Shorten rest MCP server for AI agents and assistants

Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Shorten rest MCP or direct API to shorten links, generate branded URLs, manage link destinations, and track click analytics through natural language.

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Shorten.REST is a link shortening and management platform for generating branded, trackable URLs. It helps you boost engagement and analyze link performance with advanced analytics.

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TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Shorten rest action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Create Alias

Tool to create a new alias (short URL) under a specified domain.

Delete Alias

Tool to delete a single alias by providing alias and domain.

Get Aliases

Tool to retrieve all URL aliases of the authenticated user.

Get click data for aliases

Tool to retrieve click data for shortened URLs.

List aliases by domain

Tool to retrieve all alias names associated with your account and a given domain.

Update Alias

Tool to update an existing short URL alias by providing its alias name and domain.

SETUP GUIDE

Connect Shorten rest MCP Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/core ai @ai-sdk/mcp @ai-sdk/openai
Install the Composio SDK and your agent framework
2

Create a session with MCP enabled

typescript
import { Composio } from "@composio/core";

const composio = new Composio();
const { mcp } = await composio.create("your-user-id", {
  toolkits: ["shorten_rest"],
  mcp: true,
});
Create a session scoped to Shorten rest and read its MCP URL and headers
3

Connect your agent to the MCP server

typescript
import { createMCPClient } from "@ai-sdk/mcp";
import { openai } from "@ai-sdk/openai";
import { generateText, stepCountIs } from "ai";

const client = await createMCPClient({
  transport: { type: "http", url: mcp.url, headers: mcp.headers },
});

const { text } = await generateText({
  model: openai("gpt-5.6-sol"),
  tools: await client.tools(),
  prompt: "Shorten this URL: https://www.example.com/summer-sale-offer",
  stopWhen: stepCountIs(10),
});

console.log(text);
await client.close();
Pass the session's MCP URL and headers to your agent and run a Shorten rest request
SETUP GUIDE

Connect Shorten rest API Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/core @composio/openai openai
Install the Composio SDK, the OpenAI provider, and the OpenAI SDK
2

Create a Composio session

typescript
import OpenAI from "openai";
import { Composio } from "@composio/core";
import { OpenAIResponsesProvider } from "@composio/openai";

const composio = new Composio({ provider: new OpenAIResponsesProvider() });
const client = new OpenAI();

const session = await composio.create("your-user-id", { toolkits: ["shorten_rest"] });
const tools = await session.tools();
Initialize Composio with the OpenAI Responses provider and create a session scoped to Shorten rest
3

Run Shorten rest tools with your agent

typescript
let response = await client.responses.create({
  model: "gpt-5.6-sol",
  tools,
  input: [{ role: "user", content: "Shorten this URL: https://www.example.com/summer-sale-offer" }],
});

while (response.output.some((o) => o.type === "function_call")) {
  const outputs = await composio.provider.handleToolCalls(session, response.output);
  response = await client.responses.create({
    model: "gpt-5.6-sol",
    tools,
    previous_response_id: response.id,
    input: outputs,
  });
}

console.log(response.output_text);
Send a request, execute the Shorten rest tool calls through the session, and print the final answer

Why Use Composio?

AI Native Shorten rest Integration

  • Supports both Shorten rest MCP and direct API based integrations
  • Structured, LLM-friendly schemas for reliable tool execution
  • Rich coverage for creating, updating, and tracking Shorten rest links

Managed Auth

  • Built-in API key handling with secure storage
  • Central place to manage, scope, and revoke Shorten rest access
  • Per user and per environment credentials so you never hard-code secrets

Agent Optimized Design

  • Tools are tuned using real error and success rates to improve reliability over time
  • Comprehensive execution logs so you always know what ran, when, and on whose behalf

Enterprise Grade Security

  • Fine-grained RBAC so you control which agents and users can access Shorten rest
  • Scoped, least privilege access to Shorten rest resources
  • Full audit trail of agent actions to support review and compliance

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Yes, Shorten rest requires you to configure your own API key credentials. Once set up, Composio handles secure credential storage and API request handling for you.

Yes! Composio's Tool Router enables agents to use multiple toolkits. Learn more.

Yes. Composio is SOC 2 Type II compliant and is built to keep your Shorten rest connection and credentials secure. OAuth tokens and API keys are encrypted, and sensitive customer data is protected at rest and in transit.

Composio also undergoes independent security testing and continuously monitors its systems for security threats. You can review the latest reports and policies in the Composio Trust Center.

Composio maintains and updates all toolkit integrations automatically, so your agents always work with the latest API versions.

Create the key in your Shorten rest account settings, then paste it once on Composio's connection page. Composio stores it encrypted and uses it only for the Shorten rest actions your agent runs. Nobody else in your workspace can read it, and you can revoke it inside Shorten rest at any time.

When you connect a Shorten rest account through Composio, every action runs under that account, so anything the agent creates, sends, or changes shows up in Shorten rest as done by you. Keep an approval step in your prompt for actions with side effects, such as sending or deleting, and have the agent draft first.

Whatever the credentials you connect allow inside Shorten rest. If Shorten rest lets you scope a key to specific permissions, create a scoped one so the agent can only do what you intend. You can revoke the key inside Shorten rest at any time.

Yes. Composio supports multiple connected accounts for the same app, and that works in Claude, ChatGPT, or any other assistant you connect through Composio. Give each Shorten rest connection a name such as work or personal, and the assistant uses the one you mention in the request. Each account keeps its own credentials and nothing is merged.

The connection stops working the moment Shorten rest rejects the old key. Create a new key in Shorten rest and reconnect the account from the Composio dashboard or by asking your agent to reconnect Shorten rest. Nothing else changes.

Composio's free Hobby plan includes 100,000 tool calls per month with no credit card, which covers most personal Shorten rest use. Paid plans add higher limits and team features. Your Shorten rest plan and its API limits still apply as usual.

Built-in connectors usually give one AI access to a limited set of apps. Many people use Composio because it lets their AI connect to more apps than it normally supports, or connect to multiple accounts for the same app (e.g. connect Claude to multiple Shorten rest accounts).

With Composio, you connect Shorten rest once and then use it across different AI assistants without setting it up separately in each one. Connect your apps to Composio once, then connect Composio to whichever AI you use, whether that's Claude, ChatGPT, Hermes, or your own custom assistant.

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