Does ShortPixel have an MCP server?
ShortPixel maintains an official MCP server.
Optimizes public image URLs only, using your own ShortPixel API key.
- Access
- Remote server
- Endpoint
- https://mcp.shortpixel.com/mcp
- Repository
- short-pixel-optimizer/com.shortpixel.mcp
- Maintainer
- ShortPixel
- Language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 0
- Last commit
- 2d ago
- Category
- Other Tools and Integrations
What it does
MCP for the ShortPixel ecosystem
The receipts
A remote server run by ShortPixel itself — nothing to install. Documented at github.com.
MCP for the ShortPixel ecosystem
Connect it
Hosted by the vendor — no install, connect over HTTP with OAuth or a token.
Add it from the terminal, then restart your session:
claude mcp add --transport http shortpixel https://mcp.shortpixel.com/mcpAdd --scope user to make it available in every project.
- Open Settings → Connectors
- Click Add custom connector
- Paste
https://mcp.shortpixel.com/mcp - Finish the sign-in prompt, then enable it in the chat's tools menu
Add to .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for
every project:
{
"mcpServers": {
"shortpixel": {
"url": "https://mcp.shortpixel.com/mcp"
}
}
}A green dot in Settings → MCP means it connected.
Add to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"shortpixel": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.shortpixel.com/mcp"
}
}
}Then pick the server from the tools menu in Copilot's agent mode.
- Enable Developer mode under Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced
- Choose Create and paste
https://mcp.shortpixel.com/mcp - Complete sign-in, then enable the connector in a new chat
Questions
Does ShortPixel have an official MCP server?
Yes. ShortPixel maintains an official MCP server, hosted at https://mcp.shortpixel.com/mcp. The source lives at short-pixel-optimizer/com.shortpixel.mcp on GitHub.
How do I connect ShortPixel to Claude?
Add https://mcp.shortpixel.com/mcp as a custom connector under Settings → Connectors in Claude Desktop or claude.ai, or run "claude mcp add --transport http shortpixel https://mcp.shortpixel.com/mcp" in Claude Code.
Do I need to install anything to use the ShortPixel MCP server?
No. It is a remote server hosted by ShortPixel, so your MCP client connects to it over HTTP. You authenticate with the vendor rather than installing a package.
How is this verdict verified?
Published to the MCP Registry under ShortPixel's verified namespace com.shortpixel; the server source is in ShortPixel's own GitHub org (short-pixel-optimizer/com.shortpixel.mcp) and the hosted endpoint mcp.shortpixel.com/mcp answers MCP initialize (200). No page on shortpixel.com documents it yet. GitHub metadata is refreshed every six hours.
How we know
Published to the MCP Registry under ShortPixel's verified namespace com.shortpixel; the server source is in ShortPixel's own GitHub org (short-pixel-optimizer/com.shortpixel.mcp) and the hosted endpoint mcp.shortpixel.com/mcp answers MCP initialize (200). No page on shortpixel.com documents it yet.
- GitHub data refreshed on 2026-10-08, and again every six hours.
- Vendor docs checked by hand on 2026-09-29.
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