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MCP Linear

An MCP server for Linear: issues, projects, cycles, milestones, documents and project updates via the GraphQL API

MCP serverHigh risk

tacticlaunch/mcp-linearAuthor: TacticLaunch

Install

npx add-mcp @tacticlaunch/mcp-linear --env LINEAR_API_TOKEN=YOUR_LINEAR_API_TOKEN

Add -g to install globally.

This is third-party code. Review the repository files before installing.

What it does

The server connects the agent to Linear with a personal API key or an OAuth token. The agent reads issues, projects, teams, cycles, milestones, roadmaps and documents, creates and updates issues, changes status, assigns people and comments. It can draft project and initiative updates and work with templates, custom fields, customers and customer needs. Besides tools, it exposes MCP resources and ready prompts for project summaries and issue triage.

Who it is for. For product and engineering teams on Linear who plan and track work together with an agent.

Good fit when

  • You need to draft a weekly project update
  • You want to create or reassign issues from an agent chat
  • You need open issues grouped by milestone and cycle

Not a fit when

  • Linear's official MCP server covers your needs
  • Your team does not use Linear

Example request

Show open issues in the Checkout project by milestone and draft a weekly update

Limitations

Requires a Linear personal API key or OAuth token. Some OAuth app management tools work only with an OAuth application token, and webhooks require admin rights. Not an official project; Linear runs its own hosted MCP server. Linear availability from Russia is not guaranteed.

How to disable. Remove the linear block from the MCP config and revoke the API key in Linear settings under Security & access.

MCP

Transport
stdio
Authentication
API key
Environment variables
LINEAR_API_TOKEN
required, secret		Linear personal API key unless an OAuth token is set.
LINEAR_OAUTH_ACCESS_TOKEN
secret		OAuth application token for managing child apps.

Security check

  • Creates and changes issues, projects and webhooks in an external service
  • Can issue tokens and rotate secrets

README in short

The README lists capabilities for issues, projects, documents, customers, webhooks and OAuth apps, with the full tool list in TOOLS.md. It describes two auth options: a personal key and a managing app's OAuth token. Installation is via add-mcp, a manual npx config or a global npm package. It exposes MCP resources and prompts and ships unit tests plus a smoke test on the official SDK. MIT licensed.

FAQ

Where do I get a key?

In Linear open Settings, Security & access and create a Personal API Key.

How does it differ from Linear's official server?

This one runs locally via npm and offers a wider tool set, including project updates, customers, webhooks and OAuth apps.

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