Tiger Linear MCP Server (Timescale)

Official MCP server from Timescale (timescale org) — part of their 'Tiger' AI tooling suite — for Linear project management. Enables AI agents to query and manage Linear issues, projects, teams, and sprints through Linear's GraphQL API. Timescale's Tiger tools are built for AI-powered developer workflows.

Evaluated Mar 07, 2026 (0d ago) vcurrent
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⚙ Agent Friendliness
80
/ 100
Can an agent use this?
🔒 Security
86
/ 100
Is it safe for agents?
⚡ Reliability
77
/ 100
Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality
78
Documentation
78
Error Messages
75
Auth Simplicity
88
Rate Limits
82

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement
98
Auth Strength
85
Scope Granularity
80
Dep. Hygiene
80
Secret Handling
85

Official Timescale implementation. Linear SOC2/GDPR compliant. Engineering roadmap data.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA
80
Version Stability
78
Breaking Changes
75
Error Recovery
75
AF Security Reliability

Best When

An engineering team using Linear for project management wants AI agents to query, create, and manage issues — Timescale's Tiger tools are specifically designed for AI-native development workflows.

Avoid When

You use other project management tools. Also: Timescale's Tiger tools are opinionated for their AI workflow approach — evaluate fit with your team's process.

Use Cases

  • Managing Linear issues and projects from engineering workflow agents
  • Querying sprint status and team workload from planning agents
  • Creating and updating Linear issues from development agents
  • Integrating Linear project data into AI-driven engineering workflows

Not For

  • Teams using Jira, GitHub Issues, Shortcut, or other project management tools
  • Non-Linear project management (Timescale Tiger is Linear-specific)
  • Organizations not invested in AI-powered developer tooling

Interface

REST API
No
GraphQL
Yes
gRPC
No
MCP Server
Yes
SDK
No
Webhooks
No

Authentication

Methods: api_key
OAuth: No Scopes: No

Linear API key required. Set LINEAR_API_KEY environment variable. Personal API keys generated in Linear settings.

Pricing

Model: free
Free tier: Yes
Requires CC: Yes

Linear subscription required (from $8/user/month). MCP server is free open source from Timescale.

Agent Metadata

Pagination
cursor
Idempotent
Partial
Retry Guidance
Documented

Known Gotchas

  • Official from Timescale org — high quality implementation, built for AI workflows
  • Linear GraphQL API requires understanding of Linear's data model (issues, projects, cycles, teams)
  • Issue creation creates real project management records — test with non-production workspace
  • Timescale Tiger tool suite assumes AI-first workflow — may not fit all team processes

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-07.

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