/linear-update — Update a Linear issue

Push updates to a Linear issue using schpet/linear-cli.

Steps

1. Verify the Linear CLI is available:

``bash linear --version 2>/dev/null || echo "LINEARCLIMISSING" ``

1. Parse $ARGUMENTS for the issue ID and field updates:

- First token: issue ID (e.g., ENG-123) - Remaining tokens: field=value pairs (e.g., status=done priority=high)

If no arguments, ask the user for the issue ID and what to update.

1. Fetch the current issue state:

``bash linear issue view ENG-123 --json ``

1. Show the proposed changes for confirmation:

``` ## Update: ENG-123 — <title>

Apply these changes? ```

1. Apply the update using linear issue update with the appropriate flags:

``bash linear issue update ENG-123 --state "Done" --priority 2 ``

Available flags (use linear issue update --help for full list): - --state "<state-name>" — set workflow state (e.g., "Todo", "In Progress", "Done") - --priority <number> — set priority (0=None, 1=Urgent, 2=High, 3=Medium, 4=Low) - --assignee "<username-or-email>" — assign to user (use @me for self) - --label "<label-name>" — add label (repeat flag for multiple) - -t "<title>" — update title - -d "<description>" — update description

1. Report:

``` Updated: ENG-123 — <title> Changes: state → Done, priority → High

Run /linear-sync to update the local snapshot. ```

Arguments

• $ARGUMENTS format: <issue-id> [state=<state>] [priority=<priority>] [assignee=<name>]
• Examples:

- ENG-123 state=done — mark as done - ENG-123 priority=urgent assignee=@me — set priority and self-assign - ENG-123 label=bug label=regression — add labels

Notes

• Always show current vs proposed state and confirm before applying
• When marking an issue as Done, ask if a comment should be added (e.g., linking to the PR):

linear issue comment add ENG-123 -b "Fixed in PR #42"

• Run /linear-sync after updates to refresh the local snapshot
• If the issue doesn't exist in Linear, report the error clearly