ShareCut QR & Short Links

Short links you can re-point after printing the QR, with click analytics.

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What it can do

    What data it sees

    Do you need an account

    An API key from the service settings is required

    Short links you can re-point after printing the QR, with click analytics. Free QR, no key.

    How to connect

    How to connect ShareCut QR & Short Links to Claude

    The server address to paste into Claude settings:

    https://sharecut.site/mcp

    1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
    2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
    3. Click Add custom connector.
    4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
    5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

    Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

    Authorization

    After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

    How to connect ShareCut QR & Short Links to ChatGPT

    The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

    https://sharecut.site/mcp

    1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
    2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
    3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
    4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
    5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
    6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

    OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

    Authorization

    On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

    How to connect ShareCut QR & Short Links to Cursor

    The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

    https://sharecut.site/mcp

    Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

    Manually:

    1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
    2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
    3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

    Authorization

    If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

    Server tool list (12)

    Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

    create_qrFREE, no API key needed. Render any URL or text as a QR code and return it as SVG, optionally also as a PNG data URL. This QR is STATIC: its destination is baked in and cannot be changed once printed. If the destination might ever change, use shorten_url instead — that QR points at a ShareCut short link, stays editable after printing (see update_link) and counts every scan.
    expand_short_linkFREE, no API key needed. Look up where a sharecut.site short link actually goes, and how many times it has been used, without opening it. Useful before following or forwarding a link someone sent. Only resolves ShareCut links.
    check_short_codeFREE, no API key needed. Check whether a custom short code is still free before trying to claim it with shorten_url. Codes are lowercase letters, digits and hyphens, up to 10 characters.
    shorten_urlCreate a ShareCut short link for a URL and get a matching QR code. Unlike a static QR, this one points at the short link, so update_link can change where it goes after it has been printed, and every scan is counted (country, device, referrer). Destinations are screened with Google Safe Browsing. Requires a ShareCut API key (Business plan).
    shorten_urls_bulkCreate up to 25 short links in one call. Each entry takes the same fields as shorten_url. Failures are reported per item, so one bad URL does not discard the rest. Requires a ShareCut API key (Business plan).
    list_linksList the links on the account the API key belongs to: short links, link-in-bio pages and restaurant menus, with their click counts. Filter by type or by a search term, and sort by newest or by most clicked. Requires a ShareCut API key (Business plan).
    get_linkRead one link on the account: its destination, title, click count, creation date and UTM settings. Requires a ShareCut API key (Business plan).
    update_linkRe-point an existing short link at a new destination, or change its title, description or UTM parameters. This is what makes a printed QR code reusable: the code encodes the short link, so changing the destination redirects every copy already printed, shared or stuck on a wall, and the click history is kept. The new destination is screened with Google Safe Browsing. The short code itself never changes here, because changing it would break every copy already out there. Requires a ShareCut API key (Business plan).
    get_link_analyticsRead the click analytics of one link: total clicks, a daily series, and breakdowns by country, device, operating system, browser and referrer. Requires a ShareCut API key (Business plan).
    get_link_qrFetch the QR code for an existing link, ready to print. Returns the artwork saved on the link when there is one (frames, colours and logo set in the ShareCut editor), otherwise renders a plain code for its short URL. Requires a ShareCut API key (Business plan).
    delete_linkPermanently delete a link and its click history. Every QR code and shared copy pointing at it stops working immediately, and the short code is released. There is no undo. Prefer update_link when the goal is to send the link somewhere else. Requires a ShareCut API key (Business plan).
    get_accountRead the plan behind the API key, what it entitles, how much of this month’s API quota is left and when it resets, plus how many links the account holds and their total clicks. Worth calling before a bulk run. Requires a ShareCut API key (Business plan).