YouTrack CLI

Use ytctl (in scripts/) for YouTrack issue tracking.

Setup

Credentials stored in ~/.config/youtrack/config.json:

{
  "url": "",
  "token": "perm:xxx"
}

Or set env vars: YOUTRACK_URL, YOUTRACK_TOKEN

Generate token: YouTrack → Profile → Account Security → New Token

Commands

# List projects
ytctl projects

# List issues (with optional filters)
ytctl issues                           # all issues
ytctl issues SP                        # issues in project SP
ytctl issues SP --query "state: Open"  # filtered
ytctl issues --max 50                  # limit results

# Get issue details
ytctl issue SP-123

# Create issue
ytctl create SP "Bug: Login fails"
ytctl create SP "Feature request" "Detailed description here"

# Update issue
ytctl update SP-123 state "In Progress"
ytctl update SP-123 assignee john.doe
ytctl update SP-123 priority Critical

# Add comment
ytctl comment SP-123 "Investigating this now"

# Search with YouTrack query syntax
ytctl search "project: SP state: Open assignee: me"
ytctl search "created: today"
ytctl search "#unresolved sort by: priority"

# List workflow states for project
ytctl states SP

# List users
ytctl users
ytctl users --query "john"

Query Syntax

YouTrack query examples:

• state: Open — by state


• assignee: me — assigned to current user


• created: today — created today


• updated: {last week} — updated in last week


• #unresolved — all unresolved


• has: attachments — with attachments


• sort by: priority desc — sorted

Combine: project: SP state: Open assignee: me sort by: updated

Output

Default: table format. Add --json for raw JSON output:

ytctl issues SP --json
ytctl issue SP-123  # always JSON for single issue

Bulk Operations

# Update all matching issues (with dry-run preview)
ytctl bulk-update "project: SP state: Open" state "In Progress" --dry-run
ytctl bulk-update "project: SP state: Open" state "In Progress"

# Comment on all matching issues
ytctl bulk-comment "project: SP state: Open" "Batch update notice"

# Assign all matching issues
ytctl bulk-assign "project: SP #unresolved" john.doe --dry-run

Reports

# Project summary (default 7 days)
ytctl report SP
ytctl report SP --days 14

# User activity report
ytctl report-user zain
ytctl report-user zain --days 30

# State distribution with bar chart
ytctl report-states SP

Notes

• Project can be shortName (SP) or full name
• Fields: state, summary, description, assignee, priority
• Use ytctl states PROJECT to see valid state names
• Bulk operations support --dry-run to preview before executing