Notion MCP Server (official) vs Linear MCP Server (official remote)

A side-by-side comparison of two Productivity servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	Notion MCP Server (official) Official Notion server to read, search, create, and update pages and databases in your workspace. Verified stdio (local) API key TypeScript	Linear MCP Server (official remote) Linear's official hosted MCP server — find, create, and update issues, projects, and comments. Verified HTTP (remote) OAuth TypeScript
Category	Productivity	Productivity
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	HTTP (remote)
Auth	API key	OAuth
GitHub stars	3.9k	1.6k
Last commit	4 months ago	1 month ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx -y @notionhq/notion-mcp-server`	`Add remote MCP URL https://mcp.linear.app/mcp and complete OAuth`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Notion MCP Server (official) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine.

Pick Linear MCP Server (official remote) if you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Add Notion MCP Server (official)

Install / run

npx -y @notionhq/notion-mcp-server

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notion-mcp-server-official": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@notionhq/notion-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NOTION_TOKEN": "<your-notion-integration-token>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add Linear MCP Server (official remote)

Install / run

Add remote MCP URL https://mcp.linear.app/mcp and complete OAuth

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linear-mcp-server-official-remote": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.linear.app/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop connects to remote servers through the `mcp-remote` proxy (installed on first run via npx). Restart Claude Desktop after saving.

FAQ

Notion MCP Server (official) or Linear MCP Server (official remote) — which is better?

Pick Notion MCP Server (official) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine. Pick Linear MCP Server (official remote) if you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Can I use both Notion MCP Server (official) and Linear MCP Server (official remote)?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do Notion MCP Server (official) and Linear MCP Server (official remote) work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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