# Plainfreight Quotes MCP server

Source: https://glimind.com/server/mcp-registry%2Fcom.plainfreight%2Fquotes
Registry id: `mcp-registry/com.plainfreight/quotes`
Status: live (checked 2026-10-26T18:13:12.276Z)

## Verdict

Plainfreight Quotes MCP server answered 100% of Glimind's liveness checks over 30 days, better than 42% of MCP servers, with 884 ms median handshake and 0 outages in 90 days. Its agent-readiness grade is A (95/100) across 5 tools, costing an agent about 1,401 tokens to load. Checked every few minutes; no tool is ever called.

## Measurements (30 days)

| Metric | Value | Better than |
|---|---|---|
| Uptime, 30 days | 100% | 42% of MCP servers |
| Median handshake latency | 884 ms | 28% of MCP servers |
| p95 handshake latency | 3035 ms | — |
| Checks in 30 days | 4,849 | — |
| Outages, 90 days | 0 | — |
| Median recovery | — | — |
| Agent-readiness score | 95/100 (A) | 80% of MCP servers |
| Tools | 5 | — |
| Tool-list size for an agent | ~1,401 tokens | 60% of MCP servers |
| Days observed | 29 | — |

## Install

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "plainfreight-quotes-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://plainfreight.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Claude Code:

```sh
claude mcp add --transport http plainfreight-quotes-mcp-server https://plainfreight.com/api/mcp
```

## Tools (5)

- `check_goods`: Checks 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 v
- `check_offer_status`: Reads 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 upda
- `estimate_price`: Rough 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
- `generate_offer`: Prices 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 co
- `track_shipment`: Reads a booked Plain Freight shipment from its tracking link. Input: the tracking link from the booking email (https://plainfreight.com/track/<token>) or the ba

Measured by Glimind (https://glimind.com): MCP handshake + tool list only, no tool is ever called. CC BY 4.0.