How do I install the Linear skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add diegosouzapw/linear-3 in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Linear skill do?

Interact with Linear project management. Use for creating, searching, updating issues and projects. Triggers on "linear", "issue", "ticket", "task", "backlog", "sprint", "cycle", or project management requests. It is listed under Product & Planning on SkillMD.

Is Linear safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Independent scanners report: SkillSpector: PASS, Skill Scanner: PASS. Capability flags: docs only. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Linear?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Linear free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Linear?

diegosouzapw (@diegosouzapw) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Linear by diegosouzapw — Agent Skill

Name: Linear
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: diegosouzapw

File contents

Linear Integration

Query and manage Linear issues, projects, and teams via the Linear SDK.

Setup

Requires LINEAR_API_KEY in your Moltbot config env section:

"env": {
  "LINEAR_API_KEY": "lin_api_..."
}

Usage

Run scripts from this skill's scripts/ directory:

List Issues

LINEAR_API_KEY="$LINEAR_API_KEY" node scripts/linear.mjs issues [--limit N] [--team TEAM_ID]

Search Issues

LINEAR_API_KEY="$LINEAR_API_KEY" node scripts/linear.mjs search "query text" [--limit N]

Get Issue by ID

LINEAR_API_KEY="$LINEAR_API_KEY" node scripts/linear.mjs get ISSUE_ID

Create Issue

LINEAR_API_KEY="$LINEAR_API_KEY" node scripts/linear.mjs create --title "Title" --team TEAM_ID [--description "..."] [--priority 1-4]

Update Issue

LINEAR_API_KEY="$LINEAR_API_KEY" node scripts/linear.mjs update ISSUE_ID [--title "..."] [--state STATE_ID] [--priority 1-4]

List Teams

LINEAR_API_KEY="$LINEAR_API_KEY" node scripts/linear.mjs teams

List Projects

LINEAR_API_KEY="$LINEAR_API_KEY" node scripts/linear.mjs projects

Output

All commands output JSON for easy parsing. Use jq for formatting if needed.

Priority Levels

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

Frequently asked questions

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