Shipday MCP Server for LlamaIndexGive LlamaIndex instant access to 9 tools to Assign Driver, Create Order, Delete Order, and more
LlamaIndex specializes in data-aware AI agents that connect LLMs to structured and unstructured sources. Add Shipday as an MCP tool provider through Vinkius and your agents can query, analyze, and act on live data alongside your existing indexes.
Ask AI about this App Connector for LlamaIndex
The Shipday app connector for LlamaIndex is a standout in the Industry Titans category — giving your AI agent 9 tools to work with, ready to go from day one.
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import asyncio
from llama_index.tools.mcp import BasicMCPClient, McpToolSpec
from llama_index.core.agent.workflow import FunctionAgent
from llama_index.llms.openai import OpenAI
async def main():
# Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
mcp_client = BasicMCPClient("https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp")
mcp_tool_spec = McpToolSpec(client=mcp_client)
tools = await mcp_tool_spec.to_tool_list_async()
agent = FunctionAgent(
tools=tools,
llm=OpenAI(model="gpt-4o"),
system_prompt=(
"You are an assistant with access to Shipday. "
"You have 9 tools available."
),
)
response = await agent.run(
"What tools are available in Shipday?"
)
print(response)
asyncio.run(main())
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About Shipday MCP Server
Connect your Shipday account to any AI agent and take full control of your last-mile delivery and dispatch orchestration through natural conversation. Shipday provides a premier platform for managing local delivery operations, and this integration allows you to retrieve order metadata, assign drivers, and track delivery progress directly from your chat interface.
LlamaIndex agents combine Shipday tool responses with indexed documents for comprehensive, grounded answers. Connect 9 tools through Vinkius and query live data alongside vector stores and SQL databases in a single turn. ideal for hybrid search, data enrichment, and analytical workflows.
What you can do
- Order & Dispatch Orchestration — List all managed delivery orders and retrieve detailed metadata, including status and customer info programmatically.
- Driver Lifecycle Management — Access and monitor your driver directory and assign drivers to specific orders directly from the AI interface.
- Delivery Progress Intelligence — Retrieve real-time tracking progress for active orders to keep your customers informed via natural language.
- Status Lifecycle Control — Update order statuses and monitor carrier metadata to ensure your delivery pipeline is always synchronized.
- Operational Monitoring — Track system activity and monitor order fulfillment to ensure reliable last-mile orchestration using simple AI commands.
The Shipday MCP Server exposes 9 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to LlamaIndex in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.
All 9 Shipday tools available for LlamaIndex
When LlamaIndex connects to Shipday through Vinkius, your AI agent gets direct access to every tool listed below — spanning last-mile-delivery, dispatch-management, route-optimization, and more. Every call is secured with network, filesystem, subprocess, and code evaluation entitlements inside a sandboxed runtime. Beyond a simple connection, you get a full AI Gateway with real-time visibility into agent activity, enterprise governance, and optimized token usage.
Assign an order to a driver
Provide orderNumber, customer details, and restaurant info. Create a new delivery order
Delete/Cancel an order
Get details for a carrier order
Get details of a specific order
Get real-time tracking for a delivery
List all active delivery orders
List all drivers
Update the status of an order
Connect Shipday to LlamaIndex via MCP
Follow these steps to wire Shipday into LlamaIndex. The entire setup takes under two minutes — your credentials stay safe behind the Vinkius.
Install dependencies
pip install llama-index-tools-mcp llama-index-llms-openaiReplace the token
[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius tokenRun the agent
agent.py and run: python agent.pyExplore tools
Why Use LlamaIndex with the Shipday MCP Server
LlamaIndex provides unique advantages when paired with Shipday through the Model Context Protocol.
Data-first architecture: LlamaIndex agents combine Shipday tool responses with indexed documents for comprehensive, grounded answers
Query pipeline framework lets you chain Shipday tool calls with transformations, filters, and re-rankers in a typed pipeline
Multi-source reasoning: agents can query Shipday, a vector store, and a SQL database in a single turn and synthesize results
Observability integrations show exactly what Shipday tools were called, what data was returned, and how it influenced the final answer
Shipday + LlamaIndex Use Cases
Practical scenarios where LlamaIndex combined with the Shipday MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Hybrid search: combine Shipday real-time data with embedded document indexes for answers that are both current and comprehensive
Data enrichment: query Shipday to augment indexed data with live information before generating user-facing responses
Knowledge base agents: build agents that maintain and update knowledge bases by periodically querying Shipday for fresh data
Analytical workflows: chain Shipday queries with LlamaIndex's data connectors to build multi-source analytical reports
Example Prompts for Shipday in LlamaIndex
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your LlamaIndex agent to start working with Shipday immediately.
"List all active delivery orders in Shipday."
"Assign driver ID 12345 to order ID 98765."
"List all available drivers in Shipday."
Troubleshooting Shipday MCP Server with LlamaIndex
Common issues when connecting Shipday to LlamaIndex through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
BasicMCPClient not found
pip install llama-index-tools-mcpShipday + LlamaIndex FAQ
Common questions about integrating Shipday MCP Server with LlamaIndex.