johnlindquist/claude/linear

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Manage Linear issues and workflows. Use for viewing, creating, and updating Linear issues, and integrating with development workflow.

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SKILL.md

Linear Issue Manager

Manage Linear issues using the linearis CLI.

Prerequisites

Install linearis CLI:

bash
bun add -g linearis

Set your API token:

bash
export LINEAR_API_KEY=lin_api_xxxxx

Get your API key from: Linear Settings > API > Personal API keys

CLI Reference

List Issues
bash
# List issues (default: 25)
linearis issues list
# Limit results
linearis issues list --limit 10
Search Issues
bash
# Search by query
linearis issues search "bug"
# Filter by team
linearis issues search "authentication" --team ENG
# Filter by assignee
linearis issues search "feature" --assignee user-id
# Filter by project
linearis issues search "api" --project "Backend"
# Filter by status
linearis issues search "bug" --status "In Progress,Todo"
# Combined filters with limit
linearis issues search "urgent" --team ENG --limit 5
Get Issue Details
bash
# Read issue by ID or identifier
linearis issues read ENG-123
linearis issues read abc123-uuid
Create Issues
bash
# Basic issue (requires team)
linearis issues create "Fix login bug" --team ENG
# With description
linearis issues create "Add OAuth support" --team ENG -d "Implement Google OAuth"
# With priority (1=Urgent, 2=High, 3=Medium, 4=Low)
linearis issues create "Critical fix" --team ENG -p 1
# With assignee
linearis issues create "Review code" --team ENG --assignee user-id
# With labels
linearis issues create "Security issue" --team ENG --labels "bug,security"
# With project
linearis issues create "New feature" --team ENG --project "Q1 Roadmap"
# With status
linearis issues create "Started task" --team ENG --status "In Progress"
# Full example
linearis issues create "Implement caching" \
--team ENG \
-d "Add Redis caching for API responses" \
-p 2 \
--labels "feature,performance" \
--project "Backend" \
--status "Todo"
Update Issues
bash
# Update title
linearis issues update ENG-123 -t "New title"
# Update description
linearis issues update ENG-123 -d "Updated description"
# Change status
linearis issues update ENG-123 -s "In Progress"
linearis issues update ENG-123 -s "Done"
# Change priority
linearis issues update ENG-123 -p 1
# Change assignee
linearis issues update ENG-123 --assignee user-id
# Add labels (default mode: adding)
linearis issues update ENG-123 --labels "urgent,blocked"
# Replace all labels
linearis issues update ENG-123 --labels "new-label" --label-by overwriting
# Clear all labels
linearis issues update ENG-123 --clear-labels
# Set parent issue
linearis issues update ENG-123 --parent-ticket ENG-100
# Clear parent
linearis issues update ENG-123 --clear-parent-ticket
# Set cycle
linearis issues update ENG-123 --cycle "Sprint 5"
# Clear cycle
linearis issues update ENG-123 --clear-cycle
Comments
bash
# Add comment to issue
linearis comments create ENG-123 --body "Working on this now"
Teams
bash
# List all teams
linearis teams list
Labels
bash
# List all labels
linearis labels list
Projects
bash
# List projects
linearis projects list
Cycles
bash
# List cycles
linearis cycles list
Users
bash
# List users
linearis users list

Workflow Patterns

Start Work on Issue
bash
# 1. Find the issue
linearis issues search "feature name" --team ENG
# 2. Get details
linearis issues read ENG-123
# 3. Update status to In Progress
linearis issues update ENG-123 -s "In Progress"
# 4. Create branch (from issue identifier)
git checkout -b eng-123-feature-name
Complete an Issue
bash
# 1. Update status
linearis issues update ENG-123 -s "Done"
# 2. Add completion comment
linearis comments create ENG-123 --body "Completed in PR #456"
Daily Standup View
bash
# My in-progress issues
linearis issues search "assignee:me" --status "In Progress"
# Team's blocked issues
linearis issues search "" --team ENG --status "Blocked"
Bug Triage
bash
# Find unassigned bugs
linearis issues search "label:bug" --team ENG
# Assign and prioritize
linearis issues update ENG-456 --assignee user-id -p 1

Git Integration

Link Commits

Mention issue ID in commit message:

bash
git commit -m "feat: implement caching
Fixes ENG-123"
Create PR with Issue Link
bash
ISSUE_ID="ENG-123"
gh pr create --title "feat: implement caching" --body "Closes $ISSUE_ID"

Priority Values

ValueMeaning
0No priority
1Urgent
2High
3Medium
4Low

Best Practices

  1. Use issue IDs - Reference ENG-123 in commits/PRs
  2. Update status - Move issues through workflow with linearis issues update
  3. Add comments - Track progress with linearis comments create
  4. Use labels - Categorize for filtering
  5. Link PRs - Connect code to issues
  6. Search effectively - Combine filters for precise results

Security

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Source

Popularity

Repository stars
21
Repository forks
4
7-day trend score
15

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