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Linear MCP by usefulapi

by usefulapi.io · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v1.16.3 · published by io.usefulapi

Search, read and create Linear issues, projects, teams and cycles.

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8 tools: 2 change things and 6 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http linear https://linear.usefulapi.io/mcp

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

8 tools

Changes things 2Claude Code: ask
  • linear_add_comment⚠[U+FE0F] WRITE / MUTATING: posts a comment on an issue.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "linear_add_comment" says "add": a word for a change.
    Description, as the server wrote itContains invisible characters, shown as [U+…]
    ⚠[U+FE0F] WRITE / MUTATING: posts a comment on an issue. Requires the issueId (UUID) and a markdown body. GraphQL: mutation commentCreate.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Add comment (WRITE — mutates Linear)
    • readOnlyHint: false
    • destructiveHint: false
    • openWorldHint: true
  • linear_create_issue⚠[U+FE0F] WRITE / MUTATING: creates a new issue in Linear.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "linear_create_issue" says "create": a word for a change.
    Description, as the server wrote itContains invisible characters, shown as [U+…]
    ⚠[U+FE0F] WRITE / MUTATING: creates a new issue in Linear. Requires a teamId (from linear_list_teams) and a title. Optional description (markdown), priority (0=none,1=urgent,2=high,3=medium,4=low), and assigneeId. GraphQL: mutation issueCreate.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Create issue (WRITE — mutates Linear)
    • readOnlyHint: false
    • destructiveHint: false
    • openWorldHint: true
Only reads 6Claude Code: allow
  • linear_get_issueFetch a single issue by its UUID or human identifier (e.g.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "linear_get_issue" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Fetch a single issue by its UUID or human identifier (e.g. "ENG-123"), including description, state, assignee and recent comments. Read-only. GraphQL: query issue(id).

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Get one issue
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • openWorldHint: true
  • linear_list_cyclesList cycles (sprints), optionally scoped to a team by key, with number, name and start/end dates.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "linear_list_cycles" says "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    List cycles (sprints), optionally scoped to a team by key, with number, name and start/end dates. Read-only. GraphQL: query cycles(filter).

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: List cycles
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • openWorldHint: true
  • linear_list_projectsList projects in the workspace (id, name, state, progress, target date).No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "linear_list_projects" says "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    List projects in the workspace (id, name, state, progress, target date). Read-only. GraphQL: query projects.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: List projects
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • openWorldHint: true
  • linear_list_teamsList the teams in the workspace (id, key, name).No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "linear_list_teams" says "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    List the teams in the workspace (id, key, name). Use a team's id for linear_create_issue or its key for linear_search_issues. Read-only. GraphQL: query teams.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: List teams
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • openWorldHint: true
  • linear_my_issuesList issues assigned to the current user (the API key's owner / OAuth actor) via viewer.assignedIssues.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The description's first verb is "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    List issues assigned to the current user (the API key's owner / OAuth actor) via viewer.assignedIssues. Read-only. GraphQL: query viewer { assignedIssues }.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: My assigned issues
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • openWorldHint: true
  • linear_search_issuesFind issues, optionally filtered by a text query (matches title), team key, workflow-state name, or assignee email.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "linear_search_issues" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Find issues, optionally filtered by a text query (matches title), team key, workflow-state name, or assignee email. Read-only. GraphQL: query issues(filter, first).

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Search / filter issues
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • openWorldHint: true

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 1.16.3. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http linear https://linear.usefulapi.io/mcp

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__linear__linear_search_issues",
      "mcp__linear__linear_get_issue",
      "mcp__linear__linear_list_teams",
      "mcp__linear__linear_list_projects",
      "mcp__linear__linear_my_issues",
      "mcp__linear__linear_list_cycles"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__linear__linear_create_issue",
      "mcp__linear__linear_add_comment"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as linear. Review it before you use it.