Freightutils MCP Server

Neutral freight reference + validation layer for AI agents — ADR dangerous goods, HS codes, airlines, airports, UN/LOCODE, Incoterms, identifier

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What is the Freightutils MCP MCP server?

Neutral freight reference + validation layer for AI agents — ADR dangerous goods, HS codes, airlines, airports, UN/LOCODE, Incoterms, identifier validation and freight math. Every tool declares a typed output schema and returns a. That is what the freightutils mcp mcp server brings to an AI assistant: the same capability, reachable through the Model Context Protocol rather than a separate app or dashboard.

The short version

FreightUtils is the neutral freight reference layer for AI agents — authoritative dangerous-goods, customs, location and freight-calculation data an agent can call and cite, from primary sources (ADR 2025 / UNECE, HS 2022 / WCO, IATA-regulated airline prefixes). Neutral by design: no freight to sell and no carrier to push, so an agent can trust it as ground truth regardless of who carries the load.

Getting it running

Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at freightutils-mcp on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.

The tools it exposes

The server publishes 4 tools. What each one is for:

  • Calculators — The Calculators tool exposed by this server
  • Validation — The Validation tool exposed by this server
  • Composite — The Composite tool exposed by this server
  • Subscription — The Subscription tool exposed by this server

What it needs from you

Configuration is passed through the environment: FREIGHTUTILS_API_KEY, FREIGHTUTILS_API_URL. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

Things to watch

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

How it compares

Plenty of payments and commerce servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Freightutils MCP's toolset — Calculators, Validation, Composite and 1 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by soapyred; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
CalculatorsThe Calculators tool exposed by this server.
ValidationThe Validation tool exposed by this server.
CompositeThe Composite tool exposed by this server.
SubscriptionThe Subscription tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Freightutils MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "freightutils": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["freightutils-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
FREIGHTUTILS_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
FREIGHTUTILS_API_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Freightutils MCP to Calculators.
  • Use Freightutils MCP to Validation.
  • Use Freightutils MCP to Composite.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Freightutils MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 4 tools (Calculators, Validation, Composite, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Freightutils MCP directly.