Redmine MCP Stateless vs MCP Linear

In-depth architectural comparison of the Redmine MCP Stateless and MCP Linear MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Redmine MCP Stateless when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Product Management domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: MCP_TRANSPORT, REDMINE_URL, REDMINE_API_KEY.
• Primary tools included: list_issues, get_issue, create_issue.

Explore Redmine MCP Stateless Details

Choose MCP Linear when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Product Management domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: LINEAR_API_TOKEN, LINEAR_OAUTH_ACCESS_TOKEN.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Redmine MCP Stateless daiji-sshr Product Management	MCP Linear tacticlaunch Product Management
Summary	Stateless Redmine MCP server. Credentials are passed per-request via HTTP headers and never stored on the server. Supports listing/creating/updating issues, full-text search across subjects, descriptions and comments, and editing journals (Redmine 5.0+). Deployable on RHEL (systemd) or Docker.	Integrates with Linear project management system
Category & Scope

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "daiji-sshr-redmine-mcp-stateless": {
      "url": "http://localhost:8000/sse"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tacticlaunch-mcp-linear": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@tacticlaunch/mcp-linear"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LINEAR_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_LINEAR_API_TOKEN_HERE",
        "LINEAR_OAUTH_ACCESS_TOKEN": "YOUR_LINEAR_OAUTH_ACCESS_TOKEN_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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