Picoli URL Shortener

MCP server for picoli.site — URL shortening and click analytics for AI agents.

Shorten URLs, track clicks, and analyze link performance directly from your AI assistant.

Setup

1. Get your API key

Create an account at picoli.site and get your API key from the dashboard.

2. Configure your MCP client

Claude Desktop / Claude Code

Add to your MCP configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "picoli": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "picoli-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PICOLI_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "picoli": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "picoli-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PICOLI_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Tools

shorten_url

Create a short URL with an optional custom slug.

Example prompts:

• "Shorten https://example.com/very-long-article-url"
• "Create a short link for https://my-site.com with slug 'launch'"

shorten_urls

Create multiple short URLs at once (up to 500).

Example prompts:

• "Shorten these 3 URLs: ..."

get_link_stats

Get click statistics for specific links (bot traffic excluded).

Example prompts:

• "How many clicks did my 'launch' link get?"
• "Show me stats for these slugs: launch, demo, blog-post"

list_links

List all shortened URLs with click counts and pagination.

Example prompts:

• "Show me all my short links"
• "List my links sorted by clicks"

get_analytics

Get analytics overview: top 10 links, daily click trends, and totals.

Example prompts:

• "Show me my link analytics for this week"
• "What are my top performing links?"
• "Give me click stats from 2026-01-01 to 2026-01-31"

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Default	Description
PICOLI_API_KEY	Yes	—	Your picoli.site API key
PICOLI_BASE_URL	No	https://picoli.site	API base URL (for self-hosted instances)

Development

git clone https://github.com/yun/picoli-mcp.git
cd picoli-mcp
npm install
npm run build

Test locally:

PICOLI_API_KEY=your-key npx tsx src/index.ts

License

MIT