Connecting Linear lets your assistant reach into the issues, projects, and cycles from your Linear workspace — so you can stay on top of what's in flight by just asking. Once it's wired up, your assistant (powered by OpenClaw under the hood) looks things up with your own Linear access and answers you wherever you're chatting.
Issues, projects, and cycles from your Linear workspace.
- Authentication
- Sign in with Linear
- Best for
- Staying on top of issues and cycles
What you'll need
- A Linear account with access to the workspace you want to ask about. Sign in with the account that's already a member of that workspace.
- A running assistant. Connectors are set up per-assistant, and the sign-in happens inside that assistant's private VM, so it needs to be awake.
Connect it
- Open the assistant you want to give access to, and make sure it's running.
- Click Connectors in the sidebar to open the catalog.
- Search for Linear in the box at the top to filter the list.
- Click Authorize on the Linear card.
- Your browser opens Linear's own consent screen — Linear's page, on Linear's site.
- Sign in if you aren't already, review what's being requested, and approve it.
- Switch back to HolaClaw. The connector verifies the connection and moves to Active.
For the full generic walkthrough and troubleshooting, see Connect a service.
Try it
With Linear connected, message your assistant:
- What's in my current Linear cycle?
- Which Linear issues are assigned to me?
- Summarize where the mobile project stands
If it stops working
If the Linear connector shows Re-authorize, your sign-in has expired or you revoked it from Linear's side. Click Re-authorize and approve again in the browser — nothing to reconfigure. For everything else, see the troubleshooting section in Connect a service.
A quick word on privacy
Your Linear access token lives inside the assistant's private VM on your Mac — never on HolaClaw's servers, and we never see your password. Connectors are per-assistant, so authorizing Linear here gives it to this assistant only. You can also revoke access anytime from Linear's own authorized-apps settings.
Next steps
Want the bigger picture on connectors? See What are connectors. And if Linear won't cooperate, the HolaClaw Discord is a friendly place to ask.