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LINEAR TOOLS

182 tools from the Linear MCP Server, categorised by risk level.

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// ALL 182 LINEAR TOOLS
READ 73 tools
Read linear_getActiveCycle Get the currently active cycle for a team Read linear_getAttachments Get attachments for an issue Read linear_getAuthenticationSessions Get active authentication sessions Read linear_getComments Get comments for an issue, project, initiative, update, or document content Read linear_getCustomerById Get a customer by ID Read linear_getCustomerNeedById Get a customer need by ID Read linear_getCustomerNeeds Get customer needs from Linear Read linear_getCustomers Get customers from Linear Read linear_getCustomerStatuses Get customer statuses from Linear Read linear_getCustomerTiers Get customer tiers from Linear Read linear_getCustomFields Get the custom field definitions available in the authenticated Linear workspace Read linear_getCycleById Get details of a specific cycle Read linear_getCycleIssues Get issues in a cycle, with PM-friendly filters like state, assignee, labels, and completion status Read linear_getCycles Get a list of all cycles Read linear_getCycleStats Get statistics for a cycle Read linear_getDocumentById Get details of a specific Linear document Read linear_getDocumentContentHistory Get content history entries for a Linear document content record Read linear_getDocuments Get workspace documents from Linear Read linear_getFavoriteViews Get favorite Linear views, including saved views and predefined views Read linear_getInitiativeById Get details of a specific initiative by ID Read linear_getInitiativeDocuments Get documents for a specific Linear initiative Read linear_getInitiativeProjects Get all projects associated with an initiative Read linear_getInitiatives Get a list of all initiatives from Linear Read linear_getInitiativeUpdateById Get a specific initiative update by ID Read linear_getInitiativeUpdates Get updates for an initiative Read linear_getIntegrations Get a list of active integrations Read linear_getIssueById Get a specific issue by ID or identifier (e.g., ABC-123) Read linear_getIssueCustomFields Get the custom field values that are currently set on a specific issue Read linear_getIssueHistory Get the history of changes made to an issue Read linear_getIssues Get a list of recent issues from Linear Read linear_getIssueTemplateById Get details of a specific issue template Read linear_getIssueTemplates Get a list of issue templates Read linear_getLabels Get a list of issue labels from Linear Read linear_getMilestoneById Get details of a specific project milestone by ID Read linear_getMilestones Get project milestones from Linear, with PM-friendly filters for project, team, and milestone status Read linear_getNotifications Get notifications for the current user Read linear_getOrganization Get information about the current Linear organization Read linear_getOrganizationAuditEvents Get audit events for the organization Read linear_getProjectById Get details for a specific Linear project by ID Read linear_getProjectDocuments Get documents for a specific Linear project Read linear_getProjectIssues Get issues associated with a project, with PM-friendly filters like state, assignee, labels, cycle, and mil... Read linear_getProjectMembers Get members assigned to a project Read linear_getProjects Get a list of projects from Linear Read linear_getProjectUpdateById Get a specific Linear project update by ID Read linear_getProjectUpdates Get all updates associated with a project Read linear_getRateLimitStatus Get the shared MCP-side Linear rate-limit cooldown and retry snapshot Read linear_getReleaseById Get details of a specific release Read linear_getReleaseNoteById Get details of a specific release note Read linear_getReleaseNotes Get release notes from Linear Read linear_getReleasePipelineById Get details of a specific release pipeline Read linear_getReleasePipelines Get release pipelines from Linear Read linear_getReleases Get releases from Linear with optional pipeline and stage filters Read linear_getReleaseStages Get release stages from Linear Read linear_getRoadmapById Get details of a specific roadmap by ID Read linear_getRoadmaps Get a list of roadmaps from Linear Read linear_getSavedViews Get Linear saved views (API: CustomView) Read linear_getServerStatus Get MCP Linear server runtime status, counts, and current rate-limit snapshot Read linear_getSubscriptions Get subscriptions for the current user Read linear_getTeamDocuments Get documents associated with a specific Linear team Read linear_getTeamLabels Get labels for a specific team Read linear_getTeamMemberships Get team memberships Read linear_getTeamResources Get team home resource sections and pinned documents or external links Read linear_getTeams Get a list of teams from Linear Read linear_getTeamTemplates Get templates for a specific team Read linear_getUnreadNotificationCount Get count of unread notifications Read linear_getUserAuditEvents Get audit events for a specific user Read linear_getUsers Get a list of users in the Linear organization Read linear_getViewer Get information about the currently authenticated user Read linear_getWebhooks Get a list of webhooks Read linear_getWorkflowStates Get workflow states for a team Read linear_searchDocuments Search Linear documents by term Read linear_searchIssues Search for issues with various filters Read linear_searchReleases Search releases by term, version, or pipeline name
WRITE 92 tools
Write linear_removeIssueFromCycle Remove an issue from a cycle Write linear_removeIssueFromProject Remove an existing issue from a project Write linear_removeIssueFromRelease Remove an issue from a release Write linear_removeIssueLabel Remove a label from an issue in Linear Write linear_removeProjectFromInitiative Remove a project from an initiative Write linear_transferIssue Transfer an issue to another team Write linear_addAttachment Add an attachment to an issue Write linear_addIssueLabel Add a label to an issue in Linear Write linear_addIssueToCycle Add an issue to a cycle Write linear_addIssueToProject Add an existing issue to a project Write linear_addIssueToRelease Add an issue to a release Write linear_addProjectMember Add a member to a project Write linear_addProjectToInitiative Add a project to an initiative Write linear_addToFavorites Add an entity to the current user\ Write linear_addUserToTeam Add a user to a team Write linear_archiveCustomerNeed Archive a customer need Write linear_archiveDocument Archive (trash) a Linear document Write linear_archiveInitiative Archive an initiative Write linear_archiveInitiativeUpdate Archive an initiative update Write linear_archiveIssue Archive an issue Write linear_archiveMilestone Archive a project milestone Write linear_archiveProject Archive a project Write linear_archiveProjectUpdate Archive a Linear project update Write linear_archiveRelease Archive a release Write linear_archiveReleasePipeline Archive a release pipeline Write linear_archiveReleaseStage Archive a release stage Write linear_archiveRoadmap Archive a roadmap Write linear_archiveTemplate Archive an issue template Write linear_assignIssue Assign an issue to a user Write linear_completeCycle Mark a cycle as complete Write linear_completeRelease Mark a release as completed within a pipeline. The target pipeline must already have a completed release st... Write linear_convertIssueToSubtask Convert an issue to a subtask Write linear_createComment Add a comment to an issue, project, initiative, update, document content, or as a threaded reply Write linear_createCustomer Create a customer Write linear_createCustomerNeed Create a customer need linked to an issue or project Write linear_createCustomerNeedFromAttachment Create or unarchive a customer need from an existing attachment Write linear_createCycle Create a new cycle Write linear_createDocument Create a new Linear document Write linear_createInitiative Create a new initiative Write linear_createInitiativeUpdate Create a new initiative update Write linear_createIssue Create a new issue in Linear Write linear_createIssueFromTemplate Create a new issue from a template Write linear_createIssueRelation Create relations between issues (blocks, is blocked by, etc.) Write linear_createIssueTemplate Create a new issue template Write linear_createMilestone Create a new project milestone in Linear Write linear_createProject Create a new project in Linear Write linear_createProjectUpdate Create a new project update for a Linear project Write linear_createRelease Create a new release in a release pipeline Write linear_createReleaseNote Create a release note using either explicit release IDs or a release range within a pipeline Write linear_createReleasePipeline Create a new release pipeline Write linear_createReleaseStage Create a new release stage in a pipeline Write linear_createRoadmap Create a new roadmap in Linear Write linear_createSavedView Create a Linear saved view (API: createCustomView) Write linear_createTeam Create a new team Write linear_createTeamLabel Create a new label for a team Write linear_createWebhook Create a webhook for integration events Write linear_createWorkflowState Create a new workflow state Write linear_duplicateIssue Duplicate an issue Write linear_markAllNotificationsAsRead Mark all notifications as read Write linear_markNotificationAsRead Mark a notification as read Write linear_setIssuePriority Set the priority of an issue Write linear_subscribeToIssue Subscribe to issue updates Write linear_unarchiveCustomerNeed Restore an archived customer need Write linear_unarchiveDocument Restore a previously archived Linear document Write linear_unarchiveInitiative Unarchive an initiative Write linear_unarchiveInitiativeUpdate Restore an archived initiative update Write linear_unarchiveProjectUpdate Restore an archived Linear project update Write linear_unarchiveRelease Unarchive a release Write linear_unarchiveReleasePipeline Unarchive a release pipeline Write linear_unarchiveReleaseStage Unarchive a release stage Write linear_updateComment Update an existing comment Write linear_updateCustomer Update a customer Write linear_updateCustomerNeed Update a customer need Write linear_updateCycle Update an existing cycle. Provide id plus at least one other field to change. Write linear_updateDocument Update an existing Linear document. Provide id plus at least one other field to change. Write linear_updateInitiative Update an existing initiative Write linear_updateInitiativeUpdate Update an existing initiative update Write linear_updateIssue Update an existing issue in Linear Write linear_updateIssueCustomField Set or clear a custom field value on an issue. Pass null as value to clear it. Write linear_updateIssueTemplate Update an existing issue template. Provide id plus at least one other field to change. Write linear_updateMilestone Update an existing project milestone in Linear. Provide id plus at least one other field to change. Write linear_updateProject Update an existing project in Linear Write linear_updateProjectUpdate Update an existing project update in Linear Write linear_updateRelease Update an existing release. Provide id plus at least one other field to change. Write linear_updateReleaseNote Update a release note using either explicit release IDs or a release range. Provide id plus at least one ot... Write linear_updateReleasePipeline Update an existing release pipeline. Provide id plus at least one other field to change. Write linear_updateReleaseStage Update an existing release stage. Provide id plus at least one other field to change. Write linear_updateRoadmap Update an existing roadmap Write linear_updateSavedView Update a Linear saved view (API: updateCustomView). Provide id plus at least one other field to change. Write linear_updateTeam Update team settings Write linear_updateTeamMembership Update a user\ Write linear_updateWorkflowState Update a workflow state. Provide id plus at least one other field to change.
DESTRUCTIVE 17 tools
Destructive linear_deleteComment Delete a comment Destructive linear_deleteCustomer Delete a customer Destructive linear_deleteCustomerNeed Delete a customer need Destructive linear_deleteInitiative Delete an initiative (move to trash) Destructive linear_deleteIssueRelation Delete an issue relation by ID Destructive linear_deleteProjectUpdate Delete a Linear project update Destructive linear_deleteReleaseNote Delete a release note Destructive linear_deleteReleasePipeline Delete a release pipeline Destructive linear_deleteSavedView Delete a Linear saved view (API: deleteCustomView) Destructive linear_deleteWebhook Delete a webhook Destructive linear_logoutAllSessions Revoke all sessions Destructive linear_logoutOtherSessions Revoke all other sessions Destructive linear_logoutSession Revoke a specific session Destructive linear_removeFromFavorites Remove an entity or favorite entry from the current user\ Destructive linear_removeProjectMember Remove a member from a project Destructive linear_removeUserFromTeam Remove a user from a team Destructive linear_archiveTeam Archive a team

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How many tools does the Linear MCP server have? +

The Linear MCP server exposes 182 tools across 3 categories: Read, Write, Destructive.

How do I enforce policies on Linear tools? +

Route the Linear server through the PolicyLayer gateway. Define allow, deny, or approval rules per tool in the dashboard; they are enforced on every call before it reaches the server.

What risk categories do Linear tools fall into? +

Linear tools are categorised as Read (73), Write (92), Destructive (17). Each category has a recommended default policy.

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