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Lob

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pipeworx.ioMaps & Travel0Updated 2d ago

About Lob

Lob MCP provides single and bulk verification plus autocomplete for US addresses, for applications that need to check deliverability or suggest address completions. A Lob API key must be supplied through `_apiKey`.

Key features

  1. 01Verify a single US address
  2. 02Verify addresses in bulk
  3. 03Autocomplete partial addresses
  4. 04Return USPS-standardized details

Use cases

  1. 01Check address deliverability
  2. 02Clean address lists in bulk
  3. 03Suggest completions during address entry

MCP support

It exposes Lob address verification, bulk verification, and autocomplete tools to MCP clients. It can connect through the Pipeworx gateway or run as a local stdio MCP server.

Configuration

Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.

Endpointhttps://gateway.pipeworx.io/lob/mcp
Copy install command
Claude CodeTerminal
Cursor.cursor/mcp.json
VS Code.vscode/mcp.json
Claude Desktopclaude_desktop_config.json
Windsurf~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.

Tools

Details

From the project README

mcp-lob

Lob MCP — US address verification, bulk verification, and autocompletion (docs.lob.com). BYO-key: pass your Lob API key via _apiKey.

Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1882+ live data sources. This is an independent, unofficial integration — not affiliated with, endorsed by, or published by the upstream provider.

Tools

ToolDescription
lob_verify_addressVerify a single US address for deliverability and return USPS-standardized/corrected components (ZIP+4, DPV codes, county, lat/lon). Pass structured components (primary_line, city, state, zip_code) OR a single freeform address string — not both. Example: lob_verify_address({ primary_line: "185 Berry St", secondary_line: "Ste 6100", city: "San Francisco", state: "CA", zip_code: "94107", _apiKey: "your-key" }) or lob_verify_address({ address: "185 Berry St Ste 6100 San Francisco CA 94107", _apiKey: "your-key" })
lob_verify_bulkVerify a list of US addresses in one request. Each address is an object with primary_line, city, state, zip_code (secondary_line/recipient optional). Returns per-address deliverability + corrected components. Example: lob_verify_bulk({ addresses: [{ primary_line: "210 King St", city: "San Francisco", state: "CA", zip_code: "94107" }], _apiKey: "your-key" })
lob_autocompleteAutocomplete a partial US address. Given a primary-line prefix (and optional city/state/zip), returns up to 10 full address suggestions. Suggestions are candidates, not guaranteed deliverable — verify with lob_verify_address. Example: lob_autocomplete({ address_prefix: "185 B", city: "San Francisco", state: "CA", _apiKey: "your-key" })

Quick Start

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lob": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/lob/mcp"
    }
  }
}
What this endpoint actually serves

tools/list at https://gateway.pipeworx.io/lob/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:

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

Both URLs reach the same gateway and the same 1882+ 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

This pack takes your own API key (_apiKey) — we don't front one for it, so there's no curl here that would run without it. Inspect any tool: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/lob_verify_address. 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:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lob": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pipeworx/mcp-lob"]
    }
  }
}

Or run it directly to confirm it starts:

npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-lob

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:

ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Lob data" })

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

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License

MIT

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