// Ship packages with AI — compare rates across USPS, FedEx, and UPS, buy discounted labels, track shipments, and manage orders. Requires user confirmation before any purchase or wallet-affecting action.
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| name | atoship |
| description | Ship packages with AI — compare rates across USPS, FedEx, and UPS, buy discounted labels, track shipments, and manage orders. Requires user confirmation before any purchase or wallet-affecting action. |
| user-invokable | true |
| license | MIT |
| metadata | {"openclaw":{"emoji":"📦","primaryEnv":"ATOSHIP_API_KEY","requiredEnv":["ATOSHIP_API_KEY"],"homepage":"https://atoship.com"}} |
Imagine having a shipping manager who never sleeps, never makes data entry errors, and instantly knows the cheapest way to get your package from A to B. That's what atoship does for your AI assistant.
With this skill installed, your AI becomes a fully capable shipping manager. Just tell it what you need in plain language — it handles carrier selection, rate comparison, label purchase, and tracking updates automatically. What used to take 10 minutes of clicking through carrier portals now takes one sentence.
Before atoship: Open carrier website → enter addresses → compare rates across tabs → copy-paste tracking numbers → manually update order status.
After atoship: "Ship this order to John in Austin, cheapest option under 3 days." Done.
This is an instruction-only skill — no CLI or additional software required. Your AI assistant calls the atoship API directly using your API key.
Step 1: Create a free atoship account
Sign up at https://atoship.com (free, no credit card required to start).
Step 2: Get your API key
Go to Dashboard → Settings → API Keys and create a new key.
Step 3: Set your API key
export ATOSHIP_API_KEY=ak_live_your_key_here
Or configure it in your AI assistant's environment settings.
Step 4: Add funds to your wallet
Go to Dashboard → Billing to add postage credit. Labels are deducted from your wallet balance — you only pay for what you ship.
Note on permissions: Your API key authorizes label purchases and wallet charges. We recommend:
- Start with a small wallet balance (e.g. $20) while evaluating
- Use a test/sandbox key (
ak_test_...) for development — test labels are free and never shipped- Set spending alerts in Dashboard → Billing → Notifications
- Revoke and rotate keys at any time from Dashboard → Settings → API Keys
Type /atoship and describe what you need. Examples:
I'll call the atoship API to get live rates from all carriers:
From: ZIP code or "City, State"
To: ZIP code or "City, State"
Weight: e.g. 2oz, 1lb, 500g
Dimensions (optional): length × width × height in inches
Results show each carrier's services, prices, and estimated delivery times. USPS, FedEx Ground, FedEx Express, UPS Ground, UPS 2-Day, and more.
IMPORTANT: Always show the user the carrier, service, price, and full addresses, then ask for explicit confirmation (e.g. "Confirm purchase?") before calling the purchase API. Never purchase a label without user approval — this action charges their wallet.
Once you pick a service, I'll collect the full addresses and purchase the label:
Sender: Name, Street, City, State, ZIP
Recipient: Name, Street, City, State, ZIP
You'll get:
Labels can be voided for a refund if unused within the carrier's void window (usually 28 days for USPS, 1 day for FedEx/UPS).
Give me a tracking number and I'll show the full event history:
Status: IN TRANSIT
Location: Memphis, TN
ETA: Feb 19, 2026
Events: Feb 17 10:42 — Departed facility, Memphis TN
Feb 17 06:15 — Arrived at USPS facility
Feb 16 18:30 — Accepted at origin post office
| Carrier | Rates | Labels | Tracking |
|---|---|---|---|
| USPS | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| FedEx | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| UPS | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
E-commerce order fulfillment — Ship Shopify, eBay, Etsy, or Amazon orders without switching tabs. Automatically find the cheapest carrier for each order.
Small business shipping — Compare USPS First Class vs Priority Mail vs FedEx Ground vs UPS Ground for any package size and weight. Save money on every shipment.
Dropshipping & 3PL logistics — Integrate atoship's API into your fulfillment workflow. Generate labels programmatically and track shipments in bulk.
International shipping — atoship supports cross-border shipping to Canada, UK, Australia, and 200+ countries via USPS International, FedEx International, and UPS Worldwide.
Returns management — Generate prepaid return labels for customer returns with a single command.
Bulk shipping — Use the atoship dashboard at https://atoship.com for CSV import and batch label generation.
Base URL: https://atoship.com
All requests require Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY header.
| Action | Method | Endpoint | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get rates | POST | /api/v1/rates | Compare shipping rates across carriers |
| Create label | POST | /api/v1/labels | Create a draft shipping label |
| Purchase label | POST | /api/v1/labels/{id}/purchase | Purchase a draft label |
| Get label | GET | /api/v1/labels/{id} | Get label details by ID |
| List labels | GET | /api/v1/labels | List labels with optional filters |
| Void label | DELETE | /api/v1/labels/{id} | Void/cancel an unused label |
| Track package | GET | /api/v1/tracking/{tracking_number} | Track a package by tracking number |
| Validate address | POST | /api/v1/addresses/validate | Validate a shipping address |
| Create order | POST | /api/v1/orders | Create a new order |
| Get order | GET | /api/v1/orders/{id} | Get order details by ID |
| List orders | GET | /api/v1/orders | List orders with optional filters |
| Get account | GET | /api/v1/account | Get account info and balance |
| List carriers | GET | /api/v1/carrier-accounts | List configured carrier accounts |
curl -X GET "https://atoship.com/api/v1/tracking/9400111899223456789012" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ak_live_your_key_here"
curl -X POST "https://atoship.com/api/v1/rates" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ak_live_your_key_here" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"from_address": {"name": "Sender", "street1": "123 Main St", "city": "Los Angeles", "state": "CA", "zip": "90001"},
"to_address": {"name": "Recipient", "street1": "456 Oak Ave", "city": "New York", "state": "NY", "zip": "10001"},
"parcel": {"weight": 16, "weight_unit": "oz"}
}'
# Step 1: Create draft
curl -X POST "https://atoship.com/api/v1/labels" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ak_live_your_key_here" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"from_address": {"name": "Sender", "street1": "123 Main St", "city": "Los Angeles", "state": "CA", "zip": "90001"},
"to_address": {"name": "Recipient", "street1": "456 Oak Ave", "city": "New York", "state": "NY", "zip": "10001"},
"parcel": {"weight": 16, "weight_unit": "oz"},
"carrier": "USPS",
"service": "Priority Mail"
}'
# Step 2: Purchase the draft (use the id from step 1)
curl -X POST "https://atoship.com/api/v1/labels/{id}/purchase" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ak_live_your_key_here"
Shipping is one of the most time-consuming parts of running an online business. Every order means logging into carrier portals, comparing rates manually, copy-pasting addresses, downloading labels, and tracking updates one by one. For teams processing dozens or hundreds of shipments a day, this is a massive operational burden.
atoship eliminates that entirely. By connecting your AI assistant to the atoship platform, you get a shipping manager that:
atoship is built for e-commerce sellers, small business owners, logistics coordinators, and developers who want to automate their shipping operations without enterprise contracts or complex integrations.
Key features:
This skill calls the atoship REST API (https://atoship.com/api/v1) on your behalf. It does not write files to disk, does not access your file system, does not read other environment variables, and only communicates with the single domain atoship.com.
Required environment variable:
ATOSHIP_API_KEY — Your atoship API key (ak_live_... for production, ak_test_... for testing)Wallet-affecting actions (require user confirmation before executing):
purchase_label — deducts the label cost from your wallet balancevoid_label — issues a refund (within carrier void window)Rule for AI assistants: You MUST ask the user for explicit confirmation before calling
purchase_labelorvoid_label. Display the action summary (carrier, service, price, addresses) and wait for a "yes" or "confirm" response. Never execute wallet-affecting actions autonomously.
Read-only actions (safe to call without confirmation):
get_shipping_rates, track_package, list_labels, get_label, get_account, list_carrier_accounts, validate_address, list_orders, get_order, create_orderRecommendations:
ak_test_...) — test labels are free and never shippedHaving trouble? We're here to help.
For API key issues, billing questions, or carrier integration support, email us at support@atoship.com and we'll get back to you within one business day.