This README provides detailed documentation for the AML Watcher MCP server configuration, focusing on the environment arguments used in the
Aml Watcher MCP server is a locally run integration for AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. This README provides detailed documentation for the AML Watcher MCP server configuration, focusing on the environment arguments used in the claude_desktop_config.json file. It explains each argument, how to set or modify its values, and.
The MCP server is configured to run a Docker container for AML (Anti-Money Laundering) screening. The configuration is defined in the claude_desktop_config.json file, which specifies the Docker command, arguments, and environment variables. The environment variables (env) control the behavior of the AML screening process, such as search parameters, filtering options, and monitoring settings.
Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.
You will need 3 environment variables: API_KEY, PER_PAGE, MATCH_SCORE. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.
Plenty of knowledge and memory servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. It is maintained by tech-aml; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.
{
"mcpServers": {
"aml": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e", "API_KEY",
"-e", "PER_PAGE",
"-e", "MATCH_SCORE",
"-e", "CATEGORIES",
"-e", "ALIAS_SEARCH",
"-e", "RCA_SEARCH",
"-e", "COUNTRIES",
"techamlw/aml-watcher"
],
"env": {
"API_KEY": "api_key",
"PER_PAGE": "1"
}
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| PER_PAGE | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| MATCH_SCORE | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
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