How to Connect Linear Remote MCP to Windsurf

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

🛡️ Official✓ VerifiedHTTP + SSEOAuth 2.1·https://mcp.linear.app/mcp

Step-by-step

Edit mcp_config.json
Add the serverUrl config above to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json and refresh in Cascade.
Authorize
On first use your client opens a Linear Orbit Inc. OAuth consent screen — approve it and tools become available.
Verify
Verify in the browser: paste https://mcp.linear.app/mcp into remotemcp.net/inspector and run initialize + tools/list.

Troubleshooting OAuth / 401

A 401 Unauthorized on first connect is normal — the endpoint is OAuth-protected; let Windsurf 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

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linear": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.linear.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

🔬 Test Live in Online Inspector 🔐 Audit OAuth 2.1 Config

Tools exposed by Linear MCP (4)

Tool	Safety	Description	Parameters
linear_search_issues	🟢 Read	Search Linear issues by text, team, state or assignee.	query*: stringteam: stringstate: string
linear_create_issue	🟠 Write	Create a new issue in a Linear team.	title: stringteam: stringdescription: stringpriority: number
linear_update_issue	🟠 Write	Update fields on an existing Linear issue.	issueId*: stringstate: stringassignee: string
linear_get_user_issues	🟢 Read	List issues assigned to a Linear user.	user: stringstate: string

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