@uniswap/ai-toolkit-linear-task-utils

@uniswap/ai-toolkit-linear-task-utils

CLI tool to query Linear issues for autonomous Claude Code task processing in GitHub Actions workflows.

Installation

# Use directly via npx (recommended for CI)
npx @uniswap/ai-toolkit-linear-task-utils query --team "Developer AI" --label "claude"

# Or install globally
npm install -g @uniswap/ai-toolkit-linear-task-utils

Commands

query

Query Linear issues matching criteria and output a JSON matrix for GitHub Actions.

npx @uniswap/ai-toolkit-linear-task-utils query \
  --team "Developer AI" \
  --label "claude" \
  --statuses "Backlog,Todo" \
  --max 3

Options:

Option	Default	Description
--team	"Developer AI"	Linear team name
--label	"claude"	Label to filter by
--statuses	"Backlog,Todo"	Comma-separated status names
--max	3	Maximum issues to return

Output (JSON to stdout):

{
  "include": [
    {
      "issue_id": "abc123",
      "issue_identifier": "DAI-123",
      "issue_title": "Fix authentication bug",
      "issue_description": "Full description...",
      "issue_url": "https://linear.app/...",
      "branch_name": "claude/dai-123-fix-auth-bug",
      "priority": 1,
      "priority_label": "Urgent"
    }
  ],
  "count": 1
}

ensure-label

Ensure a label exists in the specified team. Creates it if missing.

npx @uniswap/ai-toolkit-linear-task-utils ensure-label \
  --team "Developer AI" \
  --label "claude" \
  --color "#6366f1"

Options:

Option	Default	Description
--team	"Developer AI"	Linear team name
--label	"claude"	Label name to ensure exists
--color	"#6366f1"	Label color (hex)

update-issue

Update an issue status and optionally attach a PR link.

npx @uniswap/ai-toolkit-linear-task-utils update-issue \
  --issue-id "abc123" \
  --status "In Review" \
  --pr-url "https://github.com/org/repo/pull/123"

Options:

Option	Required	Description
--issue-id	Yes	Linear issue ID
--status	Yes	New status name (e.g., "In Review")
--pr-url	No	PR URL to attach
--comment	No	Comment to add to the issue

Authentication

Set the LINEAR_API_KEY environment variable:

export LINEAR_API_KEY="lin_api_xxxxx"

Or pass via CLI flag (not recommended for CI - shows in process list):

npx @uniswap/ai-toolkit-linear-task-utils query --api-key "lin_api_xxxxx"

GitHub Actions Usage

Querying Issues for Matrix Strategy

jobs:
  prepare:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    outputs:
      matrix: ${{ steps.query.outputs.result }}
      has_tasks: ${{ steps.query.outputs.has_tasks }}
    steps:
      - name: Query Linear issues
        id: query
        run: |
          RESULT=$(npx @uniswap/ai-toolkit-linear-task-utils query \
            --team "${{ inputs.linear_team }}" \
            --label "${{ inputs.linear_label }}" \
            --max "${{ inputs.max_issues }}")

          echo "result=$RESULT" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

          COUNT=$(echo "$RESULT" | jq -r '.count')
          if [ "$COUNT" -gt 0 ]; then
            echo "has_tasks=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
          else
            echo "has_tasks=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
          fi
        env:
          LINEAR_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.LINEAR_API_KEY }}

  process-task:
    needs: prepare
    if: needs.prepare.outputs.has_tasks == 'true'
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.prepare.outputs.matrix) }}
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Process task ${{ matrix.issue_identifier }}
        run: echo "Working on ${{ matrix.issue_title }}"

Updating Issue After PR Creation

- name: Update Linear issue
  if: steps.create-pr.outputs.pr_url != ''
  run: |
    npx @uniswap/ai-toolkit-linear-task-utils update-issue \
      --issue-id "${{ matrix.issue_id }}" \
      --status "In Review" \
      --pr-url "${{ steps.create-pr.outputs.pr_url }}"
  env:
    LINEAR_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.LINEAR_API_KEY }}

Priority Sorting

Issues are sorted by priority in this order:

1. Urgent (priority = 1)
2. High (priority = 2)
3. Normal (priority = 3)
4. Low (priority = 4)
5. No Priority (priority = 0)

Related

• AI Toolkit - Standardized Claude Code setup
• Claude Code Action - GitHub Action for Claude Code
• Linear API - Linear API documentation

License

MIT