About Whooshly
Whooshly is a hosted MCP server and optional stdio bridge for managing campaign links and related assets. It serves MCP clients that need link creation, QR codes, reusable UTM templates, pages, and click or scan analytics.
Key features
- 01Create and track short links
- 02Generate dynamic QR codes
- 03Save reusable UTM templates
- 04Create hosted vCards and landing pages
- 05View click and scan analytics
Use cases
- 01Preparing short links and QR codes for a campaign
- 02Reusing UTM settings across campaigns
- 03Checking link clicks or QR scans
- 04Creating hosted business cards or landing pages
MCP support
The hosted server exposes tools for links, QR codes, UTM templates, vCards, landing pages, and analytics to MCP clients. A stdio bridge connects clients that do not support remote MCP to the hosted endpoint.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://app.whooshly.co/api/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http whooshly https://app.whooshly.co/api/mcp{"mcpServers":{"whooshly":{"type":"http","url":"https://app.whooshly.co/api/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"whooshly":{"type":"http","url":"https://app.whooshly.co/api/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"whooshly":{"type":"http","url":"https://app.whooshly.co/api/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"whooshly":{"serverUrl":"https://app.whooshly.co/api/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
Details
From the project READMEWhooshly MCP
Give your AI assistant a campaign-link toolkit. Whooshly exposes a hosted Model Context Protocol server so Claude, ChatGPT, and any MCP client can create short links, dynamic QR codes, UTM templates, hosted vCard pages, and landing pages with lead capture – and read back real click/scan analytics – directly from a conversation.
"Shorten this launch URL, make a QR for the flyer, and save a UTM template for the paid-social campaign" → three tools, one message, links you actually own.
- 🔗 Short links on
whooshly.cowith live click tracking - 🟧 Dynamic QR codes returned as scannable PNGs, right in the chat
- 🏷️ UTM templates you can reuse across campaigns
- 📇 Hosted vCard digital business cards
- 📊 Real analytics – exact click/scan totals and daily series per link
- 💸 Pay once. Unlock the core toolkit for a one-time price – no subscription. See pricing →
The server is hosted – there's nothing to run for URL-based clients. This npm package is a small stdio bridge for clients that don't yet speak remote MCP (e.g. Claude Desktop) and for npx convenience.
1. Get an agent token
Every tool acts on your Whooshly account, so you need a token:
- Sign in at app.whooshly.co
- Open Agents → New token
- Copy the token (shown once)
Reads and writes require the one-time Core unlock; get_billing_status works on any account so an agent can check before it acts.
2. Connect
Claude.ai / Claude (web, desktop, mobile) – by URL, no install
Add a Custom Connector pointing at the remote server. Claude runs the OAuth flow in-browser; approve it and the tools appear.
https://app.whooshly.co/api/mcp
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → paste the URL.
ChatGPT – by URL
Add a connector / custom MCP server with the same URL:
https://app.whooshly.co/api/mcp
Claude Code – one command
claude mcp add whooshly --transport http https://app.whooshly.co/api/mcp
Then authenticate with /mcp inside Claude Code, or pass a token header:
claude mcp add whooshly --transport http https://app.whooshly.co/api/mcp \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $WHOOSHLY_TOKEN"
Claude Desktop (or any stdio client) – via this bridge
For clients that only speak stdio, use this package. Add it to your claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"whooshly": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "whooshly-mcp"],
"env": {
"WHOOSHLY_TOKEN": "your-agent-token"
}
}
}
}
That's it – restart the client and the Whooshly tools are available.
Tools
| Tool | What it does | Access |
|---|---|---|
get_billing_status | Check whether the account has unlocked Core / Pro | any |
create_link | Create a short link → id, slug, short URL | Core |
list_links | List your links, newest first (cursor-paged) | Core |
get_link_stats | Exact click/scan totals + daily series for a link | Core |
create_qr | Create a dynamic QR code, returned as a scannable PNG | Core |
get_qr | Re-fetch a saved QR code as a PNG | Core |
create_utm | Save a reusable UTM template | Core |
list_utm | List saved UTM templates | Core |
create_vcard | Create a hosted digital business card (vCard) page | Core |
create_page | Create a landing page on your subdomain from content blocks | Core |
update_page | Edit a page's blocks, theme, or slug – never deletes | Core |
list_pages | List your landing pages with lead counts | Core |
get_page | One page's content, lead count & webhook delivery rollup | Core |
search | Search your links by slug/destination (deep-research) | Core |
fetch | Fetch full details of one link by id (deep-research) | Core |
All read tools are annotated readOnlyHint; write tools can only create or edit – an agent can never delete anything, never read your leads' personal details (counts only), and never see or change a lead webhook. Every tool operates only on your own account (openWorldHint: false).
Example prompts
Once connected, try:
- "Shorten https://example.com/2026-summer-launch with the slug
summer26and show me the QR code." - "Create a UTM template called
paid-socialwith sourceinstagram, mediumcpc, campaignsummer-launch." - "How many clicks did my
summer26link get this week?" - "Make a vCard for Jane Doe, Head of Growth at Acme, [email protected]."
Configuration
| Env var | Default | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
WHOOSHLY_TOKEN | – | Required for the stdio bridge. Your agent token. |
WHOOSHLY_MCP_URL | https://app.whooshly.co/api/mcp | Override the endpoint (self-host / staging). |
WHOOSHLY_API_TOKEN is accepted as an alias for WHOOSHLY_TOKEN.
How the bridge works
whooshly-mcp reads newline-delimited JSON-RPC from stdin, POSTs each message to the hosted server with your bearer token, and writes the correlated reply to stdout. It has zero npm dependencies (Node 18+ built-ins only), so it's small and easy to audit – the entire bridge is one file: bin/whooshly-mcp.mjs.
The heavy lifting – auth, rate limits, entitlement checks, QR rendering, analytics – all happens server-side on Whooshly. The bridge is a transport shim, nothing more.
Links
- Website: https://whooshly.co
- MCP server / connect guide: https://whooshly.co/mcp
- App / dashboard: https://app.whooshly.co
- MCP endpoint:
https://app.whooshly.co/api/mcp
License
MIT © Whooshly
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From what the protocol is to installing your first server, these answers cover most first questions.
An open protocol that defines how AI applications connect to external tools and data in a uniform way. Clients talk to the model; MCP servers provide tools, resources and prompt templates. They exchange standard messages, so one server can be reused by many clients.