# Shortcut AI agent for Slack & Microsoft Teams

Viktor is an AI employee that connects to Shortcut with a scoped API key and helps you plan, assign, and track project tasks, running 4 Shortcut actions for you like Create Story, Search Stories, and List Label IDs Options. Ask in plain English in Slack or Microsoft Teams; Viktor does the work in Shortcut and reports back. Setup takes about two minutes.

- Tool: Shortcut
- Category: Productivity
- Connection: API key
- Actions available: 4
- Works from: Slack and Microsoft Teams
- Page: https://viktor.com/integrations/shortcut

## What can you ask Viktor to do in Shortcut?

- "Create tasks in Shortcut from the action items in this thread."
- "Summarize what changed in Shortcut this week and post it here every Friday."
- "Find the tasks in Shortcut that are overdue and draft a status update."
- "Keep Shortcut in sync with our roadmap and flag anything at risk."

## What can Viktor do in Shortcut? (4 actions)

- **List Workflow State ID Options** - Retrieves available options for the Workflow State ID field.
- **List Label IDs Options** - Retrieves available options for the Label IDs field.
- **Search Stories** - Searches for stories in your Shortcut account.
- **Create Story** - Creates a new story in your Shortcut account. See Create Story in Shortcut Rest API, V3 reference for endpoint documentation.

## How does Viktor work with Shortcut?

1. Add Viktor to Slack or Microsoft Teams.
2. Connect Shortcut with an API key - Viktor handles authentication.
3. Ask in plain English. Viktor runs the Shortcut actions, chains them with your other tools when needed, and reports back. Sensitive actions wait for your approval.

## What is a Shortcut AI agent?

A Shortcut AI agent is an AI that connects to your Shortcut account and completes work in it - it doesn't just answer questions about Shortcut, it takes the actions. Viktor is that agent: an AI employee that works in Shortcut on your behalf and delivers the finished result in Slack or Microsoft Teams.

Unlike workflow builders such as Zapier or Make, there is nothing to configure - no triggers to map, no workflows to maintain. You describe the outcome in plain English, and Viktor picks the right Shortcut actions, chains them with the other 3,200+ tools it connects to, and asks for approval before anything sensitive runs.

### About Shortcut

Project management platform

## Security and permissions

- Scoped API keys - Viktor stores your key securely, uses only the scopes you grant, and you can revoke it at any time.
- Review-first approvals: sensitive Shortcut actions wait for your sign-off before they run.
- Isolated compute per team, encrypted in transit and at rest - and your data is never used to train models.
- SOC 2 Type 1 compliant, with Type 2 and ISO 27001 in progress.

## FAQ

### Does Viktor integrate with Shortcut?

Yes. Shortcut is one of the 3,200+ tools Viktor connects to, via a managed connector. Once connected, anyone on your team can put Viktor to work in Shortcut from Slack or Microsoft Teams - no workflow builder, no code.

### How do I connect Shortcut to Viktor?

Ask Viktor in Slack or Microsoft Teams to connect Shortcut, then paste an API key from your Shortcut account when prompted. Viktor stores the key securely, uses only the scopes you grant, and you can revoke it at any time. Setup takes about two minutes.

### What can Viktor do in Shortcut?

Viktor can run 4 Shortcut actions, including Create Story, Search Stories, and List Label IDs Options - and chain them with other tools in a single request. In practice that means Viktor helps you plan, assign, and track project tasks. If a task spans several actions, Viktor plans the sequence itself and reports back when the work is done.

### Do I need to build workflows to automate Shortcut?

No. Viktor isn't a workflow builder - there are no triggers to map and no workflows to maintain. You ask for the outcome in plain English in Slack or Microsoft Teams, and Viktor decides which Shortcut actions to take, runs them, and reports back.

### Is my Shortcut data secure with Viktor?

Yes. Viktor connects to Shortcut with a scoped API key, runs in an isolated environment per team, and never trains models on your data. Sensitive actions wait for your approval, and you can revoke access at any time. Viktor is SOC 2 Type 1 compliant, with Type 2 and ISO 27001 in progress.

### How much does the Shortcut integration cost?

Nothing extra - every integration, including Shortcut, is available on every plan. You can start free with up to $100 in credits, no credit card required; paid plans start at $50/month.

### Can Viktor use Shortcut together with my other tools?

Yes - that's the point. Viktor connects to 3,200+ tools and works across them in a single run: it can pull data from Shortcut, cross-reference it with another tool - for example Slack or Gmail, and deliver the finished result in Slack or Microsoft Teams.

## Viktor uses Shortcut together with

- [Slack](https://viktor.com/integrations/slack)
- [Gmail](https://viktor.com/integrations/gmail)
- [Google Sheets](https://viktor.com/integrations/google-sheets)
- [HubSpot](https://viktor.com/integrations/hubspot)
- [Notion](https://viktor.com/integrations/notion)
- [Salesforce](https://viktor.com/integrations/salesforce)

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- [GitHub](https://viktor.com/integrations/github)
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- [Basecamp](https://viktor.com/integrations/basecamp)
- [Monday.com](https://viktor.com/integrations/monday-com)
- [Jira](https://viktor.com/integrations/jira)
- [Linear](https://viktor.com/integrations/linear)
- [Miro](https://viktor.com/integrations/miro)
- [ServiceM8](https://viktor.com/integrations/servicem8)

## Get started

Viktor is free to start - up to $100 in credits, no credit card required. All 3,200+ integrations are included on every plan. Sign up at https://viktor.com or browse all integrations at https://viktor.com/integrations.
