Shorttext

com.shorttextPublished by shorttext.comOfficial publisherv1.0.0Updated Oct 24, 2026

Paste short text, get a shareable URL. Read any by slug; create with an API key.

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Overview

AI-generated overview

Shorttext lets an assistant read shortText pastes by slug and create new ones that return a shareable shorttext.com URL.

What you can do
  • Read a shortText by its slug and get back the text body plus metadata
  • Create a new shortText, with Markdown supported, and receive a shareable shorttext.com URL
  • Read public and unlisted shortTexts openly; private ones require a password
  • Consume burn-after-read shortTexts when they are read
When to use it
Useful when you want an assistant to pull in a shared snippet or note from a shorttext.com link, or to publish a short piece of text and hand back a link instead of pasting it into chat.
Requirements
Remote endpoint at shorttext.com over streamable HTTP; no local install. Reading needs only the slug, plus a password for private shortTexts. Creating requires an API key sent as a Bearer token in the Authorization header, requested from [email protected].
Before you install
Creating shortTexts needs an API key (Bearer st_live_…) in the Authorization header, so keep it out of logs and shared transcripts. Reading a burn-after-read shortText destroys it for everyone. Anything created becomes reachable through a shorttext.com URL, so avoid putting secrets or private data in pastes.

Installation

In SourceWeft

  1. Open Shorttext in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
  2. Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.

Web executable via Streamable HTTP. Remote servers run from the web runtime once configured in a workspace.

Use with an agent

Paste this prompt into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or another agent — or into SourceWeft chat. The agent reads this server's install guide, shows you its publisher, endpoint and sign-in, and adds it to your client once you agree. Keys never go into a command.

Read https://sourceweft.com/mcp/com.shorttext%2Fshorttext/install.md and connect the MCP server it describes to my client. Before changing any config, show me its publisher, endpoint and sign-in method and wait for my OK. Never put an API key in a command or in a file I would commit; ask me where it should come from.

Read the install guide the agent follows

Other MCP clients

Add this to your client's mcpServers config.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shorttext": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://shorttext.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools

2

read_shorttext

Fetch a shortText by its slug (the id in a shorttext.com/{slug} URL). Returns the text body and metadata. Public and unlisted shortTexts are open; private ones need a password. Reading a burn-after-read shortText consumes it.

Parametersslugrequiredpassword

create_shorttext

Create a new shortText and get a shareable shorttext.com URL back. Markdown is supported. Requires an API key in the request Authorization header (`Bearer st_live_…`, request one from [email protected]) — without it, creation is rejected (reading stays open to everyone).

ParametersbodyrequiredexpirypasswordvisibilityburnAfterRead

Version history

1
  1. v1.0.0LatestSep 16, 2026

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