linear_update_issue
Modify an existing Linear issue by updating its title, description, state, team assignment, priority level, due date, or assignee.
Instructions
Update an existing Linear issue
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| assigneeId | No | User ID to assign the issue to | |
| description | No | New issue description (markdown supported) | |
| dueDate | No | New due date | |
| issueId | Yes | Issue ID to update | |
| priority | No | New priority level (0-4), where 0=no priority, 1=urgent, 4=low | |
| stateId | No | New state ID | |
| teamId | No | New team ID | |
| title | No | New issue title |
Implementation Reference
- src/tools/linear_update_issue.ts:5-139 (handler)The handler function that executes the tool logic: validates input, fetches the issue, applies updates using linearClient.updateIssue, awaits related data, and returns the updated issue details or an error response.
export const linearUpdateIssueHandler: ToolHandler = async args => { const params = args as { issueId: string; title?: string; description?: string; stateId?: string; teamId?: string; assigneeId?: string; priority?: number; dueDate?: string; }; try { // Validate required parameters if (!params.issueId) { return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: 'Error: Issue ID is required', }, ], isError: true, }; } // Check if issue exists const issue = await linearClient.issue(params.issueId); if (!issue) { return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: `Error: Issue with ID ${params.issueId} not found`, }, ], isError: true, }; } // Build update input with proper typing const updateInput: { title?: string; description?: string; stateId?: string; teamId?: string; assigneeId?: string; priority?: number; dueDate?: string; } = {}; // Add optional parameters if provided if (params.title) updateInput.title = params.title; if (params.description) updateInput.description = params.description; if (params.stateId) updateInput.stateId = params.stateId; if (params.teamId) updateInput.teamId = params.teamId; if (params.assigneeId) updateInput.assigneeId = params.assigneeId; if (params.priority !== undefined) updateInput.priority = params.priority; if (params.dueDate) updateInput.dueDate = params.dueDate; // Update the issue const updatePayload = await linearClient.updateIssue(params.issueId, updateInput); if (!updatePayload.success) { return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: 'Error: Failed to update issue', }, ], isError: true, }; } // Get updated issue data with proper awaits const updatedIssue = updatePayload.issue; if (!updatedIssue) { return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: 'Error: Failed to retrieve updated issue data', }, ], isError: true, }; } // Process all issue data const issue_data = await updatedIssue; // Process related objects if they exist const state = await updatedIssue.then(issue => issue.state); const team = await updatedIssue.then(issue => issue.team); const assignee = await updatedIssue.then(issue => issue.assignee); const responseData = { id: issue_data.id, title: issue_data.title, description: issue_data.description, state: state ? await state.name : null, team: team ? await team.name : null, assignee: assignee ? await assignee.name : null, priority: issue_data.priority, url: issue_data.url, }; return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: JSON.stringify(responseData), }, ], }; } catch (error) { const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : typeof error === 'string' ? error : 'Unknown error occurred'; return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: `Error: ${errorMessage}`, }, ], isError: true, }; } }; - Input schema defining the parameters for updating a Linear issue, with issueId required and others optional.
inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: { issueId: { type: 'string', description: 'Issue ID to update', }, title: { type: 'string', description: 'New issue title', }, description: { type: 'string', description: 'New issue description (markdown supported)', }, stateId: { type: 'string', description: 'New state ID', }, teamId: { type: 'string', description: 'New team ID', }, assigneeId: { type: 'string', description: 'User ID to assign the issue to', }, priority: { type: 'number', description: 'New priority level (0-4), where 0=no priority, 1=urgent, 4=low', }, dueDate: { type: 'string', description: 'New due date', }, }, required: ['issueId'], }, - src/tools/linear_update_issue.ts:142-186 (registration)Registers the tool with name 'linear_update_issue', description, input schema, and the handler function.
export const linearUpdateIssueTool = registerTool( { name: 'linear_update_issue', description: 'Update an existing Linear issue', inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: { issueId: { type: 'string', description: 'Issue ID to update', }, title: { type: 'string', description: 'New issue title', }, description: { type: 'string', description: 'New issue description (markdown supported)', }, stateId: { type: 'string', description: 'New state ID', }, teamId: { type: 'string', description: 'New team ID', }, assigneeId: { type: 'string', description: 'User ID to assign the issue to', }, priority: { type: 'number', description: 'New priority level (0-4), where 0=no priority, 1=urgent, 4=low', }, dueDate: { type: 'string', description: 'New due date', }, }, required: ['issueId'], }, }, linearUpdateIssueHandler ); - src/tools/index.ts:3-3 (registration)Imports the linear_update_issue tool file to ensure it is registered when index is imported.
import './linear_update_issue.js';