linear-search

name	linear-search
description	Search Linear issues and projects. Use when finding issues, looking up bugs, or searching the backlog.

Linear Search

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

Search Issues

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

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

# JSON output for parsing
linear-cli s issues "error" --output json

# With specific fields
linear-cli s issues "crash" --output json --fields identifier,title,state.name

Search Projects

# Search projects
linear-cli s projects "backend"

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

# JSON output
linear-cli s projects "mobile" --output json

Filter Results

After searching, get details on specific issues:

# Get issue details
linear-cli i get LIN-123 --output json

# Get comments
linear-cli cm list LIN-123 --output json

# List issues by team
linear-cli i list -t ENG --output json

# List issues by status
linear-cli i list -s "In Progress" --output json

Tips

• Search is case-insensitive
• Searches issue titles and descriptions
• Use --output json for programmatic access
• Use --limit to control result count
• Combine with i get for full details