Linear

Connect to Linear. Manage issues, projects, sprints, and development workflows

Supports authentication: OAuth 2.0

Set up the agent connector

Register your Scalekit environment with the Linear connector so Scalekit handles the authentication flow and token lifecycle for you. The connection name you create will be used to identify and invoke the connection programmatically. Then complete the configuration in your application as follows:

1. Set up auth redirects

   • In Scalekit dashboard, go to Agent Auth → Create Connection. Find Linear and click Create. Copy the redirect URI. It looks like https://<SCALEKIT_ENVIRONMENT_URL>/sso/v1/oauth/<CONNECTION_ID>/callback.

     

   • Log in to Linear and go to Settings → API → OAuth applications.

   • Click New application, enter an application name and description, then paste the redirect URI from Scalekit into the Callback URLs field. Click Create application.

     

2. Get client credentials

   • In your Linear OAuth application, copy the Client ID and Client Secret.

3. Add credentials in Scalekit

   • In Scalekit dashboard, go to Agent Auth → Connections and open the connection you created.

   • Enter your credentials:

     • Client ID (from above)
     • Client Secret (from above)
     • Permissions (scopes — see Linear OAuth scopes reference)

     

   • Click Save.

Usage

Connect a user’s Linear account and make API calls on their behalf — Scalekit handles OAuth and token management automatically.

You can interact with Linear in two ways — via direct proxy API calls or via Scalekit optimized tool calls. Scroll down to see the list of available Scalekit tools.

Proxy API Calls

Node.js

import { ScalekitClient } from '@scalekit-sdk/node';
import 'dotenv/config';

const connectionName = 'linear'; // get your connection name from connection configurations
const identifier = 'user_123';   // your unique user identifier

// Get your credentials from app.scalekit.com → Developers → Settings → API Credentials
const scalekit = new ScalekitClient(
  process.env.SCALEKIT_ENV_URL,
  process.env.SCALEKIT_CLIENT_ID,
  process.env.SCALEKIT_CLIENT_SECRET
);
const actions = scalekit.actions;

// Authenticate the user
const { link } = await actions.getAuthorizationLink({
  connectionName,
  identifier,
});
console.log('🔗 Authorize Linear:', link);
process.stdout.write('Press Enter after authorizing...');
await new Promise(r => process.stdin.once('data', r));

// Make a GraphQL request via Scalekit proxy
const result = await actions.request({
  connectionName,
  identifier,
  path: '/graphql',
  method: 'POST',
  body: JSON.stringify({ query: '{ viewer { id name email } }' }),
});
console.log(result);

Python

import scalekit.client, os, json
from dotenv import load_dotenv
load_dotenv()

connection_name = "linear"   # get your connection name from connection configurations
identifier = "user_123"      # your unique user identifier

# Get your credentials from app.scalekit.com → Developers → Settings → API Credentials
scalekit_client = scalekit.client.ScalekitClient(
    client_id=os.getenv("SCALEKIT_CLIENT_ID"),
    client_secret=os.getenv("SCALEKIT_CLIENT_SECRET"),
    env_url=os.getenv("SCALEKIT_ENV_URL"),
)
actions = scalekit_client.actions

# Authenticate the user
link_response = actions.get_authorization_link(
    connection_name=connection_name,
    identifier=identifier
)
# present this link to your user for authorization, or click it yourself for testing
print("🔗 Authorize Linear:", link_response.link)
input("Press Enter after authorizing...")

# Make a GraphQL request via Scalekit proxy
result = actions.request(
    connection_name=connection_name,
    identifier=identifier,
    path="/graphql",
    method="POST",
    body=json.dumps({"query": "{ viewer { id name email } }"})
)
print(result)

Scalekit Tools

Tool list

linear_graphql_query

Execute a custom GraphQL query or mutation against the Linear API. Allows running any valid GraphQL operation with variables support for advanced use cases.

Name	Type	Required	Description
query	string	Yes	The GraphQL query or mutation to execute
variables	object	No	Variables to pass to the GraphQL query

linear_issue_create

Create a new issue in Linear using the issueCreate mutation. Requires a team ID and title at minimum.

Name	Type	Required	Description
assigneeId	string	No	ID of the user to assign the issue to
description	string	No	Description of the issue
estimate	string	No	Story point estimate for the issue
labelIds	array<string>	No	Array of label IDs to apply to the issue
priority	string	No	Priority level of the issue (1-4, where 1 is urgent)
projectId	string	No	ID of the project to associate the issue with
stateId	string	No	ID of the workflow state to set
teamId	string	Yes	ID of the team to create the issue in
title	string	Yes	Title of the issue

linear_issue_update

Update an existing issue in Linear. You can update title, description, priority, state, and assignee.

Name	Type	Required	Description
assigneeId	string	No	ID of the user to assign the issue to
description	string	No	New description for the issue
issueId	string	Yes	ID of the issue to update
priority	string	No	Priority level of the issue (1-4, where 1 is urgent)
stateId	string	No	ID of the workflow state to set
title	string	No	New title for the issue

linear_issues_list

List issues in Linear using the issues query with simple filtering and pagination support.

Name	Type	Required	Description
after	string	No	Cursor for pagination (returns issues after this cursor)
assignee	string	No	Filter by assignee email (e.g., ‘user@example.com’)
before	string	No	Cursor for pagination (returns issues before this cursor)
first	integer	No	Number of issues to return (pagination)
labels	array<string>	No	Filter by label names (array of strings)
priority	string	No	Filter by priority level (1=Urgent, 2=High, 3=Medium, 4=Low)
project	string	No	Filter by project name (e.g., ‘Q4 Goals’)
state	string	No	Filter by state name (e.g., ‘In Progress’, ‘Done’)