Linear & Slack Incident & Issue Triage MCP Configuration

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Tags: mcp, linear, slack, triage, issue-tracking, collaboration, agile

Category: productivity

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Linear & Slack Incident & Issue Triage MCP Configuration

Overview

Seamlessly connect AI coding agents to Linear project management and Slack channels. When an agent fixes a bug or completes a feature task, it can automatically update Linear ticket status, add pull request links, and notify team channels in Slack.

Configuration (mcp_config.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linear": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-linear"],
      "env": {
        "LINEAR_API_KEY": "lin_api_your_key_here"
      }
    },
    "slack": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-slack"],
      "env": {
        "SLACK_BOT_TOKEN": "xoxb-your-bot-token",
        "SLACK_TEAM_ID": "T00000000"
      }
    }
  }
}

Typical Agent Commands

  • *"Find all in-progress Linear issues assigned to me and create branch fixes."*
  • *"Post a summary of today's release diff to #engineering-updates on Slack."*