Dubco MCP Server

MCP server for controlling dub.co accounts

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What is the Dubco MCP server?

MCP server for controlling dub.co accounts. The dubco mcp server wraps that behind the Model Context Protocol, so an assistant can use it through 5 defined tools rather than through you.

What it actually does

An MCP server for interacting with the Dub.co link shortener API. This server allows AI agents to create, update, and manage short links through your Dub.co account.

  • Create short links with custom slugs
  • Update existing short links
  • Upsert links (create or update)
  • Automatic domain selection

Adding it to your client

@smithery/cli on npm is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.

Its toolset

Everything the assistant can do here goes through one of these:

  • Prerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server
  • create_link — The create_link tool exposed by this server
  • update_link — The update_link tool exposed by this server
  • upsert_link — The upsert_link tool exposed by this server
  • delete_link — The delete_link tool exposed by this server

Configuration

You will need one environment variable: DUBCO_API_KEY. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

  • Node.js 18 or higher - A Dub.co account with API access - An API key from Dub.co

Caveats

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the dubco mcp server does with a few real requests.

When to reach for it

This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Dubco's toolset — Prerequisites, create_link, update_link and 2 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by Gitmaxd; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
PrerequisitesThe Prerequisites tool exposed by this server.
create_linkThe create_link tool exposed by this server.
update_linkThe update_link tool exposed by this server.
upsert_linkThe upsert_link tool exposed by this server.
delete_linkThe delete_link tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Dubco MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dubco-server": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/dubco-mcp-server/build/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "DUBCO_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      },
      "disabled": false,
      "autoApprove": []
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

  • Node.js 18 or higher - A Dub.co account with API access - An API key from Dub.co
VariableDescriptionRequired
DUBCO_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Dubco to Prerequisites.
  • Use Dubco to create link.
  • Use Dubco to update link.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Dubco to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 5 tools (Prerequisites, create_link, update_link, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Dubco directly.