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Ziptax Sales Tax API

by zip.tax · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v1.0.5 · published by tax.zip

Real-time US and Canadian sales and use tax rates by address or geo coordinates.

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2 tools: 2 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http ziptax https://mcp.zip-tax.com/ --header 'X-API-KEY: <your-x-api-key>'

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

2 tools

Only reads 2Claude Code: allow
  • get_account_metricsGet account usage metrics and quota information for the authenticated ZipTax account.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_account_metrics" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Get account usage metrics and quota information for the authenticated ZipTax account. Returns current request counts, limits, and entitlements. Requires a valid ZipTax API key sent in the X-API-KEY header or Authorization header. Get a key at https://platform.zip.tax

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Get Account Usage Metrics
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • lookup_tax_rateLook up sales and use tax rates for a US or Canadian location.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "lookup_tax_rate" says "lookup": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Look up sales and use tax rates for a US or Canadian location. Provide a full street address for door-level accuracy, or a lat/lng pair for a geographic point lookup. Returns tax rates broken down by jurisdiction (state, county, city, district). Requires a valid ZipTax API key sent in the X-API-KEY header or Authorization header. Get a key at https://platform.zip.tax

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Look Up Sales Tax Rate
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 1.0.5. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http ziptax https://mcp.zip-tax.com/ --header 'X-API-KEY: <your-x-api-key>'

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__ziptax__get_account_metrics",
      "mcp__ziptax__lookup_tax_rate"
    ],
    "ask": [],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as ziptax. Review it before you use it.