Read Upper drivers and stops; create and optimize routes, assign drivers, share routes to the app. Hosted by usefulapi: connect it to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client.
Turn on the Upper Route Planner connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
For delivery and field-service dispatchers who plan driver routes in Upper Route Planner.
The AI lists the stops that no route holds, with address, time window and service duration. You see what still needs planning.
The AI lists the stops of a route in optimized order with address, contact, time window and status.
Give a route name, a date and the addresses. The AI creates the route and adds each address as a stop for Upper to geocode.
Changes dataThe AI assigns drivers to a route, starts the optimization of its stop order and polls until the route shows as optimized.
Changes dataThe AI changes the address, time window or route of an existing stop. A stop on an optimized route flags that route for a new optimization.
Changes dataAfter you confirm, the AI pushes the route to the drivers' mobile app, which notifies each assigned driver.
Changes dataThe login page asks for your Upper API token.
Find it in Upper (crew.upperinc.com) under Settings → Webhooks → API Token (copy button). The token gives full programmatic access to your Upper account, so treat it like a password. It is used only to call the Upper API on your behalf and is never shown to anyone.
Team and Enterprise: an Owner adds the connector for the organization first.
No Add custom MCP server option? It depends on your account or workspace settings: see OpenAI's guide.
Run this command, then run /mcp in Claude Code to log in:
Add to Cursor or add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"upper-route-planner": {
"url": "https://upper-route-planner.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
} Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"upper-route-planner": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://upper-route-planner.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
} Run these commands. The second one opens the login page:
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.
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 Upper API token. 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.
| Plan | Price | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 50 tool calls / month |
| Proper account | $9/mo · $90/yr | 10,000 tool calls / month |
| Pro+per account | $39/mo · $390/yr | 100,000 tool calls / month |
Each paid plan covers this Upper Route Planner server only. Ask your AI to run upper_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 upper_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 upper_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].
upper_list_driversupper_list_stopsupper_get_optimization_statusupper_get_custom_fieldsupper_get_capacity_fieldsupper_create_routeupper_update_routeupper_create_stopupper_update_stopupper_assign_driversupper_optimize_routeupper_share_route_to_driversupper_usage_statusupper_request_featureupper_upgradeupper_cancel_subscriptionFind stops that are not on a route yet. Review the stops of one route. Set up tomorrow's route from a list of addresses. Assign drivers, optimize and wait for the result. Move or correct a stop. Send a finished route to the drivers' app. See what you can do for the details.
No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Upper Route Planner. The server calls the Upper Route Planner API with your own Upper Route Planner access, so it sees only the data that your account can see.
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.
The login page asks for your Upper API token. See Before you connect for where to find it.
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 Upper API token. 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.
The login stores them encrypted in the authorization grant of your connection. The server uses them to call the Upper Route Planner 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 Upper Route Planner.
Yes, if you approve it. 7 of the 12 Upper Route Planner tools can create or change data. The other 5 are marked read-only. Most MCP clients ask you to approve a tool call before it runs.
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 Upper Route Planner server only. Cancel any time: your paid plan then runs to the end of the paid period. Run upper_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run upper_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 upper_cancel_subscription. Your paid plan continues to the end of the paid period.
Tell the AI what you wanted to do. It can send the request with upper_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.
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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