Linear MCP server

MCP discovered

Details

Endpoint: https://mcp.linear.app/mcp
Transport: streamable-http
Docs: https://linear.app/docs/mcp

Authentication

Linear OAuth application oauth2 discovered Set up OAuth ↗

OAuth · resolves from well-known metadata /Authorization: Bearer <credential>

Create an OAuth2 Application, configure its redirect callback URLs, then run the standard Linear OAuth flow to obtain access tokens for users or workspace app installations. For agent/service-account style installs, include actor=app in the authorization request as described in Getting Started for Agents.

Linear personal API key api_key discovered Get key ↗

Authorization: Bearer <credential>

In Linear, open Security & Access. Create a personal API key there. Depending on workspace policy, admins may need to allow member API keys; admins can always create them. Keys can be scoped to permissions like Read, Write, Admin, Create issues, and Create comments, and can be limited to specific teams.