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Linear MCP. Track issues, projects, and sprints via conversation.

Linear (Issue Tracking & PM) lets your AI agent take full control of your product development lifecycle. You can track issues, audit team projects, and monitor sprint cycles—all through natural conversation. It's designed for teams that need to manage complex workflows without leaving their chat client.

Linear MCP is compatible with Claude Claude
Linear MCP is compatible with ChatGPT ChatGPT
Linear MCP is compatible with Cursor Cursor
Linear MCP is compatible with Gemini Gemini
Linear MCP is compatible with Windsurf Windsurf
Linear MCP is compatible with VS Code VS Code
Linear MCP is compatible with JetBrains JetBrains
Linear MCP is compatible with Vercel Vercel
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Give Claude and any AI agent real-world access

Audit Project and Team Structure

List all active projects, map out logical teams, and view global metadata tags to understand how work is categorized.

Inspect Issue Details and Context

Search for specific issues using keywords or retrieve full descriptions, assigned labels, and internal priority levels instantly.

Manage Task Status and Comments

Update an existing issue's status or add comments to notify assignees without opening the Linear application.

Monitor Sprint Timelines

Get clear boundaries for active sprint cycles, including start/end dates and current progress counts.

Create New Work Items

Generate a new issue within a specific team using the agent's context.

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What AI agents can do with Linear (Issue Tracking & PM) with 14 Tools

These tools let your agent perform specific actions within Linear, giving you precise control over issues, projects, teams, and workflows.

Make your AI actually useful.

Add this MCP to Claude, Cursor, or Windsurf and your AI stops guessing. It gets real tools to look things up, take action, and handle the stuff you keep doing by hand.

Start using Linear (Issue Tracking & PM) MCP

List Teams

Retrieves a list of all logical teams that map workspace access.

Create Issue

Generates and creates a new issue within a specific Linear team, requiring the team...

Search Issues

Searches for issues across Linear using keywords and returns matching status and...

List Issues

Lists recent, general issues from the entire Linear workspace.

Get Issue

Gets detailed information for a single, specific issue tracking ID.

List Projects

Lists all active projects available in the workspace for monitoring scope.

List Cycles

Displays current sprint cycle bounds, including their start and end dates.

List Labels

Provides a list of global metadata tags used to categorize issues within the...

List Users

Lists all explicitly mapped members in the workspace, confirming active access...

Get Viewer

Authenticates and retrieves data for the current global user boundaries.

Update Issue

Changes the status or details of an existing Linear issue.

List Workflow States

Lists all valid workflow states (like Backlog, To Do, Done) to guide status changes.

Get Project

Retrieves detailed information about one specific Linear project.

Create Comment

Adds a new comment thread to an issue, notifying assignees and subscribers.

Security and governance baked right in.

Pick your AI client below to get set up. Just create a Vinkius account, subscribe, and you're instantly up and running. We handle the entire backend infrastructure, delivering out-of-the-box support for HTTPS Streamable, SSE, and OAuth2—zero messy routing required.

Linear MCP is compatible with Claude

Claude AI

1

Open Claude Settings

Go to claude.ai, click your profile icon, then navigate to Customize → Connectors.

2

Add Custom Connector

Click the "+" button and select Add custom connector. Paste your Vinkius endpoint URL:

https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. For OAuth-protected servers, expand Advanced settings to add credentials.

3

Start a conversation

Open a new chat. The Linear integration is available immediately — no restart needed.

Choose How to Get Started

Build a custom MCP for your own tools, or connect a ready-made integration from our catalog.

Build Your Own

Turn any API into an MCP. Import a spec, define Agent Skills, or deploy with MCPFusion.

  • Import from OpenAPI, Swagger, or YAML specs
  • Create Agent Skills with progressive disclosure
  • Deploy to edge with MCPFusion framework
  • Built in DLP, auth, and compliance on each call
  • Real time usage dashboard and cost metering
  • Publish to catalog or keep private
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Make Your AI Do More

Start with Linear (Issue Tracking & PM), then connect any of our 5,200+ other servers whenever your AI needs more. One click, no limits.

  • Use this MCP plus 5,200+ others, all in one place
  • Add new capabilities to your AI anytime you want
  • Connections are secured and governed automatically
  • Track usage and costs across all your servers
  • Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and more
  • New servers added to the catalog weekly
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The Manual Grind of Product Development

Today, updating project status feels like a bureaucratic scavenger hunt. You open Linear, navigate to the specific board, find the ticket ID, check its current state, copy that ID into Slack for a teammate, and then maybe switch tabs entirely just to confirm which team owns the scope. It’s constant clicking, copying, and cross-referencing.

With this MCP, you talk to your agent instead of clicks. You simply ask, 'What's the status of ENG-105?' The agent instantly pulls that deep context—including its priority, labels, and current assignee—and presents it right where you are working.

Control Your Workflow with Linear MCP

Forget logging into multiple views just to get a full picture. You don't have to manually list every active project, check the current sprint boundaries, and then verify which team owns that work scope. The agent handles all those lookup steps behind the scenes.

Now you can audit your entire product roadmap using plain English conversation. It changes everything by making Linear’s massive data set immediately actionable.

What Linear MCP does for your AI

Managing a product roadmap means juggling status updates, project scopes, and assignment changes across multiple boards. This MCP connects your agent directly into Linear, giving you full visibility into your development workflow. Instead of opening the browser and clicking through tabs just to find an issue's priority or its assigned team, you ask your AI client what you need.

Your agent handles the complexity—it knows which labels mean 'urgent bug,' it can list every active project, and it tracks who owns what work across different teams. Connecting this MCP via Vinkius means you get access to Linear’s entire data set from any compatible AI client. You use natural language to audit sprint cycles, pinpoint specific issues for deep context inspection, or even update a status directly.

It's about having the data available instantly when your team needs it most.

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Frequently asked questions about Linear MCP

How do I use Linear MCP to find an issue's full context? +

You use the get_issue tool and provide a specific tracking ID. The agent then returns the priority, labels, and complete description for that single item.

Can I update an issue status using Linear MCP? +

Yes, you can. You tell your agent to run update_issue, and it manages the state transition after confirming valid states via list_workflow_states.

What is the best way to check my team's available resources? +

Use the list_users tool. This shows all explicitly mapped workspace members, helping you see who has active access and can take on new tasks.

How does Linear MCP help with sprint planning? +

It helps by providing current tracking sprint cycle bounds using list_cycles. You get the start/end dates and a count of issues in various states for accurate planning.

Do I need to know the team ID to create an issue with Linear MCP? +

Yes. To run create_issue, you first use list_teams to get the correct logical team segment boundary mapping before telling the agent where to place the new task.