linear-mcp 0.1.3

A Linear API integration for MCP

Linear MCP

A Linear API integration for MCP.

Quickstart

1. Get Linear API Key

Obtain a Linear API Key from your Linear Account: https://linear.app/YOUR-ORG-NAME-HERE/settings/account/security

2. Install pipx

# MacOS
brew install pipx

# Linux
apt install pipx

# (All environments) Set up PATH
pipx ensurepath

Cursor

Create a command MCP server with the following command:

pipx run linear-mcp --linear-api-key ...

You can also manually specify the team_id to say on tool calls: --team_id ...

Windsurf

In Windsurf settings, add a Custom MCP server with configuration like the following:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linear": {
      "command": "pipx",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "linear-mcp",
        "--linear-api-key",
        "..."
      ]
    }
  }
}

Development

Using Docker

# Build the image
docker build -t linear-mcp .

# Run the container
docker run -it --rm -e LINEAR_API_KEY=... linear-mcp

Using pipx

To build the pipx package locally, run:

pipx install -e . --force

Using Virtual Environments

1. Create and activate a virtual environment:

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

2. Install build dependencies:

pip install -r requirements-build.txt

3. Install development dependencies:

pip install -r requirements-dev.txt

4. Install the package in development mode:

pip install -e .

License

MIT License