classification

MCP serverDev tools

Lets your agent classify products under HS codes and check tariff rules for international shipping.

Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.

Add ahel to your AI once: Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code or Codex. Then ask it to use this.

Then ask your AI: use classification

About this server

Classify, validate & verify HS codes and access tariff compliance data for cross-border trade

Install classification

The server’s own address, for the clients that take one directly. Or connect ahel onceand every client you use reads it from one address, with the account kept on ahel rather than in each client’s config.

  • Claude Code

    claude mcp add --transport http --scope user classification 'https://mcp.avalara.com/classification'

    Run it once in your project, then open /mcp to approve any sign-in the server asks for.

  • Claude Desktop

    https://mcp.avalara.com/classification

    Add a custom connector in Settings, paste this address, and approve the sign-in.

  • Cursor

    cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=classification&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL21jcC5hdmFsYXJhLmNvbS9jbGFzc2lmaWNhdGlvbiJ9

    Open the link and Cursor adds the server at that address.

  • ChatGPT

    https://mcp.avalara.com/classification

    In Settings, enable Developer mode, create an MCP app, and paste this address. Your plan and workspace must allow custom apps.

  • Codex

    codex mcp add classification --url 'https://mcp.avalara.com/classification'

    Run it once, then sign in with codex mcp login classification if the server asks for an account.

From the project's README

As published by avadev/mcp in README.md. This repository publishes several servers, so only the opening is shown here.

This is a non-community repo, created and maintained by Avalara


Avalara MCP Servers

MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers connect AI applications with Avalara's tax compliance systems in a standardized way. MCP servers allow partners and developers to integrate AI-driven tax workflows, automate cross-border compliance, and access Avalara's regularly updated tax content.

Avalara-supported MCP servers include AvaTax, Returns, E-Invoicing and Live Reporting, Tax Registrations and Business Licenses and Exemption Certificate Management, Cross Border Trade, and Tax Content. More services will be added over time.

What you can do:

  1. Query real-time tax rates and calculations
  2. Access compliance monitoring and regulatory updates
  3. Manage exemption certificates, business licenses, and returns
  4. Retrieve documentation and guidance

Getting Started with Avalara MCP Servers

Learn how to set up and connect to Avalara Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers for AI-powered tax compliance integration.

Prerequisites

Shortened here. Read the whole README on GitHub.

Signals

GitHub stars
5
Last commit
Jul 2026
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Delivery
classification MCP server → your ahel connector (mcp.ahel.ai) → your AI.
Item type
mcp-server
Key
com-avalara-classification
Source
github.com/avadev/mcp
Hosted endpoint
https://mcp.avalara.com/classification