Guide: Connecting Linear to Cursor and Claude Desktop
The Linear MCP server is used to: Task management in Linear. Allows the AI to create issues, update statuses, assign members, and search tickets. Instead of manually writing configuration files, use the generator on the right.
AI Skills (Prompt Recipes)
Copy these prompts and send them to Claude/Cursor after connecting the tool to activate the skills:
Bug Issue Creator
Create a new issue in Linear in the project backlog describing bug X, set priority to High, and assign it to member Y.
Common Troubleshooting Issues:
- Missing commas in
claude_desktop_config.json, which crashes the entire client. - Incorrect slash escaping in Windows paths (use
\\\\instead of\\). - Incorrect arguments syntax in the JSON array.
Fill in the fields below to generate the JSON config, CLI command, or schema for AI agents.
claude_desktop_config.json
Terminal / Console
Tool JSON Schema for OpenAI/CrewAI
LangChain Python Tool