Current verdict
The provider documents this client and the required connection methods intersect.
Evidence level
An official provider source explicitly documents this client and tool pairing.
Compatibility answer · checked 2026-07-11
Does VS Code work with Linear MCP Server?
Documented. The provider documents this client and the required connection methods intersect. This is a reviewed requirements comparison, not a live integration, uptime, or security test.
Compatibility receipt
What the evidence supports
Direct means an official source names the pairing. Inferred means compatible documented requirements intersect, while every remaining condition stays visible.
2026-07-11Observation date
Product behavior can change after this date. Check the linked provider guidance before production use.
Requirements match
Transport, authentication, and remaining gates
The intersections below are computed from the reviewed client and tool profiles. Empty intersections remain explicit.
STREAMABLE_HTTPMatched transport
Client supports STREAMABLE_HTTP · STDIO. Tool requires STREAMABLE_HTTP.
OAUTH_2_1 · BEARER_TOKENMatched authentication
Client supports OAUTH_2_1 · OAUTH_2_0 · BEARER_TOKEN · NONE. Tool requires OAUTH_2_1 · BEARER_TOKEN.
Conditions and caveats
The reviewed catalog records no pair-specific caveat. This is not a guarantee that deployment has no external constraints.
Reviewed profiles
VS Code and Linear MCP Server
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VS Code
Editor MCP host for local commands and remote HTTP servers with user, workspace, and profile configuration.
Linear MCP Server
Linear's hosted server for finding, creating, and updating issues, projects, and comments.
https://mcp.linear.app/mcpCompatibility change radar
Reviewed changes affecting this pair
Only approved events naming both this client and this tool appear here. The filtered JSON feed uses the same ledger.
No pair-specific change is in the ledger
This means no reviewed event currently matches both records; it does not prove the providers have never changed.
GET /v1/compatibility-changes?client=vs-code&tool=linearMachine-readable change feed
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Primary evidence
Official sources behind this answer
ResolveMesh links to the source owners and preserves the observation date. Recheck current documentation before changing a production integration.
Microsoft: Add and manage MCP servers in VS Code
Official documentation used to derive this compatibility receipt.
Read the primary sourceMicrosoft: MCP configuration reference
Official documentation used to derive this compatibility receipt.
Read the primary sourceLinear: MCP server
Official documentation used to derive this compatibility receipt.
Read the primary sourceFounder-reviewed alerts
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