diff --git a/components/rest-linear/deps.edn b/components/rest-linear/deps.edn
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+{:paths   ["src" "resources"]
+ :deps    {}
+ :aliases {:test {:extra-paths ["test"]
+                  :extra-deps  {}}}}
diff --git a/components/rest-linear/resources/rest_linear/.gitkeep b/components/rest-linear/resources/rest_linear/.gitkeep
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diff --git a/components/rest-linear/src/org/aplex/rest_linear/core.cljc b/components/rest-linear/src/org/aplex/rest_linear/core.cljc
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+(ns org.aplex.rest-linear.core
+  (:require [org.aplex.helpers.interface :as h]))
+
+(def default-config {:api-host "https://api.linear.app"})
+(def api-config (atom default-config))
+
+(defn init-config [cfg]
+  (reset! api-config (merge default-config cfg)))
+
+(defn- api-key []
+  (or (-> @api-config :api-key)
+      (throw (ex-info "Linear api_key is not configured; call init-config with :api-key"
+                      {:component "org.aplex.rest-linear"}))))
+
+(defn- request [query variables]
+  (let [envelope (cond-> {:query query}
+                   variables (assoc :variables variables))]
+    {:method :post
+     :base-url (-> @api-config :api-host)
+     :path "/graphql"
+     :path-params []
+     :query-params []
+     :headers [{:name "Authorization" :value (api-key)}]
+     :auth nil
+     :body (when envelope (h/encode-json envelope))}))
+
+(defn fetch-teams []
+  (request "query{ teams{ nodes{ id name key } } }" nil))
+
+(defn fetch-issue [issue-id]
+  (request "query($id: String!){ issue(id: $id){ id identifier title description state{ name } } }"
+           {:id issue-id}))
+
+(defn fetch-my-issues []
+  (request "query{ viewer{ assignedIssues{ nodes{ id identifier title state{ name } } } } }" nil))
+
+(defn fetch-team-issues [team-id]
+  (request "query($id: String!){ team(id: $id){ id name key issues{ nodes{ id identifier title state{ name } } } } }"
+           {:id team-id}))
+
+(defn fetch-active-cycle-issues [team-id]
+  (request "query($id: String!){ team(id: $id){ activeCycle{ id number issues{ nodes{ id identifier title state{ name } assignee{ name } } } } } }"
+           {:id team-id}))
+
+(defn create-issue
+  ([title team-id]
+   (create-issue title team-id nil))
+  ([title team-id description]
+   (request "mutation($input: IssueCreateInput!){ issueCreate(input: $input){ success issue{ id identifier } } }"
+            (cond-> {:input {:title title :teamId team-id}}
+              description (assoc-in [:input :description] description)))))
+
+(defn update-issue [issue-id updates]
+  (request "mutation($id: String!, $input: IssueUpdateInput!){ issueUpdate(id: $id, input: $input){ success issue{ id identifier } } }"
+           {:id issue-id :input updates}))
+
+(defn fetch-issues [filter]
+  (request "query($filter: IssueFilter){ issues(filter: $filter){ nodes{ id identifier title state{ name } assignee{ name email } } } }"
+           {:filter filter}))
diff --git a/components/rest-linear/src/org/aplex/rest_linear/interface.clj b/components/rest-linear/src/org/aplex/rest_linear/interface.clj
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+(ns org.aplex.rest-linear.interface
+  (:require
+   [org.aplex.rest-linear.core :as c]))
+
+(defn init-config [cfg]
+  (c/init-config cfg))
+
+(defn fetch-teams []
+  (c/fetch-teams))
+
+(defn fetch-issue [issue-id]
+  (c/fetch-issue issue-id))
+
+(defn fetch-my-issues []
+  (c/fetch-my-issues))
+
+(defn fetch-team-issues [team-id]
+  (c/fetch-team-issues team-id))
+
+(defn fetch-active-cycle-issues [team-id]
+  (c/fetch-active-cycle-issues team-id))
+
+(defn create-issue
+  ([title team-id]
+   (c/create-issue title team-id))
+  ([title team-id description]
+   (c/create-issue title team-id description)))
+
+(defn update-issue [issue-id updates]
+  (c/update-issue issue-id updates))
+
+(defn fetch-issues [filter]
+  (c/fetch-issues filter))
diff --git a/components/rest-linear/test/org/aplex/rest_linear/interface_test.clj b/components/rest-linear/test/org/aplex/rest_linear/interface_test.clj
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+(ns org.aplex.rest-linear.interface-test
+  (:require [clojure.test :as test :refer :all]
+            [org.aplex.rest-linear.interface :as rest-linear]))
+
+(def abstract-keys
+  #{:method :base-url :path :path-params :query-params :headers :auth :body})
+
+(defn reset-config [cfg]
+  (rest-linear/init-config cfg))
+
+(defn test-config []
+  {:api-key "lin_api_test"})
+
+(defn api-key-header []
+  [{:name "Authorization" :value "lin_api_test"}])
+
+(deftest api-host-defaults-to-linear
+  (reset-config (test-config))
+  (is (= "https://api.linear.app"
+         (:base-url (rest-linear/fetch-teams)))))
+
+(deftest api-host-is-overridable
+  (reset-config (merge (test-config) {:api-host "https://linear.example.com"}))
+  (is (= "https://linear.example.com"
+         (:base-url (rest-linear/fetch-teams)))))
+
+(deftest api-key-is-mandatory
+  (reset-config {:api-key nil})
+  (is (thrown? Exception (rest-linear/fetch-teams))))
+
+(deftest fetch-teams-builds-abstract-request
+  (reset-config (test-config))
+  (is (= {:method :post
+          :base-url "https://api.linear.app"
+          :path "/graphql"
+          :path-params []
+          :query-params []
+          :headers (api-key-header)
+          :auth nil
+          :body "{\"query\":\"query{ teams{ nodes{ id name key } } }\"}"}
+         (rest-linear/fetch-teams))))
+
+(deftest fetch-issue-builds-abstract-request
+  (reset-config (test-config))
+  (is (= {:method :post
+          :base-url "https://api.linear.app"
+          :path "/graphql"
+          :path-params []
+          :query-params []
+          :headers (api-key-header)
+          :auth nil
+          :body "{\"query\":\"query($id: String!){ issue(id: $id){ id identifier title description state{ name } } }\",\"variables\":{\"id\":\"ABC-123\"}}"}
+         (rest-linear/fetch-issue "ABC-123"))))
+
+(deftest fetch-my-issues-builds-abstract-request
+  (reset-config (test-config))
+  (is (= {:method :post
+          :base-url "https://api.linear.app"
+          :path "/graphql"
+          :path-params []
+          :query-params []
+          :headers (api-key-header)
+          :auth nil
+          :body "{\"query\":\"query{ viewer{ assignedIssues{ nodes{ id identifier title state{ name } } } } }\"}"}
+         (rest-linear/fetch-my-issues))))
+
+(deftest fetch-team-issues-builds-abstract-request
+  (reset-config (test-config))
+  (is (= {:method :post
+          :base-url "https://api.linear.app"
+          :path "/graphql"
+          :path-params []
+          :query-params []
+          :headers (api-key-header)
+          :auth nil
+          :body "{\"query\":\"query($id: String!){ team(id: $id){ id name key issues{ nodes{ id identifier title state{ name } } } } }\",\"variables\":{\"id\":\"team-1\"}}"}
+         (rest-linear/fetch-team-issues "team-1"))))
+
+(deftest create-issue-builds-abstract-request
+  (reset-config (test-config))
+  (is (= {:method :post
+          :base-url "https://api.linear.app"
+          :path "/graphql"
+          :path-params []
+          :query-params []
+          :headers (api-key-header)
+          :auth nil
+          :body "{\"query\":\"mutation($input: IssueCreateInput!){ issueCreate(input: $input){ success issue{ id identifier } } }\",\"variables\":{\"input\":{\"title\":\"My title\",\"teamId\":\"team-1\"}}}"}
+         (rest-linear/create-issue "My title" "team-1"))))
+
+(deftest create-issue-includes-description-when-given
+  (reset-config (test-config))
+  (is (= {:method :post
+          :base-url "https://api.linear.app"
+          :path "/graphql"
+          :path-params []
+          :query-params []
+          :headers (api-key-header)
+          :auth nil
+          :body "{\"query\":\"mutation($input: IssueCreateInput!){ issueCreate(input: $input){ success issue{ id identifier } } }\",\"variables\":{\"input\":{\"title\":\"My title\",\"teamId\":\"team-1\",\"description\":\"A description\"}}}"}
+         (rest-linear/create-issue "My title" "team-1" "A description"))))
+
+(deftest update-issue-builds-abstract-request
+  (reset-config (test-config))
+  (is (= {:method :post
+          :base-url "https://api.linear.app"
+          :path "/graphql"
+          :path-params []
+          :query-params []
+          :headers (api-key-header)
+          :auth nil
+          :body "{\"query\":\"mutation($id: String!, $input: IssueUpdateInput!){ issueUpdate(id: $id, input: $input){ success issue{ id identifier } } }\",\"variables\":{\"id\":\"issue-1\",\"input\":{\"title\":\"New title\"}}}"}
+         (rest-linear/update-issue "issue-1" {:title "New title"}))))
+
+(deftest fetch-active-cycle-issues-builds-abstract-request
+  (reset-config (test-config))
+  (is (= {:method :post
+          :base-url "https://api.linear.app"
+          :path "/graphql"
+          :path-params []
+          :query-params []
+          :headers (api-key-header)
+          :auth nil
+          :body "{\"query\":\"query($id: String!){ team(id: $id){ activeCycle{ id number issues{ nodes{ id identifier title state{ name } assignee{ name } } } } } }\",\"variables\":{\"id\":\"team-1\"}}"}
+         (rest-linear/fetch-active-cycle-issues "team-1"))))
+
+(deftest requests-are-transport-agnostic
+  (reset-config (test-config))
+  (doseq [request [(rest-linear/fetch-teams)
+                   (rest-linear/fetch-issue "ABC-123")
+                   (rest-linear/fetch-my-issues)
+                   (rest-linear/fetch-team-issues "team-1")
+                   (rest-linear/fetch-active-cycle-issues "team-1")
+                   (rest-linear/create-issue "My title" "team-1")
+                   (rest-linear/update-issue "issue-1" {:title "New title"})]]
+    (is (= abstract-keys (set (keys request)))
+        (str "request carries only abstract fields: " request))))