Live account and charges
The hosted MCP server authorizes your live Shippo account, so:- Read operations are free: comparing rates and validating addresses do not charge your account, and tracking packages purchased through Shippo is free too. Tracking a package purchased outside Shippo is a billable action.
- Buying a label is a live action that charges your account. Write actions such as purchasing a label ask for confirmation before they run.
shippo_test_) directly against the Shippo API, see Testing the Shippo API. Test and live data (and object IDs) are completely separate.
Security
Requests are sent to Shippo’s hosted MCP server over HTTPS, authenticated by your per-user Shippo authorization, and forwarded to the Shippo API on your behalf. There is no API key to store and no local process in the path. To disconnect, remove the Shippo connector from your client’s settings and revoke access from your Shippo account if desired.Troubleshooting
- Shippo isn’t in your directory: the listing may still be rolling out to your client, or your workspace limits directory connectors. Add it as a custom connector with the URL
https://mcp.shippo.com(see the Claude or ChatGPT steps). - Shippo doesn’t appear in the connector or tool picker: confirm the server was added and the Shippo sign-in completed. Reopen your client’s connector settings to check its status.
- You’re asked to sign in again: the authorization session expired. Re-authorize from the connector settings (in Claude Code, run
/mcp). - The sign-in window is blocked: allow pop-ups for your client and retry.