# Linear MCP vs Taiga (slim)

> Linear MCP scores 53.8 (D) to Taiga's 31.7 (F) for issues and tasks. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Linear MCP scores 53.8 (D) on agent readiness against Taiga's 31.7 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Taiga leads on agent ergonomics. Both do issues and tasks.

- Linear MCP: D 53.8, rank #698 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/linear-mcp.min.md
- Taiga: F 31.7, rank #938 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/taiga.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 Reliability, 60 against 17; Schema & documentation, 51 against 35; Security & auth, 71 against 37; Maintenance & community, 57 against 21; Transparency & trust, 71 against 64. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; No incidents deducted, where Taiga loses 3 points for them.
- Taiga, good for Small agile teams that want Scrum and Kanban with a free hosted plan or a self-hosted, open-source install in the EU. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 49 against 38. Also Open source.

| Category | Linear MCP | Taiga |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 60 | 17 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 51 | 35 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 38 | 49 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 71 | 37 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 57 | 21 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 71 | 64 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Linear MCP | Taiga |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Linear | Taiga Cloud Services, S.L. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://mcp.linear.app/mcp` | no (local only) |
| Transports | Streamable HTTP, SSE (legacy) | HTTP |
| Pricing | Your plan | Freemium |
| Licence | proprietary | MPL-2.0 for the taiga-back source. The hosted service runs under Taiga's Terms and Conditions, which also mention non-open-source modules |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| MCP registry | `app.linear/linear` | not listed |
| Last release | 2026-08-13 | 2026-07-02 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-06-09 | 2025-09-01 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2025-03-17 | no date given |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | none | 858 stars |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | none |