shippo — Agent Skill
by goshippo · Updated
Shippo connects you to USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL, and 40+ carriers, so you can handle a shipment end to end right inside Claude. Compare live rates and pick the cheapest or best option, buy and print labels (domestic and international, with customs declarations), validate and standardize addresses, and track packages acro…
At a glance
shippo is an Agent Skill by goshippo in the Other category. In Claude Code it installs with `/plugin install shippo@claude-plugins-official` after adding the anthropics/claude-plugins-official marketplace; other assistants use its SKILL.md instructions as rules. Its source repository has 3 GitHub stars (as of Oct 28, 2026).
How to install shippo in your AI client
Setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, Cline and VS Code — copy-paste ready.
How to install shippo in Claude CodeAnthropic's agentic CLI
Add the marketplace
claude/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-officialInstall the skill
claude/plugin install shippo@claude-plugins-officialUse it
These are slash commands for a Claude Code session, not your shell. Claude auto-invokes the skill when your request matches its description — or type its slash command if it exposes one.
How to install shippo in Claude DesktopDesktop app (MCP config)
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/goshippo/ai.gitFind the skill
It lives in ai/providers/claude/plugin — that folder contains the SKILL.md.
Add the SKILL.md to your Skills folder
Settings → Capabilities → Skills → add the folder containing SKILL.md. Claude picks it up automatically.
How to install shippo in CursorAI-first code editor
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/goshippo/ai.gitFind the skill
It lives in ai/providers/claude/plugin — that folder contains the SKILL.md.
Convert to a Cursor rule
Create .cursor/rules/shippo.mdc and paste the SKILL.md body. Set `alwaysApply` or a glob so the Agent loads it in context.
How to install shippo in Codex CLIOpenAI coding agent
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/goshippo/ai.gitFind the skill
It lives in ai/providers/claude/plugin — that folder contains the SKILL.md.
Reference in AGENTS.md
Add the skill's instructions (or a link) to AGENTS.md at your repo root — Codex reads it on every run.
How to install shippo in WindsurfCodeium's agentic IDE
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/goshippo/ai.gitFind the skill
It lives in ai/providers/claude/plugin — that folder contains the SKILL.md.
Add to your rules / context
Paste the SKILL.md instructions into this tool's custom rules or workspace instructions so the agent follows them.
How to install shippo in ClineVS Code autonomous agent
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/goshippo/ai.gitFind the skill
It lives in ai/providers/claude/plugin — that folder contains the SKILL.md.
Add to your rules / context
Paste the SKILL.md instructions into this tool's custom rules or workspace instructions so the agent follows them.
How to install shippo in VS CodeCopilot / MCP support
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/goshippo/ai.gitFind the skill
It lives in ai/providers/claude/plugin — that folder contains the SKILL.md.
Add to your rules / context
Paste the SKILL.md instructions into this tool's custom rules or workspace instructions so the agent follows them.
Documentation
Full READMEShippo
Ship packages with Shippo from inside Claude Code. This plugin bundles 9 agent skills covering rate-shopping, label generation, package tracking, address validation, customs declarations, batch shipping, draft support tickets, and SDK upgrades, plus the workflow knowledge to know which API to call when. Skills teach the assistant *how* to ship; pair with the Shippo MCP server to give the assistant the *tools* to ship.
Skills
| Skill | What it does | |---|---| | shippo-best-practices | Decision-router for Shippo integrations, which API to use, test vs. live mode discipline, response handling, critical rules | | address-validation | Validate, parse, and standardize US and international addresses | | rate-shopping | Compare rates across USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL, and 30+ carriers | | label-purchase | Purchase domestic and international shipping labels with customs handling | | tracking | Track packages across carriers with status history, substatus codes, and webhooks | | batch-shipping | Process CSV files of shipments and generate labels in bulk | | shipping-analysis | Analyze costs, optimize package dimensions, compare carriers, review historical spend | | shippo-support-ticket | Build an auto-classified, routing-tagged support ticket (human + JSON) for a single shipment or label; read-only, for Shippo support agents | | upgrade-shippo | Guide for upgrading SDK versions, MCP server updates, breaking-change migration |
Usage
Skills are namespaced under /shippo:: invoke directly:
/shippo:rate-shopping
/shippo:label-purchase
/shippo:trackingOr just describe what you're doing in natural language and Claude will pick the right skill.
Setup
The plugin's .mcp.json points at the hosted Shippo MCP server at https://mcp.shippo.com over Streamable HTTP with per-user Shippo OAuth. There is no API key to copy and no SHIPPO_API_KEY to set.
1. Install the plugin
Add the community marketplace, then install:
claude plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
claude plugin install shippo@claude-communityFor local development against a checkout, point Claude Code at the plugin directory instead: claude --plugin-dir providers/claude/plugin.
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