Linear MCP server for secure AI enterprise project management

Connect your AI agents to Linear with enterprise-grade governance, observability, and control through MintMCP Gateway.

ChatGPT

Connected to Linear

Create a high-priority bug ticket for the login issue and assign it to the backend team.

You

I've created the bug ticket and assigned it to the backend team:

Creating issue: Login authentication failure...

Assigning to backend team with high priority...

✓ All actions logged and governed

Tools included with Linear MCP

list_issues

List issues in Linear workspace with filtering by assignee and status.

get_issue

Retrieve detailed issue information including attachments and git branch names.

create_issue

Create new Linear issues with labels, assignees, and project association.

update_issue

Update existing issues including status, priority, and assignments.

create_comment

Add comments to Linear issues for collaboration and updates.

list_comments

Retrieve all comments for a specific Linear issue.

create_project

Create new projects in Linear with team assignment.

get_project

Retrieve detailed project information and metadata.

list_projects

List all projects in the Linear workspace.

update_project

Update existing project details and settings.

create_issue_label

Create custom issue labels for categorization.

list_issue_labels

List available issue labels in workspace or team.

list_teams

Retrieve all teams in the Linear workspace.

get_team

Get detailed information about a specific team.

list_users

List all users in the Linear workspace.

get_user

Retrieve detailed user information.

Works with every major client

Claude

ChatGPT

Copilot

Cursor

Gemini

Goose

LibreChat

Open WebUI

Windsurf

Why MintMCP gateway

Centralized governance

Unified authentication, audit logging, and rate control for all Linear MCP connections.

One-click deployment

Instantly enable Linear MCP for AI teams via MintMCP's standardized gateway without manual server setup.

OAuth + SSO enforcement

Automatic enterprise authentication wrapping for Linear MCP endpoints.

Host stdio servers on MintMCP instead of running locally

Containerized servers become accessible to clients like ChatGPT without local installations. Better risk management and security posture without requiring users to run servers on their machines.

Observability and control

Real-time dashboards for monitoring usage, detecting anomalies, and maintaining SLA compliance.

Enterprise hardening

High availability, security, and compliance alignment transform MCP from developer utility to production-grade infrastructure.

Supports shared and per-user auth

Flexibility to configure service accounts at the admin level or enable individual OAuth flows. Secrets remain protected while users gain access, with centralized revocation capabilities.

Granular tool access control

Configure tool access by role. For example, enable read-only operations and exclude write tools like create and delete.

Use cases

Engineering teams

Automate bug triage, create issues from monitoring alerts, and update sprint progress directly in Linear with AI agents that understand technical context and team workflows.

Support teams

Convert customer support tickets into prioritized Linear issues, track bug reports, and auto-update customers when issues are resolved through integrated workflows.

Product teams

Generate feature requests from user feedback, prioritize roadmap items, and create project plans in Linear using AI agents that analyze trends and customer data.

What can you do with Linear MCP?

Automated incident management

Engineering teams use AI agents to automatically create high-priority Linear issues from production alerts, assign to on-call engineers, and update status as incidents are resolved with integrated monitoring data.

1. Create incident issue

create_issue("title, description, priority: urgent, team_id")

2. Add monitoring context

create_comment("issue_id, alert_details_and_metrics")

Support ticket to issue conversion

Support teams deploy AI agents to analyze customer support tickets, automatically create Linear issues for bugs and feature requests, and maintain bidirectional sync for status updates back to customers.

1. Create issue from support ticket

create_issue("customer_reported_bug, labels, priority")

2. Track resolution status

get_issue("issue_id")

AI-powered roadmap planning

Product teams connect AI agents to Linear to analyze user feedback patterns, automatically create feature request issues with priority scoring, and generate project plans based on strategic alignment and customer demand.

1. Create feature project

create_project("feature_name, team_id, description")

2. Generate prioritized issues

create_issue("user_story, project_id, priority_score")

FAQs

Yes. MintMCP Gateway is SOC 2 compliant and uses OAuth-based authentication for all Linear MCP interactions.

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