yourls-mcp
YOURLS-MCP is a Model Control Protocol server that facilitates integration between YOURLS URL shortener and Claude Desktop. It provides URL shortening features, supports custom short URLs, and includes tools for statistics and analytics. The server supports plugins and offers fallbacks for enhanced functionality.
Overview
YOURLS-MCP creates a bridge between Claude Desktop and your self-hosted YOURLS URL shortener instance. It allows Claude to automatically shorten URLs using your personal YOURLS installation.
Features
- Shorten URLs using your YOURLS instance
- Create custom short URLs with specific keywords
- Duplicate URL Handling: Create multiple short URLs for the same destination URL
- Expanded URL information and statistics
- Database statistics
- Intelligent fallbacks for plugins
- Comprehensive documentation and testing tools
How It Works
YOURLS-MCP acts as a bridge between Claude Desktop and your YOURLS instance. Claude Desktop launches the YOURLS-MCP server when needed, which reads configuration from environment variables and makes appropriate API calls to your YOURLS instance when invoked by Claude.