How-To2026-10-272 min read

Configure Guest Access in Linear

Invite an external collaborator with the Guest role and scope their team access. Guest membership is different from public sharing and does not remove the need to audit linked resources.

Step-by-step guide

01

Check access and scope

Guest availability depends on your workspace plan and invitation permissions. Review the current role documentation before sending invitations.

02

Choose guest scope

Identify the smallest team scope the collaborator needs.

03

Audit visible context

Check whether projects or documents include sensitive shared context.

  • Worked example: A design contractor may need a dedicated delivery team containing only approved project work. Keep internal compensation notes and unrelated customer reports outside that team.
04

Invite the guest

Invite the person as a guest through workspace member management.

05

Assign limited teams

Assign only the appropriate accessible teams.

06

Test the guest experience

Ask the guest to test the intended issue and one intentionally restricted area.

07

Verify the result

The guest can work on assigned issues and cannot browse unrelated teams; external resource access matches the same scope.

Common mistakes

Avoid the main failure mode

Making an external person a normal member for convenience can expose more workspace material than intended. Check the selected role before confirming.

Check the handoff edge case

A guest invitation does not restrict the external documents linked from accessible issues. Audit their sharing separately.

Sources and verification

Based on product documentation checked on 2026-10-24. This is a documentation-based guide, not a hands-on benchmark. Features and availability can change.

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