linear-cost-tuning

name	linear-cost-tuning
description	Optimize Linear API usage, reduce unnecessary calls, and maximize efficiency within rate limit budgets. Trigger: "linear cost", "reduce linear API calls", "linear efficiency", "linear API usage", "optimize linear costs", "linear budget".
allowed-tools	Read, Write, Edit, Grep
version	1.12.0
license	MIT
author	Jeremy Longshore <[e-mail]>
tags	["saas","linear","api","cost-optimization"]
compatibility	Designed for Claude Code, also compatible with Codex and OpenClaw

Linear Cost Tuning

Overview

Optimize Linear API usage to stay within rate budgets and minimize infrastructure costs. Linear's API is free (no per-request billing), but rate limits (5,000 requests/hour, 250,000 complexity/hour) constrain throughput. Efficient patterns let you do more within these limits.

Cost Factors

Factor	Budget Impact	Optimization
Request count	5,000/hr limit	Batch operations, coalesce requests
Query complexity	250,000/hr limit	Flat queries, small page sizes
Payload size	Bandwidth + latency	Select only needed fields
Polling frequency	Wastes budget	Replace with webhooks
Webhook volume	Processing costs	Filter by event type and team

Instructions

Step 1: Audit Current Usage

import { LinearClient } from "@linear/sdk";

class UsageTracker {
  private requests = 0;
  private totalComplexity = 0;
  private startTime = Date.now();

  track(complexity: number) {
    this.requests++;
    this.totalComplexity += complexity;
  }

  report() {
    const elapsedHours = (Date.now() - this.startTime) / 3600000;
     {
      : .,
      : .(. / elapsedHours),
      : .,
      : .(. / elapsedHours),
      : {
        : ,
        : ,
      },
    };
  }
}

 tracker =  ();