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BEA (Bureau of Economic Analysis) — query US GDP, national accounts, regional income, and international trade datasets from the official BEA API.

6 tools
0ms auth
free tier 50 calls/day

Tools

dataset_list

List all available BEA datasets (e.g. NIPA, Regional, MNE, FixedAssets, ITA, IIP); returns dataset names and descriptions to identify which dataset to query.

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parameter_list

List all required and optional parameters for a specific BEA dataset (e.g. "NIPA"); returns parameter names, descriptions, data types, and whether they are required.

No parameters required.

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parameter_values

Valid values for a parameter.

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parameter_values_filtered

Filter-aware valid values.

No parameters required.

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outdoor_recreation_economy

MARKET SIZE for outdoor recreation activities in US dollars, by activity and state — BEA's Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account (official government statistics, not analyst estimates). Use for "how bi

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get_data

Fetch actual BEA economic data from the specified dataset (e.g. NIPA) using dataset-specific parameters; returns time series values such as GDP, PCE, regional income, and GDP by industry — including t

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Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bea-gov/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
Call a tool
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bea-gov/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"dataset_list","arguments":{}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript 
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("dataset_list", {});
ask_pipeworx 
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("bea (bureau of economic analysis) — query us gdp, national accounts, regional income, and international trade datasets from the official bea api");