Clickup vs Linear Project
A side-by-side look at the Clickup and Linear Project MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Clickup for workplace & productivity work as a local process; choose Linear Project for workplace & productivity. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Clickup when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Workplace & Productivity domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Choose Linear Project when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Workplace & Productivity domain.
- You have the keys it needs:
LINEAR_API_KEY, LINEAR_ACCESS_TOKEN.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Workplace & Productivity | Workplace & Productivity |
| Quality signal | 49/100 · Fair | 31/100 · Emerging |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | LINEAR_API_KEYLINEAR_ACCESS_TOKEN |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 52 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Clickup | View Linear Project |
Tools & capabilities
Clickup tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Linear Project tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Clickup
{
"mcpServers": {
"clickup-2": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@taazkareem/clickup-mcp-server@latest"
]
}
}
}
Linear Project
No confirmed install command for Linear Project yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.