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  "project-management",
  "issue-tracking"
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 "deployment": "saas",
 "evidence": [
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "homepage",
   "note": "Shortcut presents issue tracking, iterations, and roadmaps for software teams and agents, and links a Shortcut MCP server.",
   "source": "https://www.shortcut.com/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "deployment",
   "note": "The REST API is hosted at https://api.app.shortcut.com/. The product is used as a cloud workspace.",
   "source": "https://developer.shortcut.com/api/rest/v3/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "platforms",
   "note": "The homepage presents the web product. It does not name desktop or mobile operating systems.",
   "source": "https://www.shortcut.com/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "license",
   "note": "The homepage says Shortcut is free forever and that no credit card is required.",
   "source": "https://www.shortcut.com/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "modalities.api.exists",
   "note": "Shortcut documents a REST API for workspace data. The page says this is the current version and that changes stay backwards compatible. It was last updated on 2026-08-11.",
   "source": "https://developer.shortcut.com/api/rest/v3/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "modalities.api.kinds[0]",
   "note": "The API uses HTTPS paths under /api/v3 and says it speaks JSON. Swagger and OpenAPI files are linked from the introduction.",
   "source": "https://developer.shortcut.com/api/rest/v3/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "modalities.api.auth[0]",
   "note": "Requests send Shortcut-Token. Tokens are created at the account API tokens settings page and provide complete access to the account. A token query parameter is documented as deprecated.",
   "source": "https://developer.shortcut.com/api/rest/v3/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "modalities.api.coverage",
   "note": "The opened reference includes Create Story and a generic webhook integration, and it states the API provides more control than the web app. Requests over 200 per minute return 429.",
   "source": "https://developer.shortcut.com/api/rest/v3/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "modalities.mcp.first_party",
   "note": "Shortcut documents a hosted MCP server at https://mcp.shortcut.com/mcp with OAuth. The entity table lists retrieve, create, and update support.",
   "source": "https://www.shortcut.com/help/integrations/mcp-server/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "modalities.extensibility.webhooks",
   "note": "POST /api/v3/integrations/webhook creates a generic integration with a required webhook_url and an optional secret.",
   "source": "https://developer.shortcut.com/api/rest/v3/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "modalities.data_access.export[0]",
   "note": "The introduction says the API speaks JSON and shows JSON response examples.",
   "source": "https://developer.shortcut.com/api/rest/v3/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "verdict.scores.api",
   "note": "The current REST API is documented, JSON, and token-authenticated, with story creation and webhooks. The 200 request per minute limit and full-account tokens are the operational limits inside an otherwise broad API.",
   "source": "https://developer.shortcut.com/api/rest/v3/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "verdict.scores.mcp",
   "note": "The official hosted server can find, create, and update stories and docs. Epics cannot be updated on the published support table, and several entities are read-only.",
   "source": "https://www.shortcut.com/help/integrations/mcp-server/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[0].url",
   "note": "Opened the current hosted MCP help page, including the endpoint, OAuth scopes, and entity table.",
   "source": "https://www.shortcut.com/help/integrations/mcp-server/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[1].url",
   "note": "Opened the current REST API v3 reference, including authentication, rate limits, stories, and webhooks.",
   "source": "https://developer.shortcut.com/api/rest/v3/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[2].url",
   "note": "Opened the current Shortcut homepage, including the free plan statement and the MCP link.",
   "source": "https://www.shortcut.com/",
   "tier": "declared"
  }
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  "last_verified": "2026-10-04",
  "volatility": "medium",
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   {
    "type": "docs",
    "url": "https://www.shortcut.com/help/integrations/mcp-server/"
   },
   {
    "type": "docs",
    "url": "https://developer.shortcut.com/api/rest/v3/"
   },
   {
    "type": "docs",
    "url": "https://www.shortcut.com/"
   }
  ]
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 "id": "shortcut",
 "license": "freemium",
 "modalities": {
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   "llms_txt": "unknown"
  },
  "api": {
   "auth": [
    "api-token"
   ],
   "coverage": "partial",
   "docs": "https://developer.shortcut.com/api/rest/v3/",
   "exists": true,
   "kinds": [
    "rest"
   ]
  },
  "cli": {
   "exists": "unknown"
  },
  "computer_use": {
   "issues": [],
   "viability": "unknown"
  },
  "data_access": {
   "export": [
    "json"
   ],
   "import": []
  },
  "extensibility": {
   "scripting": [],
   "webhooks": true
  },
  "integrations": {
   "make": "unknown",
   "n8n": "unknown",
   "power_automate": "unknown",
   "zapier": "unknown"
  },
  "mcp": {
   "first_party": true,
   "third_party": [],
   "verdict": "official"
  },
  "rpa": {
   "drivability": "unknown",
   "notes": "No repeatable UI probe was run. The REST API and hosted MCP server cover stories, epics, and docs without browser control.\n",
   "ui_stack": [],
   "vendor_support": []
  },
  "sdk": {
   "exists": "unknown",
   "languages": [],
   "official": "unknown"
  }
 },
 "name": "Shortcut",
 "platforms": [
  "web"
 ],
 "related": {
  "alternatives": [
   "linear",
   "jira",
   "asana"
  ],
  "our_products": []
 },
 "schema_version": 1,
 "score_version": 1,
 "status": "active",
 "vendor": "Shortcut",
 "verdict": {
  "best_path": "api",
  "scores": {
   "api": 8,
   "cli": null,
   "computer_use": null,
   "integrations": null,
   "mcp": 7,
   "overall": 8,
   "rpa": null
  },
  "summary": "Shortcut is automatable today through its REST API. Version 3 is the current API at https://api.app.shortcut.com/api/v3. Responses are JSON. Requests send a Shortcut-Token header. Tokens are created under account API token settings and grant complete access to that Shortcut account. A token query parameter is still accepted and is documented as deprecated. The API is limited to 200 requests per minute. Create Story adds a story when a workflow state is provided. Create Generic Integration registers a webhook URL. Shortcut also hosts an MCP server at https://mcp.shortcut.com/mcp with OAuth. The help page says Stories and Docs can be retrieved, created, and updated. Epics and Iterations can be retrieved and created. Objectives, Teams, Members, and Workflows are read-only on that page. The homepage says the product is free forever with no credit card required. The archived useshortcut/mcp-server-shortcut repository is not the current server. Zapier, Make, Power Automate, and n8n were not assessed. A published language SDK and a general CLI were not established. Computer-use viability is unassessed. API scores 8. MCP scores 7. API is the best path because an API token calls the workspace REST API directly, without an MCP client or a browser OAuth consent.\n"
 }
}