Linear ships an official remote MCP server (built with Anthropic and Cloudflare) so an AI client can create and update issues, search projects, move cycles and more — 25+ tools, OAuth, nothing to host. Here's the setup.
Setup — official remote server
Add Linear's hosted endpoint https://mcp.linear.app/mcp as a remote/OAuth connector:
{
"mcpServers": {
"linear": {
"url": "https://mcp.linear.app/mcp"
}
}
}
On first use you authorise through Linear in the browser (OAuth 2.1). For clients that only support stdio, bridge it with mcp-remote:
{
"mcpServers": {
"linear": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.linear.app/mcp"]
}
}
}
Restart the client; see MCP config file location.
Verify
Ask: "List my in-progress Linear issues and create one titled 'Fix login bug' in the Web team." Real issues back confirm it works.
Common problems
- OAuth loop — authorise the correct Linear workspace; re-run the connector auth.
mcp-remoteerrors — needs Node 18+; see Cursor MCP not working.- No write access — your Linear role limits what the OAuth grant can do.
Going further
Linear pairs with GitHub and Slack for a dev-ops loop. Compare trackers in Linear MCP vs Jira MCP. Browse the productivity category or curated loadouts.