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Linear MCP

Issues, projects, and cycles in Linear from Claude.

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Best for

Best for engineering teams who run their work in Linear.

At a glance

Pricing
open-source
Setup time
15 minutes
Learning curve
easy
Last verified
5/27/2026

What we love

  • ✓Linear-maintained
  • ✓Clean issue surface
  • ✓Loved by engineering teams

Where it falls short

  • −Webhooks separate
  • −OAuth setup for multi-org
  • −API rate limits

Install & connect

Copy-paste ready

Install
shell
npx -y mcp-remote https://linear.run.tools
Config — Claude Desktop
json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linear": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://linear.run.tools"]
    }
  }
}
Config — Claude Code
shell
claude mcp add --transport http linear https://linear.run.tools

Pricing

✓ Pricing verified Jun 14, 2026

1 tier

Open-source

$0

perpetual

  • ✓MIT

Overview

MCP server for Linear — issue CRUD, project + cycle mgmt, label + workflow ops, search. Linear API key auth.

Key features

  • ●Issue + project CRUD
  • ●Cycle mgmt
  • ●Workflow ops
  • ●Search
  • ●API key auth

Exposed tools

The MCP-tool names this server exposes. Your agent can invoke any of these when this server is connected.

  • list_comments
    List comments for a Linear issue.
  • create_comment
    Create a comment on an issue.
  • list_cycles
    Retrieve cycles for a team.
  • get_document
    Retrieve a document by ID or slug.
  • list_documents
    List documents in the workspace.
  • create_document
    Create a new document.
  • update_document
    Update an existing document.
  • get_issue
    Retrieve detailed info about an issue.
  • list_issues
    List issues in the workspace.
  • create_issue
    Create a new issue.
  • update_issue
    Update an existing issue.
  • list_issue_statuses
    List available issue statuses in a team.
  • get_issue_status
    Retrieve details about an issue status.
  • list_issue_labels
    List available issue labels.
  • create_issue_label
    Create a new issue label.
  • list_projects
    List projects in the workspace.
  • get_project
    Retrieve details of a specific project.
  • create_project
    Create a new project.
  • update_project
    Update an existing project.
  • list_project_labels
    List available project labels.
  • list_teams
    List teams in the workspace.
  • get_team
    Retrieve details of a specific team.
  • list_users
    Retrieve users in the workspace.
  • get_user
    Retrieve details of a user.
  • search_documentation
    Search Linear documentation.

Best use cases

AI issue triage

Let Claude triage incoming Linear issues to right team and priority.

Issue creation from chat

Quickly create Linear issues from chat with full context.

Integrations

Linear
GitHub
Slack
Figma
Sentry

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