Linear

Linear issues, projects and cycles from your chat

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What it can do

  • Find issues by filter or text
  • Create an issue and assign it
  • Update status, priority, labels
  • Show projects and the current cycle

What data it sees

Reads and writes issues, projects and comments in teams you belong to.

Do you need an account

Yes: a sign-in window opens when you connect

Official Linear server. Find and create issues, change status and assignee, browse projects and cycles.

How to connect

How to connect Linear to Claude

The server address to paste into Claude settings:

https://mcp.linear.app/mcp

  1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
  2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
  3. Click Add custom connector.
  4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
  5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

Authorization

After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

How to connect Linear to ChatGPT

The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

https://mcp.linear.app/mcp

  1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
  2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
  3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
  4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
  5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
  6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

Authorization

On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

How to connect Linear to Cursor

The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

https://mcp.linear.app/mcp

Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

Manually:

  1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
  2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
  3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

Authorization

If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

Tools not fetched yet: the server requires sign-in; the list appears after a manual check.