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Gsa Perdiem

GSA Per Diem MCP — wraps the GSA Per Diem API v2 (api.gsa.gov)

Install Gsa Perdiem

Pick your client, then add it in one click or paste the config.

STDIONode.js
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gsa-perdiem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-gsa-perdiem"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config, merge this into mcpServers, then fully quit and reopen Claude Desktop.

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Overview

Tools2

What Gsa Perdiem lets your agent do. Expand a tool for its parameters.

Verified live~369 tokens of context

Security & health

What it can reach and how reliably it runs — from our own checks, not the maintainer’s claims.

ActiveLast checked 3d ago

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What it can do

From the 2 tools this server returned when we ran it.

Read-only tools · 2
Network at startup3 connections
Files written at startupNone
Install scriptsNone
npm provenanceSigned build
Package age137 days
Maintainers1

Observed 2026-10-23 in an isolated sandbox. A description of reach, not a security audit.

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npm downloads650Package downloads in the last 30 days.
Last commit1mo agoMost recent push to the default branch.
Availability100%Our rolling endpoint + install checks that succeeded.
Install checkPassedOur sandbox started it and listed its tools.
Tools exposed2Callable tools this server registers over MCP.
Directory activity1 viewsConfig copies, upvotes, and views on AllMCPs.

From the project README

mcp-gsa-perdiem

GSA Per Diem MCP — wraps the GSA Per Diem API v2 (api.gsa.gov)

Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1879+ live data sources. This is an independent, unofficial integration — not affiliated with, endorsed by, or published by the upstream provider.

Tools

ToolDescription
rates_by_cityGet US federal per diem rates (government travel lodging and meal allowances) for a city by name and state. Returns the monthly lodging ceiling (per-diem lodging varies by month/season) and the flat M&IE (meals & incidental expenses) daily rate. Example: rates_by_city({ city: "Denver", state: "CO" }).
rates_by_zipGet US federal per diem rates (government travel lodging and meal allowances) for a location by zip code. Returns the monthly lodging ceiling (per-diem lodging varies by month/season) and the flat M&IE (meals & incidental expenses) daily rate. Example: rates_by_zip({ zip: "80202" }).

Quick Start

Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):

config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gsa-perdiem": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/gsa-perdiem/mcp"
    }
  }
}

What this endpoint actually serves

tools/list at https://gateway.pipeworx.io/gsa-perdiem/mcp returns the tools in the table above plus the shared Pipeworx meta-tools — ask_pipeworx, discover_tools, search_within, remember/recall and the rest of the gateway-wide set. So the tool count you see is larger than this table: a single-pack endpoint currently lists roughly 30 shared tools alongside the pack's own. The connection's initialize response states its exact scope, and is the authoritative answer for a given day.

This is deliberate, not multiplexing by accident. The meta-tools are what let a scoped connection answer a question this pack does not cover — via ask_pipeworx, which routes across the whole catalog — without you adding a second MCP server. There is currently no way to mount a pack endpoint without them; if the extra schemas cost you more context than the routing is worth, connect to the full gateway once rather than to several pack endpoints.

Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway to get every pack's tools listed directly, instead of just this one's:

config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Both URLs reach the same gateway and the same 1879+ data sources. The only difference is which pack's tools are listed directly; ask_pipeworx reaches all of them from either one.

No MCP client? Call it over HTTP

Terminal
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/rates_by_city \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{}'

No account needed for the first calls. Inspect any tool: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/rates_by_city. Find one: POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search_packs with {"query":"..."}.

Standalone (no gateway account)

This package also runs as a local stdio MCP server — no Pipeworx account, no gateway round-trip:

config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gsa-perdiem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pipeworx/mcp-gsa-perdiem"]
    }
  }
}

Or run it directly to confirm it starts:

Terminal
npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-gsa-perdiem

It speaks MCP over stdin/stdout and answers initialize/tools/list/tools/call for only this pack's tools — none of the shared meta-tools the gateway connection above adds. Same source, same tools, no ask_pipeworx routing.

Using with ask_pipeworx

Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English — this works on the pack endpoint above as well as on the full gateway:

Code
ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Gsa Perdiem data" })

The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.

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License

MIT

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Frequently Asked Questions about Gsa Perdiem

Gsa Perdiem is an MCP server that wraps the GSA Per Diem API v2 at api.gsa.gov, providing tools to retrieve U.S. federal travel allowances. Use rates_by_city for a city and state or rates_by_zip for a ZIP code. Results include monthly lodging ceilings and daily M&IE rates.

Call the rates_by_city tool with a city name and state abbreviation, such as {"city":"Denver","state":"CO"}. The response provides the location’s monthly lodging ceiling and flat daily M&IE (meals and incidental expenses) rate.

Yes, call rates_by_zip with a ZIP code, such as {"zip":"80202"}. The response provides the location’s monthly lodging ceiling and flat daily M&IE rate.

Connect an MCP client to https://gateway.pipeworx.io/gsa-perdiem/mcp, or run the standalone server with npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-gsa-perdiem. The gateway endpoint includes shared Pipeworx meta-tools, while the standalone server exposes only this pack’s tools.

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