Clypt API & MCP: Links for the AI Era

If you're a developer, marketer who uses automation, or building AI-powered workflows, Clypt's API and MCP integration let you manage links programmatically — from any tool, any language, or any AI agent.

REST API: full control

Clypt's v1 API lets you create short links with custom slugs, UTM parameters, tags, and folders; retrieve click analytics with filtering by date, device, and geo; manage tags and folders for organization; bulk-create up to 100 links in a single request; and update or delete existing links.

Authentication is via API key (Bearer token). Generate one from Dashboard → Settings → API Keys. Every key is scoped — you can create read-only keys for analytics dashboards or full-access keys for automation pipelines.

Full documentation is at clypt.io/developers.

MCP: let AI agents manage your links

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that lets AI agents interact with external tools natively. Clypt is listed on the official MCP Registry, which means any MCP-compatible AI client can discover and use Clypt automatically.

What does this look like in practice? You can tell Claude, "Create a tracked short link for this blog post with UTM parameters for our Twitter campaign" — and it does it. No copy-pasting, no switching tabs, no manual form filling. The AI calls the Clypt MCP server, creates the link, and returns it in the conversation.

Setting up the MCP integration

Step 1: Install the Clypt MCP server:

npx @anthropic-ai/claude-code mcp add clypt -- npx -y @bonsai-tech/clypt-mcp

Step 2: Set your API key as the CLYPT_API_KEY environment variable.

Step 3: Start using natural language to manage links. The AI agent handles the API calls behind the scenes.

Use cases

Developers are using the API and MCP integration for CI/CD pipelines that auto-generate tracked links for each release, marketing automation that creates campaign links in bulk, Slack bots that shorten and track shared links, AI assistants that manage link portfolios through conversation, and custom dashboards that pull real-time analytics.

Available on Business and Enterprise

API access is included on Business plans and above. MCP integration requires an API key. Rate limits are generous: 100 requests/minute on Business, unlimited on Enterprise.