Agent skill · software engineering · aiskillstore
linear
Manages Linear issues, teams, and projects via CLI. Lists issues, creates tasks, views details, links issues, and runs GraphQL queries. Must use for "my Linear issues", "create Linear task", "link issues in Linear", "Linear API query", or any Linear project management request.
Why this skill is useful
Adds specific commands and workflows for managing Linear issues and projects that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires @0xbigboss/linear-cli installed locally. Requires linear account access. About 6k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 405 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Linear CLI Interacts with Linear for issue tracking and project management using the linear command. Scope Use for Linear issue/project/teams management via the CLI or GraphQL (linear gql). Prefer built-in commands over raw GraphQL unless functionality is missing. Keep defaults in sync with the user's config; do not hard-code team IDs/outputs. Install & Setup Install: npm install -g @0xbigboss/linear-cli Auth: linear auth set or set LINEARAPIKEY Defaults: linear config set defaultteamid TEAMKEY, linear config set defaultoutput json table, linear config set defaultstatefilter completed,canceled Inspect or reset defaults: linear config show, linear config unset defaultoutput Config path: ~/.config/linear/config.json (override with --config PATH or LINEARCONFIG) Prerequisites CLI installed and on PATH Valid Linear API key available Team defaults set or provided per command (team key/UUID) Hygiene Branches: Name as {TICKET}-{short-name} (e.g., ENG-123-fix-auth); prefer git worktrees for parallel work Commits: Use conventional commits; ticket ID in body or trailer, not subject Assignment: Assign yourself when starting work (linear issue update ENG-123 --assignee me --yes) Sub-issues: Set parent to associate related work (requires UUID: linear issue update ENG-123 --parent PARENTUUID --yes) Scope creep: Create separate issues for discovered work; link with blocks relation (linear issue link ENG-123 --blocks ENG-456 --yes) Cycles/projects: Ask user preference when creating issues Quick Recipes List my issues Search issues Create an issue View issue details Download attachments from issues Get issue as JSON for processing Get issue with full context (for agents/analysis) List all teams Verify authentication List projects View or change CLI defaults Add a comment to an issue Create and manage a project Command Reference Command Purpose --------- --------- linear issues list List issues with filters linear search "keyword" Search issues by text linear issue view ID View singl …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills aiskillstore/linear