OptimoRoute MCP server

Check OptimoRoute routes, orders and driver events, and create orders or start route planning. Hosted by usefulapi: connect it to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client.

Connect OptimoRoute50 free tool calls a month

What can I ask?

Turn on the OptimoRoute connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.

What you can do with OptimoRoute in Claude and ChatGPT

For dispatchers and delivery managers who plan driver routes in OptimoRoute.

See the planned routes for a day

The AI reads the routes for a date: per driver or vehicle the duration, distance, loads and ordered stops with times. It also checks whether they were sent to drivers.

Check delivery status, ETA and proof of delivery

The AI reads an order's completion status, service times, notes, signature and photo links, tracking URL, and its driver, stop number and live ETA.

Find failed, rejected or unscheduled orders

The AI searches orders in a date range of up to 35 days by status and shows which need action, with their order data and scheduling info.

Follow driver events on the live routes

The AI reads driver-app events such as start route, start service, success, failed and rejected, and fetches only newer events on the next call.

Create or update delivery orders

The AI creates one order with address geocoding, or creates and updates up to 500 orders in one call, with a mode that only changes the fields you send.

Changes data

Plan routes for a date and send them to drivers

The AI starts route planning for a date, checks its progress, and sends the finished routes to the drivers' app. Sending cannot be undone.

Changes data

How do I connect OptimoRoute?

Before you connect

The login page asks for your OptimoRoute WS API key.

Find it in the OptimoRoute web app → Administration → Settings → WS API (enable the WS API there; the key is generated for you — it needs an active trial or paid plan). Your key is used only to call the API on your behalf and to derive a private account id; it is never shown to anyone.

Claude claude.ai · Desktop

  1. Open Customize → Connectors, then click + Add → Add custom connector.
  2. Enter the name OptimoRoute and this URL, then click Add:
    https://optimoroute.usefulapi.io/mcp
  3. Claude opens the login page: enter your OptimoRoute WS API key.
  4. In a chat, click + → Connectors and turn on OptimoRoute.

Team and Enterprise: an Owner adds the connector for the organization first.

ChatGPT chatgpt.com

  1. Open Plugins, click +, then Add custom MCP server.
  2. Enter the name OptimoRoute and this URL, choose OAuth as the authentication, confirm the warning and create it:
    https://optimoroute.usefulapi.io/mcp
  3. ChatGPT opens the login page: enter your OptimoRoute WS API key.
  4. In Plugins, install OptimoRoute, then choose it in a chat.

No Add custom MCP server option? It depends on your account or workspace settings: see OpenAI's guide.

Claude Code

Run this command, then run /mcp in Claude Code to log in:

claude mcp add --transport http optimoroute https://optimoroute.usefulapi.io/mcp

Cursor

Add to Cursor or add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "optimoroute": {
      "url": "https://optimoroute.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "optimoroute": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://optimoroute.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Codex

Run these commands. The second one opens the login page:

codex mcp add optimoroute --url https://optimoroute.usefulapi.io/mcp
codex mcp login optimoroute

Other clients

Windsurf, Cline, Zed and other MCP clients: add this URL as a remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP). The client then opens the login page in your browser.

https://optimoroute.usefulapi.io/mcp

Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: the login page asks for your OptimoRoute WS API key. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.

Pricing

PlanPriceLimit
Free$050 tool calls / month
Proper user$9/mo · $90/yr10,000 tool calls / month
Pro+per user$39/mo · $390/yr100,000 tool calls / month

Each paid plan covers this OptimoRoute server only. Ask your AI to run optimoroute_upgrade and choose Pro or Pro+, billed monthly or yearly (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). If you already have Pro, ask to change it to Pro+. The change requires your confirmation, keeps your billing interval and charges the price difference for the rest of the period immediately. Cancel any time with optimoroute_cancel_subscription: your paid plan continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and asking to resume the same plan with optimoroute_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to support@usefulapi.io.

Tools 19

Show all 19 tools (the AI picks them for you)

Read only · 8

  • Get routes for a dateoptimoroute_get_routes
    Get the planned routes for one date: per driver/vehicle the duration, distance, loads and the ordered list of stops with scheduled times. Optionally filter to one driver or vehicle and include the encoded polyline, start/end locations and dispatch status.
  • Get ordersoptimoroute_get_orders
    Fetch full order data (location, time windows, assignment, loads, skills, contact) for up to 500 orders by orderNo or id. Each result has its own success flag; missing orders come back with ERR_ORD_NOT_FOUND rather than failing the call. Read-only despite using POST.
  • Search ordersoptimoroute_search_orders
    Find orders in a date range (at most 35 days) or by a list of orderNo/id, optionally filtered by status (e.g. failed, rejected, unscheduled), with order data and/or scheduling info. Up to 500 per page; pass the returned after_tag with the SAME other parameters to get the next page. Read-only despite using POST.
  • Get an order's scheduling infooptimoroute_get_scheduling_info
    Is this order scheduled, and if so on which driver/vehicle, at which stop number and time, plus the live ETA from the routes sent to drivers. Give orderNo or id.
  • Get order completion detailsoptimoroute_get_completion_details
    Get the completion status of up to 500 orders (unscheduled, scheduled, on_route, servicing, success, failed, rejected, cancelled) with service start/end times and positions, proof-of-delivery form data (notes, signature and photo URLs, barcodes), the tracking URL and optionally customer feedback. Read-only despite using POST.
  • Get mobile eventsoptimoroute_get_events
    Read driver-app events for the live routes — on_duty, off_duty, start_route, end_route, start_service, success, failed, rejected, start_time_changed — up to 500 per call. Pass the returned tag as after_tag next time to get only newer events; remainingEvents says whether more are waiting. Events can arrive out of order when devices were offline.
  • Get planning statusoptimoroute_get_planning_status
    Check a planning (route optimization) run started with optimoroute_start_planning: status N new, R running, C cancelled, F finished, E error, plus percentageComplete.
  • Get dispatch statusoptimoroute_get_dispatch_status
    Have the routes (and customer notifications) for a date been sent to drivers, when, and are they the live routes? Optionally counts routes added, modified or removed since sending. Omit date for the currently live date.

Changes data · 7

  • Create or update an orderoptimoroute_create_order
    Create one order, or update an existing one, with address geocoding. operation: CREATE (new; errors if orderNo exists), UPDATE (existing only), MERGE (create or update only the fields you send — safest for edits), SYNC (create or REPLACE all fields with what you send). CREATE/SYNC/MERGE of a new order need date, type, location and orderNo or id. A location is either an existing locationNo alone, an address to geocode, or latitude+longitude+locationName.
  • Create or update orders in bulkoptimoroute_create_or_update_orders
    Create, update or replace up to 500 orders in one call. No geocoding here: each location must be an existing locationNo or carry latitude+longitude (+ locationNo, address or locationName). Per order, operation MERGE/SYNC/CREATE/UPDATE works as in optimoroute_create_order; by default an order matched by id or orderNo is updated with only the fields sent, otherwise created. Returns a per-order success list.
  • Start route planningoptimoroute_start_planning
    Start OptimoRoute's route optimization for a date (or a dateRange for weekly planning, if the plan allows). With the default startWith EMPTY, existing routes for that date are REPLACED; use startWith CURRENT (+ lockType) to keep them. Returns a planningId — poll it with optimoroute_get_planning_status, then read the result with optimoroute_get_routes. Can be cancelled with optimoroute_stop_planning.
  • Stop route planningoptimoroute_stop_planning
    Stop a running planning (optimization) process by its planningId.
  • Update a driver's parameters for a dateoptimoroute_update_driver_parameters
    Change one driver's setup for one date: enable/disable, work hours, assigned vehicle, vehicle capacities, start/end location. WARNING: any existing route for that driver on that date is UNSCHEDULED; re-run planning afterwards. Start/end locations also apply to future optimizations.
  • Update order completion statusoptimoroute_update_completion_details
    Set the completion status of up to 500 orders (e.g. mark success, failed or cancelled from an external system), optionally with service start/end times. Each time takes unixTimestamp, utcTime or localTime. Reversible by setting the status again. Returns a per-order success list.
  • Send routes to driversoptimoroute_send_routes
    Dispatch the routes for a date to the drivers' mobile app (the web app's Send Routes). This makes that date the live routes and CANNOT be unsent. sendNotifications defaults to FALSE here (OptimoRoute's own default is true); set it true only when you mean to email/SMS customers per the account's Order Tracking settings. Returns ERR_NOTHING_TO_SEND if nothing changed since the last send. Confirm with optimoroute_get_dispatch_status.

Your usefulapi plan · 4

  • Usage status (free-tier meter)optimoroute_usage_status
    Report the caller's current usage: the plan, calls used this month, the limit of the plan (the free monthly cap or the Pro fair use limit), remaining, and whether the limit is reached. Read-only; does not count against the meter.
  • Request a missing featureoptimoroute_request_feature
    Tell usefulapi that the user needs something the OptimoRoute tools cannot do yet (a missing tool, field or filter). Call it only when the user asks for something none of the tools can do, and tell the user that you send the request. Do not call it for errors or for normal requests. Do not include personal data, credentials or customer records. Stored with the product name and the client type (for example Claude or Cursor), without the user's account. At most 5 requests per day. Does not count against the meter.
  • Upgrade to Pro or Pro+optimoroute_upgrade
    Get a paid plan for OptimoRoute (the free tier caps monthly usage). Pro: 10,000 tool calls a month, for normal use — plan "monthly" ($9/month) or "yearly" ($90/year, 2 months free). Pro+: 100,000 tool calls a month, for automations and heavy use — plan "plus" ($39/month) or "plus_yearly" ($390/year). Without a plan it returns both Pro and Pro+, each with a payment link, for the user to choose; with a plan, one link. An existing Pro subscription changes to Pro+ in place: call without confirm first, as the reply states the exact charge for this account (the price difference for the rest of the period, or in a free Pro trial the full Pro+ price, as the trial ends); then call with confirm: true. Cancel any time: the plan then runs to the end of the paid period, so it also suits a one-time job. A link opens Stripe Checkout in the browser; after payment the account upgrades automatically. Does not count against the meter.
  • Cancel the Pro subscriptionoptimoroute_cancel_subscription
    Cancel the caller's OptimoRoute Pro subscription at the end of the paid period (no refund for the current period; Pro continues until then, then the free tier applies). Requires confirm: true. Run optimoroute_upgrade later to undo the cancel before the period ends. Does not count against the meter.

FAQ

What can I do with OptimoRoute in Claude or ChatGPT?

See the planned routes for a day. Check delivery status, ETA and proof of delivery. Find failed, rejected or unscheduled orders. Follow driver events on the live routes. Create or update delivery orders. Plan routes for a date and send them to drivers. See what you can do for the details.

Is this an official OptimoRoute product?

No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by OptimoRoute. The server calls the OptimoRoute API with your own OptimoRoute access, so it sees only the data that your account can see.

Can I connect OptimoRoute to Claude or ChatGPT?

Yes. In Claude, add this server's URL as a custom connector. In ChatGPT, add it as a custom MCP server in Plugins. Then log in once. Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code and Codex work too. See the setup steps.

What do I need to connect?

The login page asks for your OptimoRoute WS API key. See Before you connect for where to find it.

Do I put my OptimoRoute key or an Authorization header in the client config?

No. Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: the login page asks for your OptimoRoute WS API key. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.

How do you keep my OptimoRoute credentials?

The login stores them encrypted in the authorization grant of your connection. The server uses them to call the OptimoRoute API for you and to derive a private account id for usage metering. usefulapi does not show them on any page or in any reply. To stop all access, remove the connector and change or delete these credentials in OptimoRoute.

Can the AI change my OptimoRoute data?

Yes, if you approve it. 7 of the 15 OptimoRoute tools can create or change data. The other 8 are marked read-only. Most MCP clients ask you to approve a tool call before it runs.

What does it cost?

The Free plan gives 50 tool calls / month. Pro costs $9/mo or $90/yr, with 10,000 tool calls / month. Pro+ costs $39/mo or $390/yr, with 100,000 tool calls / month. Each subscription covers this OptimoRoute server only. Cancel any time: your paid plan then runs to the end of the paid period. Run optimoroute_usage_status to see how many calls you used.

How do I subscribe or cancel?

Ask the AI to run optimoroute_upgrade and choose Pro or Pro+, billed monthly or yearly: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. If you already have Pro, ask to change it to Pro+. After you confirm, your existing subscription changes in place, keeps its billing interval and charges the price difference for the rest of the period immediately. To cancel, run optimoroute_cancel_subscription. Your paid plan continues to the end of the paid period.

What if a OptimoRoute tool that I need is missing?

Tell the AI what you wanted to do. It can send the request with optimoroute_request_feature. We store the text with the server name, the type of AI client and the tool you tried, not with your account, and read every request when we plan new tools. You can send up to 5 requests per day.

Which AI clients can I use?

Any client that supports remote MCP servers (Streamable HTTP) with OAuth login: Claude (web and desktop), Claude Code, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and others.

This is a Model Context Protocol endpoint — meant to be connected from an AI client, not opened in a browser. An invalid_token response at the URL is the auth gate working as designed; clients authenticate automatically.

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