Linear Project MCP Server

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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

claude mcp add linear-project -- npx -y @openly-useful/linear-project-mcp-server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linear-project": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@openly-useful/linear-project-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

[mcp_servers.linear-project]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@openly-useful/linear-project-mcp-server"]

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linear-project": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@openly-useful/linear-project-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linear-project": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@openly-useful/linear-project-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: LINEAR_API_KEY (Linear API key. Configure this or LINEAR_ACCESS_TOKEN through a protected secret store.), LINEAR_ACCESS_TOKEN (Linear OAuth access token. Configure this or LINEAR_API_KEY through a protected secret store.), LINEAR_ALLOWED_ORGANIZATION_ID (Exact Linear organization ID allowed for scoped operations.), LINEAR_ALLOWED_TEAM_IDS (Comma-separated exact Linear team IDs. Required when reusing an existing team; leave empty only while bootstrapping a new dedicated team.), LINEAR_ALLOWED_PROJECT_IDS (Comma-separated exact Linear project IDs. Required after project discovery; leave empty only during initial bootstrap.), LINEAR_ALLOWED_SCOPE_CODES (Comma-separated exact scope codes. Leave empty for read-only capability inspection.), GITHUB_TOKEN (Optional GitHub token used only by the read-only evidence adapter.), GITHUB_ALLOWED_REPOSITORIES (Comma-separated owner/repository allowlist for GitHub evidence reads.), OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH (Optional normalized absolute path to an Obsidian vault.), OBSIDIAN_VAULT_NAME (Optional expected Obsidian vault directory name.), OBSIDIAN_ALLOWED_DIRECTORIES (Comma-separated vault-relative directories allowed for Obsidian operations.), MCP_WRITES_ENABLED (Global mutation gate. Keep false unless opening a separately bounded write window.), MCP_WRITE_WINDOW_EXPIRES_AT (Future RFC3339 expiry for a write window; enabled windows may last at most 60 minutes.), MCP_AUDIT_LOG_PATH (Optional normalized absolute path for the append-only NDJSON operation audit.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.