The Linear MCP server is the reference standard for B2B SaaS MCP implementations. Linear-maintained. Auth-handled. Tool-surface clean.
Linear's MCP server connects ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity to Linear workspaces, exposing tickets, projects, cycles, and roadmap data through the Model Context Protocol. Built by Linear, maintained internally, considered the reference standard for B2B SaaS MCP implementations.
What it does
The Linear MCP server lets any MCP-compatible AI assistant read and write to a Linear workspace. Claude can search the issue backlog. ChatGPT can create a new bug ticket. Gemini can pull the current cycle. The same model that a developer asks “what am I working on this week” answers from Linear's actual data — not a screenshot, not a copy-paste, not a stale Slack summary.
Linear built the server first-party. The tool surface mirrors Linear's GraphQL API but is purpose-shaped for LLM consumption: descriptive tool names, structured outputs, low-cardinality enums where the API uses free-text. The result is a server that AI models call cleanly without hallucinating field names or fabricating ticket IDs.
This is the playbook every B2B SaaS company should be running. Most are not. Most are still shipping unofficial community MCP wrappers around their APIs, with thin documentation and broken auth.
Key features
- First-party, Linear-maintained
- OAuth handled cleanly through Linear's existing identity stack
- Tools for issues, projects, cycles, roadmaps, and team members
- Real-time read/write — no stale cache
- Compatible with Claude Desktop, Cursor, ChatGPT MCP, and any MCP-compatible client
- Tool names and descriptions optimized for LLM call accuracy
- Standard error states with retry guidance
Pricing
Free for any Linear workspace. No additional charge beyond Linear's standard subscription tiers (Standard, Plus, Enterprise).
Common prompts this server answers
- “What tickets are assigned to me this cycle?”
- “Create a bug ticket in the Platform project: production database is timing out.”
- “What is the status of the authentication migration project?”
- “Move ticket ENG-431 to In Review.”
- “Show me everything blocked by ticket ENG-200.”
- “Summarize the roadmap for Q3.”
- “Who is shipping the most in the engineering team this cycle?”
Company
Founders: Karri Saarinen, Tuomas Artman, Jori Lallo
Founded: 2019
HQ: San Francisco
Headcount: ~100
Funding
Linear has raised approximately $54M across seed, Series A, and Series B rounds, led by Sequoia, Accel, and Coatue. The company has been deliberately capital-efficient relative to its peers — part of the Linear brand thesis: small team, premium product, profitable trajectory.
Integrations
Beyond MCP, Linear integrates with GitHub, GitLab, Slack, Discord, Notion, Figma, Sentry, Zapier, and the major identity providers. The MCP server is the newest integration surface and is rapidly becoming the most heavily used.
Alternatives
For project management MCP servers, alternatives include the Asana MCP server, Jira MCP server, and Notion MCP server. None match Linear's tool surface design or auth experience. The EPR MCP Server Directory ranks Linear at the top of the project management category.
Try it
linear.app — sign up for any Linear workspace, then add the MCP server to your AI assistant.
EPR editorial verdict
Linear's MCP server is what every B2B SaaS server should aspire to. Clean tool surface, sane auth, real documentation. Most MCP servers are still GitHub READMEs pretending to be products. This one is a product.
EPR rating: 9.2/10.
Last updated
May 25, 2026.
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