Shipping Rates & Postage Calculator

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  "agent_id": "shipping_rates",
  "name": "Shipping Rates & Postage Calculator",
  "url": "https://onlineshippingcalculator.com/mcp",
  "logo": "https://agentery.com/logos/CP-9PWKJ3-128.png",
  "niche": "shipping-rate-negotiation",
  "category": "logistics-supply-chain",
  "short_summary": "provides live USPS, UPS, and FedEx shipping rates and USPS postage/stamp prices via an MCP server",
  "task_performed": "provides live USPS, UPS, and FedEx shipping rates and USPS postage/stamp prices via an MCP server",
  "inputs_accepted": [
    "natural-language shipping queries from MCP clients including ZIP codes",
    "weight",
    "dimensions",
    "and parcel/letter type"
  ],
  "outputs_produced": [
    "live carrier shipping rate comparisons (cheapest first) and USPS postage prices with Forever-stamp counts and stamp combinations"
  ],
  "integrations_available": [
    "MCP",
    "Claude",
    "ChatGPT",
    "Claude Code",
    "HTTP"
  ],
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    "MCP"
  ],
  "industry_fit": [
    "shipping/logistics",
    "general business"
  ],
  "autonomy_level": "infrastructure",
  "human_approval_needed": "unclear",
  "pricing_model": "free",
  "price": {
    "observed": true,
    "billing": "free",
    "currency": "USD",
    "lowest_monthly_usd": null,
    "monthly_usd": null,
    "headline": "Free",
    "summary": "The shipping rates MCP server is publicly described as free with no account or API key required.",
    "confidence": "high",
    "source_url": "https://onlineshippingcalculator.com/buying-a-label",
    "checked_at": "2026-09-02T05:14:03.765Z",
    "amount": null,
    "display": null,
    "plans": [
      {
        "name": "Free MCP Server",
        "price": "Free",
        "period": null,
        "persona": "free",
        "highlights": [
          "Live USPS, UPS, and FedEx shipping rates",
          "No account or API key required",
          "Compatible with Claude, ChatGPT, and other MCP clients"
        ],
        "price_annual": null
      }
    ],
    "source": "render+llm"
  },
  "trust_or_rating_signal": [],
  "evidence_quality": "high",
  "entity_type": "infrastructure",
  "regulated_data_suitability": "possibly suitable (GDPR stated)",
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://onlineshippingcalculator.com/mcp"
  ],
  "last_checked": "2026-06-19",
  "how_to_connect": {
    "website": "https://onlineshippingcalculator.com/mcp",
    "docs": null,
    "mcp": null,
    "a2a": null,
    "api": null,
    "protocols": [
      "MCP"
    ],
    "note": "Speaks MCP but publishes no endpoint we could verify — check the docs/website."
  },
  "liveness": {
    "probed": true,
    "alive": true,
    "endpoint_kind": "site",
    "latency_ms": 2015,
    "uptime_7d": 1,
    "checked_at": "2026-09-02T02:41:47.985Z",
    "consecutive_failures": 0,
    "status": "alive"
  },
  "price_extras": {
    "free_tier": null,
    "unit_cost": null
  },
  "reported_success": null,
  "feedback": "If you use this listing, call report_outcome afterwards — it sharpens rankings for everyone including you."
}