MCP server for Linear issues read-only access
Linear Issues becomes available to MCP clients through the linear issues mcp server. MCP server for Linear issues read-only access.
This is a simple MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides read-only access to Linear issues. It allows language models to fetch Linear issues and their associated data using a Linear API token.
Once connected, the assistant can call these 3 tools directly:
MacOS — ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonLinux — ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonWindows — %AppData%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.jsonSetup follows the standard MCP pattern: clone or install the server, then register it in your client's configuration file and restart the client. The configuration snippets on this page cover Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor.
Before the server will start you need to supply one environment variable: LINEAR_API_TOKEN. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.
Productivity servers pay off through capture: the tasks and notes that never get filed are the ones where opening the app is more friction than the thought is worth. Linear Issues sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — MacOS, Linux, Windows — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other productivity servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| MacOS | ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json |
| Linux | ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json |
| Windows | %AppData%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json |
{
"mcpServers": {
"linear-issues": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@keegancsmith/linear-issues-mcp-server"],
"env": {
"LINEAR_API_TOKEN": "your_linear_api_token_here"
}
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| LINEAR_API_TOKEN | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
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