Cua Driver 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.

	Cua Driver Background computer-use MCP server that drives native macOS, Windows, and Linux desktop apps without stealing focus. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Rust	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	Rust	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	HTTP (remote)
Auth	None	OAuth
GitHub stars	19k	1.6k
Last commit	1 month ago	3 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trycua/cua/main/libs/cua-driver/scripts/install.sh)"`	`Add remote MCP URL https://mcp.linear.app/mcp and complete OAuth`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Cua Driver 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 the official, vendor-maintained server, and you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install.

Add Cua Driver

Install / run

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trycua/cua/main/libs/cua-driver/scripts/install.sh)"

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cua-driver": {
      "command": "cua-driver",
      "args": [
        "mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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

Pick Cua Driver 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 the official, vendor-maintained server, and you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install.

Can I use both Cua Driver 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 Cua Driver 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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