Lasso MCP Getting started guide

Connect Lasso to your AI in five minutes.

One server URL, one Lasso MCP and API key. Then ask Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT where your affiliate business is leaking money.

No card required Read-only until you approve WordPress plugin optional
Connection details
Streamable HTTP
Server URL https://lasso.link/mcp
Authorization header Bearer YOUR_LASSO_MCP_AND_API_KEY
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Setup

Four steps. No plugin required.

Your Lasso MCP and API key is account-wide. Ask your AI to call list_sites when you need data for a specific site. It reads; you approve any change.

Reading this with an AI?

Point it at the plain-text version — same steps, no layout.

getlasso.co/llms.txt
  1. 1

    Create a free Lasso account

    Add the site you want to analyze. If you already use Lasso, skip ahead.

    Sign up free
  2. 2

    Copy your Lasso MCP and API key

    Open Preferences in the Hub and copy your Lasso MCP and API key. This is the only secret you need. Using ChatGPT? Skip this — you sign in with OAuth instead.

    app.getlasso.co Preferences Lasso MCP and API key
  3. 3

    Add the server to your client

    Pick your client. Replace YOUR_LASSO_MCP_AND_API_KEY with the key from step 2.

    
                  
  4. Ask your first question

    Paste this in. It connects, scans, and stops short of changing anything.

    Connect Lasso MCP. List alerts and opportunities. Dry-run the top 10 Lasso Opportunities or unmonetized links. Do not change anything until I confirm.
Capabilities

What your AI can see and do.

Every tool is read-only by default. Anything that would change your site runs as a dry run first and waits for your approval.

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Revenue opportunities

Links still on Associates 3% with a higher published rate available. When there's no match, it says so.

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Link health

Broken links, out-of-stock products, and unmonetized Amazon URLs, with the post each one sits on.

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Performance

Click counts for your Lasso links over the last 30 days. Zero clicks is reported as zero, never estimated.

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Content audit

Audit one published article end to end and surface where monetization is missing.

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Site-wide scan

One pass across every post with Lasso links, grouped by issue and prioritized by where your clicks are.

dry-run · approve

Apply changes

Dry-run first. Nothing is published without your confirmation. Access is scoped to the site you connected.

Prompts

Steal these.

Start broad, then pull the thread. Each answer is the next question.

Start here Where am I leaving money on the table? Don't change anything.
Commissions Which of my Amazon products could earn a higher commission?
Health What's broken or out of stock on my site? Recommend replacements.
Traffic What were my 10 most-clicked products last month, and which are still on standard Associates rates?
Audit Audit this article end to end and show me where monetization is missing: [URL]
Approve Dry-run the top 10 opportunities ranked by clicks × rate difference. Show me each change before applying.
Reference

For any client — or any agent.

Everything a person or a model needs to connect, in one block. Also available as /llms.txt and /mcp/config.json.

Server URL
https://lasso.link/mcp
Transport
Streamable HTTP (remote). No local install.
Authentication
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LASSO_MCP_AND_API_KEY — from Hub → Preferences. ChatGPT uses OAuth sign-in instead.
Scope
One account key. Call list_sites when you need a specific site.
Write access
Dry-run by default. Changes require explicit confirmation in the conversation.
Requirements
Free Lasso account. WordPress plugin optional after the first scan.
Machine-readable · config.json
{
  "name": "lasso",
  "description": "Lasso affiliate-link data: opportunities, link health, clicks, audits",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://lasso.link/mcp",
  "auth": {
    "type": "bearer",
    "header": "Authorization",
    "value": "Bearer <YOUR_LASSO_MCP_AND_API_KEY>",
    "obtain": "https://app.getlasso.co/settings/preferences"
  },
  "scope": "account-wide",
  "writes": "dry-run, requires user confirmation",
  "docs": "https://getlasso.co/mcp",
  "llms_txt": "https://getlasso.co/llms.txt"
}
FAQ

Questions, answered.

Something missing? Help Center or [email protected].

Yes, by default. Your AI can read links, clicks, alerts, and opportunities for the connected site. Anything that would change your site runs as a dry run and waits for you to approve it in the conversation.

Lasso MCP is included with a free Lasso account. No credit card is required to connect.

No. Lasso Lite for WordPress is optional after the first scan and is never required to connect.

Your Lasso MCP and API key is account-wide. Ask your AI to call list_sites when you need data for a specific site.

Lasso ships as an app in the ChatGPT directory, so you authorize with your Lasso login instead of pasting a key. Claude, Cursor, and other clients use your Lasso MCP and API key.

No. Lasso reports the published rate of a matching program. When there's no match, the link stays where it is and the AI says so.

Your affiliate business is ready for AI.

Free Lasso account. No credit card. Connected before your coffee cools.

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