get_issue — Linear MCP Tool Read-only

get_issue (get issue) is one of 8 tools on the Linear MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.

by client

How to call get_issue from your client

Claude Code Linear get_issue run in your project directory
Claude Desktop Linear get_issue ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Cursor Linear get_issue ~/.cursor/mcp.json
VS Code Linear get_issue .vscode/mcp.json
Zed Linear get_issue ~/.config/zed/settings.json
Windsurf Linear get_issue ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
Cline Linear get_issue ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
Gemini CLI Linear get_issue ~/.gemini/settings.json
Grok Linear get_issue .mcp.json (in your project root)
ChatGPT Linear get_issue Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
Claude.ai Linear get_issue Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
LangChain Linear get_issue pip install langchain-mcp-adapters

Fastest route

claude mcp add --transport http mcp https://mcp.linear.app/mcp

Other tools on this server

list_issues
create_issue
update_issue
list_projects
list_teams
list_comments
create_comment

Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.

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