How to Connect Linear Remote MCP to Claude

Add Linear Orbit Inc.'s remote MCP server to Claude in about a minute.

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Step-by-step

  1. Open connector settings
    Claude.ai โ†’ Settings โ†’ Connectors (Integrations) โ†’ Add Custom Connector (paid plans).
  2. Paste the endpoint
    URL: https://mcp.linear.app/mcp. On first use your client opens a Linear Orbit Inc. OAuth consent screen โ€” approve it and tools become available.
  3. Claude Desktop alternative
    Stdio clients can bridge via npx -y mcp-remote https://mcp.linear.app/mcp` in claude_desktop_config.json`.

Troubleshooting OAuth / 401

  • A 401 Unauthorized on first connect is normal โ€” the endpoint is OAuth-protected; let Claude finish the browser consent flow.
  • If the consent window never opens, remove and re-add the server, then retry.
  • Check the exact challenge at our OAuth debugger.
  • Run the live endpoint through the online inspector to see the raw JSON-RPC exchange.
HTTP + SSEhttps://mcp.linear.app/mcp
Legacy SSE endpoint
SSEhttps://mcp.linear.app/sse
  1. Open Settings โ†’ Connectors (Integrations) โ†’ Add Custom Connector.
  2. Paste the endpoint URL: https://mcp.linear.app/mcp
  3. Complete the browser OAuth 2.1 login flow when prompted.

Tools exposed by Linear MCP (4)

ToolSafetyDescriptionParameters
linear_search_issues๐ŸŸข ReadSearch Linear issues by text, team, state or assignee.query*: stringteam: stringstate: string
linear_create_issue๐ŸŸ  WriteCreate a new issue in a Linear team.title*: stringteam*: stringdescription: stringpriority: number
linear_update_issue๐ŸŸ  WriteUpdate fields on an existing Linear issue.issueId*: stringstate: stringassignee: string
linear_get_user_issues๐ŸŸข ReadList issues assigned to a Linear user.user: stringstate: string

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