Our grade: 4 checks
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Community rating
- 5 8
- 4 8
- 3 0
- 2 0
- 1 0
Trust in production
- Trust it - 88%
- With caveats - 13%
- Wouldn't - 0%
100% would recommend this server
How reviewers scored it
- Setup & docs 4.6
- Auth experience 4.5
- Reliability 4.4
- Maintainer responsiveness 4.1
Why it got an A
First-party and hosted by Linear over HTTPS, with OAuth 2.1 by default and a separate read-only endpoint. There is no long-lived key in a config file and no local process to exploit. The only deduction: the server is closed source, so its update cadence can't be checked independently, and we scored maintenance one band lower for that.
How to connect
// Cursor Settings > MCP > Add new global MCP server (~/.cursor/mcp.json)
{
"mcpServers": {
"linear": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.linear.app/mcp"]
}
}
}// Command Palette > MCP: Add Server > Command (stdio), then enter:
npx mcp-remote https://mcp.linear.app/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http linear-server https://mcp.linear.app/mcpIs Linear MCP Server safe?
Is Linear MCP Server safe to use?
Linear MCP Server grades A (strong public trust signals). Upkeep is hard to verify (closed source or a single maintainer), so pin the version you tested.
Does Linear MCP Server have known vulnerabilities?
Not in our current data: it has no open CVEs or advisories. We re-check as new ones are published.
Does Linear MCP Server support authentication?
Yes. It requires a login, so access can be tied to a person or a scoped key.
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Earned a permanent spot in my config
Started with it as an experiment, now it is a fixture. Updates land regularly, and nothing broke when I upgraded. Being official from Linear counts for a lot when I pitch it to security. I would use it in prod, but only with a human approving writes.
Used for Debugging sessions in Cursor
- Setup & docs 5/5
- Auth experience 5/5
- Reliability 4/5
- Maintainer responsiveness 3/5
Exactly what I needed from Linear
Our agents call this dozens of times a day. Nothing to install, I just point the client at the URL. Being official from Linear counts for a lot when I pitch it to security. Filed an issue and got a reply within two days.
Used for Scripting routine maintenance tasks
- Setup & docs 5/5
- Auth experience 4/5
- Reliability 4/5
- Maintainer responsiveness 4/5
Set it up once, forgot about it
Been running this for about a month now. Nice to use something maintained by Linear rather than a random fork. Auth is handled properly, and revoking access later was one click. Nothing to install, I just point the client at the URL. Easy recommendation.
Used for Letting a coding agent open and triage issues
- Setup & docs 4/5
- Auth experience 5/5
- Reliability 3/5
- Maintainer responsiveness 4/5
Good defaults, good docs
Set this up for our team after comparing a few options. Releases come often and the changelog is clear. I like that access goes through a proper sign-in instead of a long-lived secret on disk.
Used for Looking up Linear data without leaving the editor
- Setup & docs 5/5
- Auth experience 5/5
- Reliability 5/5
- Maintainer responsiveness 5/5
Solid and well behaved
I use this almost daily. Hosted endpoint means no local process to babysit. The OAuth flow worked first time in Claude Code. Sign-in flow was painless and I never had to paste a key into a config file. It is in our production agent and I sleep fine.
Used for Automating release notes
- Setup & docs 3/5
- Auth experience 4/5
- Reliability 4/5
- Maintainer responsiveness 4/5
Clean integration, sensible permissions
Installed it on a Friday, it was part of my workflow by Monday. Nothing to install, I just point the client at the URL. Scoped the token to just what the agent needs and it respected that. Good choice if you need Linear in your agent.
Used for Onboarding new devs with an agent that answers repo questions
- Setup & docs 4/5
- Auth experience 4/5
- Reliability 4/5
- Maintainer responsiveness 4/5
No complaints after a month
Our agents call this dozens of times a day. Scoped the token to just what the agent needs and it respected that. Nothing to install, I just point the client at the URL.
Used for CI failure investigation
- Setup & docs 5/5
- Auth experience 5/5
- Reliability 5/5
- Maintainer responsiveness 5/5
OAuth done right, nothing to babysit
Remote HTTP transport with scoped OAuth means there is no API key sitting in a config file. Set it up in Claude Code in two minutes, ran it against a real workspace for three weeks, zero surprises. The token scopes are honoured — it could not touch projects I did not grant.
Used for Agent triaging inbound bugs into Linear from support chats
- Setup & docs 5/5
- Auth experience 5/5
- Reliability 5/5
- Maintainer responsiveness 4/5
Solid; wish the rate limits were documented
Works well and the auth model is the right one. Only friction was hitting an undocumented rate limit during a bulk backfill — backed off and it was fine. For day-to-day agent use it is a non-issue.
Used for Sprint planning assistant that reads and comments on issues
- Setup & docs 4/5
- Auth experience 5/5
- Reliability 4/5
- Maintainer responsiveness 4/5
Easy win for our agent setup
Replaced a homegrown script with Linear MCP Server and have not looked back. Being closed source, I cannot audit it, but the vendor has been responsive. Sign-in flow was painless and I never had to paste a key into a config file. Happy to run it in production.
Used for Generating boilerplate from existing patterns
- Setup & docs 5/5
- Auth experience 4/5
- Reliability 5/5
- Maintainer responsiveness 4/5
The one integration I stopped worrying about
No local process, no secret to rotate. If more servers were built like this the directory would be half as necessary.
Used for Turning meeting notes into Linear issues
- Setup & docs 5/5
- Auth experience 4/5
- Reliability 5/5
- Maintainer responsiveness 3/5
Our team uses it every day
Of the Linear integrations I tried, this one is the most predictable. Hosted endpoint means no local process to babysit. Scoped the token to just what the agent needs and it respected that. Would recommend without hesitation.
Used for Code review summaries for pull requests
- Setup & docs 4/5
- Auth experience 4/5
- Reliability 5/5
- Maintainer responsiveness 5/5
Quietly reliable
Simple to set up in Cursor, simple to reason about. Auth is handled properly, and revoking access later was one click. Hosted endpoint means no local process to babysit.
Used for Internal developer assistant
- Setup & docs 5/5
- Auth experience 4/5
- Reliability 4/5
- Maintainer responsiveness 4/5
Does what it says, no drama
Tried it on a side project first, then rolled it out at work. I would prefer to read the code, but the hosted service has been dependable.
Used for Pairing with Claude Code on a monorepo
- Setup & docs 5/5
- Auth experience 5/5
- Reliability 4/5
- Maintainer responsiveness 4/5
The Linear integration I wanted
Hooked Linear MCP Server into Claude Code and it worked on the first try. I like that access goes through a proper sign-in instead of a long-lived secret on disk. Would recommend without hesitation.
Used for Scripting routine maintenance tasks
- Setup & docs 5/5
- Auth experience 4/5
- Reliability 5/5
- Maintainer responsiveness 5/5
Recommended it to two teams already
Clear tool names, sensible outputs, very few surprises. Nothing to install, I just point the client at the URL. Auth is handled properly, and revoking access later was one click. Easy recommendation.
Used for Keeping project tickets in sync with code changes
- Setup & docs 5/5
- Auth experience 5/5
- Reliability 5/5
- Maintainer responsiveness 4/5
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