Ship.com

What Ship.com MCP server does

The Ship.com MCP server gives an AI assistant access to shipping operations in a Ship.com account. It can inspect and create orders, compare available shipping rates, purchase labels, and void labels when needed. It also supports pickup scheduling, customer management, customer email, and shipping reports.

The Ship.com MCP server is intended for agents that need to work with shipment data and actions through natural-language requests or tool calls. It does not provide a separate shipping account or independent permissions. Operations run against the connected Ship.com account.

How it works

The hosted service is available at https://app.ship.com/mcp and uses MCP Streamable HTTP as its transport. An MCP-compatible client connects to that endpoint, authenticates with a Ship.com access token or a supported OAuth sign-in, and then exposes the available shipping operations to an assistant or agent.

The Ship.com MCP server applies the same account permissions, available balance, and safety checks used by the Ship.com web application. As a result, the actions available to an agent depend on the connected account and the checks applied by Ship.com.

Setup and configuration

Use the hosted endpoint rather than running the repository as a local service. Configure an MCP client with:

• Server URL: https://app.ship.com/mcp
• Transport: MCP Streamable HTTP
• Authentication: Ship.com access token or supported OAuth sign-in

Ship.com provides separate setup documentation and a Claude configuration guide at https://www.ship.com/api/mcp and https://www.ship.com/api/claude. Authentication instructions, tool references, and examples are maintained there. The repository publishes metadata and setup links; Ship.com operates the hosted service.

Tools and capabilities

The Ship.com MCP server covers these supported areas:

• Check existing orders
• Create orders
• Compare shipping rates
• Buy shipping labels
• Void shipping labels
• Schedule pickups
• Manage customers
• Send customer email
• Retrieve shipping reports

These capabilities make it a fit for assistants that need to compare shipment options before purchasing a label, update shipping operations, or retrieve account reporting data. The exact action available remains subject to the connected Ship.com account’s permissions and safeguards.

Limitations and notes

This integration is tied to Ship.com and requires a Ship.com account connection. It is not described as a local implementation of the Ship.com API; the repository points to a hosted service operated by Ship.com. Access tokens or OAuth authentication must be configured through the supported connection flow.

Because requests use the account’s existing permissions, balance, and safety checks, the server does not bypass account restrictions or create a separate authorization model. Review the Ship.com documentation for current authentication details and tool behavior. Support is available at https://www.ship.com/api/need-help, and the stated privacy policy is at https://www.ship.com/privacy-policy.