Shortpixel MCP for AI Agents

Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Shortpixel MCP or direct API to optimize images, compress files, convert formats, and monitor usage through natural language.

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ShortPixel is an image optimization and compression service that streamlines website performance by reducing image sizes. Enhance your site speed and SEO with minimal effort, without sacrificing image quality.

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TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Shortpixel action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Add CDN Domain

Tool to add a new domain to the ShortPixel CDN system and associate it with your API key.

Bulk Purge ShortPixel Storage

Tool to purge all files stored on ShortPixel storage servers for a domain.

Check Image Status

Tool to check the optimization status of an image being processed by ShortPixel.

Clean Up Image

Tool to remove images from the processing queue.

Get Adaptive Image via CDN

Tool to optimize images on-the-fly via ShortPixel CDN.

Get API Status

Tool to retrieve the current status of your API key, including available credits.

Get CDN Usage Statistics

Tool to retrieve detailed CDN usage statistics for a domain including traffic, API calls, monthly quota, remaining credits, and historical usage breakdown by date.

Optimize Images by URL

Tool to optimize images by providing their URLs.

Read CDN Domain Status

Tool to check the status of a domain and its CDN quota on ShortPixel.

Revoke CDN Domain

Tool to revoke a domain association from ShortPixel CDN.

Set CDN Domain

Tool to associate an API key with an existing domain.

Upload and Optimize Images

Tool to upload and optimize images that are not accessible online.

SETUP GUIDE

Connect Shortpixel MCP Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/core ai @ai-sdk/mcp @ai-sdk/openai
Install the Composio SDK and your agent framework
2

Create a session with MCP enabled

typescript
import { Composio } from "@composio/core";

const composio = new Composio();
const { mcp } = await composio.create("your-user-id", {
  toolkits: ["shortpixel"],
  mcp: true,
});
Create a session scoped to Shortpixel and read its MCP URL and headers
3

Connect your agent to the MCP server

typescript
import { createMCPClient } from "@ai-sdk/mcp";
import { openai } from "@ai-sdk/openai";
import { generateText, stepCountIs } from "ai";

const client = await createMCPClient({
  transport: { type: "http", url: mcp.url, headers: mcp.headers },
});

const { text } = await generateText({
  model: openai("gpt-5.6-sol"),
  tools: await client.tools(),
  prompt: "Check current API credits for my ShortPixel account",
  stopWhen: stepCountIs(10),
});

console.log(text);
await client.close();
Pass the session's MCP URL and headers to your agent and run a Shortpixel request
SETUP GUIDE

Connect Shortpixel API Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/core @composio/openai openai
Install the Composio SDK, the OpenAI provider, and the OpenAI SDK
2

Create a Composio session

typescript
import OpenAI from "openai";
import { Composio } from "@composio/core";
import { OpenAIResponsesProvider } from "@composio/openai";

const composio = new Composio({ provider: new OpenAIResponsesProvider() });
const client = new OpenAI();

const session = await composio.create("your-user-id", { toolkits: ["shortpixel"] });
const tools = await session.tools();
Initialize Composio with the OpenAI Responses provider and create a session scoped to Shortpixel
3

Run Shortpixel tools with your agent

typescript
let response = await client.responses.create({
  model: "gpt-5.6-sol",
  tools,
  input: [{ role: "user", content: "Check current API credits for my ShortPixel account" }],
});

while (response.output.some((o) => o.type === "function_call")) {
  const outputs = await composio.provider.handleToolCalls(session, response.output);
  response = await client.responses.create({
    model: "gpt-5.6-sol",
    tools,
    previous_response_id: response.id,
    input: outputs,
  });
}

console.log(response.output_text);
Send a request, execute the Shortpixel tool calls through the session, and print the final answer

Why Use Composio?

AI Native Shortpixel Integration

  • Supports both Shortpixel MCP and direct API based integrations
  • Structured, LLM-friendly schemas for reliable tool execution
  • Rich coverage for optimizing, compressing, and analyzing your image assets

Managed Auth

  • Built-in API key management with secure storage and rotation
  • Central place to manage, scope, and revoke Shortpixel access
  • Per user and per environment credentials instead of hard-coded keys

Agent Optimized Design

  • Tools are tuned using real error and success rates to improve reliability over time
  • Comprehensive execution logs so you always know what ran, when, and on whose behalf

Enterprise Grade Security

  • Fine-grained RBAC so you control which agents and users can access Shortpixel
  • Scoped, least privilege access to Shortpixel resources
  • Full audit trail of agent actions to support review and compliance
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Yes, Shortpixel requires you to configure your own API key credentials. Once set up, Composio handles secure credential storage and API request handling for you.

Yes! Composio's Tool Router enables agents to use multiple toolkits. Learn more.

Composio is SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliant with all data encrypted in transit and at rest. Learn more.

Composio maintains and updates all toolkit integrations automatically, so your agents always work with the latest API versions.

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