update_issue — Linear MCP Tool Mutating

update_issue (update 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 update_issue from your client

Claude Code Linear update_issue run in your project directory
Claude Desktop Linear update_issue ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Cursor Linear update_issue ~/.cursor/mcp.json
VS Code Linear update_issue .vscode/mcp.json
Zed Linear update_issue ~/.config/zed/settings.json
Windsurf Linear update_issue ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

Fastest route

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

Other tools on this server

list_issues
get_issue
create_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.

Linear MCP server