Bring Url Shortener
to Claude Desktop
Learn how to connect AB.GL to Claude Desktop and start using 10 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the AB.GL MCP Server?
Connect your AB.GL account to any AI agent and manage your entire link shortening and analytics workflow through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Create Short Links — Shorten any URL with an optional custom alias for branded campaigns
- Link Management — List, inspect, update, and delete shortened URLs from your account
- Click Analytics — View detailed click statistics including referrers, devices, and geographic data for any link
- Bio Link Pages — List and inspect bio link pages with blocks and appearance settings
- Custom Domains — View all custom domains configured for your short links
- Account Monitoring — Verify API connectivity and account status
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your API Key from your AB.GL account settings
3. Start managing links from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
Who is this for?
- Marketing Teams — create branded short links and track campaign performance in real time
- Content Creators — manage bio link pages and monitor audience engagement
- Growth Engineers — automate link creation for A/B testing and attribution tracking
Built-in capabilities (10)
Verify API connectivity
gl. Create a short link
Delete a short link
Get bio page details
Get link details
Get link analytics
List bio pages
gl short links. List custom domains
gl account with click counts and creation dates. List all short links
Update a short link
Why Claude Desktop?
Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect AB.GL to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 10 tools in the chat interface. ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.
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Claude Desktop is the reference MCP client. it was designed alongside the protocol itself, ensuring the most complete and stable MCP implementation available
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Zero-code configuration: add a server URL to a JSON file and Claude instantly discovers and exposes all available tools in the chat interface
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Claude's extended thinking capability lets it reason through multi-step tool usage, chaining multiple API calls to answer complex questions
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Enterprise-grade security with local config storage. your tokens never leave your machine, and connections go directly to Vinkius Edge network
AB.GL in Claude Desktop
AB.GL and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect AB.GL to Claude Desktop through Vinkius don't need to source, host, or maintain individual MCP servers. Every tool call runs inside a hardened runtime with credential isolation, DLP, and a signed audit chain.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Server catalog | Find and host yourself | 3,400+ managed |
| Infrastructure | Self-hosted | Sandboxed V8 isolates |
| Credential handling | Plaintext in config | Vault + runtime injection |
| Data loss prevention | None | Configurable DLP policies |
| Kill switch | None | Global instant shutdown |
| Financial circuit breakers | None | Per-server limits + alerts |
| Audit trail | None | Ed25519 signed logs |
| SIEM log streaming | None | Splunk, Datadog, Webhook |
| Honeytokens | None | Canary alerts on leak |
| Custom domains | Not applicable | DNS challenge verified |
| GDPR compliance | Manual effort | Automated purge + export |
Why teams choose Vinkius for AB.GL in Claude Desktop
The AB.GL MCP Server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS — a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts. All 10 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.
Your AI agents in Claude Desktop only access the data you authorize, with DLP that blocks sensitive information from ever reaching the model, kill switch for instant shutdown, and up to 60% token savings. Enterprise-grade infrastructure, zero maintenance.
* Every MCP server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS - a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts optimized for native MCP execution. See our infrastructure
How Vinkius secures
AB.GL for Claude Desktop
Every tool call from Claude Desktop to the AB.GL MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Can my AI create branded short links with custom aliases?
Yes. Use the create_short_link tool with the URL and an optional alias parameter. For example, ask your agent to shorten 'example.com/campaign' with alias 'summer24'.
How do I view click analytics for a specific link?
Use the get_link_stats tool with the link ID. The agent returns total clicks, referrer sources, device breakdown, and geographic distribution.
Can I manage and delete links through the AI?
Yes. The update_link tool changes the destination URL of an existing link, and delete_link permanently removes it from your account. Both require the link ID.
How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?
When Claude Desktop starts, it reads the claude_desktop_config.json file and connects to each configured MCP server. It calls the tools/list endpoint to fetch the schema for every available tool, then surfaces them as clickable options in the chat interface via the 🔌 icon.
What happens if the MCP server is temporarily unavailable?
Claude Desktop handles disconnections gracefully. if the server is unreachable at startup, the tools simply won't appear. Once the server becomes available again, restarting Claude Desktop will re-establish the connection. There is no timeout penalty or error loop.
Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?
Yes. You can add as many servers as you need in the mcpServers section of the config file. Each server appears as a separate tool provider, and Claude can use tools from multiple servers in a single conversation turn.
Is there a limit on the number of tools per server?
Claude Desktop can handle hundreds of tools per server. However, for optimal LLM performance, Vinkius servers are designed to expose focused, well-documented tool sets rather than overwhelming the model with too many options.
Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?
Yes. Claude Desktop supports both SSE (Server-Sent Events) and the newer Streamable HTTP transport that Vinkius uses. Simply provide the server URL. Claude auto-negotiates the transport protocol.
Server not appearing after restart
Ensure the JSON is valid (no trailing commas). Check the file path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).
Authentication error
Verify your Vinkius token is correct. Go to cloud.vinkius.com to regenerate it if needed.
Tools not showing in chat
Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the chat input. If it shows 0 tools, the server may still be connecting. wait a few seconds.