itar-compliance-mcp

MCP server for International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) compliance — browse USML categories, assess compliance readiness, generate Technology Control Plan policies, determine export license requirements, and run gap analysis for defense/aerospace companies.

Built for export compliance officers, empowered officials, defense contractors, and aerospace companies handling USML-controlled articles.

Tools

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | browse_usml | Browse all 21 USML categories with descriptions, examples, and classification notes | | browse_controls | Browse Technology Control Plan (TCP) requirements by area or risk level | | assess_readiness | Score ITAR compliance program readiness with DDTC registration and organizational checks | | generate_policy | Generate detailed compliance policy documents for any TCP control | | determine_license | Determine export license type (DSP-5/73/85, TAP, MLA, WDA) for a transaction | | gap_analysis | Compare implemented controls vs. requirements with enforcement risk assessment |

Controls Coverage

• Physical Security: Facility access, ITAR area designation, CCTV, intrusion detection
• Information Security: Network segmentation, encryption, DLP, ITAR data access logging
• Personnel Security: US person verification, background checks, denied parties screening
• Visitor Control: Foreign national escort, nationality verification, photography restrictions
• Marking & Handling: ITAR marking standards, clean desk, secure destruction
• Training: Role-based ITAR awareness, penalties education, annual assessments
• Record Keeping: DDTC registration, license tracking, 5-year retention, 655(b) reports
• Subcontractor Management: Flowdown clauses, FOCI evaluation, supplier audits
• Deemed Export: Foreign national tracking, TCP scoping, exemption determinations
• Shipping & Freight: AES filing, freight forwarder verification, dual-control release

Install

npx itar-compliance-mcp

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "itar-compliance": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "itar-compliance-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Examples

Browse USML Category VIII (Aircraft):

browse_usml({ category: "VIII" })

Assess readiness:

assess_readiness({ implementedControls: ["TCP-01", "TCP-03", "TCP-07"], hasDDTCRegistration: true, hasEmpoweredOfficial: true })

Determine export license:

determine_license({ articleDescription: "FLIR targeting pod", usmlCategory: "XII", destinationCountry: "United Kingdom", transactionType: "permanent_export", endUse: "Integration on military helicopter", isGovernmentEndUser: true })

Generate a deemed export policy:

generate_policy({ controlId: "TCP-09", companyName: "Apex Defense Systems", usmlCategories: ["VIII", "XI", "XII"] })

License

MIT