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resolveLinearUser

Resolve Linear User

Resolve a person to their Linear user: by "me", an email, a handle (display name, with or without @) or part of a name.

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Ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI connected to The Cloud "who is Charlie in Linear?", and it calls resolveLinearUser.

Example call

The MCP tools/call params, with the required arguments only.

{
  "arguments": {
    "query": "<query>"
  },
  "name": "resolveLinearUser"
}

Arguments

• workspacestringoptionalLinear workspace to act in (its name or URL key). Optional when only one workspace is connected.
• querystringrequired"me", an email, a handle like @charlie, or part of a name.

Returns

Returns up to 10 matches with id, name, displayName, email, active and guest.

Ask for it

The Cloud routes these requests to this verb.

• who is Charlie in Linear?
• find charlie@example.com in Linear
• Linear id for Pat

Pair it with

The verbs that finish the job.

• listLinearIssues
• updateLinearIssue

Questions

• What does resolveLinearUser do?

  Resolve a person to their Linear user: by "me", an email, a handle (display name, with or without @) or part of a name. It is one of the tools The Cloud MCP server gives every connected AI.

• How do I use resolveLinearUser from Claude or ChatGPT?

  Connect your AI to The Cloud at https://mcp.thecloud.so/mcp and sign in once. Then ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI connected to The Cloud "who is Charlie in Linear?", and it calls resolveLinearUser.

• Is resolveLinearUser safe to let an AI call?

  resolveLinearUser is read-only: it changes nothing. It reaches a system outside The Cloud on your behalf.

Connect

One endpoint gives your AI this tool and every other one: connect Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Gemini, read what The Cloud is, or see pricing.