How do I install Haulest?

Copy the http config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Haulest need an API key?

No required environment variable is listed on this record.

When was Haulest last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-08. Moving cost ranges, reviewed movers, licence checks, guides, and quote requests.

Haulest MCP server

Power your agent

Add this server

The publisher's own URL. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Add to Cursor Add in Claude Add to VS Code Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Server URL

https://haulest.com/mcp

The Claude button above opens Claude with the name and URL filled in. You still confirm it there.

shClaude Code

1claude mcp add --transport http com.haulest-haulest https://haulest.com/mcp

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "com.haulest-haulest": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "mcp-remote",8        "https://haulest.com/mcp"9      ]10    }11  }12}

claude_desktop_config.json

Remote · HTTPPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Launch

Server facts

Remote

Transport: http
Version: 1.0.0
Last checked

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

Questions

Haulest is a consumer moving research and quote site for the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, run by Panaweb LLC. This server gives any Model Context Protocol client the same research the website publishes: cost ranges, reviewed movers, official licence records, guides, checklists, and a way to request written quotes from licensed movers.

Haulest is not a carrier. It does not operate trucks, a cost range is a planning number and not a bid, and a quote conversation is not a booking.

Connect in one step

Client	How
Claude (web, desktop, mobile)	Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → paste `https://haulest.com/mcp`
Claude Code	`claude mcp add --transport http haulest https://haulest.com/mcp`
ChatGPT	Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode → Create → paste the URL, authentication None
Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Zed	add the snippet below to your `mcp.json`
stdio-only clients	`npx -y haulest-mcp` (the bridge in this repo) or `npx -y mcp-remote https://haulest.com/mcp`

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "haulest": { "type": "http", "url": "https://haulest.com/mcp" }
  }
}

Step-by-step for each client: docs/connecting.md.

Try it

Ninety-second demo in ChatGPT (cost range, USDOT check, quote request with consent): docs/haulest-demo.mp4, also at https://haulest.com/media/haulest-mcp-demo.mp4. Music: "Ambient Piano Guitar Texture E" by deadrobotmusic on Freesound, CC0.

"What would it cost to move a 2-bedroom from Austin to Denver, and who are the best-reviewed movers in Austin?"
"Check USDOT 3391195 before I pay a deposit."
"Give me the 8-week moving checklist and the guide on binding versus non-binding estimates."
"Are there reviewed removal companies in Manchester, and how do I check one at Companies House?"
"I have a quote from a low-rated mover. What should I ask them, and can you get me two more written quotes?"

Tools

Tool	What it does	Hints
`estimate_moving_cost`	Research cost range (low, high, currency) from home size and distance: a band, a mileage, or two place names resolved against stored route data	read-only
`get_route_facts`	Driving miles and hours, cost ranges by home size, Census migration flow, and the page URL for a Haulest route	read-only
`find_movers`	Movers with dated, attributed reviews in a city, state, province, or country: average rating, review count, newest review, USDOT, profile URL	read-only
`get_mover_profile`	One company in depth: rating, three newest reviews, USDOT and MC with the live FMCSA authority and insurance summary, public phone, what reviewers paid, questions to ask	read-only, open-world
`check_mover_licence`	FMCSA census by USDOT, MC, or legal name (US); Companies House by name or number (UK); provincial guidance (Canada); always with the official record URL	read-only, open-world
`search_moving_guides`	Guides, calculators, and checklists on estimates, deposits, damage claims, consumer rights, packing, and timing	read-only
`get_moving_checklist`	A full checklist: 8-week, moving day, first night, change of address (US, CA, UK), 12-week international	read-only
`request_moving_quotes`	Files a quote request so licensed movers call and email with written estimates. Requires `consent: true`; repeats within a day are recognised, not duplicated	write, open-world, never destructive

Every tool carries a title and explicit readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, and openWorldHint values. Each answer is plain text for the model plus a structured object with the same facts and the haulest.com URL it came from. The server also exposes a plan_my_move prompt and two resources (the full cost dataset as JSON, and an About text).

Exact schemas as served: docs/tools.json. Refresh with node scripts/snapshot-tools.mjs.

Where the answers come from

Cost ranges are research planning ranges compiled in September 2026 from published industry tables and public quotes, labelled as such on every answer. Method: https://haulest.com/methodology.
Ratings are the mean of real, dated reviews on record. Haulest does not invent totals and does not rank companies by payment.
Licence facts come from the FMCSA census and the live QCMobile authority feed, or Companies House, with the official URL to confirm on.

What is in this repository

The server runs inside the haulest.com application, because it reads the same review corpus and official records the website does. This repository holds the public interface:

Path	Purpose
`bridge/`	The `haulest-mcp` npm package: a stdio bridge to the endpoint for clients that cannot speak Streamable HTTP
`server.json`	Entry for the official MCP Registry (`com.haulest/haulest`)
`openai-plugin/`	ChatGPT plugin package (`plugin.json`, `mcp.json`, icons), review test cases, and the submission walkthrough
`claude-connector/`	Claude connectors directory submission notes
`docs/`	Connecting, directory listings, tool snapshot

Fair use, privacy, security

Anonymous callers have per-minute and per-day limits per network address; a 429 carries Retry-After. Quote requests are limited per hour and capped per day, and a repeat from the same phone or email within a day returns the existing reference. Partner keys with higher limits: [email protected].

Each call is logged with the tool name, time, outcome, client product, and a salted short hash of the network address for 90 days. Arguments are not logged, and nothing the server returns contains tokens, session identifiers, or other people's contact details. Full text: privacy policy, terms, SECURITY.md.

Issues and contact

Open an issue for the bridge, the manifests, or a tool answer that looks wrong. For anything involving a person's quote request, email [email protected] or call +1 (866) 961-9682.

License

MIT for the code in this repository. Haulest content and data served by the endpoint remain subject to https://haulest.com/terms.

Haulest

Add this server

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Server facts

Tools

Questions

How do I install Haulest?

Does Haulest need an API key?

What transport does Haulest use?

When was Haulest last checked?

Documentation

Connect in one step

Try it

Tools

Where the answers come from

What is in this repository

Fair use, privacy, security

Issues and contact

License