@codespar/mcp-sift
MCP server for Sift — global enterprise ML-based fraud detection.
Third entry in the CodeSpar fraud category after @codespar/mcp-clearsale and @codespar/mcp-konduto. Sift is the global / enterprise counterpart to the two BR-native antifraud servers.
Positioning
| ClearSale | Konduto | Sift |
|---|
| Geography | Brazil | Brazil | Global (US-HQ, ~30 countries) |
| Founded | 2001 | 2014 | 2011 |
| Strength | Chargeback history db | Behavioral device intelligence | Multi-abuse-type ML + workflow decisions |
| Shape | Score + manual review | API-first, tight surface | Event stream in, scores + decisions out |
| Scope | Order fraud | Order fraud | Payment, account, content, promotion abuse |
Also distinct from @codespar/mcp-jumio, which is global KYC / identity verification — a different layer than fraud scoring.
Sift's API shape
Sift is built around three APIs that work together:
- Events API (
/v205/events) — you POST every interesting signal (account creation, login, order, chargeback, ...) as a $-prefixed event.
- Score API (
/v205/users/{user_id}/score) — you GET the latest ML score for a user, or POST to force a rescore. Scores are floats in [0, 1] per abuse type (payment_abuse, account_abuse, content_abuse, promotion_abuse).
- Decisions API v3 (
/v3/accounts/{account_id}/...) — workflows in the Sift console turn scores into Decisions (block_user_payment_abuse, approve_order_payment_abuse, etc). You can apply a decision directly, read the current decisions on a user/order, or fetch the status of a workflow run.
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|
send_event | Send a fraud signal to Sift's Events API (POST /v205/events). |
get_user_score | Fetch the latest Sift score(s) for a user (GET /v205/users/{user_id}/score). |
rescore_user | Force Sift to recompute a user's score right now (POST /v205/users/{user_id}/score). |
label_user | Label a user as fraud or not-fraud via the legacy Labels API (POST /v205/users/{user_id}/labels). |
unlabel_user | Remove any existing label on a user (DELETE /v205/users/{user_id}/labels). |
apply_decision_to_user | Apply a workflow Decision to a user (POST /v3/accounts/{account_id}/users/{user_id}/decisions). |
apply_decision_to_order | Apply a workflow Decision to a specific order (POST /v3/accounts/{account_id}/users/{user_id}/orders/{order... |
get_user_decisions | Fetch the decisions currently applied to a user (GET /v3/accounts/{account_id}/users/{user_id}/decisions). |
get_order_decisions | Fetch the decisions currently applied to an order (GET /v3/accounts/{account_id}/orders/{order_id}/decisions). |
get_workflow_run | Fetch the status of a Sift Workflow run (GET /v3/accounts/{account_id}/workflows/runs/{run_id}). |
send_chargeback | Send a $chargeback event to Sift's Events API (POST /v205/events). |
send_login | Send a $login event to Sift's Events API (POST /v205/events). |
send_logout | Send a $logout event to Sift's Events API (POST /v205/events). |
send_content_status | Send a $content_status event to Sift's Events API (POST /v205/events). |
link_session_to_user | Send a $link_session_to_user event to Sift's Events API (POST /v205/events). |
send_custom_event | Send a custom (merchant-defined) event to Sift's Events API (POST /v205/events). |
apply_decision_to_session | Apply a workflow Decision to a session (POST /v3/accounts/{account_id}/users/{user_id}/sessions/{session_id... |
apply_decision_to_content | Apply a workflow Decision to a content item (POST /v3/accounts/{account_id}/users/{user_id}/content/{conten... |
get_session_decisions | Fetch the decisions currently applied to a session (GET /v3/accounts/{account_id}/users/{user_id}/sessions/... |
get_content_decisions | Fetch the decisions currently applied to a content item (GET /v3/accounts/{account_id}/users/{user_id}/cont... |
Install
npm install @codespar/mcp-sift@alpha
Environment
SIFT_API_KEY="..."
SIFT_ACCOUNT_ID="..."
SIFT_BASE_URL="..."
Authentication
- Events API —
$api_key is injected into the JSON body. The server handles this automatically.
- Score API + Decisions API v3 — HTTP Basic, API key as username, empty password. The server handles the base64 encoding.
Pass the raw key in SIFT_API_KEY.
Typical flow
- Instrument your app: every signup, login, profile update, order, and chargeback becomes a
send_event call with the right $type.
- On high-stakes moments (checkout, withdrawal), call
send_event with return_score: true to get an inline decision.
- Or poll
get_user_score / get_order_decisions asynchronously after a workflow run completes.
- For manual review outcomes, call
apply_decision_to_user or apply_decision_to_order with a Decision ID configured in the Sift console and source: "MANUAL_REVIEW".
- When a chargeback is confirmed, send a
$chargeback event AND either apply_decision_to_user with a Block decision or label_user with is_bad: true, abuse_type: "payment_abuse". Decisions are preferred for new integrations; Labels are kept for backward compatibility.
Alpha note
Shipped as 0.1.0-alpha.1. All endpoint paths are verified against Sift's official Ruby SDK (SiftScience/sift-ruby): rest_api_path, user_score_api_path, users_label_api_path, user_decisions_api_path, order_decisions_api_path, workflow_status_path, and the Decision ApplyTo path builder.
Scope vs. the original brief:
- Shipped & verified: send_event, get_user_score, rescore_user, label_user, unlabel_user, apply_decision_to_user, apply_decision_to_order, get_user_decisions, get_order_decisions, get_workflow_run.
- Dropped — not in the public SDK:
get_session_score (/v205/sessions/{session_id}/score) — no equivalent helper in the Ruby SDK; session-level scoring in Sift flows through session-level Decisions and Workflow runs, not a dedicated score endpoint.list_workflow_runs (GET /v3/accounts/{account_id}/workflows/runs) — only GET /{run_id} is implemented in the public SDK. In practice, Sift surfaces run_ids in event responses rather than via a list endpoint.get_psychology_score — no such endpoint in the public SDK.
The developers.sift.com reference pages gate deep-link URLs (403 on several paths), so we used the official SDK as the source of truth. Promote to 0.1.0 once a customer confirms (or denies) the dropped endpoints against the full Decisions / Score API reference in Sift's admin console.
Run
npx @codespar/mcp-sift
MCP_HTTP=true MCP_PORT=3000 npx @codespar/mcp-sift
Category
fraud — third entry after ClearSale and Konduto. BR merchants operating internationally commonly pair Sift (global payment/account abuse) with ClearSale or Konduto (BR-specific chargeback history / device intelligence).
Enterprise
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License
MIT