Linear

What is Linear?

An MCP server for interacting with Linear's API. It provides a set of tools for managing Linear issues, projects, and teams through Cline.

How to use Linear?

Obtain a Linear API token (developer token or personal API key) and add the server configuration to your Cline MCP settings JSON file. The server runs automatically via npx when needed.

Key features of Linear

• Create, update, delete, and search issues with full field support
• Manage comments: create, update, delete, and resolve/unresolve
• Create and manage projects with milestones
• View team information, states, and workflow details
• Batch operations for bulk issue creation and deletion
• Support for multiple Linear workspaces via TOOL_PREFIX

Use cases of Linear

• Automate creation and updating of Linear issues from external tools
• Manage project milestones and associate issues with projects
• Perform bulk issue creation and deletion for large-scale workflows
• Use multiple Linear workspaces in a single Cline environment

FAQ from Linear

What types of authentication are supported?

The server supports Personal Access Token (PAT) authentication. OAuth flow with automatic token refresh is in development.

How to configure multiple Linear workspaces?

Set the TOOL_PREFIX environment variable per workspace instance. The prefix is added to all tool names and descriptions, preventing conflicts between different Linear instances.

How to create parent/child issue relationships?

Specify the parent issue's UUID (not the issue identifier like "ENG-123") in the parentId field when creating a new issue.

Where is the Cline MCP configuration file located?

On macOS: `~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/s