About linear
linear is a skill for managing Linear.app issues through the linear CLI, suited to workflows that need issue lookup and search. It retrieves detailed fields for an issue and searches by keywords with a configurable result limit.
Key features
- 01Retrieve issue details
- 02Search issues by keyword
- 03Set a search result limit
- 04View fields such as state, team, and assignee
Use cases
- 01Check a specific issue's state and description
- 02Search issues related to a bug or feature
- 03Review an issue's assignee and priority
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
$
npx skills add https:/ / github.com/ lwlee2608/ agent-skills --skill linearAfter installing, type/linearin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Details
From the project READMELinear Issue Management
Interact with Linear.app issues using the linear CLI.
Prerequisites
linearCLI must be installed (linear --version). If missing, install with:curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lwlee2608/linear-cli/main/install.sh | bashLINEAR_API_KEYmust be set. Check withecho $LINEAR_API_KEY. If unset, tell the user to export it (export LINEAR_API_KEY="lin_api_...").
Commands
Get an issue
linear issue get ENG-123
Returns: identifier, title, state, team, priority, assignee, description.
Search issues
linear issue search "login bug"
linear issue search "login bug" --limit 50
Returns a table: ID, TITLE, STATE, ASSIGNEE. Default limit is 20.
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