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Linear × VS Code

Use the Linear MCP server
in VS Code

Read and manage issues, projects, and cycles in Linear without leaving your AI. This guide connects Linear to VS Code (GitHub Copilot's agent mode) through a governed gateway — one URL that also works in every other MCP client you use, with your rules and a full log attached.

Connect Linear free

Live-probed · Security-scanned · OAuth sign-in

Setup: Linear in VS Code

VS Code adds MCP servers via MCP server configuration. The gateway route takes about two minutes:

  1. Connect Linear to your free gate gateway from the verified directory.
  2. On your gate overview, click 'Add to VS Code' — VS Code prompts to add the gateway as an HTTP MCP server.
  3. Confirm and approve the sign-in.
  4. Copilot's agent mode can now use Linear — logged and governed through your gateway.

What to ask once it’s connected

“What's in the current cycle, and what's at risk?”
“Create an issue from this bug report and assign it to me.”
“Summarize what shipped in the last cycle.”
“Which projects are behind schedule right now?”

Why route it through a gateway

One URL, every client

The same Linear connection works in Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT, Cursor too — no per-client re-wiring.

Rules before regret

Allow, ask, or block every tool Linear exposes — reads can flow freely while writes require your approval.

Every call logged

A plain-language activity log of everything VS Code did with Linear — searchable, exportable, auditable.

Scanned and probed

Linear passed a live handshake probe and a security scan before listing — and drift detection watches it after you connect.

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Also available: Linear in Claude · Linear in Claude Code · Linear in ChatGPT · Linear in Cursor