| name | linear-verify |
| description | Verifies a Linear work item meets organizational standards by fetching the live item and running it through lisa:linear-validate-issue. Catches anything dropped or reformatted on write — same gates as the pre-write check, but applied to what Linear actually stored. Read-only. |
| allowed-tools | ["Bash","Skill","mcp__linear-server__list_teams","mcp__linear-server__get_issue","mcp__linear-server__get_project","mcp__linear-server__list_issue_labels","mcp__linear-server__list_project_labels"] |
Verify Linear Work Item: $ARGUMENTS
Fetch the live Linear work item and run it through lisa:linear-validate-issue. This catches any field that was dropped or reformatted between the pre-write spec and what Linear stored.
This skill is the destination of the lisa:tracker-verify shim when tracker = "linear". Read-only — never writes.
Configuration
Reads linear.workspace, linear.teamKey from .lisa.config.json (with .local override).
Input
$ARGUMENTS is a Linear identifier:
- An Issue identifier (e.g.
ENG-123)
- A Project URL or slug (e.g.
https://linear.app/<workspace>/project/<slug>-<id>)
If $ARGUMENTS is not parseable, stop and report.
Phase 1 — Resolve Context
- Read
linear.workspace, linear.teamKey from .lisa.config.json (with .local override).
- Resolve team ID via
mcp__linear-server__list_teams({query: <teamKey>}).
- Determine entity type from the identifier shape:
<TEAM>-<n> → Issue- URL containing
/project/<slug>-<id> → Project
Phase 2 — Fetch Live State
Call mcp__linear-server__get_issue (for Issues) or mcp__linear-server__get_project (for Projects). Capture every field, label, relation, comment, milestone, and project membership.
Phase 3 — Delegate to Validator
Pass the fetched item to lisa:linear-validate-issue (in identifier mode — let it derive the spec from the live state). The validator runs both Specification AND Feasibility gates against what Linear actually stored.
Phase 4 — Report
Return the validator's report verbatim — same structured format as lisa:linear-validate-issue. Callers (especially lisa:linear-write-issue Phase 7) parse the verdict to decide whether to declare success.
If the verdict is FAIL, the caller should fix the item and re-run verify. Never declare success on a FAIL verdict.
Rules
- Never write to Linear. Read-only.
- Never short-circuit the validator. Always run the full gate set.
- If
get_issue / get_project returns an access error, surface it and exit — don't pretend the item is fine.
