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What is the GSA Per Diem Rates MCP Server?
Connect to the GSA Per Diem Rates server to instantly retrieve federal travel reimbursement data. This tool allows AI agents to query the official U.S. General Services Administration database for accurate lodging and meal rates.
What you can do
- City & State Lookups — Get precise rates for specific destinations like 'Fairfax, VA' for any fiscal year.
- ZIP Code Queries — Quickly find rates using a 5-digit ZIP code to ensure location accuracy.
- M&IE Breakdowns — Access detailed Meals and Incidental Expenses (M&IE) data, including breakfast, lunch, and dinner allocations.
- Statewide Data — Retrieve all county and city rates within a specific state for broader travel planning.
- CONUS Lodging — Fetch standard continental United States lodging rates for general budgeting.
How it works
- Subscribe to this server
- Enter your GSA API Key
- Ask about travel rates for any US location
Who is this for?
- Finance & Accounting Teams — Automate the verification of travel expense reports against federal standards.
- Government Contractors — Ensure compliance with federal travel regulations during project bidding and billing.
- Travel Coordinators — Quickly calculate travel budgets for employees across different US regions.
Built-in capabilities (6)
Get CONUS lodging rates for a specific year
Get M&IE breakdown rates for a specific year
Get per diem rates for a specific city and state
Get per diem rates for all counties and cities in a state
Get per diem rates for a specific ZIP code
Useful for high volume requests. Get ZIP code to DID mapping for a specific year
Why Windsurf?
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple GSA Per Diem Rates tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 6 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor.
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Windsurf's Cascade agent autonomously chains multiple tool calls in sequence, solving complex multi-step tasks without manual intervention
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Purpose-built for agentic workflows. Cascade understands context across your entire codebase and integrates MCP tools natively
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JSON-based configuration means zero code changes: paste a URL, reload, and all 6 tools are immediately available
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Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts
GSA Per Diem Rates in Windsurf
GSA Per Diem Rates and 4,000+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect GSA Per Diem Rates to Windsurf through Vinkius don't need to source, host, or maintain individual MCP servers. Every tool call runs inside a hardened runtime with credential isolation, DLP, and a signed audit chain.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Server catalog | Find and host yourself | 4,000+ managed |
| Infrastructure | Self-hosted | Sandboxed V8 isolates |
| Credential handling | Plaintext in config | Vault + runtime injection |
| Data loss prevention | None | Configurable DLP policies |
| Kill switch | None | Global instant shutdown |
| Financial circuit breakers | None | Per-server limits + alerts |
| Audit trail | None | Ed25519 signed logs |
| SIEM log streaming | None | Splunk, Datadog, Webhook |
| Honeytokens | None | Canary alerts on leak |
| Custom domains | Not applicable | DNS challenge verified |
| GDPR compliance | Manual effort | Automated purge + export |
Why teams choose Vinkius for GSA Per Diem Rates in Windsurf
The GSA Per Diem Rates MCP Server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS — a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts. All 6 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.
Your AI agents in Windsurf only access the data you authorize, with DLP that blocks sensitive information from ever reaching the model, kill switch for instant shutdown, and up to 60% token savings. Enterprise-grade infrastructure, zero maintenance.

* Every MCP server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS - a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts optimized for native MCP execution. See our infrastructure
How Vinkius secures
GSA Per Diem Rates for Windsurf
Every tool call from Windsurf to the GSA Per Diem Rates MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
How can I find the per diem rates for a specific city like Los Angeles?
You can use the get_rates_by_city tool. Just provide the city name (Los Angeles), the state abbreviation (CA), and the fiscal year you are interested in.
Is it possible to get a breakdown of meal costs for the day?
Yes! Use the get_mie_breakdown tool for a specific fiscal year. It returns the breakdown for Meals and Incidental Expenses (M&IE), showing allocations for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and incidentals.
Can I look up rates using just a ZIP code?
Absolutely. The get_rates_by_zip tool allows you to input a 5-digit ZIP code and a fiscal year to retrieve the applicable per diem rates for that specific location.
How does Windsurf discover MCP tools?
Windsurf reads the mcp_config.json file on startup and connects to each configured server via Streamable HTTP. Tools are listed in the MCP panel and available to Cascade automatically.
Can Cascade chain multiple MCP tool calls?
Yes. Cascade is an agentic system. it can plan and execute multi-step workflows, calling several tools in sequence to accomplish complex tasks without manual prompting between steps.
Does Windsurf support multiple MCP servers?
Yes. Add as many servers as needed in mcp_config.json. Each server's tools appear in the MCP panel and Cascade can use tools from different servers in a single flow.
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