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  • 174 installs
  • 128 repo stars
  • Updated July 24, 2026
  • finesssee/linear-cli

Search Linear issues and projects from the CLI by text, with result limits and JSON output for parsing.

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Searches Linear issues and projects by text via linear-cli, with limit and JSON options. A developer uses it to find issues or scan the backlog from the terminal.

  • s issues and project search by free text
  • --limit and JSON output for scripted parsing

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  • 174 all-time installs (skills.sh)
  • Ranked #1,104 of 3,282 Productivity & Planning skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
  • Data as of Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
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Last updatedJuly 24, 2026
Repositoryfinesssee/linear-cli

What it does

Search Linear issues and projects from the CLI by text, with result limits and JSON output for parsing.

Files

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Linear Search

Search Linear.app issues and projects using linear-cli.

Search Issues

# Search by text
linear-cli s issues "authentication bug"

# Limit results
linear-cli s issues "login" --limit 5

# JSON output for parsing
linear-cli s issues "error" --output json

# With specific fields
linear-cli s issues "crash" --output json --fields identifier,title,state.name

Search Projects

# Search projects
linear-cli s projects "backend"

# Limit results
linear-cli s projects "api" --limit 10

# JSON output
linear-cli s projects "mobile" --output json

Filter Results

After searching, get details on specific issues:

# Get issue details
linear-cli i get LIN-123 --output json

# Get comments
linear-cli cm list LIN-123 --output json

# List issues by team
linear-cli i list -t ENG --output json

# List issues by status
linear-cli i list -s "In Progress" --output json

Tips

  • Search is case-insensitive
  • Searches issue titles and descriptions
  • Use --output json for programmatic access
  • Use --limit to control result count
  • Combine with i get for full details

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