What does updateLinearIssue do?

Update a Linear issue by identifier (ENG-123) or id: title, description, state, assignee, priority, labels or project. It is one of the tools The Cloud MCP server gives every connected AI.

How do I use updateLinearIssue 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 "move ENG-123 to Done", and it calls updateLinearIssue.

Is updateLinearIssue safe to let an AI call?

updateLinearIssue changes your workspace. What an AI creates is Private until you share it. It reaches a system outside The Cloud on your behalf.

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`updateLinearIssue`

Update Linear Issue

Update a Linear issue by identifier (ENG-123) or id: title, description, state, assignee, priority, labels or project.

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Ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI connected to The Cloud "move ENG-123 to Done", and it calls updateLinearIssue.

Example call

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

{
  "arguments": {
    "issueId": "<issueId>"
  },
  "name": "updateLinearIssue"
}

Arguments

assigneeIdstringoptional"me" for the key's own Linear user, or a member id from listLinearTeams.
descriptionstringoptionalIssue description in markdown, at most 50000 characters.
labelIdsstring[]optionalLabel ids from listLinearTeams. REPLACES the issue's whole label set.
prioritynumberoptional0 none, 1 urgent, 2 high, 3 medium, 4 low.
projectIdstringoptionalProject id from listLinearProjects.
stateIdstringoptionalWorkflow state id from listLinearTeams for the issue's team.
issueIdstringrequiredIssue identifier like ENG-123, or its id.
titlestringoptionalNew title.

Returns

The registry does not declare a return shape.

Declared limits

labelIds: maximum items 25

Ask for it

The Cloud routes these requests to this verb.

move ENG-123 to Done
assign that Linear issue to me
make it urgent

Pair it with

The verbs that finish the job.

Questions

What does updateLinearIssue do?
Update a Linear issue by identifier (ENG-123) or id: title, description, state, assignee, priority, labels or project. It is one of the tools The Cloud MCP server gives every connected AI.
How do I use updateLinearIssue 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 "move ENG-123 to Done", and it calls updateLinearIssue.
Is updateLinearIssue safe to let an AI call?
updateLinearIssue changes your workspace. What an AI creates is Private until you share it. 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.