Issue Update

Linear

Update selected fields on an issue in a connected Linear workspace.

Capability: Issue management
Current price: $0.0025/request
Availability: Requires connected account

What this API does

Updates only the supplied title, description, priority, state, assignee, labels or project through a fixed GraphQL mutation. Nullable fields may be cleared; archive and delete operations are not exposed. Always one upstream request at $0.0025.

Agents select this operation with tool ID linear.issue-update, then check its current inputs and price before a run.

Inputs and outputs

Input

bodyobject · required

Bounded request body sent to the connected application.

Output

dataobject

Returned data value.

Example request and output

Inspect returns this reviewed example, its estimated cost and the current input schema. Run calculates the estimate for your actual input.

Request

{
  "tool_id": "linear.issue-update",
  "input": {
    "body": {
      "id": "YOUR-LINEAR-ISSUE-ID",
      "input": {
        "title": "Prepare launch readiness brief",
        "description": "Document the final launch risks, owners, rollback criteria and verification evidence."
      }
    }
  }
}

Output

{
  "data": {
    "issueUpdate": {
      "issue": {
        "id": "11111111-2222-4333-8444-555555555556",
        "state": {
          "name": "Backlog",
          "type": "backlog"
        },
        "title": "Prepare launch readiness brief",
        "priority": 0,
        "identifier": "ENG-42",
        "description": "Document the final launch risks, owners, rollback criteria and verification evidence."
      },
      "success": true
    }
  }
}

Errors and limitations

connection_required: This capability acts on your own Linear workspace, which isn't connected yet.Open connect_url, approve read and write access, then retry this run unchanged.
invalid_input: Linear requires an issue id and at least one supported field to update.example: {"body":{"id":"ENG-42","input":{"priority":2}}}

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