# Linear MCP vs Shortcut (slim)

> Shortcut scores 60.2 (C) 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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Shortcut scores 60.2 (C) on agent readiness against Linear MCP's 53.8 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Linear MCP leads on security & auth. Both do issues and tasks.

- Linear MCP: D 53.8, rank #698 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/linear-mcp.min.md
- Shortcut: C 60.2, rank #526 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shortcut.min.md
- 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. Ahead on Security & auth, 71 against 54.
- Shortcut, good for Software teams already on Shortcut that want an agent to search, create and update stories, epics, iterations and docs, and coding agents that pick up assigned stories. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 75 against 51; Agent ergonomics, 57 against 38; Maintenance & community, 73 against 57. Also Free to start without a card.

| Category | Linear MCP | Shortcut |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 60 | 64 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 51 | 75 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 38 | 57 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 71 | 54 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 57 | 73 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 71 | 73 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Linear MCP | Shortcut |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Linear | Shortcut Software Company |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://mcp.linear.app/mcp` | `https://api.app.shortcut.com` |
| Transports | Streamable HTTP, SSE (legacy) | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Pricing | Your plan | Freemium |
| Licence | proprietary | Proprietary service under Shortcut's terms of service. The JavaScript client and the archived MCP server on GitHub are MIT |
| MCP registry | `app.linear/linear` | not listed |
| Last release | 2026-08-13 | 2026-09-22 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-06-09 | 2025-09-18 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2025-03-17 | 2025-07-11 |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | none | 142 stars, 103k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | none |