Linear▌
by linear
Linear offers project management software and project tracking software designed for development teams to streamline wor
Issue tracking and project management for development teams.
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best for
- / Product managers tracking feature development
- / Engineering teams managing bug reports
- / Project coordinators monitoring sprint progress
capabilities
- / View and update Linear issues
- / Create new issues and projects
- / Query project status and progress
- / Manage team assignments
- / Access issue comments and history
- / Filter issues by status, assignee, or label
what it does
Connects to Linear to manage projects, issues, and team workflows directly from your MCP client.
about
Linear is an official MCP server published by linear that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Linear offers project management software and project tracking software designed for development teams to streamline wor It is categorized under productivity.
how to install
You can install Linear in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server supports remote connections over HTTP, so no local installation is required.
license
MIT
Linear is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.
FAQ
- What is the Linear MCP server?
- Linear is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server profile on explainx.ai. MCP lets AI hosts (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor) call tools and resources through a standard interface; this page summarizes categories, install hints, and community ratings.
- How do MCP servers relate to agent skills?
- Skills are reusable instruction packages (often SKILL.md); MCP servers expose live capabilities. Teams frequently combine both—skills for workflows, MCP for APIs and data. See explainx.ai/skills and explainx.ai/mcp-servers for parallel directories.
- How are reviews shown for Linear?
- This profile displays 49 aggregated ratings (sample rows for discoverability plus signed-in user reviews). Average score is about 4.6 out of 5—verify behavior in your own environment before production use.
Discussion
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Ratings
4.6★★★★★49 reviews- ★★★★★Diya Liu· Dec 28, 2024
Linear has been reliable for tool-calling workflows; the MCP profile page is a good permalink for internal docs.
- ★★★★★Pratham Ware· Dec 8, 2024
Useful MCP listing: Linear is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.
- ★★★★★Sofia Tandon· Dec 8, 2024
According to our notes, Linear benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.
- ★★★★★Ira Iyer· Dec 4, 2024
Linear is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.
- ★★★★★Dev Sanchez· Nov 27, 2024
Linear has been reliable for tool-calling workflows; the MCP profile page is a good permalink for internal docs.
- ★★★★★Luis Sharma· Nov 19, 2024
According to our notes, Linear benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.
- ★★★★★Sofia Brown· Oct 18, 2024
We evaluated Linear against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
- ★★★★★Luis Haddad· Oct 10, 2024
We wired Linear into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.
- ★★★★★Sakshi Patil· Sep 25, 2024
We evaluated Linear against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
- ★★★★★Mateo Tandon· Sep 25, 2024
Linear is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
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