url-shortener-mcp

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A URL shortener exposed as an MCP server. Built with Express, Prisma, TypeScript, and SQLite.

Shorten URLs, set expiry times, and manage your links directly from any MCP-compatible LLM client.

> This server is designed to be deployed remotely. Short URLs are only useful if they resolve publicly, and MCP clients connect over HTTP — so the server should run on a machine with a public hostname (e.g. a VPS, cloud VM, or PaaS). Set HOSTNAME to your public domain and HTTPS=true in production. Running it on localhost is fine for development, but short links won't be shareable outside your machine.

The fastest way to get running — no cloning required:

npx url-shortener-mcp --port 3000 --hostname your-domain.com --https true

On first run the server will:

1. Create a fresh SQLite database and apply all migrations automatically
2. Generate an API key and print it once — *