Linear MCP (Enhanced)

Overview

Linear MCP provides comprehensive integration with Linear's project management platform, enabling AI agents to manage issues, projects, teams, and workflows.

Features

• Issue creation, update, and deletion
• Project management
• Team collaboration
• Cycle and sprint tracking
• Search and filtering

Installation

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-linear

Configuration

Set the LINEAR_API_KEY environment variable:

export LINEAR_API_KEY=your_api_key

Get your API key from https://linear.app/settings/api.

Available Tools

Tool	Description
search_issues	Search issues across workspace
create_issue	Create a new issue
update_issue	Update an existing issue
get_issue	Get issue details
list_projects	List all projects
list_teams	List all teams

Usage Examples

Create an Issue

{
  "title": "Implement user authentication",
  "teamId": "your-team-id",
  "priority": 2,
  "labels": ["backend", "security"]
}

Search Issues

{
  "query": "authentication",
  "teamId": "your-team-id"
}

Pros

• ✅ Deep Linear integration
• ✅ Issue lifecycle management
• ✅ Project tracking
• ✅ Team collaboration

Cons

• ❌ Requires Linear API key
• ❌ Limited to Linear ecosystem
• ❌ Rate limits apply

Resources

• Linear API Docs
• MCP Server GitHub