airbox.fyi

Linear

File Linear issues and comments from email

No coding required. If you've never used an API key before, follow the walkthrough below step by step. Developers can skip to Quick reference at the bottom

Part 1 — Get your API key

  1. In Linear, open Settings → Security & access
  2. Under Personal API keys, click New API key and name it Airbox
  3. Copy the key (starts with lin_api_)

Open Linear key page →

The key usually looks like: lin_api_…

Part 2 — Add your connection in Airbox

  1. Dashboard → Connections → + Linear
  2. Paste the lin_api_ key
  3. Optionally set a default team (its key, e.g. ENG)
  4. Linear is a tool, not the LLM — keep an LLM provider as the inbox default
  5. Open inbox routing (gear icon) and enable Linear under attached tools
  6. Save

Open the dashboard in a new tab if you want to follow along

Part 3 — Route your inbox

Your Airbox address does not use a connection until you attach one:

  1. Select an LLM provider as inbox default
  2. Enable Linear under attached tools
  3. Optionally set a default team and project for this address
  4. Save

Try it — send an email

Subject: (* @linear/ENG file this as a bug, high priority *)

New to commands? See copy-paste examples and the syntax cheat sheet

Quick reference

Dashboard typelinear
Email targets@linear, @linear/ENG
Default model—
Keyshttps://linear.app/settings/account/security

What you get

  • Create issues (team, project, priority, labels)
  • Comment on an issue (e.g. ENG-123)
  • Search and read issues
  • Default team/project per connection or inbox

Notes

  • `@linear/<TEAM>` picks the team by key or name; `@linear/<TEAM>/<project>` also picks a project (`q3-launch` matches “Q3 Launch”).
  • Issues are created as you (the API key's owner). Once a team is set (in the subject, the inbox, or the connection), email content can't move the issue to another team or project.
  • Uses the Linear GraphQL API directly with a small, scoped tool set rather than Linear's hosted MCP server.

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