generated: '2026-07-21'
method: searched
status: published
source: https://www.shortcut.com/help/integrations/mcp-server/
server:
  name: shortcut
  transport: http
  url: https://mcp.shortcut.com/mcp
  auth: oauth2
  auth_notes: No API token or local setup required — authentication is handled via OAuth on first use,
    backed by the RFC 8414 metadata at https://api.app.shortcut.com/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server.
  repo: https://github.com/useshortcut/mcp-server-shortcut
docs:
- https://www.shortcut.com/help/integrations/mcp-server/
- https://www.shortcut.com/blog/why-we-built-the-shortcut-mcp-server/
capabilities:
  description: Shortcut's hosted MCP server exposes tools for finding, creating, and updating workspace
    entities so agents (Cursor, Claude Code, Claude Desktop, VS Code, Zed) can plan and ship work directly
    in Shortcut.
  entities:
  - entity: Stories
    operations:
    - retrieve
    - create
    - update
  - entity: Epics
    operations:
    - retrieve
    - create
  - entity: Iterations
    operations:
    - retrieve
    - create
  - entity: Objectives
    operations:
    - retrieve
  - entity: Teams
    operations:
    - retrieve
  - entity: Members
    operations:
    - retrieve
  - entity: Workflows
    operations:
    - retrieve
  - entity: Docs
    operations:
    - retrieve
    - create
    - update
clients:
- Cursor
- Claude Code
- Claude Desktop
- VS Code
- Zed (useshortcut/zed-extension-mcp-server-shortcut)
deployment:
  mode: remote
  endpoint: https://mcp.shortcut.com/mcp
  verified: probed
  probe: gated
  checked: '2026-08-12'
  source: catalog MCP census