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/linear-workflow

Start/stop work on Linear issues. Use when beginning work, creating branches, or getting current issue context.

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

Context preview

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

Start/stop work on Linear issues. Use when beginning work, creating branches, or getting current issue context.

SKILL.md

linear-workflow.SKILL.md
name: linear-workflow
description: Start/stop work on Linear issues. Use when beginning work, creating branches, or getting current issue context.
allowed-tools: Bash

Workflow Commands

Start Work

# Start working (assigns to you, sets In Progress)
linear-cli i start LIN-123

# Start + create git branch
linear-cli i start LIN-123 --checkout

Stop Work

# Stop working (unassigns, resets status)
linear-cli i stop LIN-123

Get Current Issue

# Get issue from current git branch
linear-cli context
linear-cli context --output json

Full Workflow

# 1. Start
linear-cli i start LIN-123 --checkout

# 2. Code...

# 3. Create PR
linear-cli g pr LIN-123

# 4. Done
linear-cli i update LIN-123 -s Done
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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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