Claude Code is an AI coding assistant that can understand, write, and edit code in context. When connected to the Shortcut MCP Server, Claude Code can access your Shortcut data to help it reason about the work, suggest changes, and keep Shortcut updated as you build.
How to Setup
See the official Claude Code docs for more information.
- Install and sign in to Claude Code.
- Add Shortcut as a remote HTTP MCP server:
claude mcp add --transport http shortcut https://mcp.shortcut.com/mcp
- Start Claude Code and follow the browser prompt to authorize Shortcut.
- Run
claude mcp listto confirm that theshortcutserver is connected.
Authentication is handled with OAuth. You do not need to create or store a Shortcut API token.
