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Othermile border costs

by NagiUnlimited · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v0.2.0 · published by GitHub user NagiUnlimited

Duties, tariffs, taxes and fees for parcels and freight between Canada and the US.

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4 tools: 3 do something that can't be undone and 1 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

3 checks matched something in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http othermile https://app.othermile.com/mcp

Findings

Matches of fixed checks, with the text they matched.

3 warn
  • Warndoor_cost_estimate

    The server marks "door_cost_estimate" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "irreversible".

    Matched text

    annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true,"openWorldHint":false}; The input addresses people (input.to): what it sends cannot be taken back.

    What this check looks for
  • Warnborder_quote

    The server marks "border_quote" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "irreversible".

    Matched text

    annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true,"openWorldHint":false}; The input addresses people (input.to): what it sends cannot be taken back.

    What this check looks for
  • Warnborder_lane_insights

    The server marks "border_lane_insights" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "irreversible".

    Matched text

    annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true}; The input addresses people (input.to): what it sends cannot be taken back.

    What this check looks for

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

4 tools

Can't be undone 3Claude Code: ask
  • border_lane_insightsWhat shoppers and sellers actually paid and how long parcels actually took on a route, from real reports.1 finding

    Why it is in this group

    • The input addresses people (input.to): what it sends cannot be taken back.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

    Findings

    • Warn

      The server marks "border_lane_insights" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "irreversible".

      Matched text

      annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true}; The input addresses people (input.to): what it sends cannot be taken back.

      What this check looks for
    Description, as the server wrote it
    What shoppers and sellers actually paid and how long parcels actually took on a route, from real reports. Only shown when enough reports exist.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
  • border_quoteEstimate duties, tariffs, taxes and fees for goods moving into Canada or the US, by parcel or freight (truck, rail, air, ocean), and whether any item is banned.1 finding

    Why it is in this group

    • The input addresses people (input.to): what it sends cannot be taken back.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

    Findings

    • Warn

      The server marks "border_quote" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "irreversible".

      Matched text

      annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true,"openWorldHint":false}; The input addresses people (input.to): what it sends cannot be taken back.

      What this check looks for
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Estimate duties, tariffs, taxes and fees for goods moving into Canada or the US, by parcel or freight (truck, rail, air, ocean), and whether any item is banned. Gives who pays under the Incoterm, and what the exporting country requires. Use before buying from or shipping across the border.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • door_cost_estimateEstimate what a shopper may pay at the door for one parcel shipped between Canada and the United States: duty, tariffs and surtaxes, sales tax and carrier or postal fees, with the …1 finding

    Why it is in this group

    • The input addresses people (input.to): what it sends cannot be taken back.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

    Findings

    • Warn

      The server marks "door_cost_estimate" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "irreversible".

      Matched text

      annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true,"openWorldHint":false}; The input addresses people (input.to): what it sends cannot be taken back.

      What this check looks for
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Estimate what a shopper may pay at the door for one parcel shipped between Canada and the United States: duty, tariffs and surtaxes, sales tax and carrier or postal fees, with the official rules in force today. Describe the product in plain words; a tariff code is suggested from it. Use for questions like "what will I pay on a hoodie from a US store shipped to Ontario?"

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
Only reads 1Claude Code: allow
  • border_rules_statusWhich Canada and US border rules are in force right now: tariff measures, rates, start dates and whether each list has been checked against the official text.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "border_rules_status" says "status": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Which Canada and US border rules are in force right now: tariff measures, rates, start dates and whether each list has been checked against the official text.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 0.2.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http othermile https://app.othermile.com/mcp

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__othermile__border_rules_status"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__othermile__door_cost_estimate",
      "mcp__othermile__border_quote",
      "mcp__othermile__border_lane_insights"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as othermile. Review it before you use it.