Linear MCP Server

Create issues, manage projects, and query your Linear workspace via AI

By Community ★ 2.7K stars third-party project-management engineering

The Linear MCP Server connects Claude and other AI agents to Linear, the project management tool popular with engineering teams. Create and update issues, manage cycles, query team workload, and build AI-powered engineering workflows.

Installation & Configuration

Add this block to your claude_desktop_config.json (or your agent framework's MCP config file):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linear": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "linear-mcp-server"],
      "env": { "LINEAR_API_KEY": "your_linear_api_key" }
    }
  }
}

Config file location:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Linux: ~/.config/claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Available Tools (7)

create_issue
update_issue
list_issues
search_issues
list_teams
list_projects
list_cycles

Use Cases

Issue creation — have Claude file well-structured bug reports
Sprint planning — query team capacity and prioritize backlog
Engineering digest — summarize open issues for standups

Source & Documentation

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/jerhadf/linear-mcp-server

Protocol: Model Context Protocol (MCP) — modelcontextprotocol.io

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