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Import issues from CSV or JSON files. Use when bulk-creating issues from external data.

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Install
$ npx -y skills add nesszer/linear-cli --skill linear-import --agent claude-code

How it fires

How this skill gets triggered: by you, by Claude, or both.

  • Fires itselfAuto-invocation. Claude auto-loads it when your prompt matches the work.Auto-invocation is when the right skill fires by itself at the right moment, driven by a FLOW.md router and a hook, instead of you invoking it by name. It is the difference between a skill being installed and a skill actually getting used.Read the full definition →
  • You can call itInvoke it directly when you want it.
  • Slash command/linear-import

Context preview

The summary Claude sees to decide when to auto-load this skill.

Import issues from CSV or JSON files. Use when bulk-creating issues from external data.

SKILL.md

linear-import.SKILL.md
name: linear-import
description: Import issues from CSV or JSON files. Use when bulk-creating issues from external data.
allowed-tools: Bash

Import

# Import from CSV
linear-cli im csv issues.csv -t ENG

# Preview without creating (dry run)
linear-cli im csv issues.csv -t ENG --dry-run

# Import from JSON
linear-cli im json issues.json -t ENG

# JSON round-trip (export then re-import)
linear-cli exp json -t ENG -f backup.json
linear-cli im json backup.json -t ENG

CSV Format

CSV files need a header row. Supported columns: `title`, `description`, `priority`, `status`, `assignee`, `labels`, `estimate`, `dueDate`.

Status, assignee, and labels are resolved by name automatically.

JSON Format

JSON files should be an array of issue objects matching the export format.

Flags

| Flag | Purpose | |------|---------| | `-t TEAM` | Target team (required) | | `--dry-run` | Preview without creating | | `--output json` | JSON output |

Exit Codes

`0`=Success, `1`=Error, `2`=Not found, `3`=Auth error

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