Searches Linear issues using flexible criteria. Supports filtering by any combination of: title/description text, team, status, assignee, labels, priority (1=urgent, 2=high, 3=normal, 4=low), and estimate. Returns up to 10 issues by default (configurable via limit).
AI agents call linear_search_issues to retrieve information from Linear MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves existing issue data with no side effects. It does not create, modify, delete, execute code, or commit financial transactions. It is a straightforward data retrieval operation, making it a Read category tool with low severity since misuse would only expose information already accessible via the Linear interface.
From the tool's definition The tool "searches" and "returns" issues; the description emphasizes "filtering" and "retrieving" data. Keywords indicate read-only operations: 'searches Linear issues using flexible criteria', 'Returns up to 10 issues'.
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Searches Linear issues using flexible criteria. Supports filtering by any combination of: title/description text, team, status, assignee, labels, priority (1=urgent, 2=high, 3=normal, 4=low), and estimate. Returns up to 10 issues by default (configurable via limit). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Linear MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Linear MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for linear_search_issues: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Linear MCP Server. Nothing to install.
linear_search_issues is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the linear_search_issues rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for linear_search_issues. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
linear_search_issues is provided by the Linear MCP Server MCP server (veddnd/l-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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