Linear MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with Linear. This server allows AI assistants to fetch data from Linear through the MCP standard.

Current Features

Get a user's todo tickets by user ID or email address

Installation

Clone this repository
Install dependencies:
npm install
Create a .env file at the root of the project (copy from .env.example):
LINEAR_API_KEY=your_linear_api_key_here
Get your Linear API key from the Linear Developer Console

Development

Run the development server (with hot reload):

npm run dev

Building for Production

Build the TypeScript code:

npm run build

Run the compiled code:

npm start

Using with MCP clients

This MCP server implements the standard MCP protocol and can be used with any MCP client. The server exposes the following tools:

Using with Claude Code

To use this MCP server with Claude Code, run the following command:

claude mcp add linear-mcp-server -- node dist/index.js

This registers the Linear MCP server with Claude Code, allowing you to access Linear tickets directly from your Claude conversations.

get-user-todo-tickets

Gets all tickets in the "Todo" state for a specified user.

Parameters:

userId (optional): The ID of the user
email (optional): The email of the user

Note: You must provide either userId or email.

Example response:

[
  {
    "id": "issue-id",
    "identifier": "PROJ-123",
    "title": "Fix login issue",
    "url": "https://linear.app/...",
    "priority": 1
  },
  ...
]

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to submit a pull request.

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remote-capable server

The server can be hosted and run remotely because it primarily relies on remote services or has no dependency on the local environment.

A server that allows AI assistants to access and retrieve Linear ticket data through the Model Context Protocol (MCP) standard, currently focused on fetching a user's todo tickets.

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