USAJOBS
live JobsGovernmentUS federal civilian job postings — ~10k active openings any given day. Free with key + User-Agent email.
5 tools
0ms auth
free tier 50 calls/day
Authentication
Platform key handled by Pipeworx. BYO format: ?_apiKey=<auth_key>:<email>.
Config with credentials
{
"mcpServers": {
"pipeworx-usajobs": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/usajobs/mcp?_apiKey=your_key:your_email"
]
}
}
}Tools
search Search USAJOBS announcements.
Parameters
Name Type Description
keyword opt string — location opt string — position_title opt string — organization opt string — pay_grade_low opt string — pay_grade_high opt string — remote opt boolean — results_per_page opt number — page opt number — Try it
Response
get_job
required: announcement_number Single announcement by number.
Parameters
Name Type Description
announcement_number req string — Try it
Response
list_agencies Federal agency reference.
No parameters required.
Try it
Response
list_pay_grades Pay grade codes.
No parameters required.
Try it
Response
list_occupational_series Occupational series codes.
No parameters required.
Try it
Response
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/usajobs/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/usajobs/mcp \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search","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("search", {}); ask_pipeworx
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("us federal civilian job postings — ~10k active openings any given day");