GitHub Copilot and Linear: assign issues to Copilot, or use Linear in VS Code

Ways to use GitHub Copilot with Linear

From GitHub's and Linear's documentation, checked November 14, 2026. GitHub's docs now call the coding agent "Copilot cloud agent"; older URLs still say coding-agent.

Set up the GitHub Copilot Linear integration

This is the setup in GitHub's docs. Installing the app takes an owner of the GitHub organization or enterprise and a workspace admin in Linear.

1. Install the app once per organization

   Open the GitHub Copilot for Linear app, click Configure and follow the prompts.

   # The GitHub Copilot for Linear app (install once per organization)
   https://github.com/apps/github-copilot-for-linear
   
   # Linear's install link
   https://gh.io/github-copilot-for-linear
   
   # GHE.com enterprises with data residency
   SUBDOMAIN.ghe.com/apps/external-app/github-copilot-for-linear

2. Sign in on first use

   The first time you use it, sign in to GitHub, authorize the app and pick the repository when you're asked.

3. Assign the issue to Copilot

   In Linear, choose Assign > GitHub Copilot, or mention @GitHub in an issue comment or the description. To steer it while it works, mention @GitHub Copilot in a comment or use the agent chat panel. You can set the model, a custom agent and the base and working branches in the issue description; workspace and team defaults go in Linear's agent guidance.

GitHub Docs: Copilot cloud agent with Linear

Use the Linear MCP server with Copilot in VS Code

These are Linear's steps for VS Code. VS Code's guided flow also has an HTTP option, where you enter the endpoint URL instead.

1. Add the server

   Open the Command Palette, run MCP: Add Server, choose Command (stdio), enter the command below and name it Linear.

   # MCP: Add Server > Command (stdio), then name it Linear
   npx mcp-remote https://mcp.linear.app/mcp
   
   # Or as JSON, from Linear's docs
   "command": "npx",
   "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.linear.app/mcp"]

2. Start it

   Run MCP: List Servers, pick Linear and choose Start Server.

3. Try it in agent mode

   Ask Copilot something like "list my open Linear issues" or "create a Linear issue for this bug".

Linear MCP docs

GitHub Copilot didn't respond in Linear? What to check

GitHub's docs list these requirements. Go through them in order:

• You have a paid Copilot plan. GitHub's plans page lists "Start and track issues from third-party project management tools" on Pro, Pro+ and Max, not Free.
• The Copilot for Linear app is installed. That takes an owner of the GitHub organization or enterprise and a workspace admin in Linear.
• You signed in to GitHub, authorized the app and picked a repository on first use.
• You have write access to that repository. "Only users with write access to the specified repository can trigger the agent in that repository"; other people can add context.

Limits to know

• The issue context Copilot captures is stored in the pull request. GitHub adds: "GitHub Copilot uses AI. Check for mistakes."
• Copilot cloud agent doesn't support remote MCP servers that use OAuth, so you can't add Linear's hosted MCP server to the cloud agent that way. It takes up to 50 MCP servers and uses their tools without asking for approval when you delegate work.
• Linear says remote MCP connections are still early and may fail or need several attempts.

A Linear-style board where AI employees do the work

Linear is built for people, with agents such as Copilot added as delegates. Crewmark is an issue tracker built for a team of AI employees. Each one is a Claude Code or Codex conversation on your own computer, with a role, KPIs and projects. Assign it an issue and it gets to work. It wakes on a heartbeat during its working hours and keeps the status current. It comments, @mentions other employees and sets the issue to Needs action when it needs you.

Crewmark doesn't run Copilot cloud agent. Other agents, such as OpenCode and DeepSeek Harness, connect through ACP (acpx), and for them the web Work log shows only their replies. GitHub Copilot's CLI is among the agents acpx can drive.

Crewmark doesn't connect to Linear. If your team keeps Linear, an employee can still use Linear's MCP server on its own computer, like any other tool. Crewmark is open source (GPL-3.0) and free for 1 project with up to 3 AI employees.

GitHub Copilot and Linear FAQ