AI Assistant Connector
Add the DexURL connector to Claude, see what an assistant can and cannot do, and fix common problems like "Couldn't connect" and the one-minute delay.
The connector lets an AI assistant work with your DexURL account while you talk to it. You add one address, https://dexurl.com/mcp, sign in to DexURL and allow the connection. For an overview, read Use DexURL from your AI assistant.
Add the connector in Claude
Open Connectors
In Claude on the web or in the desktop app, open Settings, then Customize, then Connectors.
Add a custom connector
Choose Add, then Add custom connector.
Name it and paste the address
Call it DexURL, enter https://dexurl.com/mcp as the address, and choose Add.
Connect and sign in
Choose Connect. DexURL opens its normal sign-in, with Google or an email link.
Allow
Read the consent screen and choose Allow. You are returned to Claude with the connector ready.
Claude on mobile uses connectors you added on the web or in the desktop app, so add it there first.
Add it in Claude Code
- Run
claude mcp add --transport http dexurl https://dexurl.com/mcp. - Inside Claude Code, run
/mcp, choose DexURL and follow the browser sign-in. - Allow the connection on the DexURL consent screen.
What the connector can do
| What it does | Kind | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Get account: shows your plan and its limits | Read | Free and Pro |
| Find links: searches your short links by address, title or destination | Read | Free and Pro |
| Get a link: shows one link, its short and QR addresses and its rules | Read | Free and Pro |
| Get click stats: click totals for one link or all of them | Read | Pro |
| Search the Vault: finds saved links that are not private | Read | Free and Pro |
| Get Bio pages: lists your Bio pages and their links | Read | Free and Pro |
| Create a short link, with click cap, expiry and, on Pro, passwords, one-time use, smart routing, availability windows and boards | Write | Free and Pro |
| Update a short link: change its destination, title, pause state or rules | Write | Free and Pro |
| Delete a short link | Write | Free and Pro |
| Save a link to the Vault | Write | Free and Pro |
| Add links to a Bio page | Write | Free and Pro |
What it cannot do
- See or change private Vault items. They are never visible to an assistant.
- Publish a Bio page. Links added to a published page wait in its draft until you publish them in the app.
- Touch billing, account settings, custom domains or anything not in the table above.
- Go past your plan. The same Free and Pro limits apply.
Limits and plan messages
The connector asks the same questions the app does, so a limit that stops you in the app stops the assistant too. On Free, a request for a 26th active link is refused with "Free plan allows up to 25 active links." A request for a feature that needs Pro, such as "Password-protected links require the Pro plan.", comes back with that sentence and a pointer to the plans. The assistant should pass the message on to you. A new account can create up to 10 links an hour during its first day.
If your account is scheduled for deletion, the assistant can read your links but cannot change anything until you cancel the deletion in Settings.
Changes and the one-minute delay
After an assistant edits, pauses or deletes a link, visitors can see the old behaviour for up to a minute while the change reaches every location. An edit changes where the existing short link and its printed QR codes go. Deleting a link stops its printed QR codes working. The assistant cannot undo a delete.
Disconnect
Remove the connector from your assistant's own connector settings. A disconnected assistant can keep access for up to 24 hours, until its sign-in token expires.
Troubleshooting
"Couldn't connect"
- Check that the address is exactly
https://dexurl.com/mcp, with nothing before or after it. - Finish the sign-in and choose Allow on the consent screen. Closing it early leaves the connector disconnected.
- Sign in with the account you use for DexURL.
- Remove the connector and add it again.
- Still stuck? Open a support case and include the time you tried.
A request needs Pro
The message names the feature. Ask for a version without it, or compare the plans.
A change has not appeared yet
Wait a minute and try the link again. Edits can take that long to reach every location.
"Link not found"
The assistant can only see your own links. Check the address belongs to your account and the link was not deleted.