Linear integration not working (“No default repository configured”)

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Background Agent (GitHub, Slack, Web, Linear)

Describe the Bug

My Linear MCP in Cursor was working fine until today. It lost connection. I’ve been in a cycle of removing cursor integration in linear, linear MCP in cursor, github integrations in both. I finally got the MCP to work, but now when I try to assign an agent to Cursor for an issue within Linear, it acts like it’s working but comes up saying i don’t have a default repo set in Cursor. I’ve confirmed I do, removed, re-set the repo, refreshed on both ends to no avail. I see the same exact bug listed in the forums from a month or two ago, but it was just closed, with no resolution.

Steps to Reproduce

  • Set up cursor integration in Linear
  • Set up github integration in Cursor and Linear
  • set the default repo in Cursor
  • Make sure permissions in Github are both scoped to see the repos needed
  • Assign an issue in Linear to a Cursor agent
  • Wait about 10 seconds
  • Look at comment cursor left "No default repository configured… "

Expected Behavior

It should look at the default repo, and make changes there.

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.2.20 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: b3573281c4775bfc6bba466bf6563d3d498d1070
Date: 2025-12-12T06:29:26.017Z
Electron: 37.7.0
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251
Node.js: 22.20.0
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT arm64 10.0.26220

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor

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Hey, thanks for the report. The “No default repository configured” error means the Cursor Linear integration can’t read the repository from the Dashboard - this is a known issue the team is investigating.

Similar reports: Linear integration not working ("No default repository configured") and Linear integration stopped working, no visible errors

For now, try:

  • Reconnect GitHub integration in Cursor Dashboard - log out of GitHub and reauthorize, granting access to the repository
  • Check that the Cursor app has access to your private repository in GitHub organization (Settings > Integrations > GitHub)
  • If that doesn’t help - in your Linear comment, mention Cursor with explicit repository: @Cursor [repo=owner/repo-name]

Do you have the Request ID from the comment Cursor left in Linear? This will help us dig deeper.

I’ll pass it to the team for investigation.

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How do I get the requestID? Here is the link to the comment: Linear Is that last bit the requestID?

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I’m having the same issue. Nothing in the agents dashboard

agent-session-d4e8d766

maybe?

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Hi!, same here. Agent session → agent-session-70e79cbe

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running into this too and tried everything.

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Same issue here. When trying the workaround and specifying the repo (full url) in the comment, we get this error:

:warning: Could not find repository [https://github.com/ourorg/ourrepo in any of your connected SCM providers. Make sure the repository exists and you have access to it, or specify the full URL (e.g., repo=https://github.com/owner/name).

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Same issue here, this is really frustrating, no fixes after 3 months this issue exists, any updates?

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In my case, I discovered this was not working due to Cursor Bugbot that I had disabled on the github side. I guess under the hood there is no scopes separation in Cursor Github app or something like that? When I enabled Cursor Bugbot on github, the linear ←> Cursor started working as well.

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Hey, any updates on this topic? This is blocking us to get more non technical team members to start using cursor.

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