# Linear

**What is Linear?**

Linear is a project management tool designed for tracking initiatives  and project issues across teams in a workspace.

The **Linear node** in StackAI allows you to create, update, and extract information from Linear issues directly in your workflow.

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### Configure a Linear Tool

Right click to add a node, select **Linear**, then choose your tool, whether it's for creating a new issue, updating an existing one, or extracting information from your workspace.

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Here is the list of tools that you can select.

<table><thead><tr><th width="128.609375">Tool Name</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Create comment</strong></td><td>Add comment to a Linear issue given an issue ID.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Create Issue</strong></td><td>Create a new issue in Linear with a specific title, ID, description, and assignee.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Get Issue</strong></td><td>Get detailed information about a Linear issue.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Get Issue Comments</strong></td><td>Get all comments on a Linear issue with details about authors and timestamps.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Update Issue</strong></td><td>Update an existing issue in Linear.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>List Projects</strong></td><td>Get a list of all projects in your Linear workspace with details and progress.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>List Teams</strong></td><td>Get a list of all  teams in your Linear workspace with details and summary statistics.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>List Users</strong></td><td>Get a list of all users in your Linear workspace with details and specific permissions.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>List Workflow States</strong></td><td>Get a list of all workflow states in your Linear workspace with team and state filters.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Search Issues</strong></td><td>Search for Linear issues using filtering on fields like team, assignee, state, or project.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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### Create a Connection to Linear

Click the node to open its settings, then select **Connect Linear.**

On the dropdown menu under Select a Connection, click **New connection**, where you will be taken to a page to link your Linear workspace to StackAI.

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Once you're connected to your Linear workspace, you can modify and extract information on issues using the StackAI workflow.

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**Automate your data workflows with the Linear node in StackAI for seamless workspace collaboration.**


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