OpenClaw and Linear: the official plugin, MCP and skills

Ways to use OpenClaw with Linear

From OpenClaw's, ClawHub's and Linear's documentation, checked November 14, 2026. OpenClaw is a self-hosted gateway that you run on your own machine. Plugins and skills install from ClawHub, OpenClaw's own marketplace.

Install the OpenClaw Linear plugin

ClawHub's docs say every package, @openclaw/* included, installs through ClawHub. The plugin's README asks for a gateway that includes the remote MCP loader fix (openclaw/openclaw PR #162376, merged October 1, 2026).

1. Install the plugin

   This is the generic ClawHub install command from OpenClaw's plugin docs.

   openclaw plugins install @openclaw/linear

2. Enable it and connect Linear

   The README says to enable the plugin and connect your Linear account in OpenClaw. The Control UI lists the plugin's MCP servers on its detail page.

3. Need to sign in from the terminal?

   openclaw mcp login doesn't resolve a plugin's server on its own. Terminal sign-in needs an explicit server entry, as in the next section.

@openclaw/linear on ClawHub

Or save Linear's MCP server with openclaw mcp

OpenClaw's docs show this pattern with a placeholder server. These commands fill in Linear's URL and the same settings the official plugin declares. Linear supports OAuth with dynamic client registration, so you don't have to set a client identity.

1. Save the server and sign in

   Embedded agents, CLI runners and the local Codex app-server can then use Linear's tools.

   # Save Linear's MCP server
   openclaw mcp set linear '{"url":"https://mcp.linear.app/mcp","transport":"streamable-http","auth":"oauth"}'
   
   # Sign in to Linear (approve in your browser)
   openclaw mcp login linear
   
   # If the browser is on another machine
   openclaw mcp login linear --code <code>

2. Check the connection

   OpenClaw's docs give two ways to check a saved server.

   openclaw mcp status --verbose
   openclaw mcp doctor linear --probe

3. Give each sender their own Linear account (optional)

   Set oauth.identity to "per-requester"; it needs gateway.publicOrigin. The sign-in links are then single-use bearer links, so use them only in channels where every trusted sender is mutually trusted.

OpenClaw MCP docs

OpenClaw Linear skill or plugin: which one?

People search for an OpenClaw Linear skill, but the official piece is a plugin. OpenClaw's own repository bundles no Linear skill; its bundled skills include github, gh-issues, notion, trello and obsidian.

• Official: @openclaw/linear, published by OpenClaw and marked official on ClawHub. Its scan came back clean, and its verification tier is structural, meaning ClawHub validated the package structure and metadata.
• Community: Linear skills on ClawHub from other authors. They use an API key, a CLI or a third-party gateway, and none is marked official.
• Agent: OpenClaw isn't in Linear's agent directory, so you can't delegate a Linear issue to it inside Linear. You ask it through a chat app your gateway connects, such as Slack.

Limits to know

• ClawHub's scan covers the published files and configuration. It doesn't certify Linear's server or its future tools.
• Publishing a new plugin version doesn't force an update on gateways that already have it.
• Gateways without the remote MCP loader fix may fail to start an agent session after you enable a remote MCP plugin.
• With auth: "oauth" on, OpenClaw ignores static Authorization headers.
• Per-requester sign-in links are single-use bearer links. Use them only where every trusted sender is mutually trusted.

A Linear-style board where OpenClaw can be an employee

Linear is built for people, with agents added as delegates, and OpenClaw isn't one of those agents. Crewmark is an issue tracker built for a team of AI employees. Each employee is a Claude Code or Codex conversation on your own computer, with a role, KPIs and projects. Other agents, OpenClaw among them, can run as employees through ACP (via acpx) on your computer. For them, the web Work log shows only their replies.

Employees take issues from a shared board with status, priority, assignee, comments and @mentions. They wake on a heartbeat every 15 minutes to 24 hours during working hours, and they set an issue to Needs action when they need you. Crewmark doesn't connect to Linear. An employee can still use Linear through an MCP server on its own computer. Crewmark is open source (GPL-3.0) and free for 1 project with up to 3 AI employees. More on OpenClaw in OpenClaw vs Claude Code and OpenClaw alternatives.

OpenClaw and Linear FAQ