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name: linear-search description: Search Linear issues and projects. Use when finding issues, looking up bugs, or searching the backlog. allowed-tools: Bash(linear-cli:*)

Linear Search

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

Search Issues

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

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

# Get JSON output
linear-cli s issues "error" --output json

Search Projects

Copy# Search projects
linear-cli s projects "backend"

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

Combine with Filters

After searching, you can get details on specific issues:

Copy# Get issue details
linear-cli i get LIN-123

# Get as JSON for parsing
linear-cli i get LIN-123 --output json

# List comments on issue
linear-cli cm list LIN-123 --output json

Tips

• Search is case-insensitive
• Searches issue titles and descriptions
• Use --output json for programmatic access