Shortcut MCP Server
Official Shortcut MCP server enabling AI agents to interact with Shortcut (formerly Clubhouse) project management — creating, reading, and updating stories and epics, managing workflows and iterations, searching for stories, accessing member and team data, and integrating Shortcut project management into agent-driven sprint planning and engineering workflow automation.
Score Breakdown
⚙ Agent Friendliness
🔒 Security
API token auth. HTTPS enforced. Full-access token (no scopes). SOC2. Official MCP. Store token in env var.
⚡ Reliability
Best When
An engineering team using Shortcut needs AI-assisted project management — automating story creation, sprint reporting, or workflow tracking.
Avoid When
Your team uses Jira, Linear, GitHub Projects, or another PM tool.
Use Cases
- • Creating and updating stories from engineering workflow agents
- • Querying sprint status and iteration data from project planning agents
- • Searching stories by assignee, state, or label from PM assistant agents
- • Automating story creation from CI/CD pipeline agents
- • Generating sprint summaries from reporting agents
- • Managing epics and workflow states from engineering management agents
Not For
- • Jira, Linear, or Asana users (use their respective MCPs)
- • Teams without Shortcut account
- • Non-software development project management contexts
Interface
Authentication
Shortcut API token required. Generate from Shortcut Settings > API Tokens. Single token with full account access — no fine-grained scopes available.
Pricing
Shortcut has a generous free tier (10 users). API access available on all plans. Official MCP server from Shortcut.
Agent Metadata
Known Gotchas
- ⚠ API token has full account access — no granular scope control
- ⚠ Story IDs are workspace-specific — always reference by ID, not name
- ⚠ Workflow states are customizable per workspace — query available states before creating stories
- ⚠ Rate limit: 200 req/min — batch operations carefully
- ⚠ Official Shortcut MCP — higher quality and maintained by product team
- ⚠ Member and team references require workspace-specific IDs
Alternatives
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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-06.