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Show inherited global flags and input fields in command help #7

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Summary

Please make command help more complete, especially for subcommands that rely on global options or JSON payload fields.

Current friction

Running:

linear issues list --help

currently shows only:

Usage: linear issues list [options]

List issues

Options:
  -h, --help  display help for command

But in practice, global flags like --json, --team, --limit, and --cursor affect the command. Those are visible at the root help level, but not where users naturally look while working with a specific subcommand.

Requested improvements

  • Show inherited global flags in subcommand help.
  • For create / update, show accepted --input fields or link directly to the relevant docs section.
  • For list commands, show supported filters and pagination flags together.
  • Consider examples in each resource command's help.

Why this matters

The CLI may support more than the command-specific help suggests. During real use, issues list --help made it look like no filtering or pagination options existed, which sent us into source inspection and trial/error.

Better help output would make the CLI easier for both humans and agents to use correctly.

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