Available Tools

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All 26 tools below are available as soon as you connect with your Shufti Client ID and Secret Key. See Connect Your Agent.

Knowledge tools
Verification tools

6 tools for product Q&A and FAQs.

Tool	Purpose
`ask_shufti_expert`	Product Q&A with citations
`get_shufti_faq`	Curated FAQ lookup by industry/persona
`search_shufti_knowledge`	Full-text search with source citations
`list_shufti_capabilities`	Full product matrix
`get_vendor_selection_guide`	Industry onboarding checklist
`explain_shufti_mcp`	Explains this connector itself

20 tools to run and manage identity, business, and document verifications.

Tool	Purpose
`initiate_document_verification`	Passport, national ID, driving licence, or card verification
`initiate_face_verification`	Facial biometrics, liveness, and 1:1 authentication
`initiate_address_verification`	Utility bill, bank statement, or ID-based address check
`initiate_aml_screening`	Individual AML/sanctions screening
`initiate_business_aml_screening`	Business/entity AML screening
`initiate_kyb_verification`	Know Your Business, registry lookup or document upload
`initiate_eidv_verification`	Electronic ID / government database verification
`initiate_consent_verification`	Handwritten or printed consent capture
`initiate_phone_verification`	OTP-based phone ownership check
`initiate_email_verification`	OTP-based email ownership check
`initiate_questionnaire_verification`	Runs a Due Diligence form built in Backoffice
`initiate_risk_assessment`	Score-based risk analysis
`initiate_videoident_verification`	Agent-led live video KYC
`initiate_esignature_verification`	Electronic document signing
`initiate_investor_verification`	Accredited-investor checks
`initiate_combined_verification`	Runs several services in one call
`get_verification_status`	Poll a verification by reference
`delete_verification_record`	Delete a verification record
`get_access_token`	Get a short-lived token for viewing proof URLs
`validate_webhook_signature`	Verify a webhook's signature

All verification tools accept a common set of optional parameters, such as reference, callback_url, country, language, and journey_mode (onsite or offsite). These are documented per service in the REST API docs.

Worked Examples

Onsite document verification
Individual AML screening

Call initiate_document_verification with just a country:

request
{ "country": "GB" }

Response:

response
{
  "success": true,
  "service": "document",
  "reference": "mcp-20260717123310-16ac6edf",
  "event": "request.pending",
  "verification_url": "https://app.shuftipro.com/verification/process/...",
  "next_step": "Open verification_url for onsite journey: https://app.shuftipro.com/verification/process/..."
}

Send the user that verification_url. Once they've completed it, poll with the reference:

request
{ "reference": "mcp-20260717123310-16ac6edf" }

response
{
  "success": true,
  "reference": "mcp-20260717123310-16ac6edf",
  "event": "request.pending",
  "verification_result": {},
  "country": "GB"
}

event stays request.pending until the end user actually completes the verification_url. That's expected, not an error.

Call initiate_aml_screening with a name:

request
{ "full_name": "Test Person" }

Response:

response
{
  "success": true,
  "service": "aml",
  "reference": "aml-20260717123312-c0c54d52",
  "event": "verification.accepted",
  "verification_result": {
    "background_checks": 1
  },
  "next_step": "Poll get_verification_status or wait for callback_url webhook."
}

verification_result.background_checks reflects the screening outcome. Read it directly, or poll get_verification_status with the reference for the full breakdown.

caution

Known limitations: Products without a public Shufti developer API today aren't exposed here, including Behavioral Biometrics, Travel Rule, standalone Crypto Wallet Screening, and the Deepfake Detector. Questionnaire and Investor Verification forms must also be built in Backoffice first, since these tools only run a form that already exists.

Worked Examples​

Worked Examples