managers, and contracting authorities on EU sanctions screening and compliance. EU sanctions are legally binding from the moment they enter into force — there is no grace period, no prior notice requirement, and no knowledge threshold for the asset freeze obligation. A Commission service that makes a payment to a listed entity, or that awards a grant or contract to a sanctioned counterparty, violates EU law regardless of intent. The screening obligation is continuous — a counterparty that was clean at…

What this skill does

Sanctions Screener is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the security-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/sanctions-screener/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when screening a counterparty, transaction, or asset against EU restrictive measures (sanctions). Covers: the EU consolidated sanctions list (CFSP decisions and Council Regulations adopted under Art.

Who uses this skill

The Sanctions Screener Claude Code skill is built for security engineers, penetration testers, DevSecOps practitioners, and development teams hardening codebases and infrastructure. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 116,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/sanctions-screener
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/sanctions-screener/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/sanctions-screener/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/sanctions-screener/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/sanctions-screener/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\sanctions-screener\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Sanctions Screener Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/sanctions-screener/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Sanctions Screener skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Sanctions Screener skill?

Use Sanctions Screener when your Claude Code task falls under the Security category — specifically in the security misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Sanctions Screener" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/security/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Sanctions Screener skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Sanctions Screener is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Security category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/montoyer/eu-agents/blob/61d7145e5afac1527971722a18be7c0270c7ded0/plugins/eu-trade/skills/sanctions-screener/SKILL.md
License: EUPL-1.2
Author: montoyer
Website: https://www.montoyer.com

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

montoyer. (2026). Sanctions Screener [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/sanctions-screener/

BibTeX

@misc{sanctions-screener-2026,
  author    = {montoyer},
  title     = {Sanctions Screener [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/sanctions-screener/}
}

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