linear-issues-mcp-server

linear-issues-mcp-server is an MCP server, listed under project & docs. It reaches linear. It needs LINEAR_API_TOKEN to authenticate. Its repository has 1 GitHub star and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

This server acts as an MCP server, offering AI assistants read-only access to Linear issues through API tokens.

MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. linear-issues-mcp-server’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.

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What does linear-issues-mcp-server do?

This server acts as an MCP server, offering AI assistants read-only access to Linear issues through API tokens.

How do I install linear-issues-mcp-server?

Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/keegancsmith/linear-issues-mcp-server

What does linear-issues-mcp-server connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches linear. The credentials we found in its source are LINEAR_API_TOKEN.

Is linear-issues-mcp-server official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 1 GitHub star and its state in our directory is stale. Its last commit we recorded was on 2025-04-23.

What licence does linear-issues-mcp-server use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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