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At a glance

Credentials

Set these per environment. See Connect an integration.

Setup

  1. Sign in to Shortcut: Go to https://app.shortcut.com and sign in. A free trial workspace is sufficient for testing.
  2. Generate an API token: Open Settings > Account > API Tokens (https://app.shortcut.com/settings/account/api-tokens), name the token, and generate it. Tokens are scoped to the workspace you create them in.
  3. Set the environment variable: Add the token to your .env as SHORTCUT_API_TOKEN=…
  4. Verify access: Run List Workflows, then Search Stories with a simple query.
  • Shortcut authenticates with a ‘Shortcut-Token’ header, not Authorization
  • Creating stories needs a workflow_state_id - call List Workflows first
  • Rate limit is 200 requests per minute
Provider API reference: https://developer.shortcut.com/api/rest/v3

Tools

Example prompts

  • Search Shortcut for stories owned by me that are in progress and summarize them.
  • Create a bug story in Shortcut with a clear title and reproduction steps.