📐Linear
Find, create, and update Linear issues, projects, and comments from Claude.
What it does
Linear's official hosted MCP server connects Claude to your Linear workspace.
What it gives Claude:
- Find and filter issues
- Create and update issues, projects, milestones, and initiatives
- Leave comments and manage assignments
Authenticates over OAuth 2.1 on first connect — no token to paste. The old /sse endpoint is deprecated; this uses streamable HTTP at /mcp.
Installation
- Make sure Claude is on your device and in your terminal.
MCP servers register with Claude Code via
claude mcp add. You need Claude Code installed first:npm i -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code - Note the server's URL.Server URLSign up to copy
Paste this into the next step's `claude mcp add` command.
- Configure credentials.
OAuth on first connect — run `/mcp` in Claude Code to authorize your Linear workspace.
- Restart Claude Code.
Quit and reopen Claude Code so it picks up the new MCP registration. Run
/mcpinside Claude Code to confirm the server is connected. - Use it.
Ask Claude naturally. It will call the server's tools when your request matches one. Tool calls show up inline so you can see exactly what Claude is doing.
Prefer to read the source first? Open on GitHub.