Shorty MCP server
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B70/100grade B
Adoption
New
Little public usage data yet
Reviews
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Shorty tools
Tool list not cached yet. `describe` through the gateway fetches it live.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.5 · 2026-09-19 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
1 low
- –Code scanremote-only server, no package to scann/a
- Live reliabilityremote reachable in 290ms (auth required)20/20
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (endpoint requires auth); not countedn/a
- Auth qualityOAuth resource metadata advertised on 40115/15
- Maintenanceno repository listed3/15
- Maintainer identityverified namespace with website, no repo4/10
Findings (1)
- lowNo source repository listed
maint.no-repo
Overall 70/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON
Install directly
claude mcp add --transport http shorty https://aishorty.com/api/mcp
Shorty: common questions
- Is Shorty MCP server safe?
- Mostly: it is graded B (70/100). Read the Shorty safety report
- How do I install Shorty?
- It runs remotely at aishorty.com. Add it to Claude Code, Claude Desktop or Cursor with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.
- Does Shorty need an API key?
- No key to paste: it signs you in with OAuth when your client connects.
- Is Shorty maintained?
- The latest release is v1.0.0.
- Is Shorty up?
- 100% of our last 6 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.
- What can I use instead of Shorty?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Search1API MCP server, Zotero MCP server and SearXNG Search MCP server. Compare all Shorty alternatives.
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