# PicSee Short Link

Connect an agent to PicSee to create short links, manage them, and inspect click data. Anonymous access only creates links on the shared pse.is domain.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI
- Author: PicSeeInc
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/PicSeeInc/picsee-mcp
- Updated: 2026-10-21
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/picsee-short-link

## What it does

PicSee Short Link connects an AI agent to PicSee through a remote MCP server. It can create short links; after OAuth sign-in, it can also list, delete, or recover links and report clicks by day, device, referrer, or country.

Available tools depend on the account plan. Editing links and audience labels, for instance, require the Advanced plan. The server exposes only tools the signed-in account can use. Anonymous access is limited to creating links on the shared `pse.is` domain, so link management and analytics require PicSee sign-in.

In Claude Code, add the server with `claude mcp add --transport http short-link https://api.picsee.io/mcp`. It connects over HTTP. The MCP client stores OAuth tokens, so there’s no need to paste them into prompts or configuration. Check a destination URL before creating or changing a short link.

## Requirements
- Remote server: `https://api.picsee.io/mcp`

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http short-link https://api.picsee.io/mcp
```

### Codex

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add picsee-short-link --url https://api.picsee.io/mcp
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "picsee-short-link": {
            "url": "https://api.picsee.io/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "picsee-short-link": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://api.picsee.io/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http picsee-short-link https://api.picsee.io/mcp
```

## When to use it
- create a short link from a prompt
- retrieve recent PicSee links
- inspect daily clicks for a link
- review referrer and country analytics
- delete or recover a short link

## Example prompts
- Shorten `https://picsee.io` and attribute the API use to Codex.
- List my latest PicSee short links.
- Show daily clicks and referrer sources for `abc123` over the last 30 days.

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