Linear MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol server for Linear.

Examples

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Development

Install dependencies:

npm install

Build the server:

npm run build

For development with auto-rebuild:

npm run watch

Installation

To use with Claude Desktop, add the server config.

Automatic

npm run configure [--force] [--name=<server-name>]

Manual

On MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linear-context-server-ts": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/<path-to-folder>/linear-context-server-ts/build/server.js"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LINEAR_API_KEY": <linear-api-key>
      }
    }
  }
}

Debugging

Since MCP servers communicate over stdio, debugging can be challenging. We recommend using the MCP Inspector, which is available as a package script:

npm run inspector

The Inspector will provide a URL to access debugging tools in your browser.