PackIndex MCP Server

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PackIndex is answering right now. Last checked moments ago. It exposes 26 tools.

Packaging material prices, quote checks, contract price adjustments, pack costing and supplier RFQs.

Uptime history 17 days of history · worst day 86%

17 days agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

92 of 92 checks

Tools

read from the server

433 ms

Response time

average over 24h

open, no key

Access

streamable-http

What changed 7

Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 11 October 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.

23 Oct a tool description was rewritten get_index_forecast

11 Oct 3 tools appeared packiq_epr_fees, packiq_quote_analysis, packiq_recyclability

11 Oct 3 tools disappeared get_agent_chain, list_packiq_agents, run_packiq_agent

PackIndex missed 3 checks this week

Everything else answered, so this is steady rather than shaky. We check every 15 minutes, which is how a one-off gets told apart from the start of a pattern, and how you hear about the next one within the hour instead of from your users.

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 0 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add packindex --transport http https://opnplatform.com/api/mcp

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address

https://opnplatform.com/api/mcp

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.packindex]
url = "https://opnplatform.com/api/mcp"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "packindex": {
      "url": "https://opnplatform.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "packindex": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://opnplatform.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 26

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

packiq

packiq_epr_fees

Estimate annual Extended Producer Responsibility fees for a packaging portfolio across active schemes (EU member states, UK, US states, Canada, Chile, Brazil): fee band per format, total liability by market and a reformulation priority list. Requires the user's OPN account; costs 4 PACKIQ credits (refunded automatically if the run fails).

packiq_quote_analysis

Benchmark every line of a pasted supplier packaging quote against live PackIndex finished-pack indices: deviation from the benchmark and a verdict per line (Sharp, Competitive, High, Overpriced), with market evidence for lines more than 8% above index. Requires the user's OPN account; costs 2 PACKIQ credits (refunded automatically if the run fails).

packiq_recyclability

Grade a packaging structure on the EU PPWR recyclability scale (A to F) from its substrate, layers, inks, closures and adhesives: grade, reasoning, EPR eco-modulation impact and options to reach a higher grade. Requires the user's OPN account; costs 4 PACKIQ credits (refunded automatically if the run fails).

compare

compare_packaging_options

Optimise a Design Studio project (or a material): right-size, lightweight and substitute options with cost and carbon savings anchored to PackIndex. Requires the user's OPN account (sign-in or API key); spends 1 Suite run.

compare_regions

One material across regions — e.g. PP in Europe, US, China and the Middle East — in USD with spreads vs a reference region; add freight per unit and duty % to compare landed costs. Professional plan and above.

index

get_index_forecast

12-week forward value for any PackIndex code — inputs, raw materials, semi-finished and finished packs: current level, projection, projected change and confidence. Intelligence plan.

get_index_history

Price history for any PackIndex code (L0-L3), one value per date: every point for up to 3 months, weekly closes for longer spans, with the change between points. Depth follows the caller's plan (observer 3mo · essential 3mo · professional 24mo · intelligence 24mo); free history ends 12 weeks ago.

all

get_all_indices

Page through index values by layer: L0 primary inputs, L1 raw materials, L2 semi-finished (paid plans) and L3 finished packs. Prefer get_prices for specific codes; use this for portfolio scans. Paginate with limit/offset (next_offset is returned while more rows remain).

carbon

get_carbon_index

Carbon footprint: finished packs (L3) in kg CO2e per unit with grade A-D; raw materials and semi-finished (board grades, pulps, polymers, aluminium, steel, cullet) in kg CO2e per tonne, virgin and PEF CFF, optionally at your recycled content. For Scope 3 Category 1: factor × units or tonnes.

cost

cost_packaging_spec

Derive the bill of materials for a Design Studio project (or a spec object) and anchor each component to live PackIndex values. Requires the user's OPN account (sign-in or API key); spends 1 Suite run.

draft

draft_packaging_spec

Turn a plain-language packaging brief into a structured spec (format, materials, dimensions, quantity, assumptions) saved as a Design Studio project. Requires the user's OPN account (sign-in or API key); spends 1 Suite run (Intelligence includes monthly free runs).

estimate

estimate_packaging_price

Price a corrugated RSC box (FEFCO 0201) from internal dimensions and flute (E, B, C, F or double-wall), anchored to the PackIndex RSC benchmark, with a low/mid/high band, optional order total and a next-quarter projection. Returns the sources to cite.

exchange

search_exchange_listings

Live supplier offers on the OPN Trade Exchange, filterable by PackIndex material code and origin, each with its PackIndex benchmark (live on paid plans, 12-week delayed otherwise). No contact details — RFQs happen on the Exchange.

explain

explain_price_move

Why did a price move? Splits the change over 1w / 1m / 3m / 6m / 1y into the moves of its inputs (e.g. PP ← propylene, gas, power; kraftliner ← OCC, pulp; boxes ← board grades) and the rest (margins, demand, supply). Essential plan and above.

indices

search_indices

Find PackIndex codes by material, input, format or plain words ('polypropylene', 'recovered paper', 'natural gas', 'kraftliner', 'corrugated box'). Returns published codes with layer (L0 inputs, L1 raw materials, L2 semi-finished, L3 finished packs), region and unit — no prices. Use first when you don't know the exact code.

live

get_live_index

Today's value of one PackIndex code — commodity inputs (L0: oil, gas, power, metals, recovered fibre), raw materials (L1: PP, HDPE, pulp…), semi-finished (L2: kraftliner, films…) or finished packs (L3) — in USD (and your currency), with 1-week / 1-month / 3-month / 1-year change (each period only where that much history exists) and carbon data where scored. Free callers get a 12-week delayed reference value (plus a daily live rotation); live values need the Essential plan.

market

get_market_movers

Biggest risers and fallers among inputs (L0), raw materials (L1) and semi-finished (L2) over 1w / 1m / 3m / 1y, optionally within a group (e.g. 'polymer', 'fibre', 'energy'). Essential plan and above.

packindex

packindex_query

Ask a plain-English question about packaging costs, indices or which PACKIQ agent to use. Returns a structured, citable answer grounded in PackIndex data.

post

post_rfq

Request quotes on the OPN Trade Exchange for a Design Studio project or a PackIndex material code to up to 3 suppliers. listing_ids (from find_suppliers) or, by default, the 3 best-matching listings get an RFQ — needs a verified e-mail and an Exchange plan with RFQs (Business+). company_slugs (converters from find_suppliers) ask those companies to quote; the Exchange contacts them for the buyer, anonymously. Real e-mails are sent — confirm the selection with the user first.

price

price_adjustment

Recalculate an index-linked contract price: base price and base date plus the indices it follows and their weights (the rest is fixed). Returns the adjusted price, each index's ratio and effect, and the formula. Essential plan (base dates up to 3 months back), Professional (24 months).

prices

get_prices

Today's values for up to 20 PackIndex codes in one call (any layer: oil, gas, resins, pulp, board, films, finished packs) with 1w/1m/3m/1y change — for watchlists and cost models. Free callers get 12-week delayed reference values.

project

update_project

Change a Design Studio project's order quantity, target region, contents size (boxes — enables right-sizing), name or performance floor (corrugated: ECT; folding cartons: bending stiffness in mN·m; rigid packs: top-load kgf). Free — no Suite run; a new quantity re-prices the existing bill of materials. Use it when the user gives the real volume before comparing options or requesting quotes.

projects

list_my_projects

The user's Design Studio packaging projects (id, name, pack type, status) and Suite runs left. Use it before compare_packaging_options or post_rfq when the user refers to 'my project' without an id. Requires the user's OPN account.

quote

check_quote

Is this supplier price fair? Compares a quoted price (any currency; per t, kg, lb, unit…) with the PackIndex benchmark: difference %, verdict FAIR / HIGH / LOW, where the quote sits in the benchmark's 12-month range and, with a quantity, the overpayment. Free callers are compared with the 12-week delayed reference value.

rfqs

get_my_rfqs

The user's sent RFQs with how many suppliers received each and how many responded; pass rfq_id for the responses (bids and, once a supplier responds, their contact).

suppliers

find_suppliers

Who can quote a material or a Design Studio project: live Trade Exchange listings (price vs PackIndex benchmark) plus matched converters from the verified supplier network, filtered by country. Use before post_rfq. A project_id needs the user's OPN account; a material code works for anyone.

Tools removed

Tools this server used to expose. Anything built against them stopped working on the day they went.

get_agent_chain

removed 11 Oct 2026

list_packiq_agents

removed 11 Oct 2026

run_packiq_agent

removed 11 Oct 2026

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://opnplatform.com/api/mcp	streamable-http	answering	235 ms	0 min ago

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PackIndex — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can PackIndex do?

It exposes 26 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: check_quote, compare_packaging_options, compare_regions, cost_packaging_spec, draft_packaging_spec, estimate_packaging_price and 20 more. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →

What is PackIndex mostly used for?

Its tools cluster around packiq, compare and index. That is what this server is built to work with — the grouping comes from the actual tool names, not from a category we assigned.

Is PackIndex working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 92 of 92 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 433 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

Did PackIndex ever remove tools?

Yes. get_agent_chain, list_packiq_agents, run_packiq_agent are no longer exposed — we recorded the date each one disappeared. A tool vanishing usually means a breaking change for anything that depended on it.

How do I connect PackIndex?

Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.

Does PackIndex need an API key?

No. PackIndex completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 26 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.

How fast is PackIndex?

It answers our handshake in 433 ms on average, which is faster than 31% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.