Bring Issue Tracking
to Windsurf
Learn how to connect Linear to Windsurf and start using 11 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the Linear MCP Server?
Connect your Linear workspace to any AI agent and take full control of your agile software delivery and high-fidelity issue orchestration through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Issue Portfolio Orchestration — List all active tickets, retrieve detailed high-fidelity metadata, and monitor delivery status programmatically
- Agile Execution Intelligence — Programmatically generate and update high-fidelity issues for specific teams directly through your agent
- Project & Cycle Monitoring — Access your complete directory of high-fidelity projects and active cycles to ensure perfectly coordinated development
- Resource Architecture — List team members and collaborators to understand and orchestrate your organizational structure programmatically
- Communication Stream Access — Programmatically add high-fidelity comments to specific issues to maintain perfect contextual alignment
- Operational Monitoring — Verify account-level API connectivity and monitor issue orchestration volume directly through your agent for perfectly coordinated service scaling
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Retrieve your Personal API Key from your Linear account (Settings > API)
3. Start managing your agile growth from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
No more manual status updates or missing project gaps. Your AI acts as your dedicated project coordinator and agile architect.
Who is this for?
- Software Engineers — instantly retrieve issue lists and update ticket statuses using natural language commands without leaving your creative workspace
- Product Managers — monitor high-fidelity project progress and team utilization to ensure healthy software delivery
- DevOps Leads — verify technical issue logs and team assignments to optimize resource allocation through simple AI queries
Built-in capabilities (11)
Check API Status
Add a comment to an issue
Create a new issue
Get details for a specific issue
List active cycles
List Linear issues
List issue labels
List active projects
List workspace teams
List workspace members
Update an existing issue
Why Windsurf?
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Linear tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 11 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor.
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Windsurf's Cascade agent autonomously chains multiple tool calls in sequence, solving complex multi-step tasks without manual intervention
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Purpose-built for agentic workflows. Cascade understands context across your entire codebase and integrates MCP tools natively
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JSON-based configuration means zero code changes: paste a URL, reload, and all 11 tools are immediately available
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Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts
Linear in Windsurf
Linear and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Linear to Windsurf through Vinkius don't need to source, host, or maintain individual MCP servers. Every tool call runs inside a hardened runtime with credential isolation, DLP, and a signed audit chain.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Server catalog | Find and host yourself | 3,400+ managed |
| Infrastructure | Self-hosted | Sandboxed V8 isolates |
| Credential handling | Plaintext in config | Vault + runtime injection |
| Data loss prevention | None | Configurable DLP policies |
| Kill switch | None | Global instant shutdown |
| Financial circuit breakers | None | Per-server limits + alerts |
| Audit trail | None | Ed25519 signed logs |
| SIEM log streaming | None | Splunk, Datadog, Webhook |
| Honeytokens | None | Canary alerts on leak |
| Custom domains | Not applicable | DNS challenge verified |
| GDPR compliance | Manual effort | Automated purge + export |
Why teams choose Vinkius for Linear in Windsurf
The Linear MCP Server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS — a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts. All 11 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.
Your AI agents in Windsurf only access the data you authorize, with DLP that blocks sensitive information from ever reaching the model, kill switch for instant shutdown, and up to 60% token savings. Enterprise-grade infrastructure, zero maintenance.
* Every MCP server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS - a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts optimized for native MCP execution. See our infrastructure
How Vinkius secures
Linear for Windsurf
Every tool call from Windsurf to the Linear MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
How do I find my Linear Personal API Key?
Log in to your account, navigate to Settings > API, and generate a new high-fidelity Personal API Key.
Can I check project progress via AI?
Yes! The get_linear_project tool allows your agent to retrieve high-fidelity progress metrics and health data for any specific project.
How do I list my active cycles?
Use the list_linear_cycles tool to retrieve the complete high-fidelity directory of cycles along with their technical status and progress metrics.
How does Windsurf discover MCP tools?
Windsurf reads the mcp_config.json file on startup and connects to each configured server via Streamable HTTP. Tools are listed in the MCP panel and available to Cascade automatically.
Can Cascade chain multiple MCP tool calls?
Yes. Cascade is an agentic system. it can plan and execute multi-step workflows, calling several tools in sequence to accomplish complex tasks without manual prompting between steps.
Does Windsurf support multiple MCP servers?
Yes. Add as many servers as needed in mcp_config.json. Each server's tools appear in the MCP panel and Cascade can use tools from different servers in a single flow.
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