Create issue
The Create Issue tool for Linear facilitates seamless issue management by enabling users to quickly generate new issues within their projects. Designed for efficiency, it supports detailed inputs such as title, description, priority, and assignment to streamline team workflows.
Features
- Create new issues with customizable titles and Markdown descriptions.
- Assign issues to specific teams, projects, or cycles for organized tracking.
- Set issue priority levels: Urgent, High, Normal, Low, or none.
- Attach labels, due dates, and links to provide comprehensive issue details.
- Delegate or assign issues to team members directly through the tool.
Benefits
- Enhances team collaboration by clearly defining tasks and responsibilities.
- Improves project tracking and prioritization with detailed issue attributes.
- Saves time by automating issue creation within Linear's environment.
- Supports markdown for rich, formatted issue descriptions and better clarity.
- Allows for easy integration and linkage of related resources within issues.
Description
Create a new Linear issue
Parameters
13 parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| titlerequired | string | The issue title |
| description | string | The issue description as Markdown |
| teamrequired | string | The team name or ID |
| cycle | string | The cycle name, number, or ID to add the issue to |
| priority | number | The issue priority. 0 = No priority, 1 = Urgent, 2 = High, 3 = Normal, 4 = Low. Do not set this field unless explicitly requested. |
| project | string | The project name or ID to add the issue to |
| state | string | The issue state type, name, or ID |
| assignee | string | The assignee name, displayName, or ID to assign |
| delegate | string | The agent name, displayName, or ID to delegate |
| labels | string[] | Array of label names or IDs to set on the issue (you can use label names directly, no need to look up IDs) |
| dueDate | string | The due date for the issue in ISO format |
| parentId | string | The parent issue ID, if this is a sub-issue |
| links | object[] | Array of link objects to attach to the issue. Each object must contain a valid |