Linear MCP Server
Connect to the Linear MCP server to manage issues, projects, cycles, and documents across your Linear workspace using AI agents on Gumloop, Claude, or Cursor.
Installation
Get StartedCreate a Gumloop Account
To use this MCP, you need a Gumloop account. If you don't have one yet, you can create one for free.
Copy Your Server URL
Copy your MCP server URL and add it to your client. You'll be prompted to authorize on first use.
What is Linear MCP?
The Linear MCP server gives AI agents access to your Linear workspace. That means listing and creating issues, updating issue status, managing comments, browsing projects and cycles, working with labels, and reading documents. Your project management data becomes accessible to AI-powered workflows without any coding.
If you’re an engineering manager triaging bugs, a PM tracking feature progress, or a team lead running sprint planning, this integration automates the repetitive parts of issue management. Your AI agent can create issues from Slack messages, update statuses based on PR activity, or generate sprint reports from your Linear data.
MCP stands for Model Context Protocol. It’s an open standard that gives AI agents a way to connect to external tools and services. Instead of using the Linear API with GraphQL mutations, managing API keys, or building custom webhook handlers, you connect the Linear MCP server and let your AI agent manage issues and projects through natural language.
What you can do with Linear MCP on Gumloop
List and search issues
Query issues across your workspace with filters for assignee, status, label, project, and more. Use "me" as the assignee to find your own issues. Results include full issue details, attachments, and git branch names.
Create and update issues
Create new issues with titles, descriptions, assignees, labels, priorities, and project assignments. Update existing issues to change status, reassign, or add details. Your AI agent can triage incoming work automatically.
Manage comments
List and create comments on issues. Your AI agent can add status updates, investigation notes, or summaries to issues as work progresses. Keeps the team in the loop without manual updates.
Browse projects and cycles
List projects in your workspace, get project details, and browse sprint cycles. Useful for generating progress reports or understanding what’s in flight across teams.
Work with labels and statuses
List available labels and statuses, create new labels, and understand your team’s workflow states. Your AI agent can categorize and prioritize issues based on your labeling conventions.
Read workspace documents
Access Linear documents by ID or slug. Useful for pulling specs, PRDs, or design docs that are stored in Linear alongside the issues they relate to.
Create and update projects
Set up new projects and update existing project details. Useful for automated project creation workflows triggered by other events.
How to connect the Gumloop Linear MCP Server
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Create a free Gumloop account
Sign up at gumloop.com. No credit card required.
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Add the Linear MCP server
Copy your MCP server URL from Gumloop and add it to your preferred client (Claude, Cursor, or Gumloop workflows). You'll authorize on first use.
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Start using Linear in your AI workflows
That's it. Your AI agent can now manage issues, projects, cycles, and documents across your Linear workspace. Use it inside a Gumloop automation, in Claude Desktop, or in Cursor.
Linear MCP use cases
Automated issue creation from Slack
When someone reports a bug or requests a feature in Slack, a Gumloop workflow can parse the message, create a Linear issue with the right labels and priority, assign it to the appropriate team, and reply in the Slack thread with the issue link. No more copy-pasting between Slack and Linear.
Sprint reporting and standup automation
Pull issues from the current cycle, have an AI agent generate a sprint status report summarizing what’s completed, in progress, and blocked, then push it to Slack or a Google Doc. Replaces the manual effort of compiling standup notes.
PR-driven issue updates
When a pull request is merged on GitHub, automatically update the corresponding Linear issue’s status to "Done" and add a comment with the PR details. Chain GitHub and Linear MCP tools to keep your project tracker in sync with your codebase.
Bug triage and prioritization
When new issues come in, an AI agent can analyze the description, check for similar existing issues, assign a priority based on criteria you define (affected users, severity, component), and route the issue to the right team. Reduces the time engineering managers spend on triage.
Cross-tool project visibility
Combine Linear data with Slack, Google Docs, and your CI/CD pipeline to build a unified view of project progress. Generate weekly summaries that include issue counts, deployment frequency, and blockers — all pulled from different tools and compiled by an AI agent.
Why use Gumloop for Linear MCP
No API keys or GraphQL setup
Linear’s API uses GraphQL, which requires understanding query syntax and managing API keys. Gumloop handles authentication via OAuth and abstracts the GraphQL layer. Connect your Linear account and start building.
Works with multiple MCP clients
Use the Linear MCP server in Claude Desktop, Cursor, or directly inside Gumloop workflows. Same endpoint, multiple clients.
Chain Linear with 100+ other integrations
Combine issue tracking with Slack, GitHub, Google Docs, and other MCP tools in a single workflow. Automate the connections between your project management and the rest of your dev stack.
Enterprise-grade and scalable
SOC 2 compliant, built for teams, with role-based permissions and dedicated support. Works for small engineering teams and large organizations.
Free plan available
Test the Linear MCP integration on Gumloop’s free tier. Paid plans start at $37/month.
Frequently asked questions
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