diff --git a/Readme.adoc b/Readme.adoc
index ab8cf95..62cc591 100644
--- a/Readme.adoc
+++ b/Readme.adoc
@@ -200,7 +200,15 @@ $ lc whoami --teams <1>
 $ lcls
 $ lcls --full
 $ lcls -f CRY-1
-----
+$ lcls -N <1>
+$ lcls --state started <2>
+$ lcls --status "Human Review" <3>
+$ lcls --state started --status "Human Review,Gate Approved" <4>
+----
+<1> Include issues not assigned to you (short for `--no-mine`)
+<2> Filter by Linear's internal workflow state type
+<3> Filter by a friendly workflow status name (case-insensitive)
+<4> Combine state and status filters; both must match
 
 ==== Assign one or more issues to yourself (take em!)
 
diff --git a/app/lib/linear_cli/cli.ex b/app/lib/linear_cli/cli.ex
index e7e7bee..d9afa72 100644
--- a/app/lib/linear_cli/cli.ex
+++ b/app/lib/linear_cli/cli.ex
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ defmodule LinearCli.CLI do
 
   alias LinearCli.CLI.Commands
 
+  @workflow_state_types ~w(triage backlog unstarted started completed canceled duplicate)
+
   def main(argv, halt \\ &System.halt/1) do
     argv =
       argv
@@ -424,6 +426,34 @@ defmodule LinearCli.CLI do
 
   defp maybe_print_backtrace(_debug), do: :ok
 
+  defp parse_states(value) do
+    states =
+      value
+      |> split_filter_values()
+      |> Enum.map(&normalize_state/1)
+
+    case Enum.find(states, &(&1 not in @workflow_state_types)) do
+      nil ->
+        {:ok, states}
+
+      state ->
+        {:error,
+         "unknown state #{inspect(state)}, must be one of: #{Enum.join(@workflow_state_types, ", ")}"}
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp parse_statuses(value), do: {:ok, split_filter_values(value)}
+
+  defp split_filter_values(value) do
+    value
+    |> String.split(",", trim: true)
+    |> Enum.map(&String.trim/1)
+    |> Enum.reject(&(&1 == ""))
+  end
+
+  defp normalize_state("cancelled"), do: "canceled"
+  defp normalize_state(state), do: String.downcase(state)
+
   def spec do
     Optimus.new!(
       name: "lc",
@@ -473,7 +503,11 @@ defmodule LinearCli.CLI do
               name: "list",
               about: "List teams",
               flags: [
-                no_mine: [long: "--no-mine", help: "List all teams, not just your own"],
+                no_mine: [
+                  short: "-N",
+                  long: "--no-mine",
+                  help: "List all teams, not just your own"
+                ],
                 all: [long: "--all", help: "Ignore favorites (doesn't affect --no-mine)"]
               ]
             ],
@@ -607,6 +641,7 @@ defmodule LinearCli.CLI do
                   help: "Show unassigned issues only"
                 ],
                 no_mine: [
+                  short: "-N",
                   long: "--no-mine",
                   help: "List the most recent issues, not just your own"
                 ],
@@ -628,24 +663,17 @@ defmodule LinearCli.CLI do
                   help:
                     "Show issues for only this project. Can be name, URL, ID, or - to select from a list"
                 ],
+                state: [
+                  long: "--state",
+                  help:
+                    "Filter by workflow state type(s): triage, backlog, unstarted, started, completed, canceled, duplicate (comma-separated)",
+                  parser: &parse_states/1
+                ],
                 status: [
                   short: "-s",
                   long: "--status",
-                  help:
-                    "Filter by workflow state type(s): triage, backlog, unstarted, started, completed, cancelled (comma-separated)",
-                  parser: fn v ->
-                    valid = ~w(triage backlog unstarted started completed cancelled canceled)
-                    types = String.split(v, ",", trim: true)
-
-                    case Enum.find(types, &(&1 not in valid)) do
-                      nil ->
-                        {:ok, types}
-
-                      bad ->
-                        {:error,
-                         "unknown status #{inspect(bad)}, must be one of: #{Enum.join(valid, ", ")}"}
-                    end
-                  end
+                  help: "Filter by friendly workflow status name(s) (comma-separated)",
+                  parser: &parse_statuses/1
                 ]
               ]
             ],
diff --git a/app/lib/linear_cli/cli/commands.ex b/app/lib/linear_cli/cli/commands.ex
index dcc802e..959056c 100644
--- a/app/lib/linear_cli/cli/commands.ex
+++ b/app/lib/linear_cli/cli/commands.ex
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ defmodule LinearCli.CLI.Commands do
         team_key: team_key,
         project_id: project_id,
         all: Map.get(flags, :all, false),
+        state: Map.get(options, :state) || [],
         status: Map.get(options, :status) || []
       }
 
diff --git a/app/lib/linear_cli/linear/issue.ex b/app/lib/linear_cli/linear/issue.ex
index da752fb..f371091 100644
--- a/app/lib/linear_cli/linear/issue.ex
+++ b/app/lib/linear_cli/linear/issue.ex
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ defmodule LinearCli.Linear.Issue do
       argument :team_key, :string, allow_nil?: true
       argument :project_id, :string, allow_nil?: true
       argument :all, :boolean, default: false
+      argument :state, {:array, :string}, default: []
       argument :status, {:array, :string}, default: []
       manual LinearCli.Linear.Issue.Read.List
     end
@@ -188,9 +189,9 @@ defmodule LinearCli.Linear.Issue.Read.List do
   # Ported from Rubyists::Linear::Operations::Issue::List#build_filter. `unassigned`
   # is checked after `mine` here too, so it wins if both are set - same as Ruby.
   # `all: true` removes the completedAt/canceledAt null-checks so closed/cancelled
-  # issues are included. `status` injects a state.type filter; when it includes
-  # "completed" or "cancelled"/"canceled", the corresponding date null-checks are
-  # also dropped so those issues aren't filtered out before the type filter applies.
+  # issues are included. A type filter only removes the date guard for the closed
+  # state it requests. A friendly-name filter removes both guards because its type
+  # is unknown until Linear evaluates it.
   defp build_filter(args) do
     %{}
     |> maybe_put_date_filters(args)
@@ -201,30 +202,30 @@ defmodule LinearCli.Linear.Issue.Read.List do
   end
 
   @completed_types ~w(completed)
-  @cancelled_types ~w(cancelled canceled)
+  @cancelled_types ~w(cancelled canceled duplicate)
 
   defp maybe_put_date_filters(filter, %{all: true}), do: filter
 
-  defp maybe_put_date_filters(filter, %{status: status}) when status != [] do
+  defp maybe_put_date_filters(filter, %{state: [_ | _] = states}) do
     filter
-    |> maybe_put_completed_date_filter(status)
-    |> maybe_put_cancelled_date_filter(status)
+    |> maybe_put_completed_date_filter(states)
+    |> maybe_put_cancelled_date_filter(states)
   end
 
+  defp maybe_put_date_filters(filter, %{status: [_ | _]}), do: filter
+
   defp maybe_put_date_filters(filter, _args) do
     Map.merge(filter, %{"completedAt" => %{"null" => true}, "canceledAt" => %{"null" => true}})
   end
 
-  # Suppress the completedAt null-check only when the status list doesn't ask for completed.
-  defp maybe_put_completed_date_filter(filter, status) do
-    if Enum.any?(status, &(&1 in @completed_types)),
+  defp maybe_put_completed_date_filter(filter, states) do
+    if Enum.any?(states, &(&1 in @completed_types)),
       do: filter,
       else: Map.put(filter, "completedAt", %{"null" => true})
   end
 
-  # Suppress the canceledAt null-check only when the status list doesn't ask for cancelled.
-  defp maybe_put_cancelled_date_filter(filter, status) do
-    if Enum.any?(status, &(&1 in @cancelled_types)),
+  defp maybe_put_cancelled_date_filter(filter, states) do
+    if Enum.any?(states, &(&1 in @cancelled_types)),
       do: filter,
       else: Map.put(filter, "canceledAt", %{"null" => true})
   end
@@ -251,11 +252,33 @@ defmodule LinearCli.Linear.Issue.Read.List do
 
   defp maybe_put_project_filter(filter, _args), do: filter
 
-  defp maybe_put_state_filter(filter, %{status: [_ | _] = types}) do
-    Map.put(filter, "state", %{"type" => %{"in" => types}})
+  defp maybe_put_state_filter(filter, %{state: [], status: []}), do: filter
+
+  defp maybe_put_state_filter(filter, %{state: states, status: statuses}) do
+    state_filter =
+      %{}
+      |> maybe_put_state_types(states)
+      |> maybe_put_status_names(statuses)
+
+    Map.put(filter, "state", state_filter)
+  end
+
+  defp maybe_put_state_types(filter, []), do: filter
+
+  defp maybe_put_state_types(filter, states) do
+    Map.put(filter, "type", %{"in" => states})
   end
 
-  defp maybe_put_state_filter(filter, _args), do: filter
+  defp maybe_put_status_names(filter, []), do: filter
+
+  defp maybe_put_status_names(filter, [status]) do
+    Map.put(filter, "name", %{"eqIgnoreCase" => status})
+  end
+
+  defp maybe_put_status_names(filter, statuses) do
+    names = Enum.map(statuses, &%{"name" => %{"eqIgnoreCase" => &1}})
+    Map.put(filter, "or", names)
+  end
 end
 
 defmodule LinearCli.Linear.Issue.Create do
diff --git a/app/test/linear_cli/cli/issue_commands_test.exs b/app/test/linear_cli/cli/issue_commands_test.exs
index d65c31c..b23ff3c 100644
--- a/app/test/linear_cli/cli/issue_commands_test.exs
+++ b/app/test/linear_cli/cli/issue_commands_test.exs
@@ -257,6 +257,24 @@ defmodule LinearCli.CLI.IssueCommandsTest do
       assert output =~ "CRY-1"
     end
 
+    test "-N aliases --no-mine" do
+      test_pid = self()
+
+      Req.Test.stub(LinearCli.Api, fn conn ->
+        {:ok, body, conn} = Plug.Conn.read_body(conn)
+        decoded = Jason.decode!(body)
+        send(test_pid, {:filter, decoded["variables"]["filter"]})
+        Req.Test.json(conn, issues_response([issue_map()]))
+      end)
+
+      capture_io(fn ->
+        assert :ok = LinearCli.CLI.main(["issue", "list", "-N"])
+      end)
+
+      assert_received {:filter, filter}
+      refute Map.has_key?(filter, "assignee")
+    end
+
     test "--all removes completedAt and canceledAt null-check filters" do
       test_pid = self()
 
@@ -276,7 +294,7 @@ defmodule LinearCli.CLI.IssueCommandsTest do
       refute Map.has_key?(filter, "canceledAt")
     end
 
-    test "--status filters by workflow state type and removes corresponding date filters" do
+    test "--state filters by workflow state type and removes corresponding date filters" do
       test_pid = self()
 
       Req.Test.stub(LinearCli.Api, fn conn ->
@@ -287,7 +305,7 @@ defmodule LinearCli.CLI.IssueCommandsTest do
       end)
 
       capture_io(fn ->
-        assert :ok = LinearCli.CLI.main(["issue", "list", "--status", "started"])
+        assert :ok = LinearCli.CLI.main(["issue", "list", "--state", "started"])
       end)
 
       assert_received {:filter, filter}
@@ -297,7 +315,7 @@ defmodule LinearCli.CLI.IssueCommandsTest do
       assert Map.has_key?(filter, "canceledAt")
     end
 
-    test "--status completed removes completedAt filter but keeps canceledAt filter" do
+    test "--state completed removes completedAt filter but keeps canceledAt filter" do
       test_pid = self()
 
       Req.Test.stub(LinearCli.Api, fn conn ->
@@ -308,7 +326,7 @@ defmodule LinearCli.CLI.IssueCommandsTest do
       end)
 
       capture_io(fn ->
-        assert :ok = LinearCli.CLI.main(["issue", "list", "--status", "completed"])
+        assert :ok = LinearCli.CLI.main(["issue", "list", "--state", "completed"])
       end)
 
       assert_received {:filter, filter}
@@ -317,7 +335,7 @@ defmodule LinearCli.CLI.IssueCommandsTest do
       assert Map.has_key?(filter, "canceledAt")
     end
 
-    test "--status accepts multiple comma-separated types" do
+    test "--state accepts multiple comma-separated types" do
       test_pid = self()
 
       Req.Test.stub(LinearCli.Api, fn conn ->
@@ -328,7 +346,7 @@ defmodule LinearCli.CLI.IssueCommandsTest do
       end)
 
       capture_io(fn ->
-        assert :ok = LinearCli.CLI.main(["issue", "list", "--status", "started,completed"])
+        assert :ok = LinearCli.CLI.main(["issue", "list", "--state", "started,completed"])
       end)
 
       assert_received {:filter, filter}
@@ -337,6 +355,62 @@ defmodule LinearCli.CLI.IssueCommandsTest do
       assert Map.has_key?(filter, "canceledAt")
     end
 
+    test "--status filters by friendly workflow status name" do
+      test_pid = self()
+
+      Req.Test.stub(LinearCli.Api, fn conn ->
+        {:ok, body, conn} = Plug.Conn.read_body(conn)
+        decoded = Jason.decode!(body)
+        send(test_pid, {:filter, decoded["variables"]["filter"]})
+        Req.Test.json(conn, issues_response([issue_map()]))
+      end)
+
+      capture_io(fn ->
+        assert :ok = LinearCli.CLI.main(["issue", "list", "--status", "Human Review"])
+      end)
+
+      assert_received {:filter, filter}
+      assert filter["state"] == %{"name" => %{"eqIgnoreCase" => "Human Review"}}
+      refute Map.has_key?(filter, "completedAt")
+      refute Map.has_key?(filter, "canceledAt")
+    end
+
+    test "--state and comma-separated --status values combine as type AND friendly name" do
+      test_pid = self()
+
+      Req.Test.stub(LinearCli.Api, fn conn ->
+        {:ok, body, conn} = Plug.Conn.read_body(conn)
+        decoded = Jason.decode!(body)
+        send(test_pid, {:filter, decoded["variables"]["filter"]})
+        Req.Test.json(conn, issues_response([issue_map()]))
+      end)
+
+      capture_io(fn ->
+        assert :ok =
+                 LinearCli.CLI.main([
+                   "issue",
+                   "list",
+                   "--state",
+                   "started",
+                   "--status",
+                   "Human Review, Gate Approved"
+                 ])
+      end)
+
+      assert_received {:filter, filter}
+
+      assert filter["state"] == %{
+               "type" => %{"in" => ["started"]},
+               "or" => [
+                 %{"name" => %{"eqIgnoreCase" => "Human Review"}},
+                 %{"name" => %{"eqIgnoreCase" => "Gate Approved"}}
+               ]
+             }
+
+      assert Map.has_key?(filter, "completedAt")
+      assert Map.has_key?(filter, "canceledAt")
+    end
+
     test "--no-profile bypasses active profile defaults via the full CLI dispatch path" do
       test_pid = self()
 
@@ -364,7 +438,7 @@ defmodule LinearCli.CLI.IssueCommandsTest do
       refute Map.has_key?(filter, "project")
     end
 
-    test "--status with an unknown type exits 1 (Optimus parse error)" do
+    test "--state with an unknown type exits 1 (Optimus parse error)" do
       test_pid = self()
       halt = fn code -> send(test_pid, {:halted, code}) end
 
@@ -373,7 +447,7 @@ defmodule LinearCli.CLI.IssueCommandsTest do
       # (same artifact as the --help test in cli_test.exs). Rescue it so the test
       # can still verify halt was called with the right code.
       try do
-        LinearCli.CLI.main(["issue", "list", "--status", "badtype"], halt)
+        LinearCli.CLI.main(["issue", "list", "--state", "badtype"], halt)
       rescue
         _ -> :ok
       end
diff --git a/app/test/linear_cli/cli_test.exs b/app/test/linear_cli/cli_test.exs
index f5ff571..6068b4b 100644
--- a/app/test/linear_cli/cli_test.exs
+++ b/app/test/linear_cli/cli_test.exs
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ defmodule LinearCli.CLITest do
     assert capture_io(fn -> LinearCli.CLI.main(["team", "list"]) end) =~ "Engineering"
   end
 
-  test "team list --no-mine lists all teams" do
-    assert capture_io(fn -> LinearCli.CLI.main(["team", "list", "--no-mine"]) end) =~ "Ops"
+  test "team list -N aliases --no-mine" do
+    assert capture_io(fn -> LinearCli.CLI.main(["team", "list", "-N"]) end) =~ "Ops"
   end
 
   test "project list defaults to all projects (Ruby: --mine defaults false)" do
diff --git a/documents/ash-domain-erd.adoc b/documents/ash-domain-erd.adoc
index 87ca54f..2120baa 100644
--- a/documents/ash-domain-erd.adoc
+++ b/documents/ash-domain-erd.adoc
@@ -312,7 +312,9 @@ manual-implementation module, and the Linear GraphQL operation it calls.
 | `:list`
 | read
 | `Linear.Issue.Read.List`
-| `issues(filter:, first:, after:)` paginated (base) or `issue(id:)` per id (full, fanned concurrently)
+| `issues(filter:, first:, after:)` paginated (base), with `state` filtering
+  workflow-state types and `status` filtering friendly workflow-state names; or
+  `issue(id:)` per id (full, fanned concurrently)
 
 | `Issue`
 | `create_issue`