Linear

What it does

When your agent uses it

• The user says /linear
• Whats assigned to me
• My linear tasks
• Mentions Linear in any project management context

Example prompts

• “/linear”
• “linear issues”
• “sync linear”
• “/linear”

Requirements

• Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, TaskCreate, TaskUpdate, TaskList, TaskGet, mcp__linear-server__*

Workflow steps

2 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

1. 1Try calling any Linear MCP tool (e.g., list viewer's issues with a small limit)
2. 2If the tool call fails or mcplinear-server* tools are not available

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 2cb5d9f. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

• Tool permissions

  Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

  • Read
  • Write
  • Edit
  • Bash
  • Glob
  • Grep
  • TaskCreate
  • TaskUpdate
  • TaskList
  • TaskGet

  …and 1 more on the same allowed-tools line.

  From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

• Runs code

  Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

  • claude
  • vault

  From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

• Network

  Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

  • mcp.linear.app

  From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

• Credentials

  Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

  From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Linear loads about 1.9k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 110 tokens; SKILL.md has 712 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it

~110

When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches

~1.9k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

• NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md

  allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, TaskCreate, TaskUpdate, TaskList, TaskGet, mcp__linear-server__

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from kv0906/pm-kit at commit 2cb5d9f, republished under its MIT licence (© kv0906). 712 words, ~1,868 tokens.

name

linear

description

Interact with Linear for issue tracking — search, create, sync, and link issues to vault notes. Use when the user says "/linear", "linear issues", "sync linear", "create issue", "link to linear", "check linear", "what's assigned to me", "my linear tasks", mentions Linear in any project management context, or wants to bridge their vault notes with Linear issue tracking. Also triggers when user needs to set up or connect Linear MCP.

allowed-tools

Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, TaskCreate, TaskUpdate, TaskList, TaskGet, mcp__linear-server__*

user-invocable

true

Linear MCP is not connected yet.

Run `/linear setup` to connect — it takes about 30 seconds.

## Linear MCP Setup

Linear's MCP server is hosted by Linear — no local install needed.

### Step 1: Add the server
Run this in your terminal:

  claude mcp add --transport http linear-server https://mcp.linear.app/mcp

### Step 2: Authenticate
In a Claude Code session, run:

  /mcp

Then follow the OAuth flow — it'll open your browser to authorize Linear access.

### Step 3: Verify
Once authenticated, try:

  /linear

You should see your recent Linear activity.

## Linear Sync — {date}

### In Progress ({count})
- [{identifier}] {title} — {team} ({priority})
  ...

### Recently Updated ({count})
- [{identifier}] {title} — moved to {state} ({date})
  ...

### Recent Comments ({count})
- [{identifier}] {commenter}: "{snippet}..."
  ...

Creating Linear issue:
  Title: {title}
  Team: {team}
  Priority: {priority}
  Labels: {labels}

Proceed? (y/n)

## Linear Search: "{query}"

Found {count} issues:

| ID | Title | Status | Assignee | Priority | Updated |
|----|-------|--------|----------|----------|---------|
| {id} | {title} | {state} | {name} | {pri} | {date} |

Linked:
  Vault: {note-path}
  Linear: {issue-id} — {issue-title}

## Linear Status

Connected as: {user-name}
Active issues: {in-progress-count} in progress, {todo-count} todo
Vault links: {linked-count} notes linked to Linear

### In Progress
- [{id}] {title} ({team})
  ...

© kv0906, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/linear of kv0906/pm-kit.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 2cb5d9f