linear-mcp-server

Linear MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides seamless integration with Linear for project and issue management.

🚀 Features

Project Management

• ✅ Create Projects - Create new Linear projects with custom names, descriptions, priorities, and content
• ✅ List Projects - Get all projects in your workspace with detailed information
• ✅ View Project Details - Retrieve comprehensive information about specific projects
• ✅ Delete Projects - Remove projects from your workspace

Issue Management

• ✅ Create Issues - Create new issues with titles, descriptions, priorities, and project assignments
• ✅ List Issues - View all issues assigned to you
• ✅ Delete Issues - Remove issues from your workspace
• ✅ Auto-Assignment - Issues are automatically assigned to the current user

Team & User Management

• ✅ Get Team Info - View information about your Linear teams
• ✅ Get Current User - Display information about the authenticated user
• ✅ Default Team - Automatically uses your default team for operations

🛠️ Available Tools

Project Tools

• create-project - Create a new Linear project
• get-all-project - List all projects
• view-project-detail - Get detailed project information
• delete-project - Delete a project by ID

Issue Tools

• create-issue - Create a new issue
• get-all-issues - List all assigned issues
• delete-issue - Delete an issue by ID

Team & User Tools

• get-team-info - Get team information
• current-user - Get current user information

📋 Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16 or higher)
• npm or yarn
• Linear API key

🔧 Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/TechAIInsights/linear-mcp-server.git
cd linear-mcp-server

1. Install dependencies:

npm install

1. Set up environment variables:

# Create a .env file
echo "LINEAR_API_KEY=your_linear_api_key_here" > .env

1. Get your Linear API key:

• Go to Linear Settings > API
• Generate a new API key
• Add it to your .env file

🚀 Usage

Development Mode

npm run dev

Production Build

npm run build
npm start

📁 Add server config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linear-mcp": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/repo/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "LINEAR_API_KEY": "your_linear_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

💡 Usage Examples

Creating a Project

# Create a project with basic info
create-project "My New Project"

# Create a project with full details
create-project "Advanced Project" --description "A complex project" --priority "high" --content "Project details here"

Creating an Issue

# Create a basic issue
create-issue "Fix authentication bug"

# Create an issue with priority and project
create-issue "Implement new feature" --priority 2 --projectId "proj_123"

Managing Projects

# List all projects
get-all-project

# View project details
view-project-detail --id "proj_123"

# Delete a project
delete-project --id "proj_123"

🔧 Configuration

Environment Variables

• LINEAR_API_KEY - Your Linear API key (required)

Priority Levels

• 0 - No priority
• 1 - Urgent
• 2 - High
• 3 - Normal
• 4 - Low

🏗️ Architecture

The server is built with a modular architecture for maintainability:

• Modular Tools - Each tool category has its own module
• Standardized Responses - Consistent response format across all tools
• Error Handling - Comprehensive error handling with context-aware messages
• Type Safety - Full TypeScript support with proper type definitions

📚 Development Scripts

• npm run build - Compile TypeScript to JavaScript
• npm run start - Run the compiled application
• npm run dev - Run with hot reload (HMR)
• npm run dev:watch - Run with TypeScript compilation + nodemon
• npm run watch - Watch for changes and recompile automatically
• npm run test - Run tests with Jest
• npm run clean - Remove compiled output

🔗 Related

• Linear API Documentation
• Model Context Protocol
• TypeScript