Picoli MCP Server

MCP server for picoli.site - URL shortening and click analytics for AI agents

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What is the Picoli MCP server?

If you already use Picoli, the picoli mcp server is the piece that lets your assistant work with it directly. MCP server for picoli.site - URL shortening and click analytics for AI agents.

Installation

Because this one is hosted, setup is mostly authentication — you point your client at the endpoint and approve access. Nothing runs on your machine, so there is no runtime to keep patched.

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • Cursor — The Cursor tool exposed by this server
  • shorten_url — The shorten_url tool exposed by this server
  • shorten_urls — The shorten_urls tool exposed by this server
  • get_link_stats — Get click statistics for specific links (bot traffic excluded)
  • list_links — The list_links tool exposed by this server
  • get_analytics — Get analytics overview: top 10 links, daily click trends, and totals

Credentials and setup notes

Configuration is passed through the environment: PICOLI_API_KEY, PICOLI_BASE_URL. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

Worth knowing first

  • Your data travels to the provider's service, so the usual questions apply about what you send and what they retain.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Where it fits

Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Picoli's toolset — Cursor, shorten_url, shorten_urls and 3 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by amaterous; 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We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.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
CursorThe Cursor tool exposed by this server.
shorten_urlThe shorten_url tool exposed by this server.
shorten_urlsThe shorten_urls tool exposed by this server.
get_link_statsGet click statistics for specific links (bot traffic excluded).
list_linksThe list_links tool exposed by this server.
get_analyticsGet analytics overview: top 10 links, daily click trends, and totals.

How to install the Picoli MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "picoli": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "picoli-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PICOLI_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
PICOLI_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
PICOLI_BASE_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Picoli to Cursor.
  • Use Picoli to shorten url.
  • Use Picoli to shorten urls.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Picoli to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 6 tools (Cursor, shorten_url, shorten_urls, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Picoli directly.