📐 Linear
AI Agents That Integrate With Linear
Pick up issues as agent tasks and post progress back to the ticket. These 3 agents connect to Linear natively — no glue code required.
| # | Agent | Score | Autonomy | Best for | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude Code | 4.7★★★★★ | Semi-autonomous | Coding | Free tier |
| 2 | Cursor | 4.6★★★★★ | Copilot | Coding | Free tier |
| 3 | Devin | 3.9★★★★★ | Fully autonomous | Coding | From From $20/month + usage |
by Anthropic
A terminal-native coding agent that reads your whole repo, edits files and runs the tests itself.
Cursor
by Anysphere
An AI-first code editor where an agent can plan, edit across files and run terminal commands without leaving the IDE.
Devin
by Cognition
A fully autonomous software engineer you assign tickets to, with its own sandbox, browser and shell.
Our pick
Claude Code is our top choice here
Claude Code is an agentic coding tool that runs where your code already lives — a terminal, your IDE, or a cloud sandbox. You describe an outcome in plain English and it explores the repository, forms a plan, edits files across the codebase, runs the test suite, reads the failures and iterates until the change actually works.
- Best-in-class at long, multi-step engineering tasks
- Runs real commands, so it verifies its own work
- Open-ended integrations through MCP
- Works in terminal, IDE, CI and web with one mental model
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Which AI agent works best with Linear?
Claude Code is the highest-scoring option that supports Linear, at 4.7/5. A terminal-native coding agent that reads your whole repo, edits files and runs the tests itself.
How do I connect an AI agent to Linear?
It varies by product, but the pattern is consistent. For Claude Code: Add MCP servers with `claude mcp add` to give the agent Linear, Jira, Postgres, Sentry or your own internal APIs. Each server becomes a set of tools it can call mid-task.
Is it safe to give an AI agent access to Linear?
Grant the narrowest scope that works — read-only where possible, and a dedicated service account rather than a personal one. Prefer agents that log every action they take and support an approval step before anything destructive or externally visible. Review those logs for the first few weeks rather than trusting the setup by default.
Do I need a paid plan to use the Linear integration?
Often, yes. Several vendors gate third-party integrations behind mid-tier plans even when the agent itself has a free tier. Check the specific tier on each agent's review page before assuming your plan covers it.