Agent skill

Linear Sprint

by nesszer in nesszer/linear-cli

Sprint planning and analytics - status, progress, burndown, velocity, carry-over.

MITAuto-check: notesProduct & Project Management

Install Linear Sprint

skills CLI
$ npx skills add nesszer/linear-cli --skill linear-sprint -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install nesszer/linear-cli linear-sprint --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nesszer/linear-cli.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/linear-sprint .claude/skills/linear-sprint && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
linear-sprint
GitHub stars
138
Token cost
~326 tokens
SKILL.md length
65 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
25
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Sprint planning and analytics - status, progress, burndown, velocity, carry-over.

  • Managing sprints
  • SKILL.md covers Subcommands, Flags and Exit Codes
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Tasks that involve Sprint planning and agile

What it does

Linear Sprint is an agent skill from nesszer/linear-cli. Sprint planning and analytics - status, progress, burndown, velocity, carry-over. Use when managing sprints.

Its SKILL.md is about 330 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Product & Project Management, covering Sprint planning and agile. The repository describes itself as: A powerful CLI for Linear.app built with Rust. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Managing sprints
  • Tasks that involve Sprint planning and agile

Example prompts

  • “/linear-sprint”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e100db1. 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:

    • Bash

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are bash).

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    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 Sprint loads about 326 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 31 tokens; SKILL.md has 65 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~31
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~326

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

Auto-check: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

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

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 nesszer/linear-cli at commit e100db1, republished under its MIT licence (© nesszer). 65 words, ~326 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/linear-sprint/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
linear-sprint
description
Sprint planning and analytics - status, progress, burndown, velocity, carry-over. Use when managing sprints.
allowed-tools
Bash

Sprint Planning

bash
# Current sprint status
linear-cli sp status -t ENG

# Sprint progress (completion bar)
linear-cli sp progress -t ENG

# Plan next sprint (view planned issues)
linear-cli sp plan -t ENG

# Carry over incomplete issues to next cycle
linear-cli sp carry-over -t ENG --force

# ASCII burndown chart
linear-cli sp burndown -t ENG

# Velocity across recent sprints
linear-cli sp velocity -t ENG
linear-cli sp velocity -t ENG --cycles 10    # Last 10 sprints
linear-cli sp velocity -t ENG --output json

Subcommands

CommandPurpose
statusCurrent sprint overview
progressVisual completion bar
planNext cycle's planned issues
carry-overMove incomplete to next cycle
burndownASCII burndown chart
velocitySprint velocity + trend analysis

Flags

FlagPurpose
-t TEAMTeam key (required)
--cycles NNumber of past cycles for velocity
--forceSkip carry-over confirmation
--output jsonJSON output

Exit Codes

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

© nesszer, 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 skills/linear-sprint of nesszer/linear-cli.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e100db1

Compare with similar skills

Linear Sprint next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Convex Performance Auditspokvulcan/poker-planning1147 repos~1.9kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Walking Skeleton Roadmap Scopingprime-radiant-inc/iterative-development181—~1.7kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0

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Questions about Linear Sprint

What does Linear Sprint do?

Sprint planning and analytics - status, progress, burndown, velocity, carry-over. Linear Sprint is an agent skill from nesszer/linear-cli. Sprint planning and analytics - status, progress, burndown, velocity, carry-over.

When should I use Linear Sprint?

Linear Sprint fits situations like: managing sprints; tasks that involve Sprint planning and agile.

How do I install Linear Sprint in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add nesszer/linear-cli --skill linear-sprint -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/linear-sprint in nesszer/linear-cli) into .claude/skills/linear-sprint in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Linear Sprint in Codex?

Run `npx skills add nesszer/linear-cli --skill linear-sprint -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/linear-sprint in nesszer/linear-cli) into .agents/skills/linear-sprint in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Linear Sprint in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add nesszer/linear-cli --skill linear-sprint -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/linear-sprint, .gemini/skills/linear-sprint, .github/skills/linear-sprint and .opencode/skills/linear-sprint in your project.

What does Linear Sprint need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Linear Sprint is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash.

Does Linear Sprint access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Linear Sprint safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Linear Sprint use?

Linear Sprint is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Linear Sprint use?

About 326 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Linear Sprint?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Linear Sprint: Convex Create Component (spokvulcan/poker-planning, 114 stars), Convex Migration Helper (spokvulcan/poker-planning, 114 stars), Agile Product Owner (alirezarezvani/claude-skills, 28k stars) and Convex Performance Audit (spokvulcan/poker-planning, 114 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Linear Sprint?

nesszer (a GitHub organization) maintains it in nesszer/linear-cli, which has 138 GitHub stars. The repository holds 25 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 13, 2026.

Source: nesszer/linear-cli on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.