`linear_search`

Pack: linear · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/linear/mcp

Search Linear issues by keyword or text. Returns matching issues with ID, title, state, priority, and URL.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Search query text
`first`	number	no	Number of results to return (default 20, max 50)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "database performance"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/linear/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"linear_search","arguments":{"query":"database performance"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('linear_search', {
  "query": "database performance"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "authentication",
  "first": 15
}

Response shape

Always returns: issues

Field	Type	Description
`issues`	array	Search results matching query

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "issues": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Search results matching query",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Issue ID"
          },
          "identifier": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Issue identifier (e.g., ABC-123)"
          },
          "title": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Issue title"
          },
          "state": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "name": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "State name"
              }
            }
          },
          "priority": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Priority level"
          },
          "priorityLabel": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Human-readable priority label"
          },
          "assignee": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "name": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "Assignee name"
              }
            }
          },
          "url": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Issue URL"
          },
          "updatedAt": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Last update timestamp"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "issues"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linear": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/linear/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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