Use Case
Stop doing repetitive general tools tasks manually. Shorten lets your AI agent handle them automatically through natural conversation. Shorten URLs using is.gd (no auth required). Returns a permanent short link. This guide shows practical examples of using Shorten to automate common general tools workflows and save hours every week.
Install Shorten: npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install shorten
Identify the repetitive general tools tasks you want to automate
Describe the task to your AI in plain English
Shorten will execute the task and return results directly in the chat
Chain multiple tasks: ask your AI to run a sequence of operations
Copy these prompts and use them with your AI agent after installing Shorten
Automate my general tools tasks using Shorten
What repetitive tasks can Shorten handle for me?
Set up a workflow that runs Shorten every morning
Select your agent
Option 1: Install via CLI (recommended)
Recommended (no pre-install needed)
npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install shortenOr via clawhub CLI (if already installed)
clawhub --dir ~/.claude/skills install shortenβ οΈ Requires Node.js 18+. No Node? Use Option 2 below to download the ZIP instead. Install Node.js β
Option 2: Manual install (no Node required)
Download the ZIP, extract it, and place the folder at the path below. Restart your agent to activate.
Install path
~/.claude/skills/shorten/π‘Extract and place the folder at the path above, then restart your agent.