Lineai MCP Server - install, status & alternatives [2026]

01 · Install Lineai MCP Server

before you install - you'll need

Set LINEAI_SERVER_HOST, LINEAI_USERNAME, LINEAI_PASSWORD, LINEAI_WORKSPACE_NAME, LINEAI_DEBUG_MODE before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add lineai-intelligence-lineai-mcp-server -- uvx lineai-mcp-server

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lineai-intelligence-lineai-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "lineai-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MPL-2.0 - declared in the repository

pypi package lineai-mcp-server - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

registry namespace io.github.lineai-intelligence is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Lineai MCP Server can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can analyze impacts between code and database entities, search nodes by text query / q and/or identity_prefix, and resolve a node by node_id or identity_prefix and surface property fields whose names contain "owner".

The 8 tools it gives your agent

Extracted from the project's README - what lineai-mcp-server lets an agent do.

lineai-method-impact: - Pulls an impact assessment from the Lineai server's APIs for your code.
lineai-database-impact: - Analyzes impacts between code and database entities.
lineai-graph-capabilities: - GET - discover supported relationship types, limits, and flags for the workspace materialized view (materializedViewId defaults from LINEAI_WORKSPACE_NAME like
lineai-graph-search: - Search nodes by text query / q and/or identity_prefix; optional scan_space, limit, etc.
lineai-graph-impact: - Dependency / blast-radius style traversal from seed_node_ids.
lineai-graph-path-explain: - Shortest-path style explanation between from_node_id and to_node_id.
lineai-graph-validate-change-scope: - Heuristic checklist / risk summary for a proposed change given seed nodes and proposed_change_summary.
lineai-graph-owners: - Resolve a node by node_id or identity_prefix and surface property fields whose names contain "owner".

Latest releases

v1.3.2 · 2026-08-12

Other Changes · [LIN-439] refactor codelogic/{ui,server} to / and /api · New Contributors · @ah-lin made their first contribution in

v1.3.1 · 2026-08-07

v1.3.0 · 2026-07-30

removing the codelogic-ci tool

04 · Who maintains Lineai MCP Server

lineai-mcp-server is maintained by lineai-intelligence. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Apr 2025.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/lineai-intelligence/lineai-mcp-server
category: other - ranked #62 of 945 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 4 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-12)
registry: io.github.lineai-intelligence/lineai-mcp-server (active, first published 2026-08-07 · 2 versions)
packages: pypi:lineai-mcp-server

06 · Lineai MCP Server FAQ

Is Lineai MCP Server still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-08-12 and it shipped 4 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Lineai MCP Server do?

With this server connected, an agent can analyze impacts between code and database entities, search nodes by text query / q and/or identity_prefix, and resolve a node by node_id or identity_prefix and surface property fields whose names contain "owner".

How do I install Lineai MCP Server?

Run `uvx lineai-mcp-server`. The README documents 5 environment variables (LINEAI_SERVER_HOST, LINEAI_USERNAME, LINEAI_PASSWORD…) to set first. Set LINEAI_SERVER_HOST, LINEAI_USERNAME, LINEAI_PASSWORD, LINEAI_WORKSPACE_NAME, LINEAI_DEBUG_MODE before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Lineai MCP Server run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via uvx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Lineai MCP Server

Alternatives to Lineai MCP Server

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