Agent Interface
MCP Server (official)GraphQL APIWebhooks
What an agent can do
- ✓Create, update, and close issues
- ✓Assign issues to team members
- ✓Search issues by text, status, assignee, label
- ✓Read project and team metadata
- ✓Create and update projects and cycles
- ✓Add comments to issues
- ✓Retrieve roadmap and milestone data
- ✓Manage labels and priorities
What it can't do
- ✗Access Linear Insights analytics data
- ✗Manage workspace-level settings (billing, SSO)
- ✗Bulk operations on thousands of records (rate-limited)
Auth Model
OAuth 2.0Personal API KeyWorkspace API Key
Builder Notes
Linear has an official MCP server and a well-designed GraphQL API. The agent use case is strong — issue creation, status updates, and search are all fully supported. GraphQL reduces round trips compared to REST. Webhooks enable event-driven agent triggers.
Sources
Last verified: 2026-03-01