# linear_unarchiveInitiative

Unarchive an initiative

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `linear_unarchiveInitiative`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/linear/linear-unarchiveinitiative

## Facts

- Tool: `linear_unarchiveInitiative`
- Server: Linear (`@linear-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/linear.md
- Install: `npx -y @linear-mcp-server`
- Homepage: https://github.com/https://mcp.linear.app/mcp
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade D, identity verified
- Server auth posture: gated
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 1
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `initiativeId` | string | no | The ID of the initiative to unarchive |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "linear_unarchiveInitiative",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why linear_unarchiveInitiative is rated Medium

Unarchiving is a reversible modification operation that changes the state of an initiative from archived to active. It does not destroy data (Destructive), involves no financial transactions (Financial), nor does it execute arbitrary code (Execute). It performs a state transition on existing data, which qualifies as Write.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'linear_unarchiveInitiative' and description 'Unarchive an initiative' indicate a state-change operation that reverses a prior archival action, modifying data by restoring an initiative's active status."

## Use case

AI agents use linear_unarchiveInitiative to create or update resources in Linear, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Linear environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Linear:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "linear_unarchiveInitiative": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "linear_unarchiveinitiative_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Linear (65)

- `linear_deleteInitiative` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/linear/linear-deleteinitiative.md
- `get_document` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/linear/get-document.md
- `get_issue` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/linear/get-issue.md
- `get_issue_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/linear/get-issue-status.md
- `get_project` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/linear/get-project.md
- `get_team` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/linear/get-team.md
- `get_user` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/linear/get-user.md
- `linear_getActiveCycle` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/linear/linear-getactivecycle.md
- `linear_getComments` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/linear/linear-getcomments.md
- `linear_getCycles` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/linear/linear-getcycles.md
- `linear_getInitiativeById` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/linear/linear-getinitiativebyid.md
- `linear_getInitiativeProjects` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/linear/linear-getinitiativeprojects.md
- `linear_getInitiatives` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/linear/linear-getinitiatives.md
- `linear_getIssueById` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/linear/linear-getissuebyid.md
- `linear_getIssueHistory` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/linear/linear-getissuehistory.md
- `linear_getIssues` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/linear/linear-getissues.md
- `linear_getLabels` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/linear/linear-getlabels.md
- `linear_getOrganization` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/linear/linear-getorganization.md
- `linear_getProjectIssues` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/linear/linear-getprojectissues.md
- `linear_getProjects` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/linear/linear-getprojects.md
- `linear_getTeams` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/linear/linear-getteams.md
- `linear_getUsers` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/linear/linear-getusers.md
- `linear_getViewer` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/linear/linear-getviewer.md
- `linear_getWorkflowStates` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/linear/linear-getworkflowstates.md
- `linear_searchIssues` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/linear/linear-searchissues.md
- `list_comments` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/linear/list-comments.md
- `list_cycles` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/linear/list-cycles.md
- `list_documents` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/linear/list-documents.md
- `list_issue_labels` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/linear/list-issue-labels.md
- `list_issue_statuses` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/linear/list-issue-statuses.md
- …and 35 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/linear.md

## For agents

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- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=linear · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/linear