Linear MCP by usefulapi

What you can do with it

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• Connection: Runs in the cloud
• Transport: Streamable HTTP
• Category: Developer tools

Install

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You need

• Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet

Which app do you use?

https://linear.usefulapi.io/mcp

claude mcp add --transport http linear https://linear.usefulapi.io/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linear": {
      "url": "https://linear.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "linear": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://linear.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

https://linear.usefulapi.io/mcp

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What it can do

Tool names and descriptions exactly as the server reported them on Nov 6, 2026. The maker wrote them, not us; we show them as plain text.

• linear_search_issues

  Find issues, optionally filtered by a text query (matches title), team key, workflow-state name, or assignee email. Read-only. GraphQL: query issues(filter, first).

• linear_get_issue

  Fetch a single issue by its UUID or human identifier (e.g. "ENG-123"), including description, state, assignee and recent comments. Read-only. GraphQL: query issue(id).

• linear_list_teams

  List the teams in the workspace (id, key, name). Use a team's id for linear_create_issue or its key for linear_search_issues. Read-only. GraphQL: query teams.

• linear_list_projects

  List projects in the workspace (id, name, state, progress, target date). Read-only. GraphQL: query projects.

• linear_my_issues

  List issues assigned to the current user (the API key's owner / OAuth actor) via viewer.assignedIssues. Read-only. GraphQL: query viewer { assignedIssues }.

• linear_list_cycles

  List cycles (sprints), optionally scoped to a team by key, with number, name and start/end dates. Read-only. GraphQL: query cycles(filter).

• linear_create_issue

  ⚠️ WRITE / MUTATING: creates a new issue in Linear. Requires a teamId (from linear_list_teams) and a title. Optional description (markdown), priority (0=none,1=urgent,2=high,3=medium,4=low), and assigneeId. GraphQL: mutation issueCreate.

• linear_add_comment

  ⚠️ WRITE / MUTATING: posts a comment on an issue. Requires the issueId (UUID) and a markdown body. GraphQL: mutation commentCreate.

Basic checksi

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• ✓ Pass

  Maker matches the repo

  The registry name was verified against the domain usefulapi.io (the registry checks domain ownership)

• … Not checked yet

  Still maintained

  We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

• … Not checked yet

  Has a licence

  We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

• ✓ Pass

  Endpoint responds

  Responded in 40 ms (HTTP 200)

• – Not applicable

  Sign-in with OAuth

  No sign-in needed

• ✓ Pass

  No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

  Read 8 tool descriptions and found no hidden instructions to the AI

Compared with others in Developer toolsi

• More stars than 0% of the other 1395 servers in this category
• Published to the registry more recently than 99% of the other 1395 servers in this category
• Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 1395 servers in this category

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