Linear

About

Linear is an MCP connector that gives the Sazabi agent tools to browse and manage issues, projects, and roadmaps. Linear's MCP server authenticates via OAuth with dynamic client registration — you approve access once in the browser and Sazabi refreshes the token thereafter. Linear's MCP grants read and write access, enabling the agent to search issues, update statuses, create new issues, and navigate your Linear workspace.

What the agent can do:

• Search and filter issues across teams and projects
• Create, update, and triage issues
• Browse projects, cycles, and roadmap items
• Manage labels, priorities, and assignees

Prerequisites

• An active Linear workspace
• Member or higher role with access to the relevant teams

Set up in the dashboard

Configure connectors in the dashboard under Settings > MCP connectors.

Set up with the CLI

You can also connect Linear with the Sazabi CLI (installed and authenticated — see sazabi mcp-connectors reference).

Linear authenticates over OAuth, so the CLI opens a browser to complete authorization:

sazabi mcp-connectors connect linear

Add --read-only to restrict the connector to read-only tools, or --project-id <project> to target a specific project. In --json mode the command prints an authorization URL to open, then polls until the connection completes. Confirm the result with sazabi mcp-connectors list.

Verify

Open the connector's connection page under Settings > MCP connectors and confirm Sazabi lists the tools it discovered. Then, in a thread, ask the agent to use one of those tools and confirm it runs. If no tools appear, confirm the connection is authorized (OAuth) or the key/header is correct (token auth).

Troubleshooting

No tools discovered — Disconnect and reconnect from Settings > MCP connectors to restart the OAuth flow.

Connection shows needs attention — The authorization or key may have expired or been revoked; reconnect from Settings > MCP connectors.

Further reading