How to connect Linear to Claude Code

1. 1. Enable Linear in Metorial

   In your Metorial portal, enable the Linear MCP server and sign in with the account that owns the data. Access stays governed by your team policies.

2. 2. Add the server over HTTP

   Add --scope user to use it in every project.

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   claude mcp add --transport http metorial <your-magic-mcp-url>

3. 3. Sign in

   Run /mcp, select Metorial and sign in to load Linear tools.

• List Documents: Lists documents in the workspace with pagination support.
• Update Cycle: Updates an existing cycle in Linear.
• Update Project: Updates an existing Linear project.
• Get Team: Retrieves detailed information about a team including its workflow states, labels, and members.
• List Workflow States: Lists workflow states (issue statuses) across teams.
• Create Cycle: Creates a new cycle (sprint) for a team in Linear.
• Get Current User: Retrieves the profile of the currently authenticated user, including their organization info.
• Update Issue: Updates an existing Linear issue.
• Create Issue: Creates a new issue in a Linear team.
• List Cycles: Lists cycles (sprints) in Linear, optionally filtered by team.
• List Projects: Lists all projects in the workspace with pagination support.
• Delete Issue: Permanently deletes an issue from Linear.
• List Users: Lists all users in the workspace.
• Search Issues: Searches Linear issues using text/vector similarity search.
• Create Project: Creates a new project in Linear.
• And 12 more on the Linear MCP server page.

• Linear tools appear as mcp__metorial__<tool>. Use that name in permission rules to allow or deny a tool.
• Run /mcp to see whether Metorial is connected and to sign in again.
• Claude Code warns when a tool result passes 10,000 tokens and caps it at 25,000 by default. Raise the cap with MAX_MCP_OUTPUT_TOKENS.
• Pre-approve trusted Linear tools with allow rules in your settings so Claude Code stops asking each time.

claude mcp list shows "Needs authentication"

Run /mcp, select Metorial, and sign in. If sign-in keeps failing, choose Clear authentication in the same menu and sign in again.

A teammate sees "Pending approval"

Servers shared through a project .mcp.json need approval. Run claude in the project and approve Metorial when asked.

Large tool results are cut off

Claude Code limits MCP tool output to 25,000 tokens by default. Raise it with the MAX_MCP_OUTPUT_TOKENS environment variable.

Based on the Claude Code MCP documentation.