Works with

Built on the open MCP standard, so it works in every app that supports MCP.

About Linear MCP

What it does

Linear MCP is Linear's official hosted server for connecting AI agents to your Linear workspace. With it, a coding agent can find the ticket it is supposed to work on, read the details and comments, open follow-up issues for anything it finds, and update status or leave a comment when it is done. You do not have to switch between your editor and the issue tracker. Linear hosts the server, so there is nothing to install beyond a line of client config. During 2026 Linear added support for initiatives, project milestones and status updates, which makes it useful for product planning as well as day-to-day issue work.

Tools it gives your agent

list_issues and get_issue, filtered by team, assignee, project, label, status, priority or cycle
save_issue to create or update an issue, including its title, assignee, labels, priority and status
list_projects and get_project, including milestones and members
Comments, documents (save_document) and status updates for projects and initiatives
list_users to find assignees, leads and owners

Works with

It is a remote server using Streamable HTTP at https://mcp.linear.app/mcp. The older SSE endpoint is deprecated. Linear's docs have setup steps for Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Codex, Jules, v0, Windsurf and Zed, and any other client that supports remote MCP servers can connect the same way.

How to connect

claude mcp add --transport http linear-server https://mcp.linear.app/mcp

Then run /mcp inside Claude Code and finish the OAuth sign-in in your browser.

Cost and limits

The MCP server is free to use and Linear's docs do not tie it to a specific plan. You need a Linear workspace, and your plan's usual limits apply. Check Linear's pricing page for current details.

Safety notes

The default sign-in uses OAuth 2.1 and gives the agent your own permissions in every team you belong to. If the agent only needs to read tickets, connect to the read-only endpoint at https://mcp.linear.app/mcp/readonly or ask for just the read OAuth scope. You can also pass a Linear API key or an OAuth token in an Authorization: Bearer header instead of signing in interactively. Enterprise workspaces can manage MCP sign-in through Okta.

issues project management