Set up Linear MCP in Continue

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Locate the config file

Continue reads MCP server configuration from the following file:

~/.continue/config.yaml

Create this file if it does not already exist.

Add the following to your Continue config file:

yaml

mcpServers:
  - name: linear-mcp
    command: npx
    args:
      - -y
      - linear-mcp
    env:
      LINEAR_API_KEY: YOUR_LINEAR_API_KEY

Linear MCP requires the following environment variables:

LINEAR_API_KEYRequired

Linear API key

Restart Continue. Linear MCP should appear in your MCP server list with 10 tools available.

This server adds approximately 5,150 tokens to your context window for tool definitions.