Full read-write Claude connector for Linear
Make Claude file issues and move work forward in Linear
Stop tab-switching to triage the backlog by hand. Claude files issues with the right team, project, and labels, moves them across workflow states, assigns owners, and comments, all where your team's work already lives, with you approving the changes.
Linear is an issue tracker and project management tool built for software teams, organizing work into issues, projects, and cycles. People want Claude to do more than read the backlog: to file issues, update status, leave comments, and keep projects moving without leaving the conversation.
What is a Linear MCP server?
A Linear MCP server is a small hosted service that exposes Linear's data and actions to Claude over the Model Context Protocol, so Claude can tasks, projects, and docs inside your own account. We build it as a custom connector with separate read and write tools, and destructive actions stay gated behind your approval.
What can Linear's current connector do today?
Linear runs an official remote MCP server, and it covers a solid standard tool set for finding, creating, and updating issues, projects, and comments. What it leaves out is the fuller workflow: custom fields, team specific states, scoped permissions, and human-in-the-loop approval. A purpose-built connector adds those governed write actions on top.
What does full read-write Linear access unlock?
Full read-write Linear access lets Claude create issues with the right team, project, and labels, move them across workflow states, assign owners, comment on threads, and link related work. The triage and status updates that used to mean tab-switching happen where your team's work already lives, with you approving the changes.
- Create a new issue with team, project, labels, and priority set
- Move an issue across workflow states as work progresses
- Assign or reassign an issue to a team member
- Add a comment to an issue thread to capture context or decisions
- Add an issue to a project or cycle and set its estimate
- Search issues by query and propose batched status updates
Can Claude create and update issues in Linear?
Yes. The native connector already creates and updates issues, and a custom Linear connector tailors that to your workflow, filing with the right team, project, labels, and priority, then moving issues across states. Custom fields, team specific states, and approval gates are where the purpose-built connector with scoped write tools adds value.
Can Claude assign and comment on issues in Linear?
Claude can assign or reassign issues to a team member in Linear and add comments to threads to capture context or decisions. Reassigning owners and applying bulk status updates are gated behind your confirmation, so Claude prepares the change and shows you exactly what it will do before anything commits.
Does the Linear connector get more access than I have?
No. The Linear connector authenticates as your account through OAuth and inherits your existing permissions and team memberships. It never grants Claude more access to your workspace than you already have, and it respects the same boundaries your own login does, including which teams and projects you can reach.
How a Linear connector works
We build a small MCP server that authenticates to Linear with OAuth and the narrowest scopes the work needs. Read tools (search, read issue) and write tools (create, update status, assign, comment) are separated, and actions like reassigning or bulk updates require your confirmation. Claude only ever has the access your own Linear account already has.
Frequently asked questions
Can Claude create and update issues in Linear, not just read them?
Will Claude change Linear issues without my approval?
Does the Linear connector get more access than I have?
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