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URL Shortener API MCP Server

io.github.Br0ski777/url-shortener
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URL Shortener API is answering right now. Last checked 1 min ago. It exposes 1 tools. Last commit 18 Jul 2026.

Shorten URLs with hash-based codes or custom aliases. x402 micropayment.

Uptime history 43 hours of history
43 hours agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
92 of 92 checks
1
Tools
read from the server
34 ms
Response time
average over 24h
0
Stars
last commit 18 Jul 2026

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 1 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add url-shortener --transport http https://url-shortener.api.klymax402.com/mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "url-shortener": {
      "url": "https://url-shortener.api.klymax402.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.url-shortener]
url = "https://url-shortener.api.klymax402.com/mcp"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "url-shortener": {
      "url": "https://url-shortener.api.klymax402.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "url-shortener": {
      "url": "https://url-shortener.api.klymax402.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 1

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

utility
utility_shorten_url
Use this when you need to shorten a long URL into a compact link. Accepts any valid URL and returns a shortened URL with the hash code, original URL, and creation timestamp. Do NOT use for domain intelligence — use domain_lookup_intelligence instead. Do NOT use for web scraping — use web_scrape_to_markdown instead. Do NOT use for SEO analysis — use seo_audit_page instead.

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://url-shortener.api.klymax402.com/mcp sse answering 27 ms 1 min ago

URL Shortener API — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can URL Shortener API do?
It exposes 1 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: utility_shorten_url. 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 →
Is URL Shortener API 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 34 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect URL Shortener API?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.
Does URL Shortener API need an API key?
No. URL Shortener API completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 1 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.
How fast is URL Shortener API?
It answers our handshake in 34 ms on average, which is faster than 99% of all working MCP servers we measure. That puts it in the quick quarter of the ecosystem. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.
Is URL Shortener API open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript, 0 stars on GitHub and 1 open issue. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.