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Linear by kbarbel640-del — Agent Skill

Name: Linear
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: kbarbel640-del

Linear

Manage Linear projects, issues, and tasks via the Linear API. Use when you need to create, update, search, or manage Linear issues, projects, teams, milestones, comments, or labels. Supports all Linear operations including project management, issue tracking, task assignment, state transitions, and collaboration workflows.

kbarbel640-del Updated Sep 9, 2026 1 repo stars

File contents

Linear Project Management

Manage Linear projects, issues, and workflows using the official Linear SDK.

Quick Start

All commands use skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js:

node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js <command> [args]

Core Commands

Teams & Projects

List teams:

node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js teams

List projects:

node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js projects

Create project:

node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js createProject "Project Name" "Description" "teamId1,teamId2"

Issues

List issues:

node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js issues
# With filter:
node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js issues '{"state":{"name":{"eq":"In Progress"}}}'

Get issue details:

node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js issue ENG-123

Create issue:

node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js createIssue "Title" "Description" "teamId"
# With options (priority, projectId, assigneeId, etc.):
node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js createIssue "Title" "Description" "teamId" '{"priority":2,"projectId":"project-id"}'

Update issue:

node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js updateIssue "issueId" '{"stateId":"state-id","priority":1}'

Comments

Add comment:

node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js createComment "issueId" "Comment text"

States & Labels

Get team states:

node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js states "teamId"

Get team labels:

node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js labels "teamId"

User Info

Get current user:

node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js user

References

API.md: Priority levels, filter examples, and common workflows
Read when you need examples of complex filters or workflow patterns

Common Workflows

Create task for a specific project

Get your team ID: node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js teams
Get your project ID: node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js projects
Create issue with the IDs:

node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js createIssue "Implement login" "Add OAuth login flow" "your-team-id" '{"projectId":"your-project-id","priority":2}'

Move issue to different state

Get states: node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js states "teamId"
Update issue: node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js updateIssue "issueId" '{"stateId":"state-uuid"}'

Assign issue to yourself

Get your user ID: node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js user
Update issue: node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js updateIssue "issueId" '{"assigneeId":"your-user-id"}'

Output Format

All commands return JSON. Parse output for programmatic use or display to user as needed.

---name: linear-2description: Manage Linear projects, issues, and tasks via the Linear API. Use when you need to create, update, search, or manage Linear issues, projects, teams, milestones, comments, or labels. Supports all Linear operations including project management, issue tracking, task assignment, state transitions, and collaboration workflows.--- # Linear Project Management Manage Linear projects, issues, and workflows using the official Linear SDK. ## Quick Start All commands use `skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js`: ```bash node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js <command> [args] ``` ## Core Commands ### Teams & Projects **List teams:** ```bash node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js teams ``` **List projects:** ```bash node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js projects ``` **Create project:** ```bash node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js createProject "Project Name" "Description" "teamId1,teamId2" ``` ### Issues **List issues:** ```bash node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js issues # With filter: node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js issues '{"state":{"name":{"eq":"In Progress"}}}' ``` **Get issue details:** ```bash node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js issue ENG-123 ``` **Create issue:** ```bash node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js createIssue "Title" "Description" "teamId" # With options (priority, projectId, assigneeId, etc.): node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js createIssue "Title" "Description" "teamId" '{"priority":2,"projectId":"project-id"}' ``` **Update issue:** ```bash node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js updateIssue "issueId" '{"stateId":"state-id","priority":1}' ``` ### Comments **Add comment:** ```bash node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js createComment "issueId" "Comment text" ``` ### States & Labels **Get team states:** ```bash node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js states "teamId" ``` **Get team labels:** ```bash node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js labels "teamId" ``` ### User Info **Get current user:** ```bash node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js user ``` ## References - **API.md**: Priority levels, filter examples, and common workflows - Read when you need examples of complex filters or workflow patterns ## Common Workflows ### Create task for a specific project 1. Get your team ID: `node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js teams` 2. Get your project ID: `node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js projects` 3. Create issue with the IDs: ```bash node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js createIssue "Implement login" "Add OAuth login flow" "your-team-id" '{"projectId":"your-project-id","priority":2}' ``` ### Move issue to different state 1. Get states: `node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js states "teamId"` 2. Update issue: `node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js updateIssue "issueId" '{"stateId":"state-uuid"}'` ### Assign issue to yourself 1. Get your user ID: `node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js user` 2. Update issue: `node skills/linear/scripts/linear-cli.js updateIssue "issueId" '{"assigneeId":"your-user-id"}'` ## Output Format All commands return JSON. Parse output for programmatic use or display to user as needed.

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