# MCP Linear (MCP server)

> MCP Linear is an MCP server that enables AI assistants to interact with Linear project management system through natural language, allowing users to retrieve, create, and update issues, projects, and teams. It has 148 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @tacticlaunch/mcp-linear.

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for the Linear GraphQL API, built for real project-management workflows — not just basic issue CRUD.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/tacticlaunch/mcp-linear |
| GitHub stars | 148 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | npm: @tacticlaunch/mcp-linear |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | yes |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Developer tools |
| Latest release | v1.4.5 (Oct 12, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 12, 2026 |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-linear": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@tacticlaunch/mcp-linear"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LINEAR_API_TOKEN": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --env LINEAR_API_TOKEN=your-value --transport stdio mcp-linear -- npx -y @tacticlaunch/mcp-linear
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-linear": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@tacticlaunch/mcp-linear"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LINEAR_API_TOKEN": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "linear_api_token",
      "description": "LINEAR_API_TOKEN",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "mcp-linear": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@tacticlaunch/mcp-linear"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LINEAR_API_TOKEN": "${input:linear_api_token}"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

## Environment variables

- `LINEAR_API_TOKEN` (secret): Shown in the README's example configuration.

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