---
title: "Shortcut MCP server"
url: "https://martechdb.com/vendors/shortcut"
markdown_url: "https://martechdb.com/vendors/shortcut.md"
api_url: "https://martechdb.com/api/v1/vendors/shortcut.com"
updated: "2026-10-22"
---

# Shortcut MCP server

Yes. Shortcut publishes an official MCP server at https://mcp.shortcut.com/mcp. It's hosted. We last checked it on 4 Nov 2026. MartechDB lists only servers the vendor publishes itself, never community servers.

**Key facts:** As of 4 Nov 2026, Shortcut's official MCP server scores 65/100 (provisional) on MartechDB's Agent Readiness Index (v1.1). It answered 13 of our 13 checks in the last 90 days.

- Website: [shortcut.com](https://shortcut.com)
- Categories: [Project management](https://martechdb.com/categories/project-management.md)

## Review

Shortcut's Shortcut MCP Server scores 65/100 on MartechDB's Agent Readiness Index: easy to connect an AI agent to, with a few gaps.

The good:

- Hosted by Shortcut: connect by URL, with nothing to install
- Documented, with what it can do known
- Answered 100% of our checks in the last 90 days

Not checked yet: how you sign in; what agent access costs.

## Agent Readiness Index: 65/100 (provisional)

How friendly Shortcut is to AI agents, from its best official MCP server. Anything not yet researched scores nothing, so this score may rise once it is. Methodology v1.1: https://martechdb.com/methodology.

- Official MCP server: 30/30 (Published by the vendor)
- Hosted by the vendor: 25/25 (Connect by URL, nothing to install)
- OAuth sign-in: pending (Sign-in: see vendor docs)
- Documented tools: 10/10 (A docs page, and its tools are known)
- Free to start, pay as you go: 0/15 (Not stated by the vendor)

## Shortcut MCP Server

- Address: https://mcp.shortcut.com/mcp
- Runs: Hosted
- Sign-in: Sign-in: see vendor docs (`unknown`)
- Official MCP Registry: not listed
- Documentation: https://www.shortcut.com/help/integrations/mcp-server/
- How we know it's official: Documented on Shortcut's own site, at www.shortcut.com
- First seen: 2026-10-22
- Last checked: 2026-11-04
- Recent checks: 7 of the last 7 reachable
- Uptime: 100% (13 of 13 checks reachable since 2026-10-23)

### What it can do

Tools: not known by name. The server needs sign-in before it lists them, and the vendor's documentation doesn't name them, so this is what it says the server can do ([source](https://www.shortcut.com/help/integrations/mcp-server/)), read on 2026-11-04. It may be out of date.

- finding, creating, and updating entities in Shortcut like Stories, Epics, and Docs

### Connect it

Claude Code:

```sh
claude mcp add --transport http shortcut https://mcp.shortcut.com/mcp
```

- Add to Cursor: <cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=shortcut&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL21jcC5zaG9ydGN1dC5jb20vbWNwIn0%3D>
- Add to VS Code: <vscode:mcp/install?%7B%22name%22%3A%22shortcut%22%2C%22type%22%3A%22http%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fmcp.shortcut.com%2Fmcp%22%7D>
- Claude.ai and Claude Desktop: Customize, Connectors, "+", Add custom connector, then paste https://mcp.shortcut.com/mcp
- ChatGPT: Settings, Apps, Advanced settings, turn on Developer mode, Create, then paste https://mcp.shortcut.com/mcp (this usually works only with servers that use self-serve sign-in or none)

JSON for Cursor, Windsurf and other clients that connect to hosted servers:

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "shortcut": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.shortcut.com/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

## Questions

### Does Shortcut have an official MCP server?

Yes. Shortcut publishes its MCP server itself. Shortcut's own documentation describes it. MartechDB only lists servers a vendor publishes, never community copies.

### What is the Shortcut MCP server URL?

The address is https://mcp.shortcut.com/mcp.

### How do I connect Shortcut MCP to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor?

In Claude, add https://mcp.shortcut.com/mcp as a custom connector (Customize, Connectors, Add custom connector). In Cursor, use the Add to Cursor link on MartechDB's page, or paste the JSON settings into your mcp.json. In Claude Code, run: claude mcp add --transport http shortcut https://mcp.shortcut.com/mcp

### Is the Shortcut MCP server in the official MCP Registry?

No. Shortcut hasn't published it to the official MCP Registry.

### Is the Shortcut MCP server working?

Yes. It answered our most recent check. We last checked it on 4 Nov 2026.

### What are the alternatives to Shortcut's MCP server?

In Project management, the most agent-friendly alternatives with an official MCP server are Breeze (100/100), Fibery AI (98/100), Akiflow (98/100), Basecamp (97/100) and Scoro (97/100). Shortcut scores 65/100 on the same index.

## Change history

- 2026-10-22: Added to MartechDB with Shortcut MCP Server

## Alternatives to Shortcut's MCP server

In Project management, the most agent-friendly first:

- [Breeze](https://martechdb.com/vendors/breeze.md) (breeze.pm), Agent Readiness Index 100/100
- [Fibery AI](https://martechdb.com/vendors/fibery-ai.md) (fibery.io), Agent Readiness Index 98/100
- [Akiflow](https://martechdb.com/vendors/akiflow.md) (akiflow.com), Agent Readiness Index 98/100
- [Basecamp](https://martechdb.com/vendors/basecamp.md) (basecamp.com), Agent Readiness Index 97/100
- [Scoro](https://martechdb.com/vendors/scoro.md) (scoro.com), Agent Readiness Index 97/100

## Get this data

- API: `curl https://martechdb.com/api/v1/vendors/shortcut.com`
- MCP: `claude mcp add --transport http martechdb https://martechdb.com/mcp`, then ask about Shortcut.
- Web page: https://martechdb.com/vendors/shortcut