How do I install linear-mcp?

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/packetnomad/linear-mcp

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

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

Is linear-mcp 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 2025-03-28.

What licence does linear-mcp use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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linear-mcp

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

A Model Context Protocol server for Linear.

Install

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-mcp’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.

Read linear-mcp’s own install instructions ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

linear

Credential

LINEAR_API_KEY

Maintenance

Stars

State

stale

Licence

MIT

From the repository

A Model Context Protocol server for Linear.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-22

linear-mcp compared with similar servers

linear-mcp compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
linear-mcp (this page)	linear	LINEAR_API_KEY	1	2025-03-28	MIT
linear-mcp-server	linear(1 shared)	LINEAR_API_KEY	347	2025-05-01	MIT
mcp-linear	linear(1 shared)	LINEAR_API_TOKEN, LINEAR_OAUTH_ACCESS_TOKEN	148	2026-10-12	MIT
mcp-obsidian	obsidian	OBSIDIAN_API_KEY	4,486	2026-08-31	MIT
mcp-notion-server	notion	NOTION_API_TOKEN	924	2026-07-31	MIT
obsidian-mcp-server	obsidian	OBSIDIAN_API_KEY	699	2026-10-06	Apache-2.0

Ranked by services in common with linear-mcp, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about linear-mcp

What does linear-mcp do?: A Model Context Protocol server for Linear.
How do I install linear-mcp?: 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/packetnomad/linear-mcp
What does linear-mcp connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches linear. The credentials we found in its source are LINEAR_API_KEY.
Is linear-mcp 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 2025-03-28.
What licence does linear-mcp use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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