Plain Freight
All-in DDP quotes for China to USA shipments, 100 g to 2,000 kg, from a live rate card
Connect it
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
URL: https://plainfreight.com/api/mcpSettings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
Create connector with URL: https://plainfreight.com/api/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"quotes": {
"url": "https://plainfreight.com/api/mcp"
}
}
}claude mcp add --transport http quotes https://plainfreight.com/api/mcp{
"servers": {
"quotes": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://plainfreight.com/api/mcp"
}
}
}5 tools, verified live
estimate_priceread-onlyRough price estimate for shipping goods from China to a US address, 100 g to 2,000 kg. Records nothing, contacts no one and needs no email. Inputs: total weight, and optionally the product and carton sizes or total volume. Returns estimated door to door prices in USD for air (and sea from 10 kg chargeable weight), the chargeable weight used (the greater of actual weight and carton volume in cm3 /
check_goodsread-onlyChecks whether Plain Freight can ship a product from China to the US, and which documents it needs. Records nothing. Input: the product description. Returns a verdict: instant_offer or branded_rate (priced at once, each on its applicable rate) or person_checks_first (for example batteries, chemicals, food, cosmetics, seeds, vapes or weapons: a person reviews the goods before any price), with a pla
generate_offercan modifyPrices a real shipment from China to a US address, 100 g to 2,000 kg, on Plain Freight's live pricing engine. Returns door to door prices in USD: each option covers freight, US customs clearance and delivery, and says whether US import duty is included (DDP) or paid at import. Carton dimensions affect the price: for light, bulky cargo the volumetric weight sets it. Side effects: each call records
check_offer_statusread-onlyReads the result of the second check on a Plain Freight offer, by the offer's quote_id. Read-only. Returns settled (true once the check finished), possibly updated options and summary, follow-up questions whose answers change the price or customs channel, the offer email status, and needs_review. When needs_review is true, prices are withheld until a person at Plain Freight reviews the goods (for
track_shipmentread-onlyReads a booked Plain Freight shipment from its tracking link. Input: the tracking link from the booking email (https://plainfreight.com/track/<token>) or the bare token; the token is the credential, so only someone the customer shared the link with can read the record. Returns the shipment reference, the current stage on the 10-stage lifecycle (Booking through Delivered), shipment details and the
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