Linear Project Automation
Automate Linear issue tracking, cycle planning, roadmap management, and engineering workflows
You moved to Linear because Jira was too complex, but now you're manually updating issue statuses, copying cycle summaries into Slack, and tagging issues by hand. Linear is fast — your workflows around it aren't.
Who it's for: engineering teams using Linear for issue tracking, product managers automating cycle planning and reporting, engineering leads connecting Linear to CI/CD pipelines, startups building efficient engineering workflows, teams migrating from Jira who want automated Linear workflows from day one
Example
"Automate our Linear engineering workflows" → Automations for: auto-assign issues on cycle start, move to 'In Review' when PR is opened in GitHub, post cycle summary to Slack on Friday, auto-label bugs from Sentry alerts, and generate roadmap updates from completed issues
CLAUDE.md Template
New here? 3-minute setup guide → | Already set up? Copy the template below.
npx ccplaybooks add linear-automation# Linear Automation
Comprehensive workflow for automating Linear issue tracking and engineering workflows.
## Core Workflows
### 1. Issue Lifecycle
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LINEAR ISSUE FLOW:
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What This Does
Comprehensive workflow for automating Linear issue tracking and engineering workflows.
Quick Start
Step 1: Create a Project Folder
mkdir -p ~/Documents/LinearAutomation
Step 2: Download the Template
Click Download above, then:
mv ~/Downloads/CLAUDE.md ~/Documents/LinearAutomation/
Step 3: Start Working
cd ~/Documents/LinearAutomation
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Best Practices
- Quick Triage: Process new issues daily
- Consistent Estimates: Use planning poker
- Link Everything: Connect PRs, commits, docs
- Use Projects: Organize related work
- Cycle Commitment: Protect sprint scope
- Regular Grooming: Keep backlog healthy
- Automate Status: Let integrations update
- Measure Velocity: Track team capacity