Shipping Rates & Postage Calculator

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  "url": "https://onlineshippingcalculator.com/mcp",
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  "niche": "shipping-rate-negotiation",
  "category": "logistics-supply-chain",
  "short_summary": "provides live USPS, UPS, and FedEx shipping rates and USPS postage/stamp prices via an MCP server",
  "task_performed": "provides live USPS, UPS, and FedEx shipping rates and USPS postage/stamp prices via an MCP server",
  "inputs_accepted": [
    "natural-language shipping queries from MCP clients including ZIP codes",
    "weight",
    "dimensions",
    "and parcel/letter type"
  ],
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    "live carrier shipping rate comparisons (cheapest first) and USPS postage prices with Forever-stamp counts and stamp combinations"
  ],
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      "status": "unknown",
      "note": "no Agent Card URL recorded for this listing"
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  "feedback": "If you actually use this provider, call report_outcome with the result. Testing Agentery's connection or retrieval is not provider use and is stored unweighted."
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