# Shippo MCP server

> Compare carrier rates, buy shipping labels, track packages and validate addresses with your Shippo account.

- Listing: https://mcp.tc/i/shippo
- Connect: use the server's own URL `https://mcp.shippo.com` (OAuth sign-in at the server); clients connect to it directly. The listing link is a page, not an MCP endpoint.
- Type: remote (Streamable HTTP)
- Auth: OAuth sign-in
- Category: [E-commerce](https://mcp.tc/c/ecommerce)
- Vendor: Shippo
- Homepage: <https://docs.goshippo.com/guides/mcp-server>
- Repository: <https://github.com/goshippo/ai>

## About

Connects an AI assistant to Shippo's multi-carrier shipping platform. You can compare rates across carriers such as USPS, UPS, FedEx and DHL, buy domestic and international labels, track packages and validate addresses in natural language.

Runs as a hosted Streamable HTTP endpoint at https://mcp.shippo.com, so nothing needs to be installed. Each user signs in with their Shippo account through OAuth; no API key has to be copied. Clients discover the OAuth setup through the standard protected resource metadata path.

## What it can do

- Compare shipping rates across multiple carriers
- Buy domestic and international shipping labels
- Track packages and view status history
- Validate and standardize addresses

## Example prompts

- "Compare USPS, UPS and FedEx rates for a 2 lb box from Austin to Seattle"
- "Buy the cheapest ground label for this shipment"
- "Track package 9400111899223344556677"
- "Validate this shipping address before I print the label"

## Install

### Claude Code

1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http shippo https://mcp.shippo.com
```

2. Start Claude Code, type `/mcp`, pick **shippo** and choose **Authenticate**. A browser window opens for the Shippo sign-in.

Add `--scope user` to make it available in every project, not just this one.

### Claude Desktop

1. Open **Settings → Connectors** and click **Add custom connector**.

2. Name it **Shippo** and paste this URL:

```url
https://mcp.shippo.com
```

3. Click **Add**, then **Connect**, and sign in when Shippo asks.

Claude Desktop’s JSON config file only starts local servers. Remote servers go through Connectors, and connectors you add on claude.ai show up here too.

### claude.ai

1. Open the connector form on claude.ai. This button fills in the name and URL for you:

[Add to claude.ai](<https://claude.ai/customize/connectors?modal=add-custom-connector&connectorName=Shippo&connectorUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmcp.shippo.com>) (opens connector settings)

2. Check that the URL reads `https://mcp.shippo.com` and click **Add**.

3. Click **Connect** and sign in when Shippo asks.

Free plans allow one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it under **Organization settings → Connectors**.

### ChatGPT

1. On chatgpt.com, open **Settings → Security and login** and turn on **Developer mode**.

2. Go to `chatgpt.com/plugins` and click **+** to create an app for a remote MCP server.

3. Paste `https://mcp.shippo.com` as the server URL and choose **OAuth**. ChatGPT sends you to Shippo to sign in.

Developer mode is available on the web for Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Education accounts.

### Cursor

[Add to Cursor](<https://cursor.com/install-mcp?name=shippo&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL21jcC5zaGlwcG8uY29tIn0%3D>) (opens Cursor)

Or add it by hand to `~/.cursor/mcp.json` (all projects) or `.cursor/mcp.json` (this project):

`mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shippo": {
      "url": "https://mcp.shippo.com"
    }
  }
}
```

Cursor shows **Needs login** next to the server. Click it to sign in.

### VS Code

[Install in VS Code](<https://vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=shippo&config=%7B%22type%22%3A%22http%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fmcp.shippo.com%22%7D>) (opens VS Code)

Or from a terminal:

```bash
code --add-mcp '{"name":"shippo","type":"http","url":"https://mcp.shippo.com"}'
```

Or commit it to the repo in `.vscode/mcp.json`:

`.vscode/mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "shippo": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.shippo.com"
    }
  }
}
```

VS Code asks you to sign in the first time the server starts.

### Devin Desktop

1. Add it to `~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json` (macOS and Linux) or `%APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json` (Windows):

`mcp_config.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shippo": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.shippo.com"
    }
  }
}
```

2. Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade and sign in when asked.

Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf. It reads `serverUrl` (or `url`) for remote servers.

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add shippo --url https://mcp.shippo.com
codex mcp login shippo
```

Or edit `~/.codex/config.toml` directly:

`config.toml`:

```toml
[mcp_servers.shippo]
url = "https://mcp.shippo.com"
```

### Gemini CLI

```bash
gemini mcp add --transport http shippo https://mcp.shippo.com
```

Then, inside Gemini CLI, run `/mcp auth shippo` to sign in.

This adds it to the current project. Add `-s user` to use it everywhere.

### Any client

Most clients accept this shape. Some name the URL field differently: `serverUrl` in Devin Desktop, `httpUrl` in Gemini CLI’s settings file.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shippo": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.shippo.com"
    }
  }
}
```

Zed puts servers under `context_servers` in its settings. Cline needs `"type": "streamableHttp"`, or it assumes SSE.

Client only starts local servers? Bridge it with `npx -y mcp-remote https://mcp.shippo.com`.

## Details

- Server version: 1.0.0
- Last checked: 2026-10-03 (reachable, asks for credentials)
- Listed: 2026-10-03
- Updated: 2026-10-03

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