Short Menu

@Short Menu create a short link for our new product landing page at https://example.com/products/launch-2024 with the slug 'launch24' and tag it 'marketing-campaign'

Created short link: https://short.menu/launch24 Target: https://example.com/products/launch-2024 Slug: launch24 Tags: marketing-campaign Created: 2024-01-15 This link is now active and will redirect visitors to your product landing page. You can track clicks and performance through your Short Menu dashboard.

This example shows the core link-creation workflow with custom slug and tagging. Requires API_KEY authentication with write permissions. Note that custom slugs may fail if already taken — the MCP will return an error requiring you to choose a different slug.

@Short Menu what custom domains are available in my account for link shortening?

Available custom domains in your Short Menu account: 1. brand.link (verified, active) 2. go.yourcompany.com (verified, active) 3. promo.co (pending DNS verification) You can use any verified domain when creating short links. The 'promo.co' domain requires DNS configuration before it can be used for shortening.

This read-only query lists domains configured in your Short Menu account. Useful before creating links to confirm which branded domains are ready. The response reflects your account's actual domain setup — new accounts may only show the default short.menu domain until custom domains are added.

@Short Menu create short links for all the blog posts we published this month, using our brand.link domain and tagging them 'content-q1'

I'll need the URLs of the blog posts you want to shorten. Could you provide: 1. A list of the blog post URLs from this month 2. Preferred slug format (e.g., 'blog-post-title' or 'MMDD-title') Once you share those, I'll create short links using brand.link domain with the 'content-q1' tag for tracking. Each link will be generated individually through the Short Menu API.

This example demonstrates the MCP's limitation: it creates links one at a time, not in bulk. The AI correctly identifies it needs source URLs before proceeding. For teams with many links to shorten, expect a multi-turn conversation or consider scripting outside the MCP for batch operations.

When Short Menu makes sense for multi-channel campaign tracking

A 3-person marketing team running quarterly product launches across email, social, and paid ads needs consistent UTM tagging and link shortening. Short Menu works here because you can generate branded short links with tags in the same step—no switching between tools. The custom domain retrieval means your team can pick the right vanity domain per campaign (product.co for B2B, brand.link for consumer). The limitation: only 2 tools means no analytics retrieval or bulk operations. If you need to pull click data or generate 50 links at once, you'll hit the API directly or use a different MCP. For small teams creating 5-15 tracked links per campaign, this is the right scope.

Short Menu for customer-facing documentation links in support workflows

A 6-person support team answering tickets in Zendesk or Intercom needs to share help docs, but the canonical URLs are long and break in some email clients. Short Menu fits this workflow if your team already uses a link shortener with custom domains—you can generate a clean support.yourco.com/fix-123 link on the fly while drafting the response. The API key auth means each agent can use the same workspace credential. The trade-off: no link editing or expiration tools, so if you need to update the destination URL after sending, you're back in the Short Menu dashboard. This works for static help content; it's not the right call if you're shortening links to dynamic or time-sensitive resources.

When Short Menu handles one-off event link creation

A 2-person ops team running monthly webinars needs a short, branded registration link for each event to use in social posts and email signatures. Short Menu works because you can create a custom slug (yourco.com/webinar-jan) and tag it with the event name in one step. The custom domain tool lets you confirm which vanity domain is available before you commit the slug. The boundary: if you're running 10+ events a month or need to A/B test landing pages, the lack of bulk creation or link versioning becomes a blocker. For low-frequency, high-touch event links where you want brand consistency, this MCP does the job without over-engineering.