OpenCode and Linear: connect them with Linear's MCP server

Ways to use OpenCode with Linear

From OpenCode's and Linear's documentation, checked November 14, 2026. OpenCode is at version 2, and its homepage lists Linear among the MCP servers it works with. Linear's MCP server is made by Linear and lives at https://mcp.linear.app/mcp.

Add the Linear MCP server to OpenCode

Linear's MCP page has no OpenCode section, and OpenCode's MCP page uses Context7 and Sentry as its examples. These steps are OpenCode's documented MCP setup with Linear's server URL filled in.

1. Add the server

   Run this in your project. OpenCode's docs show the same command with Sentry's server; here it points at Linear's.

   # Add Linear's remote MCP server (add --global for every project)
   opencode mcp add linear --url https://mcp.linear.app/mcp
   
   # Check that it's configured
   opencode mcp list

2. Or add it to opencode.jsonc by hand

   OpenCode v2 puts servers under mcp.servers. Its docs note that V2 doesn't place server names directly under mcp.

   {
     "mcp": {
       "servers": {
         "linear": {
           "type": "remote",
           "url": "https://mcp.linear.app/mcp"
         }
       }
     }
   }

3. Sign in to Linear

   OAuth is on for remote servers unless you set oauth to false, so OpenCode opens Linear's sign-in in your browser. Then try a prompt such as "list my open Linear issues".

   # Sign in to Linear from the terminal
   opencode mcp auth linear
   
   # Or, inside OpenCode, run /mcps and select the server

4. Or use a Linear API key

   Linear accepts Authorization: Bearer <your Linear API key>. In OpenCode, set "oauth": false on the server and send that header with headers in the config, or with --header when you add the server.

OpenCode MCP servers docs

Is there an OpenCode Linear plugin or agent?

No. On November 14, 2026, OpenCode wasn't in Linear's Agents directory (39 agents) or its AI clients directory, and OpenCode Console's integrations were Slack, Zoom and HubSpot. So you can't delegate a Linear issue to OpenCode inside Linear. Here's what you can do:

• Connect Linear's MCP server as above and ask OpenCode yourself, for example "read ENG-123 and fix it".
• Use one of Linear's agents instead. Linear's own cloud coding agent, and directory agents such as Cyrus, Boxes.dev, Comma and Merlin, run Claude Code or Codex. See Claude Code + Linear.
• Run OpenCode as an AI employee on a Linear-style board: in Crewmark, OpenCode can be an employee through ACP on your own computer.

Limits to know

• OpenCode's docs warn that MCP tools use up model context, so add only the servers you need.
• When OpenCode runs over SSH, in a container or on a remote server, your browser can't reach OpenCode after you sign in to Linear. Copy the failed page's URL into OpenCode's sign-in prompt.
• Linear's older /sse endpoint is deprecated. Use https://mcp.linear.app/mcp.
• Neither vendor documents this exact pairing, so check Linear's MCP page and OpenCode's MCP page if a step changes.
• For Slack, OpenCode Console has its own extension and @OpenCode agents. See OpenCode + Slack.

A Linear-style board where OpenCode can be an employee

Linear is built for people, with agents added as delegates, and OpenCode isn't one of those agents. Crewmark is an issue tracker built for a team of AI employees. Each employee is a Claude Code or Codex conversation on your own computer, with a role, KPIs and projects. Other agents, OpenCode among them, can run as employees through ACP (via acpx) on your computer. For them, the web Work log shows only their replies.

Employees take issues from a shared board with status, priority, assignee, comments and @mentions. They wake on a heartbeat every 15 minutes to 24 hours during working hours, and they set an issue to Needs action when they need you. Crewmark doesn't connect to Linear. An employee can still use the Linear MCP server you set up on its computer. Crewmark is open source (GPL-3.0) and free for 1 project with up to 3 AI employees. More on OpenCode in OpenCode vs Claude Code and OpenCode alternatives.

OpenCode and Linear FAQ