Linear MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with Linear. This server allows AI assistants to fetch data from Linear through the MCP standard.

Current Features

• Get a user's todo tickets by user ID or email address

Related MCP server: MCP Terminal

Installation

1. Clone this repository

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Create a .env file at the root of the project (copy from .env.example):

   LINEAR_API_KEY=your_linear_api_key_here

   Get your Linear API key from the Linear Developer Console

Development

Run the development server (with hot reload):

Building for Production

Build the TypeScript code:

Run the compiled code:

Using with MCP clients

This MCP server implements the standard MCP protocol and can be used with any MCP client. The server exposes the following tools:

Using with Claude Code

To use this MCP server with Claude Code, run the following command:

This registers the Linear MCP server with Claude Code, allowing you to access Linear tickets directly from your Claude conversations.

get-user-todo-tickets

Gets all tickets in the "Todo" state for a specified user.

Parameters:

• userId (optional): The ID of the user

• email (optional): The email of the user

Note: You must provide either userId or email.

Example response:

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to submit a pull request.