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Linear Issue Management: Create & Track Issues Programmatically

Complete guide to the linear agentic skill. Learn setup, configuration, usage patterns, and best practices.

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What This Skill Does

Manage issues, projects, and team workflows in Linear programmatically. Read, create, and update tickets directly from your development environment.

When to Use It

  • Creating Linear issues from code or CLI
  • Reading and tracking issue status
  • Updating ticket details, assignees, or labels
  • Querying project and team workflow state

Key Operations

Issue Management

Create issues with title, description, priority, labels, and assignee. Update status as work progresses.

Project Tracking

Query project boards, sprints, and milestones to understand current state.

Workflow Automation

Automate ticket creation from CI failures, deploy events, or other triggers.

Best Practices

  • Use consistent labels and priorities across the team
  • Link issues to PRs and commits for traceability
  • Keep descriptions actionable with clear acceptance criteria

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