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Linear API MCP Server

Manage issues, projects, and workflows in Linear through your AI agent.

Quick Answer

  1. 1. The Linear API MCP server lets Claude, Cursor, and VS Code interact with the Linear API API through natural language.
  2. 2. Setup: Add the config to claude_desktop_config.json, set your API Key variables, and restart.
  3. 3. 3 operations available including List issues, Create issue, List teams.
  4. 4. Quality score: 58/99 — fair source quality and documentation coverage.

Overview

Category: Productivity

Auth: API Key

Endpoints: 3

Transport: STDIO

Command: npx -y @linear/mcp-server

Spec: v1.0

Setup time: ~2 min (auth required)

Environment Variables

LINEAR_API_KEY

Example: your_linear_api_key

One-Click Install

Copy the snippet for your MCP client and paste it in — zero editing required.

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json

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

Cursor

Settings → MCP Servers → Add

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linear": {
      "url": "https://mcpbridge.org/config/linear.json"
    }
  }
}

Saves as .cursor/mcp.json in the download. Move it to your project root.

Deep link install →

VS Code

Use with MCP extension

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linear": {
      "url": "https://mcpbridge.org/config/linear.json"
    }
  }
}

MCP Server Configuration

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json or Cursor MCP settings.

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

What You Can Build

With the Linear API MCP server, your AI assistant can:

  • Access 3 API operations through natural language
  • Read, create, and modify productivity resources without writing HTTP requests
  • Chain multiple operations in a single conversation for complex workflows
  • Combine with other MCP servers for cross-tool automation

Endpoints

GET/issues

List issues

POST/issues

Create issue

GET/teams

List teams

Documentation →

Authentication

This API requires API Key authentication.

Set the required environment variables in your MCP client before using this server. Refer to the Linear API API documentation to obtain credentials.

Required environment variables:

  • LINEAR_API_KEY

Spec Version

Version: 1.0

Spec version published with the OpenAPI document. Config auto-updates when the spec changes.

Page last updated: June 13, 2026

Quality Score

58/99Fair
  • +Community source (+22)
  • +Has documentation (+12)
  • +Auth type defined (+8)
  • +OpenAPI spec available (+8)
  • +3 endpoints (+8)

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