How to integrate Shorten rest MCP with Atomic Agent

Connect Atomic Agent to Shorten rest MCP. Shorten this long marketing campaign url, create branded short link for event signup, and more using natural language, with authentication handled for you.

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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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Introduction

Atomic Agent is an open-source AI agent that runs on your machine and supports local models through llama.cpp. Connect it to 1,500+ apps through Composio, including Shorten rest.

This guide uses Atomic Agent's built-in Composio integration. You need Atomic Agent v0.5.6 or later, your own Composio API key, and a Shorten rest account. See the Atomic Agent documentation for installation instructions.

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How Atomic Agent connects to Shorten rest

Atomic Agent connects to Composio's Tool Router over Streamable HTTP MCP. It discovers the tools needed for your request, and Composio handles account authentication.

Execution and account-connection tools follow Atomic Agent's configured approval policy. Review any approval prompt before allowing an action on your connected account.

Connect Shorten rest to Atomic Agent

  1. Sign up or sign in to the Composio dashboard. Copy your API key.
  2. In Atomic Agent, open the Integrations tab and select Composio. Select API key, press e, paste the key, and press Enter. The tools become available immediately, without a restart.
  3. Ask Atomic Agent to do something in Shorten rest. It searches Composio for the right tool.
  4. On first use, open the sign-in link returned in the chat. Connect your Shorten rest account, then return to Atomic Agent to continue.

Headless setup

Add the following line to ~/.atomic-agent/.env, replacing YOUR_COMPOSIO_API_KEY with your key. Start Atomic Agent after saving the file.

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COMPOSIO_API_KEY=YOUR_COMPOSIO_API_KEY

What is the Shorten rest MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Shorten rest MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Shorten.REST account. It provides structured and secure access to your link management tools, so your agent can perform actions like creating short URLs, managing branded links, tracking analytics, and organizing your shortened links on your behalf.

  • Instant URL shortening: Ask your agent to quickly generate shortened links for any URL with just a command.
  • Branded link creation: Let your agent create custom, branded short URLs to match your organization's identity.
  • Analytics and click tracking: Retrieve detailed analytics on link clicks, usage trends, and engagement metrics directly through your agent.
  • Link organization and management: Have your agent list, update, or delete your shortened links to keep your link library organized and up-to-date.
  • Bulk link processing: Enable your agent to handle multiple URL shortening or management tasks in a single workflow, saving you valuable time.

Use Shorten rest from Atomic Agent

With your account connected, ask Atomic Agent to work with Shorten rest in natural language. You can connect more apps through the same Composio integration as you need them.

Visit the Atomic Agent website or inspect the Atomic Agent source code.

Troubleshooting

Why is my API key rejected?

Copy the key directly from the Composio dashboard. Atomic Agent requires ASCII characters because it sends the key in an HTTP header. Remove any extra characters introduced when copying.

Why are Composio tools unavailable after saving a key?

Check that you use Atomic Agent v0.5.6 or later and that Composio is enabled in your configuration. A "composio": { "enabled": false } setting disables the integration while keeping the saved key on disk.

Does Composio have a free plan?

The Hobby plan includes 100,000 tool calls per month. Composio-managed OAuth apps have a lower included allowance. See Composio pricing for the current limits that apply to your connection.

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.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Shorten rest MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Shorten rest tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Shorten rest and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. Atomic Agent fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Shorten rest tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Shorten rest scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Shorten rest data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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