# Shortcut

> Use this tool when you need to automate project management workflows, manage stories, epics, and iterations, or track objectives and team workflows. It provides a comprehensive interface for creating, updating, and searching project elements, with inputs including query syntax and outputs featuring detailed project data. Ideal for development teams and AI assistants requiring structured access to project management ecosystems, this tool optimizes workflow automation and sprint planning.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/shortcut  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/shortcut

## Description

This Shortcut MCP server by Shortcut provides AI agents with project management capabilities through the official Shortcut API, offering tools for story management (create, update, search, assign owners), epic and iteration operations, team and workflow management, objective tracking, and user operations with comprehensive search functionality using Shortcut's query syntax. Built with TypeScript using the MCP SDK and Bun runtime, it features caching for performance optimization, comprehensive input validation through Zod schemas, and extensive test coverage with proper error handling and related entity resolution for stories, epics, iterations, teams, and objectives. The implementation supports complex project workflows including story relationships, task management, external link handling, and branch name generation, making it valuable for development teams automating project management workflows, sprint planning, story tracking, and building AI assistants that need structured access to Shortcut's project management ecosystem.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.64
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-02

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** ai-ml
- **Updated:** 2026-09-02

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/shortcut)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/useshortcut/mcp-server-shortcut>

## 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": "shortcut"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/shortcut` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/shortcut/pull`

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