Linear MCP Server
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.
Integrations
Provides tools for issue tracking and project management in Linear, allowing users to create and update issues, search and filter issues, retrieve user-assigned tasks, add comments, and access organizational information.
Linear MCP
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Linear, providing tools for issue tracking and project management.
Configuration
Go to Linear security settings and create an API key:
Then, configure it with the LINEAR_API_KEY env variable:
Running the Server
Resources
Linear MCP provides access to the following resource types:
| Resource | Description | Example URI |
|---|---|---|
| Issue | Details of a specific Linear issue | linear-issue:///a1b2c3d4 |
| Team Issues | All issues for a specific team | linear-team:///ENG/issues |
| User Issues | Issues assigned to a user | linear-user:///me/assigned |
| Organization | Details about your Linear organization | linear-organization: |
| Viewer | Information about the authenticated user | linear-viewer: |
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
linear_create_issue | Create a new Linear issue with title, description, and other attributes |
linear_update_issue | Update an existing issue's properties |
linear_search_issues | Search issues using flexible filtering criteria |
linear_get_user_issues | Retrieve issues assigned to a specific user |
linear_add_comment | Add a comment to an existing issue |
Example Prompts
Creating a New Issue
Updating an Issue
Searching for Issues
Retrieving User Tasks
Adding a Comment
Organization Overview
License
Apache 2.0
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A Model Context Protocol server that integrates with Linear, enabling AI assistants to create, update, search, and comment on issues for project management and issue tracking.