Integration · Marketing

Connect Claude & ChatGPT to Short.io

Ask your AI to shorten a URL on your branded domain, find out where a short link points, or change its destination. It can create, duplicate, archive and delete links, sort them into folders, tag several links at once and make hosted QR codes. Link housekeeping happens in a chat instead of the dashboard.

Connect Short.io free

Free plan, no credit card. Takes about a minute.

Try asking

“Make a short link go.example.com/spring for our spring sale page.”
The AI creates the link on your domain with the custom path spring and gives you the short URL.
“Where does go.example.com/promo point to?”
It looks up the link by domain and path and shows the destination URL, title and tags.
“Do we already have a short link for https://example.com/pricing?”
It searches the domain for a link with that destination URL before anything new is created.

What your AI can do

Short links

Create, update, duplicate, archive, restore and delete short links, and find them by short path or destination URL.

Folders and tags

List and create link folders, list the tags on a domain and add one tag to many links at once.

Domains and QR codes

List your branded domains, create hosted QR codes for links and list the QR codes on a domain.

“Point the webinar link to the recording instead.”
It finds the link and updates its destination URL. Everyone who clicks it from now on lands on the new page.
“Tag all the links from the newsletter with q3-newsletter.”
It adds the tag to the links you pick in one call, using their link IDs.
“Give me a QR code for the event link.”
It creates a hosted QR code for the link, using your domain's QR styling or the color and size you ask for, and returns its URL.

19 tools for Short.io

These tools are switched on when you connect. You can switch any of them off, or require your approval before it runs.

add_tag_to_linksVisible to othersAdd one `tag` to several short links at once, given their IDs in `link_ids`.
archive_linkVisible to othersArchive a short link by `link_id` so it is hidden from the active link list. It can be restored later.
create_folderChanges dataCreate a folder for organizing links on a domain. Pass `domain_id` and `name`; optional default UTM parameters and QR code styling apply to links in the folder.
create_hosted_qr_codeChanges dataCreate a hosted QR code for a short link (`link_id_string`) and get a URL for it. Set `use_domain_settings` to true to use the domain's QR styling, or false to set color, size and label yourself.
create_linkChanges dataCreate a short link on a domain (hostname in `domain`) pointing to `original_url`. Optionally set a custom `path`, title, tags, folder, UTM parameters, expiry, password or mobile-specific URLs.
delete_linkDeletesPermanently delete a short link by `link_id`. This cannot be undone and the short URL will stop redirecting.
duplicate_linkChanges dataMake a copy of an existing short link (`link_id`) with the same settings, optionally under a new short `path`.
find_link_by_original_urlFind the short link on a domain that points to a given destination URL (`original_url`). Use to check whether a link already exists before creating one.
find_link_by_pathLook up a short link by its domain hostname (`domain`) and short `path`, e.g. the 'promo' in go.example.com/promo. Use this when the user gives you a short URL.
get_domainGet one short-link domain by `domain_id`, including its hostname and settings.
get_folderGet one link folder by `domain_id` and `folder_id`, including its name and default settings.
get_linkGet one short link by `link_id`, including its short URL, destination URL, title, tags and settings.
list_domainsList the branded short-link domains in the account, optionally filtered by a hostname `pattern`. Use to find the domain ID or hostname needed by the link tools.
list_foldersList the link folders on a domain (`domain_id`).
list_hosted_qr_codesList hosted QR codes on a domain (`domain_id`), optionally for one link. Results are paginated.
list_linksList short links on a domain (`domain_id`), optionally filtered by folder or creation date and sorted by date. Results are paginated with a cursor.
list_tagsList the tags used on links across a domain (`domain_id`), optionally filtered by a `prefix`. Results are paginated.
unarchive_linkChanges dataRestore an archived short link by `link_id` back to the active link list.
update_linkChanges dataUpdate an existing short link by `link_id`: change its destination URL, path, title, tags, UTM parameters, expiry or other settings. Only the fields you pass change; changing the destination affects everyone who clicks the link.

Set up in three steps

1
Pick the app
Create a free PipMCP account and choose Short.io from the app list.
2
Paste your key
Paste a secret API key from Short.io. In the Short.io dashboard open Integrations and API and click Create API key. Leave Public key switched off so you get a secret key, pick the team or domain it may use, click Create and copy the key.
3
Add the link to your AI
You get a personal MCP link. Add it to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor:
Click your name, then Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector. Paste your link as the Remote MCP server URL. Switch it on from the + menu in a chat.

Questions

What can the AI do in Short.io?

The AI can list domains, links, folders, tags and hosted QR codes, and look up a link by its short path or destination URL. It can create, update, duplicate, archive, restore and delete links, create folders, add a tag to several links and create hosted QR codes.

Does the AI see my Short.io credentials?

No. Your Short.io API key is encrypted at rest and never shown to the AI. After you save it, it is not shown again, not even to you. The AI only sees the results of the tools it calls.

Can I control what the AI is allowed to do?

Yes. You choose which tools are switched on, so you can start with lookups only. Deleting a link is permanent and the short URL stops redirecting, and changing a destination affects everyone who clicks, so both can require your approval before they run. Every tool call is logged.

Does it work with ChatGPT?

Yes. In ChatGPT go to Settings › Apps & Connectors › Advanced and turn on Developer mode, then add your PipMCP link. Developer mode needs a paid ChatGPT plan: Plus, Pro, Business or Enterprise. The same link also works in Claude (Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector), Cursor and other MCP clients.

What does it cost?

PipMCP has a free plan with no credit card required. Paid plans bill per completed task. You also need your own Short.io account.

Should I use a public or a secret API key?

Use a secret key. When you create the key in Short.io under Integrations and API, leave Public key switched off. You can also pick which team or domain the key may use, which limits what the AI can reach on top of the tools you switch on in PipMCP.