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title: sherlink
description: The single short-link and access-policy layer behind every sherpage page and sherserve object.
---

# sherlink

sherlink is the gateway behind `sl.shebang.pro` — and, less visibly, the
single policy owner behind `p.shebang.pro` and `f.shebang.pro` as well.
Every published page and every uploaded file gets a short link
automatically, and that link is where a resource's access level,
password, expiry, and view budget actually live.

One thing worth saying plainly, because it surprises people: `sl.`
serves the wrapped resource directly with a `200` — it is not a `302`
redirect to the `p.` or `f.` address underneath. The short link *is* the
resource, as far as a visitor is concerned.

## In this section

- [Short links and aliases](/sherlink/short-links-and-aliases) — implicit
  creation, custom vanity aliases, and what deleting a link really does.
- [Access](/sherlink/access) — how access modes apply through sherlink,
  and the sherlink-specific fields on top.
- [The sl. url](/sherlink/the-sl-url) — how the address is built.
- [Tools](/sherlink/tools) — all five `link_*` MCP tools.

## Next

[Short links and aliases](/sherlink/short-links-and-aliases).