Linear is a project management platform designed for software teams to plan, track, and ship product work. This MCP server connects AI assistants to Linear's GraphQL API, enabling seamless project management through natural language commands. Key capabilities: - Retrieve and search issues, projects, teams, and other Linear data - Create new issues and update existing ones - Modify issue status and workflow states - Assign issues to team members - Add comments and updates to issues - Create new projects and teams

MCP Linear

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation for the Linear GraphQL API that enables AI assistants to interact with Linear project management systems.

[](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@tacticlaunch/mcp-linear) [](https://smithery.ai/server/@tacticlaunch/mcp-linear)

Features

MCP Linear bridges the gap between AI assistant and Linear (project management tool) by implementing the MCP protocol. This allows to:

Example prompts

Once connected, you can use prompts like:

Installation

Getting Your Linear API Token

To use MCP Linear, you'll need a Linear API token. Here's how to get one:

1. Log in to your Linear account at linear.app 2. Click on organization avatar (in the top-left corner) 3. Select Settings 4. Navigate to Security & access in the left sidebar 5. Under Personal API Keys click New API Key 6. Give your key a name (e.g., MCP Linear Integration) 7. Copy the generated API token and store it securely - you won't be able to see it again!

Installing via Smithery (Recommended)

npx -y @smithery/cli install @tacticlaunch/mcp-linear --client cursor

npx -y @smithery/cli install @tacticlaunch/mcp-linear --client claude

Manual Configuration

Add the following to your MCP settings file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linear": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@tacticlaunch/mcp-linear"],
      "env": {
        "LINEAR_API_TOKEN": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

#### Client-Specific Configuration Locations

Manual run

Prerequisites

# Install globally
npm install -g @tacticlaunch/mcp-linear
Or clone and install locally
git clone https://github.com/tacticlaunch/mcp-linear.git
cd mcp-linear
npm install
npm link  # Makes the package available globally

#### Running the Server

Run the server with your Linear API token:

mcp-linear --token YOUR_LINEAR_API_TOKEN

Or set the token in your environment and run without arguments:

export LINEAR_API_TOKEN=YOUR_LINEAR_API_TOKEN
mcp-linear

Available Tools

See TOOLS.md for a complete list of available tools and planned features.

Development

See DEVELOPMENT.md for more information on how to develop locally.

Links

tacticlaunch/cursor-memory-bank - If you are a developer seeking to enhance your workflow with Cursor, consider giving it a try.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.