Smart Link MCP server

MCP is an open standard that lets AI assistants call tools in other apps. Smart Link runs a remote MCP server. There’s nothing to install: point your assistant at the server URL and give it an API key. You can then ask it in plain language to create links, look up analytics, or make QR codes.

https://smartlink.sh/api/mcp

The server uses Streamable HTTP and authenticates with the same API keys as the REST API. It needs a Pro subscription.

In Dashboard → API, create a key and name it after your assistant, for example “Cursor”. After you create it, the dashboard shows every config below with your key already filled in, plus a one-click Add to Cursor button.

Replace sl_live_YOUR_API_KEY with your key, then restart the assistant or reload its MCP servers.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smartlink": {
      "url": "https://smartlink.sh/api/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer sl_live_YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

• Cursor: ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or .cursor/mcp.json in a project)
• Claude Code: Terminal
• Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json (Settings → Developer → Edit Config)
• VS Code: .vscode/mcp.json
• Windsurf: ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

Claude Desktop connects through mcp-remote, a small bridge that needs Node.js. The key goes in env so it doesn’t get split on spaces.

Read tools never change anything. Write tools change your links. Clients can see which tools are read-only or destructive, and most ask before running a destructive one.

• “Create a smart link for https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ with the code "launch", and give me a QR code for it.”
• “Which of my links got the most clicks from Germany in the last 7 days?”
• “Make one link for my app that sends iPhones to the App Store and Android phones to Google Play.”
• “Pause every link whose title contains "summer sale".”
• “Compare mobile and desktop clicks across my account this month.”

Analytics answers use the same data as your dashboard. A click counts a visit to your short link, not a confirmed app open or purchase.

• An API key has full access to your Smart Link account. Only add it to assistants you trust, and don’t commit config files that contain it.
• Use a separate key for each assistant, so you can revoke one without breaking the others.
• Revoke a key in the dashboard if it leaks. It stops working immediately.
• Review destructive actions, like deleting links, before you approve them.

To debug the connection, run the MCP Inspector with npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector. Choose Streamable HTTP, enter the server URL, and add the Authorization header.