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ShipStation MCP

Official ShipStation API v2 MCP server (shipstation/mcp-shipstation-api). Let AI assistants manage shipments, labels, rates, carriers, inventory, warehouses, batches, and manifests.

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Overview

ShipStation API MCP Server is published under the ShipStation GitHub organization (shipstation/mcp-shipstation-api). It is an MCP server for ShipStation API v2 so assistants like Claude Desktop can create and manage shipments, labels, rates, carriers, inventory, warehouses, batches, and manifests through natural-language tool calls.

Run it with Node directly, Docker, or Docker Compose. Authentication is a ShipStation API key via SHIPSTATION_API_KEY (optional SHIPSTATION_API_URL override).

Key Features

  • Shipments: Create, list, get, cancel shipments and retrieve rates.
  • Labels: Create, list, get, void labels and track packages.
  • Rates & carriers: Estimate shipping rates; list carriers, services, and package types.
  • Inventory & warehouses: Read stock levels, update inventory, list warehouses.
  • Batches & manifests: Bulk label batching and end-of-day manifest workflows.
  • Deploy flexibility: Local Node, Docker run, or Compose-based MCP configs documented in the README.

How to Use

  1. Install an MCP-compatible host (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Claude Code, etc.).
  2. Clone or install the server from https://github.com/shipstation/mcp-shipstation-api and follow the README for build / npx / Docker commands.
  3. Create API credentials for the underlying platform and put them in the MCP env block — never commit secrets.
  4. Register the server in your client MCP config (Claude Desktop claude_desktop_config.json or Cursor mcp.json), then restart the client.
  5. Start with read-only prompts; enable write tools only after you understand scopes and confirmation settings.

Pricing

The MCP repository is open/source-style tooling from ShipStation's org; running it is free. ShipStation product pricing (labels, plan tiers) still applies to the underlying account.

Plan Billing Price Notes
mcp-shipstation-api — Free to self-host API key required
ShipStation account ShipStation plans / labels Per ShipStation Carrier label costs extra

Best For

Multi-channel sellers and ops teams who already ship with ShipStation and want Claude/Cursor to quote rates, void labels, or check warehouse inventory without opening the ShipStation UI for every task.

FAQ

Is this unofficial?

The repo lives under the shipstation GitHub organization and describes itself as an MCP server for ShipStation API v2 — treat it as first-party tooling unless ShipStation states otherwise in-product.

How do I authenticate?

Set SHIPSTATION_API_KEY in the MCP env. Never commit .env files with live keys.

Docker supported?

Yes — README includes Docker and Docker Compose MCP client snippets after building the image tag expected by the docs.

Which API version?

Documented against ShipStation API v2.