Example: fixing 404s in one conversation
The redirection.io MCP server offers nearly forty tools, which the AI assistant calls whenever it sees fit.
You
I renamed a few pages last week. What did that break?
Assistant
list_logs
Almost all of this week's 404s come from three pages:
The first two look like renamed pages. Shall I create the redirections?
You
Yes, to the new addresses. First check they don't conflict with my existing rules.
Assistant
check_rule_impact create_http_rule
I tested both redirections against your existing rules. The first one is fine. The second was hidden by your rule on /shop*, so I gave it a higher priority.
Both rules are drafts, nothing is live yet.
You
OK, publish.
Assistant
publish_rules
It's published, both redirections are live. The publication shows in the project history, under your name.
What the assistant can do
Read your traffic
It reads the logs of your agents, counts and groups requests, over the whole retention period of your project.
Write and change rules
It creates and changes rules with every trigger and every action redirection.io offers, from a plain 301 to a backend switch, markers and variables included. Let your imagination run free and build advanced automations.
Check before writing
Before writing a rule, the assistant can test how all your existing rules behave, to spot possible conflicts and let you decide on priorities.
Look after your domains
It lists your domains, checks their DNS configuration and reports the records that are missing.
Understand your audience
It reads the analytics of your dashboard: traffic and errors, visitors, bounce rate, top pages, referrers, countries, UTM campaigns, visitor paths and search engine bots, compared to the previous period.
Crawl your site
It starts crawls, reads their report, goes from an issue straight to the pages to fix, and compares two crawls to spot the pages that appeared or disappeared after a release.
Install recipes
Each recipe of the catalog is a tool of its own: the assistant knows what it does and which settings it needs, installs it for you, and its rules wait in your drafts.
Use your log views
It runs the log views of your project, the predefined ones included, and saves new ones so that you find its searches in the manager.
Connect your assistant
No API key to copy into a file: you enter the server address, then sign in once in your browser.
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Point your client at the server
The whole configuration is one URL:
https://redirection.io/mcp -
Choose the permissions
Your client opens redirection.io in the browser. You sign in, then grant or refuse each requested permission.
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You're all set
Your assistant sees your projects. Ask it about your traffic or ask it to create rules.
claude mcp add --transport http redirectionio https://redirection.io/mcpIn your client's settings, add a custom connector with this URL:
https://redirection.io/mcp
{
"mcpServers": {
"redirectionio": {
"url": "https://redirection.io/mcp"
}
}
}Some example requests
Need inspiration? You can manage many aspects of your site from your assistant. Copy a request to try it.
You decide what your agent can do
The redirection.io MCP server gives you fine-grained permissions, so you always control what your AI agent may do on your site.
mcp |
See the list of your projects |
mcp:logs:read |
Read the logs and the log views |
mcp:analytics:read |
Read the analytics |
mcp:rules:read |
Read the rules |
mcp:domains:read |
Read the domains |
mcp:crawls:read |
Read the crawls and their reports |
mcp:logs:write |
Create log views |
mcp:rules:write |
Create, change and delete rules, and install recipes, as drafts |
mcp:domains:write |
Add and delete domains |
mcp:crawls:write |
Start, stop and delete crawls, which uses crawl credits |
mcp:rules:publish |
Publish the pending changes |
Nothing goes live without you
- The assistant prepares a draft
- You review
- You publish
Everything goes through a draft
The rules the assistant creates, changes or deletes stay drafts, like the ones you could write in the manager. They only take effect when the project is published.
Publishing is a separate permission
If you don't grant it, the assistant prepares the changes and you are the one who reviews and publishes them from the manager.
It has your rights, no more
The assistant acts with your account: it sees the same projects as you and cannot do more than you can.
Frequently asked questions
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Is it included in my plan?
Yes. The MCP server is available on every plan, at no extra cost. It uses your redirection.io account, there is nothing to enable.
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What data does the assistant see?
Only what you allowed: the projects you have access to, with the permissions you granted when connecting. The MCP server just answers the assistant's requests, redirection.io sends nothing to an AI model.
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My MCP client is not in the list, will it work?
Yes, any MCP client that supports the HTTP transport and OAuth sign-in can connect. Enter the address https://redirection.io/mcp, the rest happens in your browser.
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What about teams?
Each person connects their own account. Rules and publications show in the project history under the name of the person who asked for them, like a change made in the manager.
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Which tools can the assistant call?
Nearly forty: list your projects, read the logs and the log views, read the analytics, list, read, create, change and delete rules, check their impact, install recipes, publish, start and read crawls, and manage domains. Each predefined log view and each recipe offered to assistants also has a tool of its own. The full list is in the developer documentation.
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Can the assistant spend my crawl credits?
Only if you grant it the permission to start crawls. Each crawled page costs a credit, so the assistant is asked to propose a page limit and to check with you before starting an unlimited crawl.
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How do I remove an assistant's access?
In the manager, open your account, then Security: the Connected applications list every assistant that has access to your account, and revoking one cuts it off at its next request. Changing your password or your two-factor authentication revokes all of them at once.