Linear Project

org.openlyuseful/linear-project · v0.1.0

Scope-gated Linear project administration with optional GitHub and Obsidian evidence adapters

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claude mcp add linear-project -e LINEAR_API_KEY=<LINEAR_API_KEY> -e LINEAR_ACCESS_TOKEN=<LINEAR_ACCESS_TOKEN> -e LINEAR_ALLOWED_ORGANIZATION_ID=<LINEAR_ALLOWED_ORGANIZATION_ID> -e LINEAR_ALLOWED_TEAM_IDS=<LINEAR_ALLOWED_TEAM_IDS> -e LINEAR_ALLOWED_PROJECT_IDS=<LINEAR_ALLOWED_PROJECT_IDS> -e LINEAR_ALLOWED_SCOPE_CODES=<LINEAR_ALLOWED_SCOPE_CODES> -e GITHUB_TOKEN=<GITHUB_TOKEN> -e GITHUB_ALLOWED_REPOSITORIES=<GITHUB_ALLOWED_REPOSITORIES> -e OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH=<OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH> -e OBSIDIAN_VAULT_NAME=<OBSIDIAN_VAULT_NAME> -e OBSIDIAN_ALLOWED_DIRECTORIES=<OBSIDIAN_ALLOWED_DIRECTORIES> -e MCP_WRITES_ENABLED=<MCP_WRITES_ENABLED> -e MCP_WRITE_WINDOW_EXPIRES_AT=<MCP_WRITE_WINDOW_EXPIRES_AT> -e MCP_AUDIT_LOG_PATH=<MCP_AUDIT_LOG_PATH> -- npx -y @openly-useful/[email protected]

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linear-project": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@openly-useful/[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LINEAR_API_KEY": "<LINEAR_API_KEY>",
        "LINEAR_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<LINEAR_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
        "LINEAR_ALLOWED_ORGANIZATION_ID": "<LINEAR_ALLOWED_ORGANIZATION_ID>",
        "LINEAR_ALLOWED_TEAM_IDS": "<LINEAR_ALLOWED_TEAM_IDS>",
        "LINEAR_ALLOWED_PROJECT_IDS": "<LINEAR_ALLOWED_PROJECT_IDS>",
        "LINEAR_ALLOWED_SCOPE_CODES": "<LINEAR_ALLOWED_SCOPE_CODES>",
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_TOKEN>",
        "GITHUB_ALLOWED_REPOSITORIES": "<GITHUB_ALLOWED_REPOSITORIES>",
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "<OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH>",
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT_NAME": "<OBSIDIAN_VAULT_NAME>",
        "OBSIDIAN_ALLOWED_DIRECTORIES": "<OBSIDIAN_ALLOWED_DIRECTORIES>",
        "MCP_WRITES_ENABLED": "<MCP_WRITES_ENABLED>",
        "MCP_WRITE_WINDOW_EXPIRES_AT": "<MCP_WRITE_WINDOW_EXPIRES_AT>",
        "MCP_AUDIT_LOG_PATH": "<MCP_AUDIT_LOG_PATH>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linear-project": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@openly-useful/[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LINEAR_API_KEY": "<LINEAR_API_KEY>",
        "LINEAR_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<LINEAR_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
        "LINEAR_ALLOWED_ORGANIZATION_ID": "<LINEAR_ALLOWED_ORGANIZATION_ID>",
        "LINEAR_ALLOWED_TEAM_IDS": "<LINEAR_ALLOWED_TEAM_IDS>",
        "LINEAR_ALLOWED_PROJECT_IDS": "<LINEAR_ALLOWED_PROJECT_IDS>",
        "LINEAR_ALLOWED_SCOPE_CODES": "<LINEAR_ALLOWED_SCOPE_CODES>",
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_TOKEN>",
        "GITHUB_ALLOWED_REPOSITORIES": "<GITHUB_ALLOWED_REPOSITORIES>",
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "<OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH>",
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT_NAME": "<OBSIDIAN_VAULT_NAME>",
        "OBSIDIAN_ALLOWED_DIRECTORIES": "<OBSIDIAN_ALLOWED_DIRECTORIES>",
        "MCP_WRITES_ENABLED": "<MCP_WRITES_ENABLED>",
        "MCP_WRITE_WINDOW_EXPIRES_AT": "<MCP_WRITE_WINDOW_EXPIRES_AT>",
        "MCP_AUDIT_LOG_PATH": "<MCP_AUDIT_LOG_PATH>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "linear-project": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@openly-useful/[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LINEAR_API_KEY": "<LINEAR_API_KEY>",
        "LINEAR_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<LINEAR_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
        "LINEAR_ALLOWED_ORGANIZATION_ID": "<LINEAR_ALLOWED_ORGANIZATION_ID>",
        "LINEAR_ALLOWED_TEAM_IDS": "<LINEAR_ALLOWED_TEAM_IDS>",
        "LINEAR_ALLOWED_PROJECT_IDS": "<LINEAR_ALLOWED_PROJECT_IDS>",
        "LINEAR_ALLOWED_SCOPE_CODES": "<LINEAR_ALLOWED_SCOPE_CODES>",
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_TOKEN>",
        "GITHUB_ALLOWED_REPOSITORIES": "<GITHUB_ALLOWED_REPOSITORIES>",
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "<OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH>",
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT_NAME": "<OBSIDIAN_VAULT_NAME>",
        "OBSIDIAN_ALLOWED_DIRECTORIES": "<OBSIDIAN_ALLOWED_DIRECTORIES>",
        "MCP_WRITES_ENABLED": "<MCP_WRITES_ENABLED>",
        "MCP_WRITE_WINDOW_EXPIRES_AT": "<MCP_WRITE_WINDOW_EXPIRES_AT>",
        "MCP_AUDIT_LOG_PATH": "<MCP_AUDIT_LOG_PATH>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.

Tools

This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.

Environment variables

Name	Description
`LINEAR_API_KEY` Optional, secret	Linear API key. Configure this or LINEAR_ACCESS_TOKEN through a protected secret store.
`LINEAR_ACCESS_TOKEN` Optional, secret	Linear OAuth access token. Configure this or LINEAR_API_KEY through a protected secret store.
`LINEAR_ALLOWED_ORGANIZATION_ID` Required	Exact Linear organization ID allowed for scoped operations.
`LINEAR_ALLOWED_TEAM_IDS` Optional	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` Optional	Comma-separated exact Linear project IDs. Required after project discovery; leave empty only during initial bootstrap.
`LINEAR_ALLOWED_SCOPE_CODES` Optional	Comma-separated exact scope codes. Leave empty for read-only capability inspection.
`GITHUB_TOKEN` Optional, secret	Optional GitHub token used only by the read-only evidence adapter.
`GITHUB_ALLOWED_REPOSITORIES` Optional	Comma-separated owner/repository allowlist for GitHub evidence reads.
`OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH` Optional	Optional normalized absolute path to an Obsidian vault.
`OBSIDIAN_VAULT_NAME` Optional	Optional expected Obsidian vault directory name.
`OBSIDIAN_ALLOWED_DIRECTORIES` Optional	Comma-separated vault-relative directories allowed for Obsidian operations.
`MCP_WRITES_ENABLED` Optional	Global mutation gate. Keep false unless opening a separately bounded write window.
`MCP_WRITE_WINDOW_EXPIRES_AT` Optional	Future RFC3339 expiry for a write window; enabled windows may last at most 60 minutes.
`MCP_AUDIT_LOG_PATH` Optional	Optional normalized absolute path for the append-only NDJSON operation audit.

Details

Package	`@openly-useful/[email protected]` (NPM, stdio)
First published	23 Aug 2026
Last updated	23 Aug 2026
Registry name	`org.openlyuseful/linear-project`

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