What is the Linear MCP Server?

The Linear MCP Server gives AI agents like Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor direct access to Linear. Streamline issue tracking and project management via Linear — list teams, query issues, create comments and inspect cycles directly from any AI agent. Powered by the Vinkius AI Gateway — no API keys, no infrastructure, connect in under 2 minutes.

Linear MCP Server: see your AI Agent in action

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GDPR·High Security·Kill Switch·Ultra-Low Latency·Plug and Play

Built-in capabilities (12)

create_comment

The body supports Linear Markdown format including @mentions and ~~strikethrough~~. Add a comment to a Linear issue

create_issue

Requires the team ID and issue title. Optionally set description, assignee, priority (0=No priority, 1=Urgent, 2=High, 3=Normal, 4=Low) and label IDs. Create a new Linear issue

get_issue

Use the issue ID (UUID) or the human-readable identifier (e.g. TEAM-123). Get full details for a Linear issue

get_project

Get details for a specific Linear project

get_viewer

Useful to verify which account the API token belongs to. Get current authenticated Linear user details

list_cycles

Each cycle has a number, name, start date, end date and completion progress percentage. List Linear cycles (sprints) for a team

list_issues

Optionally filter by team ID to get issues for a specific team only. List Linear issues

list_labels

Optionally filter by team ID. Each label has a name, color and optional description. List Linear issue labels

list_projects

Projects group issues across multiple teams. Use optional limit to control how many results to fetch. List Linear projects

list_teams

Each team has a unique ID, name, key prefix and optional description. Use this to discover teams before querying their issues or cycles. List all Linear teams

search_issues

Optionally filter results to a specific team. Returns issues with identifier, title, state, priority, assignee and URL. Search Linear issues by text

update_issue

Provide the issue ID (UUID) and only the fields you want to change. Update an existing Linear issue

What this connector unlocks

Connect your Linear workspace to any AI agent and take full control of your issue tracking and sprint workflows through natural conversation.

What you can do

  • User & Team Discovery — Retrieve the authenticated user profile and list all teams configured in your Linear workspace
  • Issue Management — List, search, inspect and create issues with full metadata including assignees, labels, priority and state
  • Project Oversight — Browse all active projects, view their status and drill into specific project details by ID
  • Comments & Collaboration — Add comments to issues to keep your team context aligned without switching to the Linear app
  • Cycle Tracking — List all sprint cycles for any team, including start/end dates and completion progress
  • Label Organization — View all issue labels used for categorization across teams

How it works

1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your Linear Personal API Key
3. Start managing your sprints from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client

No more tab-switching to check issue status or hunt for the right assignee. Your AI acts as an on-demand engineering manager.

Who is this for?

  • Engineering Managers — instantly pull issue summaries, check cycle progress and audit sprint health without opening Linear
  • Developers — create and update issues, add comments and check assignees directly from your IDE
  • Product Teams — monitor project statuses and search across issues to understand feature scope and blockage

Frequently asked questions

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