How to integrate sanctions screening into CI/CD pipeline

Add automated compliance checks to CI/CD so dependency changes and code edits cannot silently remove your screening coverage.

TL;DR

TL;DR: Add dependency screening, an integration test for the screening call, and a deployment gate that blocks releases when coverage fails.

Dependency screening

Scan dependencies on every build and flag changes to payment-related packages. Remember that x402, AP2, ACP, and Coinbase AgentKit move money but do not screen it, so a dependency update alone does not guarantee compliance. The screening step must come from your own code.

Integration testing

Add a pipeline test that exercises the real screening call against clean, flagged, and error responses. Confirm a flagged result blocks the transaction and that a network failure fails closed rather than allowing the payment through.

Deployment gates

Make a green compliance test a required gate before production deploy. Then monitor screening coverage, match rate, and response time after release. SanctionsAI's screening API returns clean or flagged in under 100 ms and offers tools like sanctions_check and risk_score, which keeps the check fast enough to run on every build.