linear

name	linear
description	Manage Linear issues. Use when working with tasks, tickets, bugs, or Linear.
mcp	{"linear":{"command":"npx","args":["-y","github:obra/streamlinear"],"env":{"LINEAR_API_TOKEN":"${LINEAR_API_TOKEN}"}}}

Linear (Stream Linear)

Single-tool MCP with action dispatch. All operations go through linear_linear.

Actions

Search Issues

linear_linear(action="search")                          # Your active issues
linear_linear(action="search", query="auth bug")        # Text search
linear_linear(action="search", query={state: "In Progress"})  # Filter
linear_linear(action="search", query={team: "ENG", assignee: "me"})

Get Issue Details

linear_linear(action="get", id="ABC-123")               # By short ID
linear_linear(action="get", id="https://linear.app/...")  # By URL

Returns: title, description, status, labels, comments, attachments.

Update Issue

linear_linear(action="update", id="ABC-123", state="Done")
linear_linear(action="update", id="ABC-123", priority=1)
linear_linear(action="update", id="ABC-123", assignee="me")
linear_linear(action="update", id="ABC-123", labels=["worker-done", "existing-label"])

Labels array replaces all labels. Fetch current labels first, then append.

Comment on Issue

linear_linear(action="comment", id="ABC-123", body="Fixed in commit abc123")

Create Issue

linear_linear(action="create", title="Bug: Login fails", team="ENG")
linear_linear(action="create", title="Bug", team="ENG", body="Details", priority=2)

Raw GraphQL

linear_linear(action="graphql", graphql="query { viewer { name } }")

Help

linear_linear(action="help")

Reference

• Priority: 0=None, 1=Urgent, 2=High, 3=Medium, 4=Low
• State matching is fuzzy: "done" → "Done", "in prog" → "In Progress"
• IDs accept: ABC-123, Linear URLs, or UUIDs