pi-linear

Pi extension for interacting with Linear via the Linear SDK.

Installation

pi install @aliou/pi-linear

Configuration

The extension requires a Linear API key. Get one at https://linear.app/settings/api.

Option 1: Auth command (recommended)

Run /linear:auth in pi to add/edit/remove workspace credentials.

Option 2: Settings command

Run /linear:settings to manage workspaces and extension toggles.

Option 3: Environment variable

export LINEAR_API_KEY=lin_api_...

If no key is found, the extension disables its tools and shows a warning at session start.

Commands

Command	Description
/linear:auth	Add, edit, or remove workspace credentials
/linear:settings	Configure workspaces and extension settings
/linear:start [ISSUE_ID]	Start implementation flow; opens issue picker when no id is provided
/linear:browse	Tabbed browser (Issues, Projects, Milestones) inspired by Linear navigation

Settings

Field	Type	Default	Description
enabled	boolean	true	Enable or disable the extension
defaultWorkspace	string	auto	Preferred workspace key
startUpdateState	"ask"|"true"|"false"	"ask"	Default behavior for issue-start state transition
startCreateBranch	"ask"|"true"|"false"	"ask"	Default behavior for issue-start branch creation
workspaces	record	{}	Workspace profiles keyed by org urlKey
workspaces.<key>.apiKey	string	—	Workspace API key
workspaces.<key>.orgName	string	—	Workspace display label
workspaces.<key>.defaultTeamKey	string	—	Default team key used when team args are omitted
apiKey	string	legacy	Legacy flat key; auto-migrated into workspaces.default

Tools

linear_issues

Manage Linear issues and issue-scoped resources.

Action	Description
list	List issues, with optional filters like team, project, state, assignee, and label
search	Full-text search across issues
show	Show a single issue by ID or identifier (for example ENG-123), including sub-issues
create	Create a new issue in a team
update	Update an existing issue, including project milestone assignment
comments_list	List comments for an issue
comment_create	Create a comment on an issue
comment_update	Update a comment
comment_delete	Delete a comment
attachments_list	List issue attachments
attachment_create	Attach a URL to an issue
relations_list	List issue relations, with optional inverse relations
relation_create	Create an issue relation like blocks, blocked_by, duplicate, related, or similar
relation_update	Update an issue relation
relation_delete	Delete an issue relation
documents_list	List documents linked to an issue

Common issue fields include:

• teamId, teamKey
• projectId
• projectMilestoneId
• stateId (resolve via linear_team_states)
• assigneeId (resolve via linear_people)
• labelId, labelIds
• priority, dueDate, estimate, parentId

linear_issue_start

Start implementation from a Linear issue.

• Input: id (required), optional updateState, createBranch, allowDirty
• Behavior:
  • can update issue status to In Progress (or Started fallback)
  • can create a local branch from Linear suggested branchName (fallback generated from issue id/title)
  • if git tree is dirty, stops and asks for explicit confirmation (allowDirty: true)
  • if current branch is not default branch, warns but still creates the branch

linear_projects

Manage Linear projects and project relations.

Action	Description
list	List projects, with optional filters like team, status, and lead
show	Show a single project by ID
create	Create a new project
update	Update an existing project
relations_list	List relations for a project
relation_create	Create a project relation
relation_update	Update a project relation
relation_delete	Delete a project relation

linear_project_milestones

Manage project milestones.

Action	Description
list	List milestones for a project. Requires projectId
show	Show a milestone by milestoneId
create	Create a milestone in a project. Requires projectId
update	Update a milestone by milestoneId
delete	Delete a milestone by milestoneId

Milestone fields include:

• projectId
• milestoneId
• name
• description
• targetDate
• sortOrder

linear_documents

Manage Linear documents.

Action	Description
list	List documents in the workspace, optionally scoped by issueId or projectId
show	Show a document by ID
create	Create a document, optionally linked to an issue or project
update	Update a document
delete	Delete a document

linear_teams

Action	Description
list	List active teams in the workspace

linear_people

List workspace members for assignment.

Action	Description
list	List active people in the workspace with IDs usable as assigneeId

linear_team_states

List workflow states for teams.

Action	Description
list	List team states, optionally filtered by teamId or teamKey; use returned IDs as stateId

Notes

• Use issue identifiers like ENG-123 when you have them.
• Prefer scoped list and search requests to keep results small and precise.
• For issue milestone assignment, use projectMilestoneId.
• URL attachments are supported directly. Local file upload is not exposed as a first-class helper yet.