What is Linear?
Linear is a project management tool. With OSP.net, your AI agent connects to it directly so it can act on your behalf instead of just answering questions about it.
What your OSP agent can do with Linear
- Search, read, create and update issues
- Browse projects, cycles and teams
- Add comments and manage assignees/labels
How to connect Linear
- In Linear, open Settings → Account → Security & Access and create a new personal API key. You can restrict it — read-only and per-team scoping are both offered at creation. linear.app → Settings → Security & Access
- Copy the key (lin_api_…, shown once), paste it here and Connect. Your agent talks to Linear's official hosted MCP server with it. Linear Docs: MCP server
Security: A restricted, read-only key is plenty if you only want the agent answering questions about your issues. Revoke it any time from the same settings page.
Who uses Linear with OSP
These roles commonly connect Linear to their OSP agent:
For startup foundersFor agency ownersFor recruitersFor marketersFor software developersFor project managers
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Frequently asked questions
- Can OSP.net connect to Linear?
- Yes. Linear is a native OSP.net integration — you bring your own Linear key or token, paste it in your dashboard, and your agent restarts live.
- What can my OSP agent do with Linear?
- Your agent works your Linear workspace — issues, projects, cycles — via Linear's official hosted MCP server. Specifically: Search, read, create and update issues; Browse projects, cycles and teams; Add comments and manage assignees/labels.
- Is Linear a native integration or via the gateway?
- Linear is a native, baked-in integration. You connect it with your own credentials, which are stored in an encrypted vault and injected only at runtime.
- Is my Linear data secure with OSP.net?
- Yes. Your Linear credentials live in an encrypted secrets vault, are injected only at container runtime, and are never written to disk in plaintext or used to train any model. Each customer runs in a fully isolated instance.