{"schemaVersion":"opencli.cli.v1","slug":"linear","name":"Linear CLI","shortName":"linear","binaryName":"linear","maker":{"slug":"linear","name":"Linear","type":"org","url":"https://linear.app","officialPlatformMaker":false,"featuredBuilder":false},"category":"Productivity","description":"Issue tracking, product work, and team coordination from the terminal. Built by Linear.","tagline":"Issue tracking, product work, and team coordination from the terminal.","install":{"packageManager":"npm","command":"npm install -g @linear/sdk","packageName":null,"npmPackage":null,"brewFormula":null,"brewCask":null,"crateName":null,"pypiPackage":null,"goPackage":null,"dockerImage":null},"verify":{"command":"linear --help","signal":"linear responds locally; authenticate before real work."},"quickStart":"linear --help","exampleWorkflow":["linear --help"],"agent":{"readiness":{"label":"Human-first CLI","score":25,"reasons":["Supports non-interactive/scripted use."],"guardrails":["Prefer small commands and ask the agent to summarize plain text output.","Verify identity/account before running task commands.","Network access is required; avoid leaking secrets in logs.","Start read-only, then ask before mutations."]},"packUrl":"https://opencli.co/cli/linear/agent.md","packMarkdown":"# OpenCLI Agent Pack: Linear CLI\n\nUse this when an AI agent needs to work with `linear`.\n\n## What this CLI is for\nIssue tracking, product work, and team coordination from the terminal. Built by Linear.\n\nBest for: issue tracking, product work, and team coordination from the terminal.\n\n## Agent readiness\nHuman-first CLI (25/100)\n- Supports non-interactive/scripted use.\n\n## Install\n```sh\nnpm install -g @linear/sdk\n```\n\n## Verify before real work\n```sh\nlinear --help\n```\nExpected signal: linear responds locally; authenticate before real work.\n\n## Safe starting commands\n```sh\nlinear --help\n```\n\n## Guardrails for agents\n- Prefer small commands and ask the agent to summarize plain text output.\n- Verify identity/account before running task commands.\n- Network access is required; avoid leaking secrets in logs.\n- Start read-only, then ask before mutations.\n\n## Suggested agent instruction\nYou may use Linear CLI (`linear`) for issue tracking, product work, and team coordination from the terminal.. First install it if missing, then run the verify command. Start with read-only or inspection commands. Summarize what you found before changing anything. Ask for confirmation before commands that mutate remote state, spend money, deploy, delete data, merge code, or expose secrets.\n\nSource: OpenCLI\n"},"fit":{"bestFor":"issue tracking, product work, and team coordination from the terminal.","useThisIf":"You work with productivity workflows and want a fast terminal interface.","skipIf":"You need something that works offline or without an account.","whatHappensNext":"Run `linear --help` and see what comes back."},"capabilities":{"agentFriendly":false,"supportsJsonOutput":false,"supportsNonInteractive":true,"supportsDryRun":false,"requiresAuth":true,"requiresNetwork":true,"ciFriendly":false,"localFirst":false,"destructivePotential":"medium"},"taxonomy":{"useCases":["Issue tracking","Product work","Team coordination"],"aliases":[],"keywords":["issues","project","tasks","linear"],"tags":[]},"links":{"website":"https://linear.app","github":"https://github.com/linear/linear","docs":"https://developers.linear.app/docs/cli","opencli":"https://opencli.co/cli/linear","markdown":"https://opencli.co/cli/linear/agent.md","json":"https://opencli.co/cli/linear.json"},"metrics":{"githubStars":1431,"latestRelease":"2026-06-08T01:17:20Z","license":"MIT","metricLabel":"npm weekly downloads","metricValue":1390433,"metricSource":"npm","metricAsOf":"2026-06-08T11:01:03.830Z"}}