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title: "Linear Connector"
description: "Implementation notes for building and operating the Linear connector in Tajo."
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# Linear Connector

Connector status: Planned Not built yet. Tajo does not run this connector today.

| Source field | Destination field | Sample value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `record.id` | `source_id` | `record_1042` |
| `record.updated_at` | `updated_at` | `2026-10-18T08:00:00Z` |
| `record.value` | `value` | `sample_value` |

Connector implementation

## Build the Linear integration

Issue tracking and project management for modern software teams

Project Management

*Linear connector flow from source system to Tajo mapping and Brevo activation.*

## Implementation Overview

**Build target**

Implement a Linear connector that authenticates to the vendor surface, normalizes source records in Tajo, and activates eligible data in Brevo.

**Current status**

Treat this as an implementation guide. Build and validate the auth, mapping, sync, and operations paths before production use.

**Primary surface**

mcp.linear.app/mcp

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Integration surface | MCP |
| Status | Planned |
| Category | Project Management |
| Setup complexity | medium |
| Vendor documentation | [linear.app/docs/mcp](https://linear.app/docs/mcp) |
| Allowed host | Not recorded |
| Base URL | Not recorded |
| OpenAPI schema | Not recorded |
| MCP server | [mcp.linear.app/mcp](https://mcp.linear.app/mcp) |
| Last researched | 2026-08-07 |

Linear API is GraphQL-only; official remote MCP since May 2025. Verified by handshake on 2026-08-07: 401 with RFC 9728 metadata; it is its own authorization server and supports dynamic client registration.

## Authentication

- **OAuth 2.0** (MCP mode).

  - Authorize: [mcp.linear.app/authorize](https://mcp.linear.app/authorize)
  - Token: [mcp.linear.app/token](https://mcp.linear.app/token)
  - Scopes: `read`, `write`, `openid`, `email`

- Validate the MCP server endpoint at [mcp.linear.app/mcp](https://mcp.linear.app/mcp) and document required headers, auth grants, and tool availability.

- Keep [linear.app/docs/mcp](https://linear.app/docs/mcp) linked from the connector runbook so operators can confirm vendor behavior during incidents.

- Store credentials per Tajo workspace and keep tenant-specific secrets out of connector configuration files.

- Add a credential smoke test that verifies read access to a harmless resource before running backfills or enabling webhooks.

## Data To Sync

Start with these inferred data domains, then confirm exact vendor resources and permissions from the source documentation:

- Events, webhooks, and behavioral activity
- Custom objects and operational metadata

The connector should make source records idempotent by keeping a stable key such as a vendor object ID, email address, event ID, ticket ID, order ID, or campaign ID. If the vendor only exposes list APIs, Tajo should store the cursor strategy and replay policy explicitly.

## Sync Shape

No typed contract exists for Linear, so the direction of each resource and its conflict handling are not recorded. Direction is declared per resource on a connector contract; see the [connector catalog](https://tajo.io/docs/connectors) for how contracts are promoted.

## Mapping To Tajo/Brevo

No Brevo projection is recorded for Linear. A projection is declared on a typed connector contract, and Linear does not have one yet, so this page will not state a mapping it cannot source.

The conventions that apply to every connector — stable external IDs, normalization, backfill and sync strategy, error handling, and the builder checklist — are documented once under “Applies to every connector” on the [connector catalog](https://tajo.io/docs/connectors).

## Sources

- [Vendor documentation](https://linear.app/docs/mcp)
- [MCP endpoint or documentation](https://mcp.linear.app/mcp)
- [linear.app/changelog/2025-05-01-mcp](https://linear.app/changelog/2025-05-01-mcp)
- [mcp.linear.app/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp](https://mcp.linear.app/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp)