Bring Last Mile Delivery
to Claude Code
Learn how to connect Shipday to Claude Code and start using 9 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the 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.
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.
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your Shipday API Key from your dashboard settings
3. Start managing your local deliveries from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
No more juggling multiple delivery tabs to coordinate your fleet. Your AI acts as a dedicated dispatcher or delivery operations manager.
Who is this for?
- Restaurant & Retail Managers — quickly dispatch orders and monitor driver availability without switching apps.
- Delivery Operations Teams — automate the assignment of drivers and track order progress via natural conversation.
- Customer Support Teams — streamline the retrieval of delivery status and monitor fulfillment directly within the chat.
Built-in capabilities (9)
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
Why Claude Code?
Claude Code registers Shipday as an MCP server in a single terminal command. Once connected, Claude Code discovers all 9 tools at runtime and can call them headlessly. ideal for CI/CD pipelines, cron jobs, and automated workflows where Shipday data drives decisions without human intervention.
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Single-command setup:
claude mcp addregisters the server instantly. no config files to edit or applications to restart - —
Terminal-native workflow means MCP tools integrate seamlessly into shell scripts, CI/CD pipelines, and automated DevOps tasks
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Claude Code runs headlessly, enabling unattended batch processing using Shipday tools in cron jobs or deployment scripts
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Built by the same team that created the MCP protocol, ensuring first-class compatibility and the fastest adoption of new protocol features
Shipday in Claude Code
Shipday and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Shipday to Claude Code through Vinkius don't need to source, host, or maintain individual MCP servers. Every tool call runs inside a hardened runtime with credential isolation, DLP, and a signed audit chain.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Server catalog | Find and host yourself | 3,400+ managed |
| Infrastructure | Self-hosted | Sandboxed V8 isolates |
| Credential handling | Plaintext in config | Vault + runtime injection |
| Data loss prevention | None | Configurable DLP policies |
| Kill switch | None | Global instant shutdown |
| Financial circuit breakers | None | Per-server limits + alerts |
| Audit trail | None | Ed25519 signed logs |
| SIEM log streaming | None | Splunk, Datadog, Webhook |
| Honeytokens | None | Canary alerts on leak |
| Custom domains | Not applicable | DNS challenge verified |
| GDPR compliance | Manual effort | Automated purge + export |
Why teams choose Vinkius for Shipday in Claude Code
The Shipday MCP Server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS — a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts. All 9 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.
Your AI agents in Claude Code only access the data you authorize, with DLP that blocks sensitive information from ever reaching the model, kill switch for instant shutdown, and up to 60% token savings. Enterprise-grade infrastructure, zero maintenance.

* Every MCP server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS - a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts optimized for native MCP execution. See our infrastructure
How Vinkius secures
Shipday for Claude Code
Every tool call from Claude Code to the Shipday MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Can my AI automatically find the status of a delivery order just by providing its ID?
Yes! Use the get_order tool with the Order ID. Your agent will respond with the current status, customer details, and scheduled delivery times in seconds.
How do I assign a specific driver to an active order?
Simply ask the agent to run the assign_driver action. You will need to provide both the Order ID and the Driver ID to complete the assignment.
How do I find my Shipday API Key?
Log in to your Shipday dashboard, navigate to Settings > API, and you will find your unique secret API key there.
How do I add an MCP server to Claude Code?
Run claude mcp add --transport http "" in your terminal. Claude Code registers the server and discovers all tools immediately.
Can Claude Code run MCP tools in headless mode?
Yes. Claude Code supports non-interactive execution, making it ideal for scripts, cron jobs, and CI/CD pipelines that need MCP tool access.
How do I list all connected MCP servers?
Run claude mcp in your terminal to see all registered servers and their status, or type /mcp inside an active Claude Code session.
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