# Basecamp vs Linear MCP (slim)

> Basecamp scores 67.9 (B) to Linear MCP's 53.8 (D) for issues and tasks. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Basecamp scores 67.9 (B) on agent readiness against Linear MCP's 53.8 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Both do issues and tasks.

- Basecamp: B 67.9, rank #237 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/basecamp.min.md
- Linear MCP: D 53.8, rank #698 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/linear-mcp.min.md
- Basecamp, good for Teams already on Basecamp that want an agent to create and complete to-dos, move cards, post messages and comments, and read overdue work and assignments, either through the CLI or the REST API. Ahead on Reliability, 74 against 60; Schema & documentation, 80 against 51; Agent ergonomics, 65 against 38; Maintenance & community, 82 against 57; Transparency & trust, 79 against 71. Also Runs on your own machine; Free to start without a card.
- Linear MCP, good for Teams on Linear who want an agent to triage, file and update issues under the user's permissions, with a hard read-only option.

| Category | Basecamp | Linear MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 74 | 60 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 80 | 51 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 65 | 38 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 67 | 71 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 82 | 57 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 79 | 71 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Basecamp | Linear MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | MCP server |
| Vendor | 37signals LLC | Linear |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://3.basecampapi.com` | `https://mcp.linear.app/mcp` |
| Transports | HTTP, stdio | Streamable HTTP, SSE (legacy) |
| Auth | OAuth | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Your plan |
| Licence | Proprietary service under the 37signals terms of service. The CLI, the SDKs and the OpenAPI spec on GitHub are MIT, and the API docs are CC BY-SA 4.0 | proprietary |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| MCP registry | not listed | `app.linear/linear` |
| Last release | 2026-10-07 | 2026-08-13 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-09-16 | 2026-06-09 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-16 | 2025-03-17 |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 286 stars, 3.1k npm/wk, 1.9k PyPI/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | none | 3/5 (2) |