linear-cli AGENTS.md

basics

• this is a deno app
• after editing any graphql documents, run deno task codegen to get the updated types after it's updated, const result = await client.request(query, { teamId }); should work and be typed (and not require explicit types)
• graphql/schema.graphql has the graphql schema document for linear's api
• for diagnostics, use deno check and deno lint (do not use tsc or rely on LSP for this)
• when coloring or styling terminal text, use deno's @std/fmt/colors package
• prefer foo == null and foo != null over foo === undefined and foo !== undefined
• import: use dynamic import only when necessary, the static form is preferable
• avoid the typescript any type - prefer strict typing, if you can't find a good way to fix a type issue (particularly with graphql data or documents) explain the problem instead of working around it
• for --json output, preserve GraphQL field names and nesting instead of inventing CLI-specific JSON shapes
• for paginated --json output, preserve connection shape and concatenate nodes rather than flattening or renaming fields

permissions

• deno permissions (--allow-env, --allow-net, etc.) are configured in multiple files that must stay in sync
• see docs/deno-permissions.md for the full list of files to update when adding new permissions
• key files: deno.json (tasks), dist-workspace.toml (release builds), test files

error handling

• never fail silently - if something goes wrong or a lookup fails, throw an error with a helpful message
• when user-provided input (flags, args) doesn't match expected values, error immediately with guidance on how to fix it
• avoid falling back to defaults when explicit user input is invalid; explicit input should either work or error
• use custom error classes from src/utils/errors.ts:
  • ValidationError(message, { suggestion }) for bad input
  • NotFoundError(entityType, identifier) for missing entities
  • AuthError(message) for auth issues
  • CliError(userMessage, { suggestion, cause }) for others
• wrap command actions in try-catch with handleError(error, "Failed to <action>")
• errors display clean messages to stderr with ✗ prefix, stack traces only shown when LINEAR_DEBUG=1