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Linear is a modern issue tracking platform for product teams. The Linear MCP server lets you manage issues, projects, initiatives, and more using natural language.

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What Can It Do?

  • Search issues using keywords, labels, states, or assignees
  • Create new issues in any team or project
  • Update issue status, priority, or assignee
  • Manage projects with filtering by team, status, and initiative
  • Manage initiatives with full CRUD, status tracking, and project linking
  • Triage bugs and feature requests automatically

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Where to Use It

Add Linear as a tool to any agent. The agent can then manage your issues conversationally, choosing the right actions based on context. To add an MCP tool to your agent:
  1. Open your agent’s configuration
  2. Click Add tools → Connect an app with MCP
  3. Search for the integration and select it
  4. Authenticate with your account
You can control which tools your agent has access to. After adding an integration, click on it to enable or disable specific tools based on what your agent needs.

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In Workflows (Via Agent Node)

For automated pipelines, use an Agent Node with Linear tools. This gives you the flexibility of an agent within a deterministic workflow.

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As a Custom MCP Node

You can also create a standalone MCP node for a specific action. This generates a reusable node that performs one task, useful when you need the same operation repeatedly in workflows.
To create a custom MCP node:
  1. Go to your node library and search for the integration
  2. Click Create a node with AI
  3. Describe the specific action you want (e.g., “Create a bug in team Platform”)
  4. Test the node and save it for reuse
Custom MCP nodes are single-purpose by design. For tasks that require multiple steps or dynamic decision-making, use an agent instead.

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Available Tools

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Issue Tools

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Issue Relation Tools

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Comment Tools

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Project Tools

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Initiative Tools

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Status Update Tools

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Example Prompts

Use these with your agent or in the Agent Node: Find issues:
Create an issue:
Update status:
Assign work:
Check status:
List projects:
Create an initiative:
Link a project to an initiative:

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Troubleshooting

Agents are smart enough to chain multiple API calls together. For example, asking “Set the checkout bug to high priority” will find the issue first, then update it. If results seem off, check the agent’s step-by-step reasoning.

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Need Help?

Use this integration directly in Claude or Cursor. Connect remotely via the Linear MCP server using credentials from your Connectors page.