claude.ai Linear MCP: Authorization fails after reconnecting connector
Resolved 💬 1 comment Opened Apr 13, 2026 by jake-s-causaly Closed Apr 13, 2026
Description
After disconnecting and re-adding the Linear MCP connector via the claude.ai integrations page, the MCP server consistently fails to authenticate with the following error:
Authorization with the MCP server failed. You can check your credentials and permissions. If this persists, share this reference with support: "ofid_945313c9f7444993"
Steps to Reproduce
- Open Claude Code
- Run
/mcp— Linear shows as "Needs authentication" - Attempt to authenticate through the MCP dialog
- Error appears: "Authorization with the MCP server failed"
- Disconnected and re-added the Linear connector via claude.ai Settings → Integrations
- Same error persists
Environment
- Claude Code CLI
- MCP server:
claude.ai Linear(https://mcp.linear.app/mcp) - Platform: macOS Darwin 24.6.0
Support Reference IDs
ofid_3db150f3ba5d9c4f(initial error)ofid_945313c9f7444993(after reconnecting)
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