Keyboard-first
Vim navigation, customizable named commands and zero mouse dependency. Filter, copy and open work at terminal speed.
Terminal-native Linear client
v0.1.0 Public preview →lineaterLinear, without
leaving your terminal.
A fast, keyboard-first and scriptable Linear client. Manage issues, projects and cycles with a focused TUI or composable CLI commands.
Local-first
Cached data renders immediately while cursor-paginated incremental sync keeps your Linear workspace current.
TUI + CLI
Use the full-screen interface for focus, or pipe clean JSON into scripts and coding agents.
Linear-native
Projects, cycles, dynamic workflows and official API semantics—without flattening how your team works.
INTERFACE / 01Your workspace,
Your workspace,
reduced to signal.
Open Lineater and keep your hands on the keyboard. Search, triage, update and move on.
◆ LINEATERIssues SYNCED
SK-104
Linear filters and incremental sync● In ProgressHighSK-101
Harden OAuth callback lifecycle● In ReviewUrgentSK-99
Publish standalone release artifacts● TodoMediumSK-97
Document terminal-native workflows● TodoLowSK-93
Cloudflare Workers deploy and DNS● DoneHighLinear filters and incremental sync
Complete metadata filtering and keep the cached read model current without blocking terminal startup.
DESCRIPTION
## Acceptance criteria
– Cached data renders immediately
– Updated issues sync with a safe overlap
– Network errors preserve local work
e edit c comment y/o copy/open
Interactive product mock · switch views to inspect Lineater’s real keyboard-first list, dynamic board, issue composer and settings workflows.
QUICKSTART / 02
One command away.
Install the standalone executable, authenticate with Linear, and start working.
OAuth ready · Linux and macOS · x64 and arm64 · no Bun or Node.js required · SHA-256 verified
SCRIPTABLE / 03Made for humans
Made for humans
and agents.
Every core workflow is available from the CLI. JSON stays clean on stdout and diagnostics stay out of your pipes.
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# List your active issues as JSON
lineater issues --assignee me --json | jq '.[] | {id, title, priority}'
# Open a specific issue
lineater issue ENG-241
# Switch into the full-screen TUI
lineaterPublic OAuth + PKCE
No packaged client secret and no plaintext token fallback. Rotating credentials stay in the operating system’s secure store.
Disposable SQLite
Transactional migrations, workspace isolation and instant cached rendering. Linear always remains the source of truth.
Typed boundaries
Core use cases define behavior while Linear, storage, auth, CLI and TUI remain replaceable typed adapters.
Standalone releases
Linux and macOS, x64 and arm64, checksum-verified—with no Node.js or Bun installation required.
CHANGELOG / 04
What shipped.
Versioned product changes, security improvements and upgrade guidance—kept clear and auditable.
RELEASE / 001Terminal-native Linear,
Terminal-native Linear,
ready for real work.
The first complete Lineater preview brings the focused TUI, scriptable CLI, secure authentication, resilient local cache and standalone distribution together in one release.
Workspace
- Cached-first list/detail and dynamic Kanban views
- Complete issue metadata, Markdown and comment workflows
- Filters, themes, settings and customizable Vim keybindings
Automation
- Composable CLI with clean JSON and offline reads
- Server-side metadata filtering and comment commands
- Terminal clipboard, browser and external editor actions
Reliability
- Zero-config release OAuth with PKCE and OS-native credential storage
- Transactional SQLite cache and incremental synchronization
- Strict filesystem, URL, transport and installer hardening
Distribution
- Standalone Linux and macOS binaries
- x64 and ARM64 release artifacts
- SHA-256 verified, dependency-free installation
No manual migration required—existing caches upgrade automatically.Release notes ↗
Less context switching.
More work moving.
Lineater is in active development. Follow the repository and help shape a terminal-native Linear workflow.
View on GitHub ↗