Agent skill

Linear Triage

Create an automation that triages new Linear issues. An agent skill from OpenHands/extensions.

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Install Linear Triage

skills CLI

$ npx skills add OpenHands/extensions --skill linear-triage -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install OpenHands/extensions linear-triage --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/OpenHands/extensions.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/linear-triage .claude/skills/linear-triage && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "linear-triage" agent skill from https://github.com/OpenHands/extensions/tree/main/skills/linear-triage into .claude/skills/linear-triage/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "linear-triage", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/OpenHands/extensions/tree/main/skills/linear-triage

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add OpenHands/extensions --skill linear-triage -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install OpenHands/extensions linear-triage --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OpenHands/extensions.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/linear-triage .agents/skills/linear-triage && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "linear-triage" agent skill from https://github.com/OpenHands/extensions/tree/main/skills/linear-triage into .agents/skills/linear-triage/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "linear-triage", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add OpenHands/extensions --skill linear-triage -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install OpenHands/extensions linear-triage --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OpenHands/extensions.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/linear-triage .cursor/skills/linear-triage && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "linear-triage" agent skill from https://github.com/OpenHands/extensions/tree/main/skills/linear-triage into .cursor/skills/linear-triage/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "linear-triage", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/OpenHands/extensions.git --path skills/linear-triage

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add OpenHands/extensions --skill linear-triage -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install OpenHands/extensions linear-triage --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OpenHands/extensions.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/linear-triage .gemini/skills/linear-triage && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "linear-triage" agent skill from https://github.com/OpenHands/extensions/tree/main/skills/linear-triage into .gemini/skills/linear-triage/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "linear-triage", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install OpenHands/extensions linear-triage

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add OpenHands/extensions --skill linear-triage -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OpenHands/extensions.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/linear-triage .github/skills/linear-triage && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "linear-triage" agent skill from https://github.com/OpenHands/extensions/tree/main/skills/linear-triage into .github/skills/linear-triage/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "linear-triage", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add OpenHands/extensions --skill linear-triage -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install OpenHands/extensions linear-triage --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OpenHands/extensions.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/linear-triage .opencode/skills/linear-triage && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "linear-triage" agent skill from https://github.com/OpenHands/extensions/tree/main/skills/linear-triage into .opencode/skills/linear-triage/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "linear-triage", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: linear-triage
GitHub stars: 157
Token cost: ~798 tokens
SKILL.md length: 307 words
Files: 6
Skills in repo: 78
Repo updated: Oct 6, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Create an automation that triages new Linear issues. An agent skill from OpenHands/extensions.

Works in 5 steps: Verify Linear MCP access → Determine trigger type → Build the triage prompt → …
SKILL.md covers Prerequisites and Setup Workflow
Calls curl; needs OPENHANDS_API_KEY and OPENHANDS_AUTOMATION_API_KEY

What it does

Linear Triage is an agent skill from OpenHands/extensions. Create an automation that triages new Linear issues. Inspects the issue title, description, team, customer, priority, and recent related issues via Linear MCP. Suggests labels, priority, likely owner, duplicates, and posts a clarifying comment.

Its SKILL.md is about 800 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 7 other files (for example `.plugin/plugin.json`, `README.md` and `commands/linear-triage-setup.md`).

It works with Linear. The repository describes itself as: Public registry for OpenHands extensions. The licence is MIT.

Example prompts

“/linear-triage”

Requirements

A credential in OPENHANDS_API_KEY
A credential in OPENHANDS_AUTOMATION_API_KEY

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

Verify Linear MCP access
Determine trigger type
Build the triage prompt
Create the automation
Confirm

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d008b81. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
- curl
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use curl, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
- OPENHANDS_API_KEY
- OPENHANDS_AUTOMATION_API_KEY
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Linear Triage loads about 798 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 65 tokens; SKILL.md has 307 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~65
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~798

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 passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

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 OpenHands/extensions at commit d008b81, republished under its MIT licence (© OpenHands). 307 words, ~798 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/linear-triage/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 5 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: linear-triage
description: Create an automation that triages new Linear issues. Inspects the issue title, description, team, customer, priority, and recent related issues via Linear MCP. Suggests labels, priority, likely owner, duplicates, and posts a clarifying comment.
triggers: /linear-triage:setup

Linear Issue Triage Automation

Set up an automation that triages new Linear issues — classifying, labeling, and suggesting owners automatically.

Prerequisites

Required integration

Linear MCP must be installed in Settings → MCP.

Information to collect

Ask the user for:

Teams/projects — which Linear teams or projects should be triaged (e.g. Engineering, Support)
Label taxonomy — what labels are used for classification? (e.g. bug, feature, support, chore)
Priority conventions — how does the team use priority levels? Any mapping rules?
Auto-apply or suggest — should the automation apply labels/priority/assignee directly, or post a triage comment with suggestions for human approval?
Duplicate detection — should it search for and flag potential duplicate issues?

Setup Workflow

Step 1 — Verify Linear MCP access

Confirm the Linear MCP integration is working:

Use the Linear MCP to list recent issues for one of the target teams.

If it fails, tell the user to install the Linear MCP integration first.

Step 2 — Determine trigger type

Event-based (recommended if publicly reachable): Check <RUNTIME_SERVICES> for deployment reachability. If public, recommend an event trigger on Linear Issue create events.

Cron-based (local/private deployments): Poll for recently created issues on a schedule (e.g. every 5 minutes).

Step 3 — Build the triage prompt

Construct a prompt that includes:

Target teams/projects
Label taxonomy and classification rules
Priority mapping conventions
Whether to auto-apply or suggest
Duplicate detection preference

Step 4 — Create the automation

Set OPENHANDS_HOST and AUTH_HEADER for the request below:

OpenHands Cloud or Enterprise - a <HOST> value is in your system prompt: use it as OPENHANDS_HOST, with AUTH_HEADER="Authorization: Bearer $OPENHANDS_API_KEY"
Local Agent Canvas - an Automation backend is listed in <RUNTIME_SERVICES>: use its url_from_agent as OPENHANDS_HOST, with AUTH_HEADER="X-Session-API-Key: $OPENHANDS_AUTOMATION_API_KEY"

Use the prompt preset endpoint:

bash

curl -s -X POST "${OPENHANDS_HOST}/api/automation/v1/preset/prompt" \
  -H "$AUTH_HEADER" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "Linear Issue Triage",
    "prompt": "<constructed triage prompt>",
    "trigger": <trigger config from step 2>
  }'

PowerShell note: use curl.exe for this exact flag syntax, and replace ${OPENHANDS_HOST} / $AUTH_HEADER with $env:OPENHANDS_HOST / $env:AUTH_HEADER if running it natively.

Step 5 — Confirm

Tell the user:

✅ Linear Issue Triage is running!

Automation ID: {id}

Teams: {team list}

Mode: {auto-apply or suggest}

Trigger: {trigger description}

Files

SKILL.md and 5 other files in skills/linear-triage of OpenHands/extensions.

SKILL.md
.claude-plugin
.codex-plugin
.plugin/plugin.json
README.md
commands/linear-triage-setup.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit d008b81

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Works with

Linear

Questions about Linear Triage

What does Linear Triage do?

Create an automation that triages new Linear issues. An agent skill from OpenHands/extensions. Linear Triage is an agent skill from OpenHands/extensions. Create an automation that triages new Linear issues.

How do I install Linear Triage in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Linear Triage in Codex?

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

Can I use Linear Triage 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 OpenHands/extensions --skill linear-triage -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-triage, .gemini/skills/linear-triage, .github/skills/linear-triage and .opencode/skills/linear-triage in your project.

What does Linear Triage need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Linear Triage needs the command-line tools its instructions call (curl) and credentials named OPENHANDS_API_KEY and OPENHANDS_AUTOMATION_API_KEY. Our summary lists: A credential in OPENHANDS_API_KEY; A credential in OPENHANDS_AUTOMATION_API_KEY.

Does Linear Triage access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use curl, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Linear Triage safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Linear Triage use?

Linear Triage 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 Triage use?

About 798 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.2k 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 Triage?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Linear Triage: Orca Linear Ticket Workflow (stablyai/orca, 87k stars), Review Triage Phase (prisma/orm, 48k stars), Commit (dinerojs/dinero.js, 6.8k stars) and Draft Pull Request Creator (wordpress-mobile/WordPress-Android, 3.2k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Linear Triage?

OpenHands (a GitHub organization) maintains it in OpenHands/extensions, which has 157 GitHub stars. The repository holds 78 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

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

Install Linear Triage

Facts

At a glance

What it does

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Linear Issue Triage Automation

Prerequisites

Required integration

Information to collect

Setup Workflow

Step 1 — Verify Linear MCP access

Step 2 — Determine trigger type

Step 3 — Build the triage prompt

Step 4 — Create the automation

Step 5 — Confirm

Files

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