# YOURLS-MCP

> Use this tool when you need to integrate a self-hosted URL shortener with Claude Desktop, enabling automatic URL shortening, expansion, and click statistics retrieval. YOURLS-MCP solves issues of manual URL management and provides valuable insights into URL performance. It accepts requests from Claude Desktop and returns shortened URLs, expanded URLs, or click statistics, making it ideal for streamlining URL management workflows.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/kesslerio-yourls-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/kesslerio-yourls-mcp

## Description

A Model Control Protocol server that enables Claude Desktop to interact with your self-hosted YOURLS URL shortener, allowing Claude to automatically shorten URLs, expand short URLs, and retrieve click statistics.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.77
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** other
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/pkiziiqhaj)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/kesslerio/yourls-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "kesslerio-yourls-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/kesslerio-yourls-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/kesslerio-yourls-mcp/pull`

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