Shortcut
Create and move Shortcut stories, sprints, and workflows from your agent while you code and plan releases.
Overview
com.mcparmory/shortcut is a MCP server for the Build phase that lets agents track Shortcut stories, organize sprints, and manage project workflows via API tools.
What is this MCP server?
- Track stories and epics across Shortcut projects from MCP
- Organize sprints and workflow states without leaving the IDE
- Manage project workflows programmatically for solo or small teams
- stdio via PyPI mcparmory-shortcut (uvx) or Docker OCI 1.0.2
- Published from mcparmory/registry on GitHub
- Server version 1.0.2
- 2 transports: PyPI uvx and OCI Docker
- stdio MCP transport
Community signal: 25 GitHub stars.
What problem does it solve?
Your agent finishes a task but your Shortcut board stays stale because updating stories means another browser tab.
Who is it for?
Solo builders or two-person teams standardizing on Shortcut who want ticket hygiene driven from Claude Code or Cursor.
Skip if: Founders on Linear/Jira-only stacks, or orgs that block agents from production PM API tokens.
What do I get? / Deliverables
With the server registered, you can create, query, and advance Shortcut work items from the same session where you ship code.
- MCP connection to your Shortcut workspace
- Agent-accessible story, sprint, and workflow operations
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Journey fit
How it compares
Shortcut PM MCP bridge, not a roadmap-writing methodology skill.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is com.mcparmory/shortcut for?
Developers using Shortcut for issue tracking who want MCP tools to keep stories and sprints aligned with agent-assisted coding.
When should I use com.mcparmory/shortcut?
Use it during Build/pm for day-to-day story updates, at Validate/scope when breaking ideas into epics, and near Ship/launch when closing launch tasks.
How do I add com.mcparmory/shortcut to my agent?
Configure MCP stdio with uvx mcparmory-shortcut or the Docker image, add your Shortcut API token to the environment, and reload your client.