Linear Official Remote MCP Server

🛡️ Official✓ VerifiedHTTP + SSEOAuth 2.14 tools·Online7ms·30d uptime: 100%·Last checked 18m ago

Linear's hosted MCP endpoint (mcp.linear.app) exposes issue tracking to any MCP client. OAuth 2.1 with DCR means clients like Cursor and Claude register themselves automatically — connect once and your issues are one prompt away.

https://mcp.linear.app/mcp

SSEhttps://mcp.linear.app/sse

Provider: Linear Orbit Inc. ↗
Categories: 📋 Project Management & Productivity 🛠️ Developer Tools & Git

中文简介

Linear 官方远程 MCP 服务器，支持 Streamable HTTP 与 SSE 两种传输。AI 代理可搜索、创建、更新工单并查询团队工作流。

HTTP + SSEhttps://mcp.linear.app/mcp

Legacy SSE endpoint

SSEhttps://mcp.linear.app/sse

Install in Cursor →

Or add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linear": {
      "url": "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

🔐 OAuth 2.1 & Security

Auth type: OAuth 2.1
Dynamic Client Registration: ✅ Supported
PKCE S256: ✅ Supported
Scopes: readwrite
Protected resource metadata: https://mcp.linear.app/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource (expected location)

🔐 Audit OAuth 2.1 Config →

🧩 Recommended Agent Skills

Project management skills ↗

📖 Guide

Linear MCP — Remote MCP Server

Linear was one of the first major SaaS vendors to ship a first-party remote MCP server, and it is still the reference implementation most other vendors copy. It speaks both the modern Streamable HTTP transport at /mcp and the legacy HTTP+SSE transport at /sse, and it implements the full OAuth 2.1 discovery flow including Dynamic Client Registration, so compliant clients connect with zero manual configuration.

Endpoint & Transport

Endpoint URL: https://mcp.linear.app/mcp
Legacy SSE endpoint: https://mcp.linear.app/sse
Transport: Streamable HTTP + legacy SSE

Authentication

Linear MCP uses OAuth 2.1 — the first request returns a 401 Unauthorized challenge with a WWW-Authenticate header pointing at the authorization metadata. Compliant clients (Cursor, Claude, VS Code, ChatGPT) handle the whole flow — PKCE and Dynamic Client Registration, so no manual client setup is needed — and simply open a browser consent screen.

Available Tools (4)

Tool	Safety	Description
`linear_search_issues`	read	Search Linear issues by text, team, state or assignee.
`linear_create_issue`	write	Create a new issue in a Linear team.
`linear_update_issue`	write	Update fields on an existing Linear issue.
`linear_get_user_issues`	read	List issues assigned to a Linear user.

Connect in 30 Seconds

Claude Code — one command:

claude mcp add --transport http linear https://mcp.linear.app/mcp

Cursor — add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

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

VS Code — add to .vscode/mcp.json:

{ "servers": { "linear": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.linear.app/mcp" } } }

Claude Desktop & stdio clients — bridge with mcp-remote:

{ "mcpServers": { "linear": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.linear.app/mcp"] } } }

On first connect your client opens a browser OAuth consent screen — approve it and tools become available immediately.

Troubleshooting

401 Unauthorized on connect — that's expected; the server is OAuth-protected. Let your client complete the browser consent flow, or inspect the endpoint in our OAuth debugger to see the exact WWW-Authenticate challenge.
Which URL should I use? Prefer https://mcp.linear.app/mcp (Streamable HTTP). The SSE URL is only for older clients pinned to the pre-2025-03-26 spec.
"Session expired" / stale Mcp-Session-Id — just re-send initialize; stateless clients can ignore session headers entirely.
New clients should prefer /mcp; the /sse endpoint exists for older clients that only implement the legacy SSE transport.
OAuth access is scoped to the workspaces you approve during the consent flow.

🚀 How to Connect

Copy the Linear MCP endpoint URL
The remote endpoint is https://mcp.linear.app/mcp. A legacy SSE endpoint is also available at https://mcp.linear.app/sse.
Add it to your MCP client
Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http linear https://mcp.linear.app/mcp. Cursor: add "linear": { "url": "https://mcp.linear.app/mcp" } under mcpServers in ~/.cursor/mcp.json. Other clients work similarly.
Complete the OAuth consent
On first connection your client opens a Linear Orbit Inc. consent screen in the browser. Approve it to grant access; the token is stored by the client and refreshed automatically.
Verify with the online inspector
Paste https://mcp.linear.app/mcp into remotemcp.net/inspector, run initialize and tools/list, and confirm Linear MCP's 4 tools respond.

❓ FAQ

What is the Linear MCP remote MCP endpoint?

The primary endpoint is https://mcp.linear.app/mcp, with a legacy SSE endpoint at https://mcp.linear.app/sse. It is an official first-party server operated by Linear Orbit Inc., speaking the Streamable HTTP + legacy SSE transport.

Should I use Linear MCP's /mcp or /sse endpoint?

Use https://mcp.linear.app/mcp — Streamable HTTP is the current MCP transport and what every modern client defaults to. https://mcp.linear.app/sse exists only for clients still on the legacy HTTP+SSE transport from the 2024 spec.

How do I authenticate with Linear MCP?

Linear MCP uses OAuth 2.1. When your client first connects it receives a 401 challenge, discovers the authorization server via RFC 9728 metadata, and opens a browser consent screen. Dynamic Client Registration is supported, so compliant clients register themselves automatically.

I'm getting a 401 Unauthorized from Linear MCP — what's wrong?

A 401 means your client hasn't completed (or has lost) the OAuth authorization. Remove and re-add the server in your client to restart the consent flow, and check that your browser session can reach the provider's login page. If the 401 arrives without a WWW-Authenticate header, run it through our OAuth debugger to see what's missing.

Which MCP clients work with Linear MCP?

Any client that supports remote MCP servers: Cursor, Claude Code (`claude mcp add --transport http linear https://mcp.linear.app/mcp`), VS Code Copilot, ChatGPT connectors, Windsurf, and Claude Desktop via the `mcp-remote` bridge.

What tools does Linear MCP expose?

4 tools are cataloged in this directory — including `linear_search_issues`, `linear_create_issue`, `linear_update_issue` and more. Use our online inspector to fetch the live tool list straight from the endpoint.

🔗 Connect Guides

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