Linear MCP Server
Productivitystdiov0.5.0
Official Linear MCP server for project management integration. Enables AI agents to find, create, and update issues, projects, and comments in Linear. Supports searching issues by status, assignee, or label, creating new issues with full metadata, and managing project workflows directly from AI-powered development environments.
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Add this configuration to .claude/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"linear": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@linear/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"LINEAR_API_KEY": "<YOUR_LINEAR_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Tools (3)
search_issues
Search for issues in Linear by query string, status, or assignee.
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"query"
],
"properties": {
"query": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Search query to find issues"
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Filter by issue status"
},
"assignee": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Filter by assignee username"
}
}
}create_issue
Create a new issue in a Linear team with title, description, and metadata.
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"teamId",
"title"
],
"properties": {
"title": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Issue title"
},
"teamId": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Team ID to create the issue in"
},
"labelIds": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Label IDs to apply"
},
"priority": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Priority level (0=none, 1=urgent, 2=high, 3=medium, 4=low)"
},
"description": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Issue description in Markdown"
}
}
}update_issue
Update an existing issue's properties.
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"issueId"
],
"properties": {
"title": {
"type": "string",
"description": "New title"
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"description": "New status name"
},
"issueId": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Issue ID to update"
},
"priority": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "New priority level"
}
}
}Resources
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Server Information
- Author
- Linear (@linear)
- License
- MIT
- Version
- 0.5.0
- Stars
- 344
- Last Updated
- May 25, 2026