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How to connect Linear to Claude

Connect Claude Web, Desktop and Cowork to Linear MCP. Create a new bug for team mobile, add a comment to issue lin-123, and more using natural language, with authentication handled for you.

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Introduction

Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant, available on the web, in the desktop app, and on mobile. Cowork is its agent for knowledge work, and it runs on all of those surfaces too. Connected to your apps, Claude can work with your files and services to accomplish complex tasks on your behalf.

This guide walks you through the easiest and most secure way to connect your Linear account to Claude via Composio Connect, enabling it to create a new bug for team Mobile, add a comment to issue LIN-123, list all cycles for the Design team, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

Setup is the same on Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork, and you only need to do it once. The connector is tied to your account, so it's available in all three.

You can also connect Claude to multiple Linear accounts with Composio.

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Connecting Linear to Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork

Two ways to add the Composio connector. Pick whichever you prefer.

1. Add with one click

Click the button. Claude opens with the Composio connector filled in. Click Add, then go to step 2.

Add to Claude

Add manually

In Claude Desktop, click Customize in the left sidebar, then select Connectors and click the + icon at the top.

Claude Desktop connectors screen with Add custom connector selected

Click Add custom connector and paste in the Composio MCP server URL:

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https://connect.composio.dev/mcp
Add custom connector dialog with Composio MCP server URL

2. Authorize in your browser

Click Connect. You'll be redirected to a browser window where you can authorize Composio to continue.

Composio authorization screen for Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork

3. Connect your Linear account

Back in Claude, ask it to connect to Linear or give it any Linear-related task.

For example, ask Claude to:

  • "Create a new bug for team Mobile"
  • "Add a comment to issue LIN-123"
  • "List all cycles for the Design team"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

That's it. Composio's tools are now available in Claude, and your Linear account is ready to use.

What is the Linear Claude Connector, and what's possible with it?

The Linear MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Linear account. It provides structured and secure access to your team's issues, projects, and workflows, so your agent can perform actions like creating issues, posting comments, managing attachments, organizing teams, and automating project tracking on your behalf.

  • Automated issue creation and management: Instantly create new Linear issues, update existing ones, or archive issues to keep your team’s backlog organized and up to date.
  • Commenting and collaboration: Post comments on issues, facilitate team discussions, and keep everyone in the loop without manual effort.
  • Attachment handling: Add or download attachments to and from issues, making it easy to share files or reference important documents right from Linear.
  • Team and cycle insights: Retrieve all teams, fetch cycles (sprints) by team ID, and get default issue parameters to help your agent contextualize and optimize planning activities.
  • Personalized workspace access: Identify the current user, fetch their profile information, and tailor actions or queries to individual team members for smarter automation.

Troubleshooting

1. Why does Claude not use the Composio connector for Linear?

The connector can show as connected, but Claude must use it in each Linear conversation.

  • Click + at the lower left of the chat, or type /.
  • Hover Connectors.
  • Turn on Composio.
  • Ask Claude to connect to Linear again.

2. Why does Claude show an MCP server error before Linear connects?

Claude can show Couldn't reach the MCP server or Authorization with the MCP server failed when you add the connector for Linear.

  • Check that the connector URL is https://connect.composio.dev/mcp.
  • Connectors run from Anthropic's cloud, so your device network is usually not the problem.
  • Add the connector again from Customize > Connectors, then ask Claude to connect Linear.
  • If it fails again, send the error and the ofid_ reference id to support@composio.dev.

3. Why does the Linear authorization link not work?

The Composio connector is one server. Your Linear account connects separately when Claude asks for it.

  • If the browser does not open, or the link expires, ask Claude to retry the Linear connection.
  • Composio creates a fresh Linear authorization link.
  • Open that link in your browser and finish the Linear sign-in.

4. Why do Linear actions fail after they worked before?

The Linear connection can expire or lose permission.

  • Ask Claude to inspect the Linear connection.
  • If the connection is unhealthy, disconnect it when Claude prompts you.
  • Reconnect the Linear account and retry the action.
  • If Claude shows a permission prompt, approve it before Claude changes data in Linear.
  • If the action still fails with a permission error, check that the connected account has that permission in Linear itself.

5. How do I switch to a different Linear account?

Claude can manage the Linear connection for you.

  • Ask Claude to disconnect or delete the current Linear account.
  • Ask Claude to connect Linear again.
  • Open the new Composio authorization link for Linear.
  • Sign in with the other Linear account in the browser.
  • After the account connects, ask Claude to retry the Linear task.

6. Why is my Linear connection missing in Claude Desktop or on a Team plan?

The connector belongs to your Claude account, so your Linear connection works in Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork.

  • In Claude Desktop, open Customize > Connectors.
  • Next to Composio, click ⋮ and click Clear cache.
  • If Linear tools still do not appear, click ⋮, disconnect, remove the connector, and add it again.
  • On Team or Enterprise, an Owner or Primary Owner must enable the connector before you can connect Linear.
TOOLS & TRIGGERS

Supported Tools and Triggers

Every Linear action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Create attachment

Creates a new attachment and associates it with a specific, existing Linear issue.

Add reaction to comment

Tool to add a reaction to an existing Linear comment.

Create a comment

Creates a new comment on a specified Linear issue.

Create linear issue

Creates a new issue in a specified Linear project and team, requiring team_id and title, and allowing optional properties like description, assignee, state, priority, cycle, and due date.

Create issue relation

Create a relationship between two Linear issues using the issueRelationCreate mutation.

Create a label

Creates a new label in Linear for a specified team, used to categorize and organize issues.

Create Project

Creates a new Linear project with specified name and team associations.

Create Project Milestone

Tool to create a project milestone in Linear with a name and optional target date and sort order.

Create Project Update

Tool to create a project status update post for a Linear project.

Delete issue

Archives an existing Linear issue by its ID, which is Linear's standard way of deleting issues; the operation is idempotent.

Download issue attachments

Downloads a specific attachment from a Linear issue; the `file_name` must include the correct file extension.

Get current user

Gets the currently authenticated user's ID, name, email, and other profile information — this is the account behind the API token, which may be a bot or service account rather than a human user.

Get cycles by team ID

Retrieves all cycles for a specified Linear team ID; cycles are time-boxed work periods (like sprints).

Get create issue default params

Fetches a Linear team's default issue estimate and state, useful for pre-filling new issue forms.

Get Linear issue

Retrieves an existing Linear issue's comprehensive details, including id, identifier, title, description, timestamps, state, team, creator, attachments, comments (with user info and timestamps, use issue.

Get Linear project

Retrieves a single Linear project by its unique identifier.

List issue drafts

Tool to list issue drafts.

List issues by team ID

Tool to list all issues for a specific Linear team, scoped by team ID.

Get all cycles

Retrieves all cycles (time-boxed sprint iterations) org-wide from the Linear account; no filters applied.

List Linear issues

Lists non-archived Linear issues; if project_id is not specified, issues from all accessible projects are returned.

Get labels

Retrieves labels from Linear.

List linear projects

Retrieves all projects from the Linear account.

List Linear states

Retrieves all workflow states for a specified team in Linear, representing the stages an issue progresses through in that team's workflow.

Get teams

Retrieves all teams with their members and projects.

List Linear users

Lists all workspace users (not team-scoped) with their IDs, names, emails, and active status.

Remove label from Linear issue

Removes a specified label from an existing Linear issue using their IDs; successful even if the label isn't on the issue.

Remove reaction from comment

Tool to remove a reaction on a comment.

Run Query or Mutation

Execute any GraphQL query or mutation against Linear's API.

Search Linear issues

Search Linear issues using full-text search across identifier, title, and description.

Update issue

Updates an existing Linear issue using its `issue_id`; requires at least one other attribute for modification, and all provided entity IDs (for state, assignee, labels, etc.

Update a comment

Tool to update an existing Linear comment's body text.

Update Project

Tool to update an existing Linear project.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Linear MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Linear tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Linear and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. Claude Cowork fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Linear tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Linear scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Linear data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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