Linear Issues
by keegancsmith
Linear Issues integrates with Linear to give you read-only access to issue details and comments without switching apps.
What it does
Provides read-only access to Linear issues and comments directly from your AI assistant without switching apps or browser tabs.
About
Linear Issues is a community-built MCP server published by keegancsmith that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Linear Issues integrates with Linear to give you read-only access to issue details and comments without switching apps. It is categorized under productivity.
How to install
You can install Linear Issues 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 runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.
License
MIT
Linear Issues is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.
Readme
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the Linear Issues MCP server?
- Linear Issues 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 Issues?
- This profile displays 73 aggregated ratings (sample rows for discoverability plus signed-in user reviews). Average score is about 4.7 out of 5—verify behavior in your own environment before production use.
Use Cases
Extended AI Capabilities
Add new capabilities to Claude beyond text generation
Example
Access external data sources, execute code, interact with tools and services
Transform Claude from chatbot to action-taking agent
Context Enhancement
Provide Claude with access to relevant context and data
Example
Load project documentation, access knowledge bases, query databases
Get more accurate, context-aware responses
Workflow Automation
Automate multi-step workflows combining AI and external tools
Example
Research → Summarize → Create document → Send notification
Complete complex tasks end-to-end without manual steps
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Ratings
4.7★★★★★73 reviews- ★★★★★Shikha Mishra· Dec 28, 2024
I recommend Linear Issues for teams standardizing on MCP; the explainx.ai page compares cleanly with sibling servers.
- ★★★★★Tariq Choi· Dec 28, 2024
Linear Issues is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.
- ★★★★★Tariq Abebe· Dec 28, 2024
Linear Issues has been reliable for tool-calling workflows; the MCP profile page is a good permalink for internal docs.
- ★★★★★Kofi Perez· Dec 16, 2024
According to our notes, Linear Issues benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.
- ★★★★★Yusuf Reddy· Dec 12, 2024
Useful MCP listing: Linear Issues is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.
- ★★★★★Daniel Jain· Dec 12, 2024
Linear Issues is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.
- ★★★★★Xiao Bhatia· Dec 8, 2024
Strong directory entry: Linear Issues surfaces stars and publisher context so we could sanity-check maintenance before adopting.
- ★★★★★Isabella Khanna· Dec 4, 2024
Strong directory entry: Linear Issues surfaces stars and publisher context so we could sanity-check maintenance before adopting.
- ★★★★★Ira Agarwal· Dec 4, 2024
I recommend Linear Issues for teams standardizing on MCP; the explainx.ai page compares cleanly with sibling servers.
- ★★★★★Diya Thompson· Nov 23, 2024
Linear Issues is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.
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