The supply chain stack an AI agent can run.
For companies that will have physical products and haven't shipped a pallet yet. Your agent signs up, quotes, books, tracks, and files the paperwork through one key. The 70+ warehouses come in on a call.
By Troy Lester, Co-Founder & CRO
800K+ shipments completed · 98.2% on time · 31 MCP tools · 70+ warehouses
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The markers that say a company is about to ship
A company needs a supply chain before its first order, not after. These are the signals that say the first pallet is weeks away.
Each marker shows up somewhere public or somewhere in Warp's own data, and each one implies a first need. The right time to hand the company its stack is the day the marker appears.
| Marker | Where it shows up | What they need first |
|---|---|---|
| First purchase order to a contract manufacturer | Alibaba RFQ, a supplier deposit, a sample run turning into a production run | Inbound freight from the factory or the port to a warehouse |
| A store goes live with a physical SKU | Shopify, WooCommerce, or BigCommerce storefront with weight and dimensions on a product | A place to hold inventory and a way to ship orders the same day |
| Crowdfunding campaign funds with a ship date | Kickstarter or Indiegogo page with a delivery month and a backer count | One inbound truckload, then outbound parcel and LTL in a single wave |
| Wholesale catalog listed | Faire, Abound, or a line sheet with case pack and MOQ | LTL to retailers and a rate the agent can quote before the order lands |
| Marketplace seller account with an inbound plan | Amazon Seller Central FBA shipment plan, Walmart Marketplace onboarding | Pallets from the receiving warehouse to the marketplace fulfillment center |
| Container booked and an importer of record named | ISF filing, a customs broker engagement, a bill of lading with a US port | Drayage to a transload dock and truck legs out of the port |
| Retail purchase order from a big box chain | Target, Walmart, Costco, or Home Depot PO with a routing guide and a delivery window | Appointment LTL or FTL that hits the window without a chargeback |
| First operations hire posted | A job post for head of operations, supply chain lead, or logistics coordinator at a company with no shipping history | A free TMS and a rate card before the hire starts |
| GS1 prefix or UPC codes registered | GS1 US company prefix, barcodes on a product page | Labeled cartons and pallets that a retailer or 3PL will receive |
| Trade show booth booked | Exhibitor list at a category show with a booth number and a freight deadline | Box truck or LTL to the show floor with an appointment |
| First quote from a domain with no shipping history | A Warp API key issued to a new domain, a first LTL quote from a factory or 3PL ZIP, a residential pickup on the first booking | The rest of the stack before the second order |
| Fulfillment inbound stack drafted | The stack builder on /fulfillment with inbound legs picked and no outbound picked yet | A fulfillment center and the outbound legs that finish the stack |
Every service in the stack, and how an agent gets it
8 services run through the API today. 2 are set up on a call because they need a building, not a key.
The national LTL average across 2,259 priced lanes is $583 a pallet, median $504. An agent gets the number for its own lane in about 10 seconds, before the company has signed anything.
Set up the stack in three calls
Sign up, quote, book. The signup call issues the key, the quote call needs no key, and the booking call returns a shipment id.
1Sign up. The email code is the only human step, and it's the company's inbox, not ours.
curl -X POST https://www.wearewarp.com/api/v1/agents/signup \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"companyName": "Northlight Goods",
"firstName": "Ada",
"lastName": "Reyes",
"email": "ops@northlightgoods.com",
"password": "a-long-password"
}'
# 200 { "ok": true, "verification_required": true, "challenge_id": "...", "next": {...} }
# Re-POST the same body with { "challenge_id", "otp" } from the email.
# 200 { "ok": true, "booking_key": "wak_live_...", "agent_instructions": "...", "next": {...} }2 Quote the first lane. Keyless, so the agent can price the supply chain before the company exists on Warp.
curl -X POST https://www.wearewarp.com/api/v1/ltl/quote \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"origin_zip": "90001",
"destination_zip": "60601",
"pallets": 4,
"weight_lbs_per_pallet": 500,
"commodity": "packaged consumer goods"
}'
# Keyless. Returns priced options with a quote_id on each.3 Book the option it picked.
curl -X POST https://www.wearewarp.com/api/v1/book \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer wak_live_YOUR_KEY" \
-d '{ "quote_id": "PRICING_..." }'
# Needs a card on file at https://www.wearewarp.com/agents/account. Returns a shipment id.Agents that run inside Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client skip the HTTP and get the same 31 tools from one config block. Install notes per client live on the MCP page.
{
"mcpServers": {
"warp": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "warp-agent-mcp"] }
}
}The machine contract
Everything an agent needs to discover the stack without reading this page is published at a fixed address.
/llms.txtand/llms-full.txt: the routing file, with a section for this stack and a query to URL matrix./.well-known/openapi.json: every endpoint in the stack table with request and response shapes./.well-known/mcp.jsonand/.well-known/agent-card.json: the MCP server and the agent to agent card.GET /api/llms-query?q=: hand it any freight question in plain words and it returns the canonical Warp URL.- A copy and paste prompt that walks Claude or ChatGPT through the whole setup when the agent can't call tools.
What still takes a call
Fulfillment and cross dock services put inventory in a building. A key can't do that yet, so those two rows book a call.
70+ warehouses across the US, same day delivery within 30 miles of the Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago, and New Jersey fulfillment centers, and discounted Warp freight in and out. Pick the inbound and outbound legs on the fulfillment page and the call starts with the stack already drawn. Once inventory is in, every outbound leg runs through the same key as the rest of the stack.
Frequently asked questions
How do I set up a supply chain with an AI agent?
Point the agent at three calls. It POSTs to the signup endpoint for a key, POSTs a lane to the quote endpoint with no key needed, then POSTs the quote id to the booking endpoint with a card on file.
Fulfillment is added on a call.
Can an AI agent sign up for freight and book a shipment without a human?
Yes. The agent signs up with one POST, confirms the emailed code, quotes any lane without a key, and books with the key once a card is on file.
The only human step is reading the code out of the company inbox.
What does the signup call return?
A production key that starts with wak_live, a sandbox key that starts with wak_test, agent instructions in plain text, and a next object with ready made quote, book, and track calls.
The account exists the moment the emailed code is confirmed.
Does the agent need a key to get a price?
No. Every quote endpoint and every MCP quote tool is keyless. The key is needed to book, track, list bookings, and pull documents and invoices.
Which services run through the API today?
8 of the 10 services in the stack: LTL, full truckload, cargo van, box truck, parcel quotes, booking, tracking and webhooks, documents and invoices, and the rate card and load templates behind the free TMS.
Fulfillment and cross dock are the 2 that book a call.
How does an agent find the stack without this page?
Through llms.txt, the OpenAPI document at /.well-known/openapi.json, the MCP manifest at /.well-known/mcp.json, the agent card at /.well-known/agent-card.json, and the llms-query endpoint that maps any freight question to a canonical URL.
What is an AI native shipper?
A company whose operations are run by agents from the first day, so its supply chain has to be one an agent can quote, book, track, and reconcile without a phone call.
Warp is built so that company never needs a freight desk.
What are the signs a company is about to need a supply chain?
A first purchase order to a manufacturer, a store going live with a physical SKU, a funded crowdfunding campaign with a ship date, a wholesale catalog on Faire, a marketplace inbound plan, a container booked with an importer of record, a retail purchase order with a routing guide, or a first operations hire.
Does Warp handle the ocean or air leg from the factory?
The stack on this page starts at the US port or the US factory dock. Transloading unloads the container, palletizes it, and puts it on Warp trucks. Ask on the call about legs before the port.
About the Warp freight network
More about the Warp freight network
Warp is a technology-driven freight network that combines cargo van, box truck, LTL, and FTL capacity under one operating system. Shippers get instant rates, real-time tracking, and access to 70+ cross-dock facilities and 14,000+ cargo vans and box trucks — with 80%+ US LTL zip-to-zip coverage and nationwide FTL, box truck, and cargo van.
The network is supported by 24,000+ vetted FTL carriers.
Unlike traditional brokers, Warp uses AI to match the right vehicle to every load based on weight, dimensions, urgency, and cost targets. Cross-dock operations reduce transit time by eliminating unnecessary terminal transfers.
Pool distribution and zone-skipping programs help enterprise shippers lower per-unit delivery costs while maintaining tight appointment windows.
Self-serve shippers can quote, compare, and book freight online in under two minutes. Enterprise accounts get dedicated capacity planning, committed rate programs, and a named operations team. Every shipment includes scan-level visibility from pickup through final delivery.
Warp operates across the contiguous United States with regional density in the Southeast, Texas, Midwest, and Northeast corridors, and West Coast and Southwest coverage from Los Angeles, Seattle and Phoenix.
Warp operates 70+ cross-dock facilities across the US, with named markets including Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, New York, Savannah, Orlando, Charlotte, Indianapolis, Columbus, Denver, New Orleans, Milwaukee, Dallas-Fort Worth, Nashville, Phoenix, Tampa Bay, Seattle, Los Angeles. They support faster transfers and fewer touches on recurring lanes.
Freight modes and vehicle types
| Mode | Max payload | Max cube | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cargo van | 3,500 lbs | 400 cu ft | Time-sensitive, last-mile, light pallets |
| Box truck | 10,000 lbs | 1,500 cu ft | Regional distribution, no dock required |
| LTL | Per-pallet | Shared trailer | Lower per-pallet cost via cross-dock routing |
| Dry van / FTL | 42,000+ lbs | Full 53-ft trailer | High-volume lanes, recurring programs |
Cargo vans handle loads up to 3,500 pounds and 400 cubic feet, ideal for time-sensitive deliveries, last-mile retail replenishment, and lightweight palletized freight.
Box trucks carry up to 10,000 pounds and 1,500 cubic feet, fitting most regional distribution and store delivery needs without requiring a loading dock.
Dry vans and full truckloads move 42,000+ pounds for high-volume lanes and recurring programs. LTL shipments share trailer space on optimized routes through Warp cross-docks, reducing per-pallet cost by consolidating multiple shippers on the same vehicle.
Warp does not default every shipment to a 53-foot trailer. The AI engine evaluates load weight, cube, delivery window, and cost to recommend the right vehicle. Shippers see all available mode options with live pricing in one comparison screen before booking.
Cross-dock operations
Cross-docking at Warp facilities keeps freight moving instead of storing it: inbound freight is sorted and transferred directly to outbound vehicles, typically within hours. When inventory does need to sit, Warp's fulfillment centers in Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago and New Jersey hold it inside the same network, with same day delivery within 30 miles of each.
This reduces dwell time, lowers damage risk, and compresses delivery windows. Warp cross-docks support pallet-in, pallet-out operations with scan-level tracking at every handoff point.
- Atlanta — Southeast retail flow
- Chicago — Midwest manufacturing and replenishment
- Houston — Texas industrial distribution
- New York — dense Northeast delivery
Facility locations are selected for corridor density: Atlanta handles Southeast retail flow, Chicago serves Midwest manufacturing and replenishment, Houston covers Texas industrial distribution, and New York supports dense Northeast delivery. Each facility operates on appointment-based scheduling to prevent congestion and maintain throughput consistency.
Enterprise freight programs
Enterprise shippers get committed rate programs, dedicated account management, and custom SLA design. Warp builds lane-by-lane rate structures that account for volume commitments, seasonal variation, and mode flexibility. Operations teams monitor shipment execution daily and intervene proactively when exceptions occur.
Self-serve freight quoting
Shippers enter origin and destination, load details, and delivery requirements to see live rates across all available modes. Quotes include estimated transit time, vehicle type, and total cost.
Booking takes one click. After booking, shippers track every shipment with real-time GPS location, milestone updates, and proof of delivery documentation.
Industries and use cases
Retail shippers use Warp for store replenishment programs that deliver to hundreds of locations per week on tight appointment windows. Apparel brands use zone skipping to bypass regional parcel sortation and reduce per-unit delivery cost.
Food and beverage companies rely on time-definite delivery for perishable goods. Manufacturing operations use Warp for inbound vendor consolidation, combining multiple supplier shipments into fewer, fuller loads through cross-dock facilities.
Distribution companies use pool distribution to serve multiple delivery points from a single origin, splitting full truckloads at cross-docks into smaller last-mile vehicles.
Urgent freight recovery covers emergency capacity needs when primary carriers fail or demand spikes unexpectedly. Middle-mile optimization reduces cost and transit time on the longest segment of multi-leg shipments.
Hand your agent the whole stack before the first order lands.
One signup call, one key, every freight service in the table. Fulfillment joins on a call.
800K+ shipments completed · 98.2% on time · 31 MCP tools · 70+ warehouses
Performance figures are computed from Warp network data. See our methodology.
By Troy Lester