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KooLink URL Shortener

By kool.ink Verified namespace

Shorten any long URL into a clean kool.ink link. Free, unlimited, no signup. AI-agent ready.

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Checks passed
13 / 22

2 failed · 7 not measured

Median response
2493 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
3

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Responded

The server completed its last measured handshake. This is an observation, not a guarantee.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
410
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
103
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
310
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
402

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 2742 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2024-11-05, serverInfo.name koolink-mcp.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 3 tools.

  • Fail
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2024-11-05. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 2493 ms over 2 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 2717 ms over 2 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    2 of 2 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Pass
    Stable tool list

    No tool was removed and no required parameter was added in the last 30 days.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Pass
    Parameters documented

    4 of 4 parameters have a description (100%). The bar is 80%.

  • Fail
    Safety hints

    3 tools set neither readOnlyHint nor destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Pass
    Website matches publisher

    The website host matches the reverse-domain namespace.

  • Pass
    Source repo linked

    A repository URL is on file.

  • Not measured
    Repo owner matches

    This namespace is not an io.github login, so the owner comparison does not apply.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-09-09T03:44:33.254329Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    The GitHub licence lookup has not returned an OSI result yet.

Start using KooLink URL Shortener

Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http koolink-url-shortener https://mcp.kool.ink

Capabilities

Tools 3

link_stats

Get view analytics for one of the user's own KooLink short links: total and valid (fraud-filtered) views, breakdowns by device, country and referrer, plus a trailing 7-day trend. Use this to answer 'how is my link performing'.

Discovered
list_links

List the user's short links with their valid view counts, most recent first. Useful to survey overall link performance or to find a code to dig into with link_stats.

Discovered
shorten_url

Shorten a long URL using KooLink and return a compact kool.ink short link. Use this whenever the user wants a shortened URL, a tidy link to share, or a redirect for a long destination.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

View status
Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected2742 ms3
Connected2244 ms3

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