New: Linear MCP Now Available in Scout

We're excited to announce that Scout now supports Linear MCP (Model Context Protocol) integration, bringing powerful issue tracking and project management capabilities directly to your Scout agents!

What is Linear MCP?

Linear is a modern issue tracking and project management tool beloved by engineering teams for its speed, simplicity, and powerful features. With the new Linear MCP integration in Scout, you can now create custom Scout agents that have direct access to your Linear workspace through natural conversation.

Complete Linear MCP Tool Suite

The Linear MCP integration provides your Scout agents with access to 19 powerful tools that cover every aspect of issue and project management:

🎫 Issue Management (Core Features)

Create Issues: Generate new issues with full details including title, description, assignee, labels, and priority
Update Issues: Modify existing issues, change status, reassign, update descriptions, and set priorities
Get Issue Details: Retrieve comprehensive information about specific issues including attachments
List Issues: Browse and filter issues by team, assignee, project, status, creation date, and more
Search Issues: Find issues using advanced search queries across all your Linear data

💬 Comments & Collaboration

Add Comments: Post comments on issues to keep stakeholders updated
List Comments: View all comments and discussion history for any issue

🏗️ Project & Team Management

Create Projects: Set up new projects with descriptions, timelines, and team assignments
Update Projects: Modify project details, dates, and descriptions
Get Project Details: Access complete project information and progress
List Projects: Browse all projects with filtering by team and status
List Teams: View all teams in your workspace
Get Team Details: Access team-specific information and settings

👥 User & Assignment Management

List Users: See all users in your Linear workspace
Get User Details: Access user profiles and information
List Issue Statuses: View available status options for teams
Get Issue Status: Get details about specific status configurations
List Issue Labels: Browse available labels for categorization

🌿 Development Integration

Generate Git Branch Names: Get properly formatted branch names for issues (e.g., feature/LIN-123-implement-user-auth)

📚 Documentation & Help

Search Linear Documentation: Access Linear's help documentation and feature guides

Why This Integration Matters

Previously, managing Linear issues required constant context switching between different tools and interfaces. Now, you can create specialized Scout agents that can:

Serve as intelligent project management assistants
Automatically create and update issues based on conversations
Generate comprehensive reports combining Linear data with other integrated tools
Act as team coordination hubs with full Linear access
Provide real-time project status updates and insights

Getting Started: Connect Linear to Scout in 3 Easy Steps

Setting up Linear MCP in Scout is incredibly straightforward:

1. Navigate to Integrations

In your Scout dashboard, click on "Integrations" in the main navigation menu.

2. Find Linear MCP

Browse through the available integrations or use the search bar to find "Linear MCP".

3. Connect the MCP

Once you've located Linear MCP, simply click the "Connect MCP" button to begin the connection process.

That's it! Scout will guide you through the authentication process, and within minutes your Scout agents will have full access to your Linear workspace data.

Create Custom Linear-Powered Agents

Once connected, you can create specialized Scout agents with Linear capabilities. Here are some powerful agent examples:

Project Manager Agent

An agent that specializes in project oversight and can:

Track project progress across multiple teams
Generate status reports
Coordinate issue assignments
Monitor deadlines and milestones

Developer Support Agent

An agent focused on development workflows that can:

Create issues from bug reports
Generate Git branch names
Update issue status based on development progress
Link code changes to Linear issues

Team Coordination Agent

An agent that helps with team management and can:

Assign issues based on team capacity
Track individual workloads
Generate team performance insights
Coordinate cross-team dependencies

Chat Your Way to Better Project Management

With Linear MCP-enabled agents, you can have natural conversations about your projects. Here are some examples of what you can ask:

Linear MCP tools automatically available in your Scout agent - ready to use through natural conversation

Issue Management:

"Show me all open issues assigned to me"
"Create a new bug report for the login page not loading"
"Update issue ABC-123 to 'In Progress' and assign it to Sarah"
"List all high-priority issues in the backend team"
"What are the details of issue DEF-456?"

Project & Team Insights:

"What's the status of the mobile app redesign project?"
"Show me all projects for the engineering team"
"List all teams in our workspace"
"What users are available for assignment?"

Collaboration:

"Add a comment to issue GHI-789 saying the fix is ready for testing"
"Show me all comments on the database migration issue"

Development Workflow:

"Generate a Git branch name for issue JKL-012"
"What are the available issue statuses for the backend team?"
"Show me all labels we can use for categorizing issues"

Advanced Queries:

"Find all issues created in the last week that are still open"
"Search for issues containing 'authentication' in the title or description"
"List all issues in the 'Mobile' project that are assigned to John"

Real-World Agent Use Cases

Here are some powerful ways teams are creating Linear-powered Scout agents:

Bug Triage Agent: Create an agent that automatically categorizes and prioritizes incoming bug reports, assigns them to appropriate team members, and tracks resolution progress.

Release Coordinator Agent: Build an agent that manages release cycles by tracking issue completion, coordinating between teams, and generating release readiness reports.

Customer Success Agent: Design an agent that can create Linear issues directly from customer feedback, track feature requests, and provide status updates to customer-facing teams.

Sprint Planning Agent: Develop an agent that helps with sprint planning by analyzing team capacity, suggesting issue assignments, and tracking sprint progress.

Engineering Manager Agent: Create an agent that provides engineering leadership with team performance insights, project status updates, and workload distribution analysis.

QA Coordination Agent: Build an agent that manages testing workflows by creating test-related issues, tracking bug fixes, and coordinating between development and QA teams.

Building Your Linear Agent

To create a Linear-powered Scout agent:

Navigate to Agents: Go to the Agents section in your Scout dashboard
Create New Agent: Click "Create Agent" and give it a descriptive name
Configure Capabilities: The Linear MCP tools will be automatically available to your agent
Customize Behavior: Set up your agent's personality, role, and specific Linear-focused instructions
Start a Session: You can now start a session with your agent.

What's Next?

The Linear MCP integration is just the beginning. We're continuously expanding Scout's MCP ecosystem to help you build more powerful, specialized agents with access to all your favorite tools.

Ready to supercharge your project management with Linear-powered Scout agents? Head over to your Integrations page and connect Linear MCP today, then create your first custom Linear agent!

Have questions about the Linear integration or ideas for other MCPs you'd like to see in Scout? Reach out to our team – we'd love to hear from you!