MCP Linear vs Webclaw

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Linear and Webclaw 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 MCP Linear when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Other Tools and Integrations 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.
• Primary tools included: Linear GraphQL API access through MCP, Issue, project, cycle, milestone, and roadmap management, MCP resources and prompts for project workflows.

Explore MCP Linear Details

Choose Webclaw when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Other Tools and Integrations domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: scrape, crawl, map.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	MCP Linear tacticlaunch Other Tools and Integrations	Webclaw 0xMassi Other Tools and Integrations
Summary	Integrates with Linear project management system	Web content extraction for AI agents. 10 tools: scrape, crawl, map, batch, extract, summarize, diff, brand, search, research. TLS fingerprinting bypasses anti-bot without a browser. 67% fewer tokens than raw HTML. npx create-webclaw auto-configures Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, Codex, OpenCode.
Category & Scope	Other Tools and Integrations

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": {
    "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"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "0xmassi-webclaw": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "create-webclaw"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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