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Shortcut

Fast project management for software teams and their agents

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Shortcut is a project management platform for software teams, covering issue tracking, sprints, roadmaps, boards, docs, and objectives. It supports work carried out by people and by AI agents, including Korey, an AI agent for product engineering workflows, and an MCP server for connecting coding tools such as Cursor and Claude Code.

Core features include Kanban boards with drag-and-drop, filters, Spaces, and work-in-progress limits; Iterations for sprint planning; custom fields; roadmaps; docs; backlogs; reporting; automations; objectives; and APIs. Integrations include GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Slack, Sentry, Figma, Notion, Zapier, and others. Security features include SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR compliance, Google SSO, and optional SSO and SCIM.

Shortcut is aimed at engineering, product, design, and leadership teams, from small teams to enterprise scale. It offers a free plan with full access for 14 days, with no credit card required, and paid plans including Business and Enterprise editions.

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