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Shipengine for AI agents

ShipEngine is a shipping API that connects to multiple carriers to compare rates, generate labels, and validate addresses. Ecommerce platforms and fulfillment teams use it to automate shipping. Connect it once through Arc0, and your agent, or Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor, can use it through one MCP endpoint, limited to what each user approved.

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AUDIT LOG · SHIPENGINEPOLICY: acme-support
09:41:07 · claude · u_8f2read
shipengine.list_tags2
List Tags (v2)✓ allowed · 212ms
09:41:08 · claude · u_8f2read
shipengine.list_labels2
List Labels (Extended)✓ allowed · 164ms
09:41:09 · claude · u_8f2write
shipengine.create_tag
Create Tag✓ approved · approved by user
09:41:12 · claude · u_8f2destructive
shipengine.delete_batch
Delete Batch✕ blocked · policy: deny
EVERY SHIPENGINE CALL, ON THE RECORD
01 · USE CASES

What agents do in Shipengine.

01

Compare rates before booking

Pull bulk rates across connected carriers to pick the cheapest or fastest option before creating a label.

02

Cancel a shipment with confirmation

Cancel a shipment after confirming with the requester, since a cancelled label can't be reused.

03

Tag a shipment for tracking

Add a tag to a shipment so it can be filtered and tracked alongside similar orders.

02 · ACTIONS

66 Shipengine actions, graded by risk.

Every Shipengine action is tagged read, write or destructive, so one policy covers the whole app and new actions inherit the right default.

read

36

Look things up. Allowed by default.

  • shipengine.list_tags2
    List Tags (v2)
  • shipengine.list_labels2
    List Labels (Extended)
  • shipengine.list_pickups
    List Scheduled Pickups
  • shipengine.list_batches2
    List Batches (v2)
  • shipengine.list_packages
    List Packages
  • shipengine.list_webhooks
    List Webhooks
  • shipengine.get_bulk_rates
    Get Bulk Rates
  • shipengine.get_batch_by_id
    Get Batch by ID
  • shipengine.list_manifests2
    List Manifests (Advanced)
  • shipengine.list_shipments2
    List Shipments (v2)
  • shipengine.list_warehouses
    List Warehouses
  • shipengine.get_batch_errors
    Get Batch Errors
  • shipengine.get_package_by_id
    Get Package by ID
  • shipengine.get_tracking_info
    Get Tracking Information
  • shipengine.get_webhook_by_id
    Get Webhook by ID
  • shipengine.list_ltl_carriers
    List LTL Carriers
+ 20 MORE

write

22

Create and change things. Allow, or ask the user first.

  • shipengine.create_tag
    Create Tag
  • shipengine.create_tag2
    Create Tag 2
  • shipengine.add_to_batch
    Add to Batch
  • shipengine.create_webhook
    Create Webhook
  • shipengine.update_package
    Update Package Type
  • shipengine.update_webhook
    Update Webhook
  • shipengine.update_shipment
    Update Shipment
  • shipengine.create_warehouse
    Create Warehouse
  • shipengine.update_warehouse
    Update Warehouse
  • shipengine.add_tag_to_shipment
    Add Tag to Shipment
  • shipengine.create_package_type
    Create Package Type
  • shipengine.create_account_image
    Create Account Image
  • shipengine.update_ltl_connection
    Update LTL Connection
  • shipengine.update_shipments_tags
    Update Shipments Tags
  • shipengine.update_account_image_by_id
    Update Account Image By ID
  • shipengine.stop_tracking
    Stop Tracking Package
+ 6 MORE

destructive

8

Delete, cancel or archive. Ask first, or deny outright.

  • shipengine.delete_batch
    Delete Batch
  • shipengine.delete_package
    Delete Package
  • shipengine.delete_webhook
    Delete Webhook
  • shipengine.cancel_shipment
    Cancel Shipment
  • shipengine.delete_warehouse
    Delete Warehouse
  • shipengine.remove_from_batch
    Remove From Batch
  • shipengine.remove_tag_from_shipment
    Remove Tag from Shipment
  • shipengine.delete_account_image_by_id
    Delete Account Image by ID
03 · HOW IT WORKS

Shipengine in three steps.

  1. 01Your users connect ShipengineThey add their Shipengine api key on Arc0 Connect, under your brand. It goes straight into the vault.
  2. 02You set the rulesReads run, writes like “create Tag” can wait for the user, and “delete Batch” can be denied outright.
  3. 03Any agent can actYour agent calls Shipengine through the Arc0 SDK or MCP, and so can Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor. Every call lands on the audit log.
POLICY.TS
await arc0.policies.set('shipengine', {
  read: 'allow',
  write: 'ask',        // create_tag
  destructive: 'deny',  // delete_batch
})

# Claude Code: the same connection, one URL
$ claude mcp add --transport http arc0 \
    https://mcp.arc0.ai/u/u_8f2
04 · AUTH AND DATA

How Shipengine connects.

Users add their Shipengine api key on Arc0 Connect. It is encrypted in the vault, never shown to the model, and each user can rotate or revoke it at any time.

The same Shipengine connection serves your agent over MCP and your own backend over REST and the proxy, so a user connects once. How Arc0 handles credentials →

AUTH
API key
CREDENTIALS
Per-tenant encrypted vault
MODEL SEES
Results only, never credentials
AUDIT LOG
Every call, on every plan
05 · WORKS WITH

Use Shipengine from any agent.

Claude
ChatGPT
Cursor
Codex
VS Code
OpenAI Agents SDK
Claude Agent SDK
Vercel AI SDK
Mastra
LangGraph
06 · RELATED

More e-commerce apps.

Shopify407 actionsAlpaca100 actionsClover209 actionsCloudcart150 actionsBaselinker106 actionsShippo95 actionsProabono64 actionsLoyverse58 actions
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07 · FAQ

Shipengine and Arc0, answered.

Q01

Can I use Shipengine with Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor?

Yes. Connect Shipengine to Arc0 once, then add your Arc0 MCP URL to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code or any other remote-MCP client. Each assistant only gets the Shipengine actions you allow.

Q02

How do users connect Shipengine?

Users add their Shipengine api key on Arc0 Connect. It is encrypted in the vault, never shown to the model, and each user can rotate or revoke it at any time.

Q03

Which Shipengine actions can my agent take?

66 in total: 36 read, 22 write and 8 destructive, such as “create Tag”. Your policies decide which of them each agent may call.

Q04

Can I stop my agent from deleting things in Shipengine?

Yes. Actions like “delete Batch” are graded destructive. Set destructive actions to deny, or to ask so the user approves each one, and blocked calls still show up on the audit log.

Q05

Can my own backend call Shipengine too?

Yes. The same Shipengine connection is available over REST and through the Arc0 proxy, so your product and your agent share one connection per user.

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Plug Shipengine into your agent.

Your users connect Shipengine once, under your brand. Your agent gets 66 actions behind your policies, with every call on the record.

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Free to build · MCP + REST · Audit log on every plan