Linear MCP Server
 
A Model Context Protocol server for the Linear API.
This server provides integration with Linear's issue tracking system through MCP, allowing LLMs to interact with Linear issues.
Installation
Automatic Installation
To install the Linear MCP server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
Manual Installation
- Create or get a Linear API key for your team: https://linear.app/YOUR-TEAM/settings/api
- Add server config to Claude Desktop:
Components
Tools
- `linear_create_issue`: Create a new Linear issues
- `linear_update_issue`: Update existing issues
- `linear_search_issues`: Search issues with flexible filtering
- `linear_get_user_issues`: Get issues assigned to a user
- `linear_add_comment`: Add comments to issues
Resources
linear-issue:///{issueId}- View individual issue details
linear-team:///{teamId}/issues- View team issues
linear-user:///{userId}/assigned- View user's assigned issues
linear-organization:- View organization info
linear-viewer:- View current user context
Usage examples
Some example prompts you can use with Claude Desktop to interact with Linear:
- "Show me all my high-priority issues" execute the
search_issuestool and/orlinear-user:///{userId}/assignedto find issues assigned to you with priority 1
- "Based on what I've told you about this bug already, make a bug report for the authentication system" use
create_issueto create a new high-priority issue with appropriate details and status tracking
- "Find all in progress frontend tasks" use
search_issuesto locate frontend-related issues with in progress task
- "Give me a summary of recent updates on the issues for mobile app development" use
search_issuesto identify the relevant issue(s), thenlinear-issue:///{issueId}fetch the issue details and show recent activity and comments
- "What's the current workload for the mobile team?" combine
linear-team:///{teamId}/issuesandsearch_issuesto analyze issue distribution and priorities across the mobile team
Development
- Install dependencies:
- Configure Linear API key in
.env:
- Build the server:
For development with auto-rebuild:
License
This MCP server is licensed under the MIT License. This means you are free to use, modify, and distribute the software, subject to the terms and conditions of the MIT License. For more details, please see the LICENSE file in the project repository.
Linear MCP Server
 
A Model Context Protocol server for the Linear API.
This server provides integration with Linear's issue tracking system through MCP, allowing LLMs to interact with Linear issues.
Installation
Automatic Installation
To install the Linear MCP server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
Manual Installation
- Create or get a Linear API key for your team: https://linear.app/YOUR-TEAM/settings/api
- Add server config to Claude Desktop:
Components
Tools
- `linear_create_issue`: Create a new Linear issues
- `linear_update_issue`: Update existing issues
- `linear_search_issues`: Search issues with flexible filtering
- `linear_get_user_issues`: Get issues assigned to a user
- `linear_add_comment`: Add comments to issues
Resources
linear-issue:///{issueId}- View individual issue details
linear-team:///{teamId}/issues- View team issues
linear-user:///{userId}/assigned- View user's assigned issues
linear-organization:- View organization info
linear-viewer:- View current user context
Usage examples
Some example prompts you can use with Claude Desktop to interact with Linear:
- "Show me all my high-priority issues" execute the
search_issuestool and/orlinear-user:///{userId}/assignedto find issues assigned to you with priority 1
- "Based on what I've told you about this bug already, make a bug report for the authentication system" use
create_issueto create a new high-priority issue with appropriate details and status tracking
- "Find all in progress frontend tasks" use
search_issuesto locate frontend-related issues with in progress task
- "Give me a summary of recent updates on the issues for mobile app development" use
search_issuesto identify the relevant issue(s), thenlinear-issue:///{issueId}fetch the issue details and show recent activity and comments
- "What's the current workload for the mobile team?" combine
linear-team:///{teamId}/issuesandsearch_issuesto analyze issue distribution and priorities across the mobile team
Development
- Install dependencies:
- Configure Linear API key in
.env:
- Build the server:
For development with auto-rebuild:
License
This MCP server is licensed under the MIT License. This means you are free to use, modify, and distribute the software, subject to the terms and conditions of the MIT License. For more details, please see the LICENSE file in the project repository.