Schema | Linear MCP Server

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

Name	Required	Description	Default
`LINEAR_API_KEY`	Yes	Your Linear API key (create at https://linear.app/settings/account/security)

Features and capabilities supported by this server

Capability	Details
`tools`	{ "listChanged": false }
`prompts`	{ "listChanged": false }
`resources`	{ "subscribe": false, "listChanged": false }
`experimental`	{}

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

Name	Description
linear_create_issue	Create a new Linear issue. `Args: title: Issue title team_id: Team ID to create issue in description: Issue description (markdown supported) priority: Priority level (1=urgent, 4=low) status: Initial status name`
linear_update_issue	Update an existing Linear issue. `Args: id: Issue ID to update title: New title description: New description priority: New priority (1=urgent, 4=low) status: New status name`
linear_search_issues	Search issues with flexible filtering. `Args: query: Text to search in title/description team_id: Filter by team status: Filter by status assignee_id: Filter by assignee labels: Filter by labels priority: Filter by priority estimate: Filter by estimate points include_archived: Include archived issues limit: Max results (default: 10)`
linear_get_user_issues	Get issues assigned to a user. `Args: user_id: User ID (omit for authenticated user) include_archived: Include archived issues limit: Max results (default: 50)`
linear_add_comment	Add a comment to an issue. `Args: issue_id: Issue ID to comment on body: Comment text (markdown supported) create_as_user: Custom username display_icon_url: Custom avatar URL`

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

Name	Description
`default`	Get the default prompt for the Linear MCP server.

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

Name	Description
`get_organization`	Get the Linear organization. Returns: Organization details
`get_viewer`	Get the authenticated user (viewer). Returns: User details

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