Linear #

Talk to Linear through its official hosted MCP server from the Python kernel.

Setup #

Connect via /login → Services tab → Linear (OAuth in the browser). /mcp login linear does the same. Once connected, this skill is enabled automatically. If a call raises NotEnabled, the user isn't logged in — walk them through /login; don't ask them to set environment variables.

Usage #

The tool set is defined by the server, not by this skill, so discover before you call — don't assume tool names or argument names:

import linear

# 1. Discover available tools
for tool in await linear.list_tools():
    print(tool["name"], "-", tool["description"])

# 2. Inspect a specific tool's arguments (rendered from its JSON Schema)
help(linear.list_issues)

# 3. Call it; keyword args must match the tool's input schema
result = await linear.list_issues(team="Engineering")
print(result)

Notes:

• Every tool is an async method — always await.
• Results are already-parsed Python (a dict for structured output, otherwise a string). No need to json.loads them.
• For tools whose names aren't valid Python identifiers, use the escape hatch: await linear.call_tool("tool-name", {"arg": "value"}).
• Run list_tools() before relying on help() or assuming a tool exists — it populates the schemas help() shows, and the server is the source of truth for tool names and arguments.