Secure Linear access for AI agents

Issues, projects, documents, cycles, and releases via Linear's official MCP server.

Through Linear, agents can search and read issues, projects, documents, and cycles, and create or update them when you allow it — every call runs through your policies and is logged for audit.

Server URL: https://mcp.linear.app/mcp

Setup

Linear's MCP server supports Dynamic Client Registration, so there's no app to create on Linear's side — the gateway registers an OAuth client automatically per org. See Dynamic client registration below, or Credential modes for how this compares to other catalog resources.

Dynamic client registration

  1. Navigate to Resources, click Add Resource, and select Linear from the catalog.
  2. Pick the Per-org dynamic registration card. The gateway self-registers an OAuth client with Linear — no client ID/secret needed — and installs the resource right away.
  3. Each user authorizes their own Linear account and grants the requested scopes. Manage linked accounts in Connections.

Required scopes

ScopeWhy
readList/get teams, issues, projects, documents, cycles, comments, releases
writeCreate/update/delete issues, comments, docs, projects, milestones, labels, attachments, releases
offline_accessRefresh tokens so connections do not require frequent re-auth

Available tools

ToolAccessDescription
list_teamsreadList teams in the workspace
list_issuesreadList issues
list_projectsreadList projects
list_usersreadList workspace users
list_commentsreadList comments on an issue/project/etc.
list_cyclesreadList cycles for a team
list_documentsreadList documents
list_issue_labelsreadList issue labels
list_issue_statusesreadList issue statuses
list_milestonesreadList project milestones
list_project_labelsreadList project labels
list_diffsreadList diff pull requests
get_issuereadGet an issue by ID
get_issue_statusreadGet an issue status
get_teamreadGet a team
get_userreadGet a user
get_projectreadGet a project
get_milestonereadGet a milestone
get_documentreadGet a document
get_status_updatesreadList/get status updates
get_diffreadLook up a diff
get_diff_threadsreadLook up diff threads
get_attachmentreadGet an attachment
search_documentationreadSearch Linear docs
extract_imagesreadExtract images from markdown
save_issuewriteCreate/update an issue
save_commentwriteCreate/update a comment
save_documentwriteCreate/update a document
save_projectwriteCreate/update a project
save_milestonewriteCreate/update a milestone
save_status_updatewriteCreate/update a status update
create_issue_labelwriteCreate an issue label
prepare_attachment_uploadwritePrepare a direct file upload
create_attachment_from_uploadwriteLink an uploaded asset as an attachment
create_attachmentwriteDeprecated small-file attachment upload
delete_attachmentdeleteDelete an attachment
delete_commentdeleteDelete a comment
delete_status_updatedeleteDelete a status update
list_releasesreadList releases (filter by pipeline/stage/version/text)
get_releasereadGet a release by ID/slug
list_release_notesreadList release notes
get_release_notereadGet release notes (markdown) by ID/slug
list_release_pipelinesreadList release pipelines
save_releasewriteCreate/update a release
save_release_notewriteCreate/update release notes

Policy examples

Every org is created with a seeded Allow all rule at the bottom of the list, so any call your own rules don't match stays allowed. Express restrictions as deny rules above it — new rules are added at the top, so a fresh deny outranks it automatically. See Rule order.

  • Read-only access: deny save_*, create_*, delete_*, and prepare_attachment_upload on the Linear MCP. Those patterns cover every write and delete in the table above, leaving the list_*, get_*, and search_documentation reads.
  • Block deletes while allowing read and write: deny delete_*
  • No file uploads: deny prepare_attachment_upload, create_attachment_from_upload, and create_attachment

Next steps

  • Create a policy — start from the read-only pattern in Policy examples above.
  • Credential modes — see how DCR compares to the other modes catalog resources use.

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