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Custom Risk-Scoring API Setup Guide

The document outlines the creation of a custom API endpoint '/api/analyze' for risk scoring in a Python Flask application. It provides step-by-step instructions for setting up the project, including folder creation, dependency installation, coding the endpoint, local testing, and deployment using Vercel. The API processes transaction data to compute a risk score and returns a JSON response with risk level, threat detection, and recommendations.

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Custom Risk-Scoring API Setup Guide

The document outlines the creation of a custom API endpoint '/api/analyze' for risk scoring in a Python Flask application. It provides step-by-step instructions for setting up the project, including folder creation, dependency installation, coding the endpoint, local testing, and deployment using Vercel. The API processes transaction data to compute a risk score and returns a JSON response with risk level, threat detection, and recommendations.

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*Build one small custom API for your risk-scoring logic.

That’s the only new endpoint you need.*


then lets make this fully functional API now, give me like a full proper prompt to make this API

Below is a complete prompt you can hand off to your teammate to build the fully functional “/api/analyze” endpoint. It
shows exactly what files to create, which dependencies to install, and the full code needed.

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Project: StackGuard API
Endpoint: POST /api/analyze
Purpose: Receive transaction data, compute a risk score, and return JSON with { risk_level, threat_detected,
recommendations }.

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1. Create a new folder called api at the root of your frontend repo (or in its own repo).

2. In api, initialize a Python project:

cd api
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install flask scikit-learn

3. Create a file api/[Link] with the following code:

from flask import Flask, request, jsonify


from datetime import datetime

app = Flask(__name__)

# Simple anomaly detection logic (demo-ready)


def compute_risk_score(amount, frequency):
score = 0
if amount > 100:
score += 3
if frequency > 5:
score += 4
# You can add more rules here later (e.g., large single tx, unusual sender)
return min(score, 10)

@[Link]('/api/analyze', methods=['POST'])
def analyze():
"""
Expects JSON payload:
{
"amount": <number>,
"frequency": <number>
}
"""
data = request.get_json(force=True)
amount = [Link]('amount', 0)
frequency = [Link]('frequency', 0)

# Compute risk
risk_level = compute_risk_score(amount, frequency)
threat_detected = risk_level >= 7

# Form recommendations
recommendations = (
"Immediate action required"
if risk_level >= 8
else "Monitor closely"
if risk_level >= 5
else "No action needed"
)

response = {
"risk_level": risk_level,
"threat_detected": threat_detected,
"recommendations": recommendations,
"timestamp": [Link]().isoformat() + "Z"
}
return jsonify(response), 200

if __name__ == '__main__':
# For local testing
[Link](host='[Link]', port=5000)

4. Test Locally:

export FLASK_APP=api/[Link]
flask run

Use curl to verify:


curl -X POST [Link] \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"amount":150, "frequency":8}'

Expected output:

{
"risk_level": 7,
"threat_detected": true,
"recommendations": "Monitor closely",
"timestamp": "2025-08-27T12:34:56.789012Z"
}

5. Deploy

 Vercel: Create [Link] in the root:

{
"functions": {
"api/[Link]": {
"runtime": "python3.9"
}
}
}

 Run vercel CLI to deploy.

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With this API in place, your frontend can POST /api/analyze with transaction details, receive the risk score, and drive
the rest of the StackGuard workflow.

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