Search, read and create Linear issues, projects, teams and cycles. Hosted by usefulapi — connect from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client.
Team and Enterprise: an Owner adds the connector for the organization first.
Run this command, then run /mcp in Claude Code to log in:
Add to Cursor or add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"linear": {
"url": "https://linear.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"linear": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://linear.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}Other MCP clients (Windsurf, Cline, Zed and more): add the URL as a remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP). The client then opens the login page in your browser. Do not add an Authorization header: see Before you connect.
You sign in with your Linear account and approve the access (OAuth). You do not need an API key.
This server reads your issues, teams, projects and cycles, and can create issues and comments when you ask it to. You can revoke access any time in Linear → Settings → Security & access → Authorized applications.
Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: you sign in with your Linear account. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.
Turn on the Linear connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
| Tool | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
linear_search_issues | read | Search / filter issues Find issues, optionally filtered by a text query (matches title), team key, workflow-state name, or assignee email. Read-only. GraphQL: query issues(filter, first). |
linear_get_issue | read | Get one issue Fetch a single issue by its UUID or human identifier (e.g. "ENG-123"), including description, state, assignee and recent comments. Read-only. GraphQL: query issue(id). |
linear_list_teams | read | List teams List the teams in the workspace (id, key, name). Use a team's id for linear_create_issue or its key for linear_search_issues. Read-only. GraphQL: query teams. |
linear_list_projects | read | List projects List projects in the workspace (id, name, state, progress, target date). Read-only. GraphQL: query projects. |
linear_my_issues | read | My assigned issues List issues assigned to the current user (the API key's owner / OAuth actor) via viewer.assignedIssues. Read-only. GraphQL: query viewer { assignedIssues }. |
linear_list_cycles | read | List cycles List cycles (sprints), optionally scoped to a team by key, with number, name and start/end dates. Read-only. GraphQL: query cycles(filter). |
linear_create_issue | write | Create issue (WRITE — mutates Linear) ⚠️ WRITE / MUTATING: creates a new issue in Linear. Requires a teamId (from linear_list_teams) and a title. Optional description (markdown), priority (0=none,1=urgent,2=high,3=medium,4=low), and assigneeId. GraphQL: mutation issueCreate. |
linear_add_comment | write | Add comment (WRITE — mutates Linear) ⚠️ WRITE / MUTATING: posts a comment on an issue. Requires the issueId (UUID) and a markdown body. GraphQL: mutation commentCreate. |
linear_usage_status | Usage status (free-tier meter) Report the caller's current free-tier usage this month: calls used, monthly limit, remaining, and whether the cap is reached. Read-only; does not count against the meter. | |
linear_request_feature | Request a missing feature Tell usefulapi that the user needs something the Linear tools cannot do yet (a missing tool, field or filter). Call it only when the user asks for something none of the tools can do, and tell the user that you send the request. Do not call it for errors or for normal requests. Do not include personal data, credentials or customer records. Stored with the product name and the client type (for example Claude or Cursor), without the user's account. At most 5 requests per day. Does not count against the meter. | |
linear_upgrade | Upgrade to Pro (unlimited) Subscribe to the Pro plan for UNLIMITED Linear tool calls (the free tier caps monthly usage). Choose monthly ($9/month) or yearly ($90/year — 2 months free) billing. Returns a Stripe Checkout link to open in your browser; after payment your account upgrades automatically. Does not count against the meter. | |
linear_cancel_subscription | Cancel the Pro subscription Cancel the caller's Linear Pro subscription at the end of the paid period (no refund for the current period; unlimited calls continue until then, then the free tier applies). Requires confirm: true. Run linear_upgrade later to undo the cancel before the period ends. Does not count against the meter. |
| Plan | Price | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 100 tool calls / month |
| Proper user | $9/mo · $90/yr | Unlimited |
Pro covers this Linear server only. Subscribe with linear_upgrade (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). Cancel any time with linear_cancel_subscription: Pro continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and running linear_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].
No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Linear. The server calls the Linear API with your own Linear access, so it sees only the data that your account can see.
A Linear account. You sign in to Linear and approve the access. You do not need an API key.
No. Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: you sign in with your Linear account. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.
The login stores them encrypted in the authorization grant of your connection. The server uses them to call the Linear API for you and to derive a private account id for usage metering. usefulapi does not show them on any page or in any reply. You can revoke the access in Linear at any time.
Yes, if you approve it. 2 of the 8 Linear tools can create or change data. The other 6 are marked read-only. Most MCP clients ask you to approve a tool call before it runs.
The Free plan gives 100 tool calls / month. Pro costs $9/mo or $90/yr, with unlimited tool calls, for this Linear server only. Run linear_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run linear_upgrade: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. To cancel, run linear_cancel_subscription. Pro continues to the end of the paid period.
Tell the AI what you wanted to do. It can send the request with linear_request_feature. We store the text with the server name, the type of AI client and the tool you tried, not with your account, and read every request when we plan new tools. You can send up to 5 requests per day.
Any client that supports remote MCP servers (Streamable HTTP) with OAuth login: Claude (web and desktop), Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and others.
This is a Model Context Protocol endpoint — meant to be connected from an AI client, not opened in a browser. An invalid_token response at the URL is the auth gate working as designed; clients authenticate automatically.