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How to connect Linear to Cursor

Track issues, cycles, and project status from Linear in chat without opening another tab during standups or launch reviews.

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Linear

Issue tracking context where your team already chats.

Linear tracks what engineering and product are shipping. Connect it in Faction so chat can list issues, check cycle progress, and surface blockers alongside Notion briefs or Slack updates.

Connect once at the org level

Set up Linear a single time instead of asking everyone to paste their own keys into Cursor.

Workspace boundaries

Give product and other teams the Linear tools they need without one shared bundle for the whole company.

Tool-scoped access

Each workspace URL exposes only the Linear actions admins turn on, not every connector in your org.

Works across AI clients

Use the same workspace URL in Cursor, Cursor, ChatGPT, or any MCP client your team prefers.

Step by step

Connect Linear to Cursor

Six steps from a fresh organization to chatting with Linear inside Cursor.

01

Create your Faction organization

Sign up free and create an organization. This is where admins connect tools once, so teammates never wire up their own integrations.

02

Connect Linear from the catalog

Open the integration catalog in Faction and connect Linear with OAuth. Pick a shared org connection or let each teammate sign in with their own account.

03

Bundle Linear into a workspace

Create a workspace for the team that needs it, such as product, and add Linear. Admins choose exactly which tools are on for that workspace.

04

Copy your workspace MCP URL

Every workspace exposes one MCP URL with only the tools you enabled. Copy it from the workspace settings in Faction.

05

Add the URL to Cursor

In Cursor, go to Settings, then MCP and add your Faction workspace URL.

  • Open Cursor settings and find the MCP section.
  • Add a new MCP server and paste your Faction workspace URL.
  • Save and reload. Cursor picks up the tools the workspace exposes.

06

Start chatting

Ask Cursor to use Linear in plain language. Faction handles auth and scopes behind one URL.

  • "What issues are blocking the launch project this cycle?"
  • "List open bugs labeled customer-reported."
  • "Summarize progress on the marketing site project."

Your workspace URL

One link connects your whole team.

Faction gives your team a shared AI workspace that plugs into the tools you already use. Each workspace gets one link (an MCP URL) that includes only the tools your admins turn on. Paste it into Cursor once and everyone is connected. No keys to copy, nothing to set up per person.

https://yourcompany.runfaction.com/mcp/your-workspace

What the MCP server can do

  • Search and list issues

    Find issues by project, label, assignee, or status across your Linear workspace.

  • Read issue details

    Pull descriptions, comments, and links for a specific issue during triage or planning.

  • Browse projects and cycles

    See what is in the current cycle and which projects are active.

  • Create and update issues

    File follow-ups or update status when write tools are enabled for the workspace.

Use cases

  • Launch readiness

    Check open blockers and overdue issues before a ship date without a Linear tab for every stakeholder.

  • Standups and planning

    Summarize cycle progress and call out stuck work for eng, product, and ops in one thread.

  • Customer-impacting bugs

    Cross-reference support escalations with open Linear issues during incident response.

FAQs

  • Do I have to set up Linear for every teammate?

    No. An admin connects Linear once at the org level. Teammates just add the workspace URL to Cursor and start chatting.

  • How does authentication work?

    Faction uses OAuth for Linear. Credentials stay on Faction, so teammates never paste keys into their AI app.

  • Does this work with Cursor?

    Yes. Cursor supports remote MCP connectors, so you can point it at any Faction workspace URL and use the tools that workspace allows.

  • Can I control which tools Cursor can use?

    Yes. Each workspace exposes only the tools admins turn on, so the URL you share never grants more than intended.

Connect Linear to Cursor in minutes.

Create an organization, connect Linear, and bundle it into a workspace your team can use from Cursor.

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