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Shippo MCP server for AI agents.

actionlake is an MCP gateway: one remote MCP server that connects Claude and other MCP clients to Shippo and the rest of your systems. It gives your agent 70 Shippo actions (38 reads, 27 writes and 5 that wait for a confirmation) and holds the Shippo credential itself, so the agent never does. It paces Shippo's limits and records every call.

Connect Shippo free See pricing

100,000 free calls a month. No card, no email, no password: press Start a free sandbox on the next screen and keep the key it shows you.

claude mcp add --transport http actionlake https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp

70actionsin one signed file
38readlook, never change
27writecreate and update
5wait for a yesdestructive, confirmed first

Set up

Connect Shippo in three steps.

01
Add actionlake to Claude.
Run the command once in Claude Code; its consent page can create a free sandbox: 100,000 calls a month, no card. In the Claude app, add a custom connector with the URL below and paste your key on the consent page. Creating a new sandbox from the Claude app is not yet tested by us.
https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp
02
Connect Shippo.
API key. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead. actionlake stores what you paste write-only, sealed under your tenant's key.
- api_keyShippo API token (Settings > Advanced > API in the Shippo app)
```
account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "shippo" }
# free: exactly what to paste, and what is found for you
```

Make the first call. Check before a write.

Ask in plain words; Claude picks the action. Before anything changes, check validates the call and prices it, for free.

do    { action: "shippo.orders.list" }# list all orders · read · 1 upstream callcheck { action: "shippo.orders.create", input: { … } }# free: inputs, permissions, cost and confirmations, nothing sent

Shippo at a glance

Sign-in: API key. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead.
You provide: api_key
Limits we pace to: 500 calls a minute, per connection
API covered: Shippo API 2018-02-08 (OpenAPI 3.1)api.goshippo.com
Built from: Shippo's documentation, read 22 October 2026docs.goshippo.com docs.goshippo.com
Service file: Version 1.0.0, signed (Ed25519)
Cached reads: 37 of 38 reads, for up to 5 minutes; a write clears what it affects
Shared entities: 3, so ask can line Shippo up with your other systems
Data: Processed and stored in Sydney, Australia. No US region yet

Capabilities

What an AI agent can do in Shippo.

70 actions in 23 areas. Every one carries its effect, so a key can allow the reads and hold the rest.

38readlook, never change
27writecreate and update
5destructivewait for a confirmation

Carrier accounts
6
3 read · 3 write · 0 destructive
Create a new carrier account · List all carrier accounts · Add a Shippo carrier account · Retrieve a carrier account
Batches
5
1 read · 4 write · 0 destructive
Create a batch · Purchase a batch · Add shipments to a batch · Retrieve a batch
User parcel templates
5
2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive
Create a new user parcel template · List all user parcel templates · Retrieves a user parcel template · Update an existing user parcel template
Webhooks
5
2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive
Create a new webhook · List all webhooks · Update an existing webhook · Retrieve a specific webhook
Addresses
4
3 read · 1 write · 0 destructive
List all addresses · Create a new address · Retrieve an address · Validate an address
Service groups
4
1 read · 2 write · 1 destructive
Create a new service group · List all service groups · Update an existing service group · Delete a service group
Shippo accounts
4
2 read · 2 write · 0 destructive
List all Shippo Accounts · Create a Shippo Account · Retrieve a Shippo Account · Update a Shippo Account
Customs declarations
3
2 read · 1 write · 0 destructive
Create a new customs declaration · List all customs declarations · Retrieve a customs declaration

15 more areas · 34 actions

Customs items 3
Default parcel template 3
Manifests 3
Orders 3
Parcels 3
Refunds 3
Shipments 3
Transactions 3
Carrier parcel templates 2
Shipment rates 2
Tracks 2
Embedded authorizations 1
Live rates 1
Pickups 1
Rates 1

Top actions

The Shippo API, shaped for agents.

The ids your agent types, what each does, and the one name it shares with other systems. 19 of Shippo's 19 action names are shared with at least one other connector, so an agent learns them once.

Action	What it does	Effect	Same name in
`shippo.orders.list`List all orders	List all orders.	read	`commerce.order.list`82 connectors
`shippo.orders.create`Create a new order	Create a new order.	write	`commerce.order.create`67 connectors
`shippo.shipments.create`Create a new shipment	Create a new shipment.	write	`commerce.shipment.create`28 connectors
`shippo.shipments.list`List all shipments	List all shipments.	read	`commerce.shipment.list`22 connectors
`shippo.webhooks.create`Create a new webhook	Create a new webhook.	write	`automation.webhook.create`209 connectors
`shippo.webhooks.list`List all webhooks	List all webhooks.	read	`automation.webhook.list`202 connectors
`shippo.transactions.create`Create a shipping label	Create a shipping label.	write	`commerce.shipping_label.create`5 connectors
`shippo.transactions.list`List all shipping labels	List all shipping labels.	read	`commerce.shipping_label.list`4 connectors
`shippo.webhooks.delete`Delete a specific webhook	Delete a specific webhook.	destructive	`automation.webhook.delete`211 connectors
`shippo.shipment_rates.list`Retrieve shipment rates	Retrieve shipment rates.	read	`commerce.shipping_rate.list`2 connectors
`shippo.refunds.list`List all refunds	List all refunds.	read	`finance.refund.list`23 connectors
`shippo.live_rates.query`Generate a live rates request	Generate a live rates request.	read	`commerce.shipping_rate.calculate`6 connectors

Try it

Prompts to paste into Claude.

Each one names the Shippo actions it will call, so you know what it reads and what it changes before you send it.

Readread
Which Shippo orders from the last seven days are still unfulfilled?
callsshippo.orders.list
Writewrite
Create a new order in Shippo. Show me exactly what you will send before you save it.
callsshippo.orders.create

Governance for Shippo

Destructive actions wait for a yes.

5 Shippo actions are destructive. These are all of them:

Delete a specific webhookshippo.webhooks.delete
Create a refundshippo.refunds.create
Delete a service groupshippo.service_groups.delete
Delete a user parcel templateshippo.user_parcel_templates.delete
Clear current default parcel templateshippo.default_parcel_template.delete

A destructive action runs only with confirm: true. Under the human policy the agent cannot confirm for itself: the run stops until a named person approves, in the console or from a signed link in an email. The cap on a key is refused before the call is sent, never after.

doshippo.webhooks.deleteconfirm_policy: human

Delete a specific webhook?

intent: the user asked me to delete a specific webhook

run suspended · waiting for a named person · key shippo-agent cannot confirm itself

In the console, or from an emailed signed link.

a key for this connector

account {  op: "keys.create", name: "shippo-agent",  allowed_actions: ["shippo.*"], cap_calls: 2000,  confirm_policy: "human_for_writes",  approval_rules: [    { match: "shippo.webhooks.delete", approver: "[email protected]" },    { match: "shippo.refunds.create", approver: "[email protected]" },    { match: "shippo.service_groups.delete", approver: "[email protected]" }  ]}

Illustrative. Scoped to Shippo only, capped at 2,000 upstream calls, every write confirmed, and the destructive ones approved by a named person.

Cost

What Shippo costs on actionlake.

Every Shippo action is one upstream call, the only thing actionlake bills. Searching, check, cost, account and any call Shippo refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.

1upstream call per actionall 70 Shippo actions
70actions pageeach page of a long list is one call
37reads can be cacheda cache hit costs nothing
100,000calls a month, freepaid plans from US$49 a month for 250,000

See pricing

Action index

Every Shippo action.

70 actions by area: the id your agent calls, what it does, and its effect.

Carrier accounts6

shippo.carrier_accounts.createCreate a new carrier accountwrite
shippo.carrier_accounts.getRetrieve a carrier accountread
shippo.carrier_accounts.listList all carrier accountsread
shippo.carrier_accounts.registerAdd a Shippo carrier accountwrite
shippo.carrier_accounts.registration_statusGet Carrier Registration statusread
shippo.carrier_accounts.updateUpdate a carrier accountwrite

Batches5

shippo.batches.add_shipmentsAdd shipments to a batchwrite
shippo.batches.createCreate a batchwrite
shippo.batches.getRetrieve a batchread
shippo.batches.purchasePurchase a batchwrite
shippo.batches.remove_shipmentsRemove shipments from a batchwrite

User parcel templates5

shippo.user_parcel_templates.createCreate a new user parcel templatewrite
shippo.user_parcel_templates.deleteDelete a user parcel templatedestructive
shippo.user_parcel_templates.getRetrieves a user parcel templateread
shippo.user_parcel_templates.listList all user parcel templatesread
shippo.user_parcel_templates.updateUpdate an existing user parcel templatewrite

Webhooks5

shippo.webhooks.createCreate a new webhookwrite
shippo.webhooks.deleteDelete a specific webhookdestructive
shippo.webhooks.getRetrieve a specific webhookread
shippo.webhooks.listList all webhooksread
shippo.webhooks.updateUpdate an existing webhookwrite

Addresses4

shippo.addresses.createCreate a new addresswrite
shippo.addresses.getRetrieve an addressread
shippo.addresses.listList all addressesread
shippo.addresses.validateValidate an addressread

Service groups4

shippo.service_groups.createCreate a new service groupwrite
shippo.service_groups.deleteDelete a service groupdestructive
shippo.service_groups.listList all service groupsread
shippo.service_groups.updateUpdate an existing service groupwrite

Shippo accounts4

shippo.shippo_accounts.createCreate a Shippo Accountwrite
shippo.shippo_accounts.getRetrieve a Shippo Accountread
shippo.shippo_accounts.listList all Shippo Accountsread
shippo.shippo_accounts.updateUpdate a Shippo Accountwrite

Customs declarations3

shippo.customs_declarations.createCreate a new customs declarationwrite
shippo.customs_declarations.getRetrieve a customs declarationread
shippo.customs_declarations.listList all customs declarationsread

Customs items3

shippo.customs_items.createCreate a new customs itemwrite
shippo.customs_items.getRetrieve a customs itemread
shippo.customs_items.listList all customs itemsread

Default parcel template3

shippo.default_parcel_template.deleteClear current default parcel templatedestructive
shippo.default_parcel_template.getShow current default parcel templateread
shippo.default_parcel_template.updateUpdate default parcel templatewrite

Manifests3

shippo.manifests.createCreate a new manifestwrite
shippo.manifests.getRetrieve a manifestread
shippo.manifests.listList all manifestsread

Orders3

shippo.orders.createCreate a new orderwrite
shippo.orders.getRetrieve an orderread
shippo.orders.listList all ordersread

Parcels3

shippo.parcels.createCreate a new parcelwrite
shippo.parcels.getRetrieve an existing parcelread
shippo.parcels.listList all parcelsread

Refunds3

shippo.refunds.createCreate a refunddestructive
shippo.refunds.getRetrieve a refundread
shippo.refunds.listList all refundsread

Shipments3

shippo.shipments.createCreate a new shipmentwrite
shippo.shipments.getRetrieve a shipmentread
shippo.shipments.listList all shipmentsread

Transactions3

shippo.transactions.createCreate a shipping labelwrite
shippo.transactions.getRetrieve a shipping labelread
shippo.transactions.listList all shipping labelsread

Carrier parcel templates2

shippo.carrier_parcel_templates.getRetrieve a carrier parcel templatesread
shippo.carrier_parcel_templates.listList all carrier parcel templatesread

Shipment rates2

shippo.shipment_rates.listRetrieve shipment ratesread
shippo.shipment_rates.list_by_currencyRetrieve shipment rates in currencyread

Tracks2

shippo.tracks.createRegister a tracking webhookwrite
shippo.tracks.getGet a tracking statusread

Embedded authorizations1

shippo.embedded_authorizations.createCreate a JWTwrite

Live rates1

shippo.live_rates.queryGenerate a live rates requestread

Pickups1

shippo.pickups.createCreate a pickupwrite

Rates1

shippo.rates.getRetrieve a rateread

Questions

The Shippo MCP server, answered.

Is there a Shippo MCP server for Claude?

Yes. actionlake is an MCP gateway: a remote MCP server that gives Claude, or another MCP client, 70 Shippo actions across carrier accounts, batches, user parcel templates and webhooks, through the same eight tools it uses for every other connector. actionlake is independent; it is not made or endorsed by Shippo.

What do I need to connect Shippo?

Shippo API token (Settings > Advanced > API in the Shippo app). The free call account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "shippo" } lists exactly what to paste.

Can an AI agent delete or change things in Shippo?

Only if its key allows it, and only with an explicit confirmation. 5 Shippo actions are destructive, including delete a specific webhook, create a refund and delete a service group. Each runs only with confirm: true. Under the human confirm policy, or an approval rule on the key, the run waits until a named person approves it.

Will an AI agent use up my Shippo API limit?

actionlake paces every call to the limits in the Shippo service file: 500 calls a minute per connection. Repeated reads are answered from cache (37 Shippo actions can be), which never reaches Shippo.

What does a Shippo action cost?

One upstream call, the only unit actionlake bills. A list that pages bills one call per page (70 Shippo actions page). Cache hits, searches, dry runs and calls Shippo refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. The Free plan includes 100,000 calls a month with no card. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.

Which Shippo API does it cover?

The Shippo API 2018-02-08 (OpenAPI 3.1) at api.goshippo.com. It is built from Shippo's documentation as read on 22 October 2026. 70 actions in 23 areas, each one in the signed service file (version 1.0.0).

Does actionlake keep my Shippo data, and where?

actionlake processes and stores data in Sydney, Australia; there is no US region yet. Reads may be cached for up to 5 minutes, and a write clears the reads it affects. Each run's request and response is kept, sealed, for your plan's trace window: 1 day on Free, 3 days on Starter, 7 days on Pro, 14 days on Team, 30 days on Business and 30 days on Enterprise. Your Shippo credential is sealed under your tenant's key, never logged and never returned. Your traffic is not used to train models.

Which AI clients can use it?

Claude Code, tested by us end to end, and the Claude app as a custom connector, tested by us with an existing key. Other MCP clients that support remote servers over Streamable HTTP (MCP revisions 2025-06-18 and 2025-11-25) and OAuth dynamic client registration, or a bearer header, should connect the same way; we have not tested them. Or plain REST, under the same action names.

Give your agent Shippo today.

Connect Shippo free See pricing

Start free - 100,000 calls/month, no card. No signup. Hard caps on every key. Cached answers are free.

Shippo MCP server for AI agents.

Connect Shippo in three steps.

Add actionlake to Claude.

Connect Shippo.

Make the first call. Check before a write.

What an AI agent can do in Shippo.

Carrier accounts

Batches

User parcel templates

Webhooks

Addresses

Service groups

Shippo accounts

Customs declarations