diff --git a/linear/scripts/linear b/linear/scripts/linear
index 08b86cf..26a3775 100755
--- a/linear/scripts/linear
+++ b/linear/scripts/linear
@@ -79,8 +79,59 @@ def parse_document_ref(ref):
 
 
 def is_mutation(query):
-    stripped = re.sub(r"#[^\n]*", "", query)
-    return bool(re.search(r"\bmutation\b", stripped, re.I))
+    index = 0
+    braces = parens = brackets = 0
+    definition = None
+    while index < len(query):
+        if query.startswith('"""', index):
+            index += 3
+            while index < len(query):
+                if query.startswith('"""', index):
+                    cursor = index - 1
+                    while cursor >= 0 and query[cursor] == "\\":
+                        cursor -= 1
+                    if (index - cursor - 1) % 2 == 0:
+                        index += 3
+                        break
+                index += 1
+            continue
+        if query[index] == '"':
+            index += 1
+            while index < len(query) and query[index] != '"':
+                index += 2 if query[index] == "\\" else 1
+            index += 1
+            continue
+        if query[index] == "#":
+            newline = query.find("\n", index)
+            index = len(query) if newline < 0 else newline + 1
+            continue
+        match = re.match(r"[_A-Za-z][_0-9A-Za-z]*", query[index:])
+        if match:
+            token = match.group(0).lower()
+            if not (braces or parens or brackets) and definition is None:
+                if token == "mutation":
+                    return True
+                if token in ("query", "subscription", "fragment"):
+                    definition = token
+            index += len(match.group(0))
+            continue
+        char = query[index]
+        if char == "{":
+            braces += 1
+        elif char == "}":
+            braces = max(0, braces - 1)
+            if not (braces or parens or brackets):
+                definition = None
+        elif char == "(":
+            parens += 1
+        elif char == ")":
+            parens = max(0, parens - 1)
+        elif char == "[":
+            brackets += 1
+        elif char == "]":
+            brackets = max(0, brackets - 1)
+        index += 1
+    return False
 
 
 class Client:
diff --git a/linear/tests/test_linear.py b/linear/tests/test_linear.py
index f782fa1..9be1ec8 100644
--- a/linear/tests/test_linear.py
+++ b/linear/tests/test_linear.py
@@ -303,6 +303,19 @@ class LinearCliTests(unittest.TestCase):
             )
         )
 
+    def test_is_mutation_ignores_read_contexts(self):
+        self.assertFalse(cli.is_mutation('query { __type(name: "Mutation") { name } }'))
+        self.assertFalse(cli.is_mutation("query { mutation: viewer { id } }"))
+        self.assertFalse(cli.is_mutation("fragment mutation on Issue { id }"))
+        self.assertFalse(
+            cli.is_mutation(r'query { __type(name: """hello\""" mutation""") { name } }')
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(
+            cli.is_mutation(
+                r'fragment F on Mutation { issueArchive(id: """hello\\""") { success } } mutation { ...F }'
+            )
+        )
+
     def test_raw_with_comment_mutation_exits_confirm(self):
         code, _output, error = self.run_cli(
             ["raw", '# comment\nmutation { issueArchive(id: "x") { success } }']