MCP100 Assessment

Editorial verdict

Access Linear issues, projects, and product workflows.

Reviewed 2026-07-24 · Next review 2026-10-24

Task Fit

Mapped

Team productivity

Trust

Reviewed

A dated editorial review is published on the MCP detail page.

Maintenance

Date unavailable

No dated repository or package update is currently stored.

Popularity

Signals unavailable

No independently comparable adoption metric is currently stored.

Best for

Searching and summarizing Linear issues and projects
Human-supervised issue, project, and comment updates
Read-only planning assistants using Linear's dedicated read-only endpoint

Not ideal for

Fully autonomous project administration
Organizations that cannot authorize third-party MCP clients
Workflows requiring Linear capabilities not exposed by the current MCP tools

Avoid if

The client cannot securely complete OAuth or protect bearer credentials
Issue and roadmap content cannot be shown to the selected AI client or model
Write operations cannot be independently reviewed or audited

Trade-offs

Hosted operation removes local server maintenance but places Linear workspace data in the connected AI workflow.
The standard endpoint is read-write; the dedicated read-only endpoint materially reduces integrity risk.
API keys enable non-interactive use but shift secret storage, scoping, and rotation duties to the operator.

Evidence scope

Evidence

Current source snapshot

Popularity

No MCP-specific repository metric is stored

No MCP-specific package metric is stored

Stars observation date unavailable · Downloads observation date unavailable

No public repository is mapped to the reviewed MCP.

No public package data is mapped to the reviewed MCP.

Maintenance

Publisher activity observed 2026-07-29T20:58:26.000Z

Current source snapshot

Trust review

Source relationship: First-party MCP

Reviewed 2026-07-24 · Next review 2026-10-24

Evidence source 1 ↗Official setup docs ↗

Evidence-backed setup

Install & Agents

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Claude Code

Transport not recorded

Publisher documented

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

The publisher provides client-specific setup instructions.

Verify safely: Open Claude Code, run `/mcp`, complete Linear OAuth, confirm `linear-readonly` is connected, and inspect the exposed tools before querying a non-sensitive issue.

Uninstall and revoke

Run `claude mcp remove linear-readonly`, then revoke the corresponding authorized application or API key in Linear Security & Access settings.

Evidence & methodology

Publisher-documented setup is not the same as MCP100 execution testing. “MCP100 logic checked” means the stored configuration shape was reviewed, not that third-party MCP software was run.

Evidence checked 2026-07-24

Evidence 1 ↗

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

Capability

What it does

Access Linear issues, projects, and product workflows.

Productivity & CollaborationSoftware & Technology

Representative uses

Searching and summarizing Linear issues and projects
Human-supervised issue, project, and comment updates
Read-only planning assistants using Linear's dedicated read-only endpoint

Important limits

Fully autonomous project administration
Organizations that cannot authorize third-party MCP clients

ToolsDocumented capabilitiesView tools

Issues & Triage
Find, create, and update Linear issues so work can be captured, clarified, and progressed from an MCP client.
Projects & Planning
Find, create, and update Linear projects to keep broader initiatives and project context connected to day-to-day work.
Comments & Collaboration
Read and update collaboration context such as comments so issue and project decisions stay attached to the work.

Profile: Official hosted Linear MCP; read-write /mcp and read-only /mcp/readonly are distinct surfaces Linear explicitly documents tools for finding, creating and updating issues, projects and comments, with more functionality coming.

Source: Official documentation

Context Footprint

~13K estimated schema tokens

Context impact: High

Estimated token footprint of the MCP tool schemas exposed to the agent.

Approx. estimate

Official hosted Linear MCP; read-write /mcp and read-only /mcp/readonly are distinct surfaces

Reviewed access

Access & risk

Review the exact access boundary before connecting this MCP to accounts, credentials, or sensitive data.

Authentication: OAuth 2.1 with dynamic client registration is the primary method. Linear also documents bearer tokens and scoped API keys.
Permissions: The standard endpoint exposes read and write tools for issues, projects, comments, and related Linear objects under the user's permissions. https://mcp.linear.app/mcp/readonly exposes only read tools, and Linear also documents read-only API keys.
Data handling: Authorized Linear issue, project, comment, and related workspace data is retrieved by Linear's hosted server and returned to the MCP client. Write calls can change workspace records.
Cost: Linear documents no separate MCP server fee on its setup page. A Linear account is required, and normal plan capabilities, limits, and charges still apply.
Risk and cautions: Internal roadmap and issue data can be disclosed, and the default endpoint can modify collaboration records. Prefer the read-only endpoint for research, use least-privilege credentials, and require approval for mutations.

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Other options

Windows-MCP

MCP100 Selected

An MCP Server for computer-use in Windows OS

Choose this instead if

Choose Windows-MCP instead if using an AI client to inspect and operate Windows applications when no safer application API exists.

Suitable for supervised Windows desktop automation in a disposable or tightly scoped session, not for unattended control of a personal workstation.

Compare with Linear MCP View Windows-MCP details

Notion MCP

MCP100 Selected

Connect AI tools to Notion workspaces through Notion's MCP server.

Choose this instead if

Choose Notion MCP instead if reading and updating explicitly shared Notion pages.

Connect AI tools to Notion workspaces through Notion's MCP server.

Compare with Linear MCP View Notion MCP details

Atlassian Remote MCP

MCP100 Selected

Connect supported AI clients to Jira and Confluence.

Choose this instead if

Choose Atlassian Remote MCP instead if searching and summarizing Jira and Confluence knowledge.

Connect supported AI clients to Jira and Confluence.

Compare with Linear MCP View Atlassian Remote MCP details

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Publisher documentation

Official Docs

Original product, capability, tool, and usage documentation from the MCP publisher. Installation sections appear under Install & Agents.

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URL Source: https://mcp.linear.app/mcp

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FAQ

What can Linear MCP do?

MCP100's current stored description says: Access Linear issues, projects, and product workflows.

Can Linear MCP create or update issues?

MCP100's current stored permissions review says: The standard endpoint exposes read and write tools for issues, projects, comments, and related Linear objects under the user's permissions. https://mcp.linear.app/mcp/readonly exposes only read tools, and Linear also documents read-only API keys.

Does Linear MCP work with Claude Code?

Yes. MCP100 found Publisher documented setup for Claude Code. The current reviewed evidence also documents setup for Claude Desktop, Codex, VS Code, Cursor, and OpenCode. This reflects setup evidence, not an MCP100 execution test or a guarantee that a current client will connect.

How does Linear MCP connect to a workspace?

MCP100's current stored authentication review says: OAuth 2.1 with dynamic client registration is the primary method. Linear also documents bearer tokens and scoped API keys.

What can an AI agent change in Linear through MCP?

MCP100's current stored risk review says: Internal roadmap and issue data can be disclosed, and the default endpoint can modify collaboration records. Prefer the read-only endpoint for research, use least-privilege credentials, and require approval for mutations. This MCP is not a security boundary or a general security certification.

Is this an official MCP?

Linear is listed as First-party MCP in MCP100’s current evidence.

Current official resources:

Publisher documentation ↗