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/linear-search

Search Linear issues and projects. Use when finding issues, looking up bugs, or searching the backlog.

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Install
$ npx -y skills add nesszer/linear-cli --skill linear-search --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-search

Context preview

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

Search Linear issues and projects. Use when finding issues, looking up bugs, or searching the backlog.

SKILL.md

linear-search.SKILL.md
name: linear-search
description: Search Linear issues and projects. Use when finding issues, looking up bugs, or searching the backlog.
allowed-tools: Bash

Linear Search

Search Linear.app issues and projects using `linear-cli`.

Search Issues

# Search by text
linear-cli s issues "authentication bug"

# Limit results
linear-cli s issues "login" --limit 5

# JSON output for parsing
linear-cli s issues "error" --output json

# With specific fields
linear-cli s issues "crash" --output json --fields identifier,title,state.name

Search Projects

# Search projects
linear-cli s projects "backend"

# Limit results
linear-cli s projects "api" --limit 10

# JSON output
linear-cli s projects "mobile" --output json

Filter Results

After searching, get details on specific issues:

# Get issue details
linear-cli i get LIN-123 --output json

# Get comments
linear-cli cm list LIN-123 --output json

# List issues by team
linear-cli i list -t ENG --output json

# List issues by status
linear-cli i list -s "In Progress" --output json

Tips

  • Search is case-insensitive
  • Searches issue titles and descriptions
  • Use `--output json` for programmatic access
  • Use `--limit` to control result count
  • Combine with `i get` for full details
Ships withlinear-cli

A fast, comprehensive command-line interface for Linear built in Rust. Manage issues, projects, cycles, sprints, documents, and more -- entirely from your terminal.

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