Compatible with every major AI agent and IDE
What is the ShipStation MCP Server?
Connect your ShipStation account to any AI agent and take full control of your e-commerce logistics and fulfillment workflows through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Order Management — List, create, and fetch detailed information for orders across all your connected stores.
- Carrier Logistics — List connected carriers, check account balances, and retrieve supported packages and services.
- Shipping Rates & Labels — Get real-time shipping rates and generate labels for orders or manual shipments instantly.
- Fulfillment Operations — Mark orders as shipped, void labels, and manage order tags to keep your workflow organized.
- Store & Warehouse Sync — List and update store configurations and manage warehouse locations for accurate inventory tracking.
How it works
- Subscribe to this server
- Enter your ShipStation API Key and API Secret
- Start managing your shipping operations from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
Who is this for?
- E-commerce Operators — quickly check order statuses and generate labels without switching between multiple browser tabs.
- Logistics Managers — compare shipping rates and manage carrier balances through simple natural language commands.
- Support Teams — instantly retrieve customer order history and shipping details to provide faster assistance.
Built-in capabilities (28)
Add funds to a carrier account
Add a tag to an order
Create a shipping label for an order
Create or update an order
Create a manual shipment label
Get carrier details and balance
Get customer details
Get a single order by ID
Get shipping rates
Get store details
List all connected carriers
List customers with filters
List orders with filters
List orders by status and tag
List packages for a carrier
List services for a carrier
List shipments (generated labels)
List stores
List all account tags
List warehouses (Ship From Locations)
List webhooks
Mark an order as shipped
Register a new ShipStation account
Remove a tag from an order
Subscribe to a webhook
Unsubscribe from a webhook
Update a store
Void a shipping label
Why OpenAI Agents SDK?
The OpenAI Agents SDK auto-discovers all 28 tools from ShipStation through native MCP integration. Build agents with built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns. chain multiple agents where one queries ShipStation, another analyzes results, and a third generates reports, all orchestrated through Vinkius.
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Native MCP integration via
MCPServerSse, pass the URL and the SDK auto-discovers all tools with full type safety - —
Built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns let you build production-grade agents without reinventing safety infrastructure
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Lightweight and composable: chain multiple agents and MCP servers in a single pipeline with minimal boilerplate
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First-party OpenAI support ensures optimal compatibility with GPT models for tool calling and structured output
ShipStation in OpenAI Agents SDK
ShipStation and 4,000+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect ShipStation to OpenAI Agents SDK 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 | 4,000+ 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 ShipStation in OpenAI Agents SDK
The ShipStation 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 28 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.
Your AI agents in OpenAI Agents SDK 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
ShipStation for OpenAI Agents SDK
Every tool call from OpenAI Agents SDK to the ShipStation MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Can I check shipping rates for a specific order before creating a label?
Yes! Use the get_rates tool. Provide the carrier, service, and package details to receive real-time pricing for your shipment.
How do I list all orders that are currently awaiting shipment?
You can use the list_orders tool and set the order_status parameter to 'awaiting_shipment'. This will return all orders ready for fulfillment.
Is it possible to add funds to my carrier account through the AI?
Yes, the add_funds tool allows you to add a specific amount to a carrier account (like Stamps.com) using the payment method you have on file in ShipStation.
How does the OpenAI Agents SDK connect to MCP?
Use MCPServerSse(url=...) to create a server connection. The SDK auto-discovers all tools and makes them available to your agent with full type information.
Can I use multiple MCP servers in one agent?
Yes. Pass a list of MCPServerSse instances to the agent constructor. The agent can use tools from all connected servers within a single run.
Does the SDK support streaming responses?
Yes. The SDK supports SSE and Streamable HTTP transports, both of which work natively with Vinkius.
MCPServerStreamableHttp not found
Ensure you have the latest version: pip install --upgrade openai-agents
Agent not calling tools
Make sure your prompt explicitly references the task the tools can help with.
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