Linear Claude Skill
Comprehensive Linear skill for agents — MCP, SDK automation, and GraphQL patterns.
About
wrsmith108/linear-claude-skill is a community skill (~117 stars) that teaches coding agents to manage Linear issues, projects, and teams. It provides patterns for the Linear MCP server, TypeScript SDK automation, and direct GraphQL access, plus a label taxonomy system, sub-issue management, discovery-before-creation checks to prevent duplicates, and bulk sync of code changes to Linear. Setup validates your LINEAR_API_KEY with actionable guidance, and an optional lin Rust CLI integration offers an 18x-faster fast path for common operations.
Worth knowing: it's a community project, not affiliated with Linear — API changes can break the scripted operations until the author updates them. Some features (image uploads, bulk create) require npm install and working credentials, so it's heavier than a pure-prompt skill.
What it can do
- Linear MCP, SDK, and GraphQL automation patterns
- Issue, sub-issue, and project management workflows
- Label taxonomy and duplicate-prevention checks
- Bulk sync of code changes to Linear
- Image uploads to Linear's S3 storage
Setup
git clone https://github.com/wrsmith108/linear-claude-skill ~/.claude/skills/linear && cd ~/.claude/skills/linear && npm install. Set LINEAR_API_KEY.
Prerequisites
A skill-compatible coding agent; a Linear workspace and API key.
Use cases
Works with
Trust score — 6/10
Scored 6/10 (metrics tier, metrics-v1). Evidence: Verified via vendor site/docs/GitHub and reputable coverage, wave 56; Trending score 62/100 from researcher assessment.
★ 117 GitHub stars
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