Introduction

Turn a URL, a file, or a text snippet into a tracked short link. Agents and humans use the same CLI, HTTP API, and MCP.

Linkdash lives at linkdash.dev. Short links are served from https://lida.sh/{id}. The public id is a generated 6-character slug by default; custom slugs are unique per host. Generated ids and lida.sh slugs share one public namespace. Custom domains have their own.

You can skip the dashboard. The CLI, HTTP API, and MCP cover the same operations: links, files, snippets, stats, domains, and webhooks.

Quickstart

Skill, CLI, account, then your first link.

CLI

Commands, flags, JSON stdout, CSV, and auth.

HTTP API

Bearer key, the same operations as the CLI.

MCP

Remote MCP with the same Unkey key.

Agent skill

Drop the skill into Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex.

What you can create

Exactly one payload per link:

URL — shorten a destination and keep UTM parameters
File — upload bytes and get a tracked download link
Text — store a snippet

Optional password, start time, expiry, tags, a private name, social preview, and a QR code. Pause and resume without changing the id.

Surfaces

Surface	Use it for
CLI	Agents and terminals. JSON on stdout.
HTTP API	`https://api.linkdash.dev/v1` with a bearer key
MCP	`https://api.linkdash.dev/mcp` with the same key
Dashboard	Account, billing, API keys, and a UI if you want one
Agent skill	Teach an agent the CLI, the API, and MCP