diff --git a/apps/sim/app/api/knowledge/[id]/connectors/route.ts b/apps/sim/app/api/knowledge/[id]/connectors/route.ts
index 4b01430f166..92bd8013ee9 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/api/knowledge/[id]/connectors/route.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/app/api/knowledge/[id]/connectors/route.ts
@@ -162,19 +162,39 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest, { params }: { params: Promise<{
     }
 
     const tagSlotMapping: Record<string, string> = {}
+    let newTagSlots: Record<string, string> = {}
 
     if (connectorConfig.tagDefinitions?.length) {
       const disabledIds = new Set((sourceConfig.disabledTagIds as string[] | undefined) ?? [])
       const enabledDefs = connectorConfig.tagDefinitions.filter((td) => !disabledIds.has(td.id))
 
       const existingDefs = await db
-        .select({ tagSlot: knowledgeBaseTagDefinitions.tagSlot })
+        .select({
+          tagSlot: knowledgeBaseTagDefinitions.tagSlot,
+          displayName: knowledgeBaseTagDefinitions.displayName,
+          fieldType: knowledgeBaseTagDefinitions.fieldType,
+        })
         .from(knowledgeBaseTagDefinitions)
         .where(eq(knowledgeBaseTagDefinitions.knowledgeBaseId, knowledgeBaseId))
 
       const usedSlots = new Set<string>(existingDefs.map((d) => d.tagSlot))
-      const { mapping, skipped: skippedTags } = allocateTagSlots(enabledDefs, usedSlots)
+      const existingByName = new Map(
+        existingDefs.map((d) => [d.displayName, { tagSlot: d.tagSlot, fieldType: d.fieldType }])
+      )
+
+      const defsNeedingSlots: typeof enabledDefs = []
+      for (const td of enabledDefs) {
+        const existing = existingByName.get(td.displayName)
+        if (existing && existing.fieldType === td.fieldType) {
+          tagSlotMapping[td.id] = existing.tagSlot
+        } else {
+          defsNeedingSlots.push(td)
+        }
+      }
+
+      const { mapping, skipped: skippedTags } = allocateTagSlots(defsNeedingSlots, usedSlots)
       Object.assign(tagSlotMapping, mapping)
+      newTagSlots = mapping
 
       for (const name of skippedTags) {
         logger.warn(`[${requestId}] No available slots for "${name}"`)
@@ -208,7 +228,7 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest, { params }: { params: Promise<{
         throw new Error('Knowledge base not found')
       }
 
-      for (const [semanticId, slot] of Object.entries(tagSlotMapping)) {
+      for (const [semanticId, slot] of Object.entries(newTagSlots)) {
         const td = connectorConfig.tagDefinitions!.find((d) => d.id === semanticId)!
         await createTagDefinition(
           {
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/knowledge/[id]/components/add-connector-modal/components/connector-selector-field.tsx b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/knowledge/[id]/components/add-connector-modal/components/connector-selector-field.tsx
index 441a4a9313f..b2b14cc536c 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/knowledge/[id]/components/add-connector-modal/components/connector-selector-field.tsx
+++ b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/knowledge/[id]/components/add-connector-modal/components/connector-selector-field.tsx
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ export function ConnectorSelectorField({
       options={comboboxOptions}
       value={value || undefined}
       onChange={onChange}
+      searchable
+      searchPlaceholder={`Search ${field.title.toLowerCase()}...`}
       placeholder={
         !credentialId
           ? 'Connect an account first'
diff --git a/apps/sim/connectors/linear/linear.ts b/apps/sim/connectors/linear/linear.ts
index cd779b3385f..fbcb2dde60e 100644
--- a/apps/sim/connectors/linear/linear.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/connectors/linear/linear.ts
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ const ISSUE_FIELDS = `
 `
 
 const ISSUE_BY_ID_QUERY = `
-  query GetIssue($id: String!) {
+  query GetIssue($id: ID!) {
     issue(id: $id) {
       ${ISSUE_FIELDS}
     }
@@ -147,13 +147,13 @@ function buildIssuesQuery(sourceConfig: Record<string, unknown>): {
   const variables: Record<string, unknown> = {}
 
   if (teamId) {
-    varDefs.push('$teamId: String!')
+    varDefs.push('$teamId: ID!')
     filterClauses.push('team: { id: { eq: $teamId } }')
     variables.teamId = teamId
   }
 
   if (projectId) {
-    varDefs.push('$projectId: String!')
+    varDefs.push('$projectId: ID!')
     filterClauses.push('project: { id: { eq: $projectId } }')
     variables.projectId = projectId
   }