Shortcut MCP server

This MCP server implementation connects AI assistants like Claude to your Shortcut.com ticket management system, allowing for seamless interaction with stories (tickets) through the Model Context Protocol.

Installation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10+
• Shortcut.com API token

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/mcp-server-shortcut.git
   cd mcp-server-shortcut
   

2. Create a virtual environment and install dependencies:

   # Using uv (recommended)
   curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh  # For Mac/Linux
   uv venv
   source .venv/bin/activate  # On Mac/Linux or .venv\Scripts\activate on Windows
   uv pip install -r requirements.txt
   
   # Using pip
   python -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate  # On Mac/Linux or venv\Scripts\activate on Windows
   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

3. Create a .env file in the project root directory:

   SHORTCUT_API_TOKEN=your_token_here
   SERVER_PORT=5000
   SERVER_HOST=0.0.0.0
   DEBUG_MODE=True
   

Usage

Starting the MCP Server

Run the server with the following command:

python -m src.server

Configuring Claude Desktop

To connect Claude Desktop to your MCP server:

1. Edit the Claude Desktop configuration file:

   • Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
   • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add the MCP server configuration:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "shortcut": {
         "command": "python",
         "args": ["-m", "src.server"],
         "env": {
           "SHORTCUT_API_TOKEN": "your_token_here"
         }
       }
     }
   }
   

3. Restart Claude Desktop for changes to take effect.

Available Capabilities

Resources

• shortcut://stories - Access all stories
• shortcut://story/{story_id} - Access a specific story by ID

Tools

The MCP server provides several tools to interact with Shortcut:

• list_stories - List stories with optional filtering
• search_stories - Find stories using text queries
• get_story_details - Get detailed information about a specific story
• create_story - Create a new story
• update_story - Update an existing story
• add_comment - Add a comment to a story
• list_workflow_states - List all workflow states
• list_projects - List all projects

Prompts

The server includes template generators:

• create_bug_report - Generate a template for bug reports
• create_feature_request - Generate a template for feature requests

Example Usage Scenarios

Creating a New Story

You can ask Claude to create a new ticket in Shortcut by referencing the create_story tool.

Searching for Stories

Request Claude to search for specific tickets using keywords or parameters.

Getting Story Details

Ask Claude to retrieve detailed information about a specific story by its ID.

Workflow Management

Request a list of all workflow states or projects to better organize your tickets.

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "shortcut" '{"command":"python","args":["-m","src.server"],"env":{"SHORTCUT_API_TOKEN":"your_token_here"}}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "shortcut": {
            "command": "python",
            "args": [
                "-m",
                "src.server"
            ],
            "env": {
                "SHORTCUT_API_TOKEN": "your_token_here"
            }
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "shortcut": {
            "command": "python",
            "args": [
                "-m",
                "src.server"
            ],
            "env": {
                "SHORTCUT_API_TOKEN": "your_token_here"
            }
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect