Plan container & truck loads across 200+ equipment types from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client.
LoadingMCP is a container load-planning MCP server that lets an AI assistant compute 3D load plans, right-size the container mix, and check that a load is legal and safe to ship. It covers 200+ equipment types (containers, trucks, ULDs, pallets) and returns volume & payload utilization, centre of gravity, crush & securing checks, VGM, axle load, and CTU/IMDG compliance signals. It runs as a hosted remote server, so there is nothing to self-host.
Ask your AI: "Plan a 40HC load for these pallets" or "What's the cheapest container mix for 48 m³ at 19 t?"
- 200+ equipment types — 20'/40'/45' containers, high cubes, reefers, open-tops, flat-racks, box/curtain-side trucks, air ULDs, and standard pallets — each with internal dimensions (mm) and max payload (kg)
- 3D bin-packing engine — real placement, not a volume guess. Drums and pipes hex-nest; big bags and sacks load on top and are never crushed; hazmat classes drive IMDG segregation
- Compliance & safety — volume + payload utilization %, centre of gravity, crush-protection violations, securing/bracing checklist, VGM, and axle-load figures
- Right-sizing — auto-selects the cheapest container/truck that fits when you don't name one
Sister product to TrackingMCP (ocean container tracking) and SchedulesMCP (sailing schedules & reliability).
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
list_equipment |
List the container, truck, ULD, and pallet types LoadingMCP can plan into, with internal dimensions (mm) and max payload (kg). |
suggest_containers |
Quick volume + weight estimate of how many of which container to use, given total cargo volume (m³) and weight (kg). |
plan_load |
Compute a 3D load plan: equipment used, utilization (volume & payload %), centre of gravity, crush-protection violations, and a securing checklist. Cargo type drives realism (drums/pipes hex-nest, big bags load on top). Omit the equipment code to auto right-size. |
export_plan |
Export a machine-readable loading work order: numbered stuffing sequence (which SKU, where, in what order and orientation), securing/bracing actions, declarable VGM / axle / CoG figures, and an optional retailer (Amazon FBA / Walmart) inbound-packaging check. |
The server is hosted at https://mcp.loadingmcp.com/mcp. Try it with zero signup using the public demo key lmcp_demo_public (clearly-labelled synthetic plans from the offline preview packer). A real API key runs the full 200+ equipment catalogue and the production PackingSolver optimizer.
{
"mcpServers": {
"container-loading": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.loadingmcp.com/mcp",
"--header", "Authorization: Bearer lmcp_demo_public"]
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"container-loading": {
"url": "https://mcp.loadingmcp.com/mcp",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer lmcp_demo_public" }
}
}
}Replace lmcp_demo_public with a key from loadingmcp.com/mcp. Don't add "type": "streamable-http" — Claude Desktop rejects unknown config fields; Cursor/Windsurf infer transport from url. Registry ID: io.github.lxxmng/container-loading.
- "Plan a 40HC load for these pallets."
- "What's the cheapest container mix for 48 m³ at 19 t?"
- "Right-size a container for 120 drums of 200 L each."
- "Check the centre of gravity and axle load for this truck load."
- "Which equipment types can hold a 12 m pipe bundle?"
- "Export a stuffing sequence and VGM for this 40' load."
Demo output is synthetic and clearly labelled. export_plan is decision support to help you MEET published retailer/carrier specs — verify in your own portal; it is not a retailer certification.
- Product: loadingmcp.com
- Get an API key: loadingmcp.com/mcp
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