Linear Triage

Linear Triage

Overview

Browse the user's Linear backlog, filter by team/status/label/assignee, and help them select issues to work on. Return selected issues with full context.

API Script

bun ~/.claude/skills/linear/scripts/linear-api.ts 

Process

1. Discover Teams

source ~/.bashrc && bun ~/.claude/skills/linear/scripts/linear-api.ts list-teams

Present teams to the user. Ask which team to focus on (or all).

2. Check What's Already In Progress

Before browsing available work, check what's currently being worked on:

source ~/.bashrc && bun ~/.claude/skills/linear/scripts/linear-api.ts list-issues --team  --status "In Progress"

Present these separately so the user knows what other agents are already handling:

Currently in progress (other agents may be working on these):

| ID      | Title                        | Assignee   |
|---------|------------------------------|------------|
| BLU-38  | Apparel in character studio  | —          |
| BLU-15  | Character save toast         | —          |

Do NOT suggest "In Progress" issues for new work. They are already being handled by another agent or terminal.

3. Browse Available Issues

Fetch unstarted issues:

source ~/.bashrc && bun ~/.claude/skills/linear/scripts/linear-api.ts list-issues --team  --status "Todo"
source ~/.bashrc && bun ~/.claude/skills/linear/scripts/linear-api.ts list-issues --team  --status "Backlog"

The user can refine with additional filters:

• --assignee "Name"
• --label "Bug" / "Feature" etc.
• --limit 50

If the user wants to search:

source ~/.bashrc && bun ~/.claude/skills/linear/scripts/linear-api.ts search-issues "auth redirect bug"

4. Present Issues

Format available issues as a clean table for the user:

Available to work on:

| #  | ID      | Title                        | Priority | Labels     |
|----|---------|------------------------------|----------|------------|
| 1  | BLU-42  | Fix auth redirect loop       | Urgent   | Bug        |
| 2  | BLU-57  | Add dark mode toggle         | Medium   | Feature    |
| 3  | BLU-63  | Update onboarding flow       | High     | UX         |

5. Help Select

Ask the user which issues to work on. They can:

• Pick by number from the table ("1 and 3")
• Ask for more details on a specific issue
• Request different filters
• Search for something specific

6. Fetch Full Details

For each selected issue, fetch complete details:

source ~/.bashrc && bun ~/.claude/skills/linear/scripts/linear-api.ts get-issue 

This returns: title, description, comments, relations, parent/children, priority, labels, assignee, dates, URL.

7. Return Results

Return the selected issues with their full details to the orchestrator. Include:

• Issue identifier
• Title
• Full description
• Comments (for additional context)
• Related issues
• Priority and labels

The orchestrator will use this to spawn planning subagents.

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: twanahc
• Source: twanahc/claude-linear-skill
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.