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:

!linear-security-settings

Then, configure it with the LINEAR_API_KEY env variable:

# Add to your .env file
LINEAR_API_KEY=lin_api_xxxxxxxxxxxx

# Or export as environment variable
export LINEAR_API_KEY=lin_api_xxxxxxxxxxxx

Running the Server

uvx --from git+https://github.com/vinayak-mehta/linear-mcp linear-mcp

Docker

docker build -t linear-mcp:latest .
docker run -it --rm -e LINEAR_API=lin_api_xxxxxx linear-mcp:latest

And to use this in Claude Desktop, it would look like this:

    "linear-mcp-server": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-it",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "LINEAR_API_KEY=lin_api_xxxxxx",
        "linear-mcp-server:latest"
      ]
    }

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

Create a bug ticket: "Login screen disappears like magic tricks at a birthday party!" Priority: HIGH, Team: Engineering

Updating an Issue

Upgrade ENG-123 to "shooting star" priority! Users are excited! Change status to "Racing to the finish line!"

Searching for Issues

Find all Frontend tasks with "authentication" that are patiently waiting for their moment to shine

Retrieving User Tasks

What exciting challenges await me today in Linear?

Adding a Comment

Add to DEV-456: "Temporarily paused while the API does its beauty routine. Back on it next sprint with fresh energy!"

Organization Overview

Show me our amazing team structure so I can appreciate all the talented people making this happen

License

Apache 2.0