Linear MCP server
online · 100% uptimeby linear.app·
app.linear/linear·v1.0.2Find and manage issues, projects, and documents in your Linear workspace.
B77/100grade B
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Public scan report
scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-11-04 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
1 low
- –Code scanremote-only server, no package to scann/a
- Live reliabilityremote reachable in 69ms (auth required)20/20
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (endpoint requires auth); not countedn/a
- Auth qualityOAuth resource metadata advertised on 40115/15
- Maintenanceno repository listed3/15
- Maintainer identityendpoint served from the registry-verified namespace domain8/10
Findings (1)
- lowNo source repository listed
maint.no-repo
Overall 77/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON
How Linear compares
Against every graded Developer tools MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 77/100
- higher than 45% of 1,113 Developer tools servers
- Uptime
- 100%
- of our recent checks; the typical remote Developer tools server answers 100%
- Response time
- 7 ms
- faster than 98% of 442 Developer tools servers
Release history: 2 versions in the registry since 2026-08-04, latest 2026-10-22, typically one every 79 days.
Install Linear in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add --transport http linear https://mcp.linear.app/mcp
Linear: common questions
- Is Linear MCP server safe?
- Mostly: it is graded B (77/100). Read the Linear safety report
- How do I install Linear?
- It runs remotely at mcp.linear.app. Add it to Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.
- Does Linear need an API key?
- No key to paste: it signs you in with OAuth when your client connects.
- Is Linear maintained?
- The latest release is v1.0.2.
- Is Linear up?
- 100% of our last 28 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.
- What can I use instead of Linear?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: GitLab MCP Server, GitLab MCP server and Sentry MCP server.
- How does Linear compare with other Developer tools MCP servers?
- safety score 77/100 (higher than 45% of 1,113 Developer tools servers); uptime 100% (of our recent checks; the typical remote Developer tools server answers 100%); response time 7 ms (faster than 98% of 442 Developer tools servers). Full comparison.
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