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Move a Linear issue to a different project via LocalApiServer

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Move Linear Issue

When to Use

  • User asks to move an issue to a different project
  • Need to relocate a ticket to another project within the same team

Prerequisites

VS Code setting switchboard.apiToken must be configured.

Usage

CUR="$PWD"
while [ "$CUR" != "/" ] && [ ! -d "$CUR/.agents/skills" ]; do CUR=$(dirname "$CUR"); done
source "$CUR/.agents/skills/_lib/sb_api_call.sh"

sb_api_call PUT "/task/linear/$ISSUE_ID/move" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "targetProjectId": "project-uuid-here"
  }'

Parameters

  • targetProjectId (required): UUID of the destination project, or null to remove from project

Response

{
  "success": true,
  "issueId": "...",
  "targetProjectId": "..."
}

Limitations

  • Linear does NOT support moving issues between teams. The target project must be in the same team as the issue.
  • To move to a different team, create a new issue in the target team and close the original.

Error Handling

  • 401 Unauthorized: Token not configured
  • 400 Bad Request: Missing targetProjectId
  • 503: Linear service unavailable