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name: linear-worktree description: Find a Linear issue for creating a feature branch. Returns issue ID or NEW_ISSUE_NEEDED. Main agent handles user interaction and runs new-worktree. model: haiku

Linear Worktree Skill

Find a matching Linear issue based on conversation context.

Your Issues

Unstarted: !linear issue list -s unstarted -a self --limit 10 --no-color 2>/dev/null || echo "LINEAR_UNAVAILABLE"

In Progress: !linear issue list -s started -a self --limit 5 --no-color 2>/dev/null || echo ""

Output

Return ONE line:

1. Issue matches: USE: <type> VAL-xxx-slug
2. No match: NEW_ISSUE_NEEDED
3. Linear unavailable: LINEAR_UNAVAILABLE

Type (infer from issue title/labels):

• feat - new feature, enhancement, "add X"
• fix - bug, error, "fix X", "broken"
• refactor - cleanup, improve, restructure
• chore - maintenance, deps, config
• docs - documentation

Slug: issue title → lowercase, spaces to hyphens, remove special chars, max 50 chars

Examples

CopyUSE: feat VAL-45-add-user-authentication

CopyUSE: fix ENG-123-broken-login

CopyNEW_ISSUE_NEEDED

CopyLINEAR_UNAVAILABLE

For Main Agent

• USE: <type> <ISSUE-ID-slug> → ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/bin/new-worktree <type> <ISSUE-ID-slug>
• NEW_ISSUE_NEEDED → Ask user, create issue with linear issue create -t "Title" -a self --start, then ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/bin/new-worktree
• LINEAR_UNAVAILABLE → ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/bin/new-worktree <type> <topic>