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Linear Automation Agent Skill

Automate Linear issue tracking, cycle planning, roadmap management, and engineering workflows

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Install

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npx skills add https://github.com/claude-office-skills/skills --skill Linear Automation

The instruction itself

22 sections, as written by the author

Linear Automation

Comprehensive skill for automating Linear issue tracking and engineering workflows.

Core Workflows

1. Issue Lifecycle

LINEAR ISSUE FLOW:
┌─────────────────┐
│    Triage       │
│   (Backlog)     │
└────────┬────────┘
         ▼
┌─────────────────┐
│    Todo         │
│  (Prioritized)  │
└────────┬────────┘
         ▼
┌─────────────────┐
│  In Progress    │
│   (Active)      │
└────────┬────────┘
         ▼
┌─────────────────┐
│   In Review     │
│  (PR Created)   │
└────────┬────────┘
         ▼
┌─────────────────┐
│     Done        │
│   (Merged)      │
└────────┬────────┘
         ▼
┌─────────────────┐
│   Cancelled     │
│  (If needed)    │
└─────────────────┘

2. Automation Triggers

automations:
  - name: auto_assign_on_start
    trigger:
      type: status_changed
      to: "In Progress"
    condition:
      assignee: null
    action:
      set_assignee: "{{trigger_user}}"
      
  - name: add_to_cycle
    trigger:
      type: issue_created
      labels: ["sprint-ready"]
    action:
      add_to_cycle: current
      set_priority: urgent
      
  - name: create_pr_reminder
    trigger:
      type: status_changed
      to: "In Progress"
      duration: "48 hours"
    condition:
      no_linked_pr: true
    action:
      add_comment: "@{{assignee}} Please link your PR"
      
  - name: close_on_merge
    trigger:
      type: github_pr_merged
    action:
      set_status: "Done"
      add_comment: "Closed via PR merge"

Issue Templates

Bug Report

bug_template:
  title: "[Bug] {{summary}}"
  team: "Engineering"
  
  description: |
    ## Description
    {{description}}
    
    ## Steps to Reproduce
    1. {{step1}}
    2. {{step2}}
    3. {{step3}}
    
    ## Expected Behavior
    {{expected}}
    
    ## Actual Behavior
    {{actual}}
    
    ## Environment
    - OS: {{os}}
    - Browser: {{browser}}
    - Version: {{version}}
    
    ## Logs/Screenshots
    {{attachments}}
    
  labels: ["bug", "needs-triage"]
  priority: "{{severity}}"
  estimate: null

Feature Request

feature_template:
  title: "[Feature] {{summary}}"
  team: "Product"
  
  description: |
    ## Overview
    {{overview}}
    
    ## User Story
    As a {{user_type}}, I want to {{action}} so that {{benefit}}.
    
    ## Acceptance Criteria
    - [ ] {{criteria1}}
    - [ ] {{criteria2}}
    - [ ] {{criteria3}}
    
    ## Design
    {{design_link}}
    
    ## Technical Considerations
    {{tech_notes}}
    
  labels: ["feature", "needs-refinement"]
  project: "{{roadmap_project}}"

Sub-Issue Structure

epic_breakdown:
  parent:
    title: "{{epic_name}}"
    type: "Project"
    
  sub_issues:
    - title: "Design: {{epic_name}}"
      labels: ["design"]
      estimate: 3
      
    - title: "Backend: {{epic_name}}"
      labels: ["backend"]
      estimate: 5
      
    - title: "Frontend: {{epic_name}}"
      labels: ["frontend"]
      estimate: 5
      
    - title: "Testing: {{epic_name}}"
      labels: ["qa"]
      estimate: 2
      
    - title: "Documentation: {{epic_name}}"
      labels: ["docs"]
      estimate: 1

Cycle Management

Cycle Planning

cycle_config:
  duration: 2_weeks
  
  planning:
    capacity_per_engineer: 8  # points
    buffer_percentage: 20
    
  milestones:
    - day: 1
      event: "Cycle Start"
    - day: 10
      event: "Feature Freeze"
    - day: 12
      event: "Code Freeze"
    - day: 14
      event: "Release"
      
  auto_rollover:
    enabled: true
    statuses: ["Backlog", "Todo"]
    exclude_labels: ["blocked"]

Cycle Dashboard

CYCLE 24 - WEEK 2/2
═══════════════════════════════════════

Progress:
████████████████░░░░ 78% Complete

Story Points:
Planned:    42
Completed:  33  ████████████████░░░░
Remaining:   9  ████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░

BY STATUS:
Done         ████████████████ 18
In Review    ████░░░░░░░░░░░░ 5
In Progress  ██░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 3
Todo         ██░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 2

TEAM PROGRESS:
Sarah    ██████████████░░ 8/10 pts
Mike     ████████████████ 12/12 pts
Alex     ██████████░░░░░░ 7/10 pts
Lisa     ████████████░░░░ 6/10 pts

BLOCKERS:
• LIN-234: Waiting for API access
• LIN-256: Design review pending

GitHub Integration

Branch & PR Sync

github_sync:
  branch_format: "{{username}}/lin-{{issue_number}}-{{issue_slug}}"
  
  on_branch_created:
    - set_status: "In Progress"
    - add_assignee: branch_creator
    
  on_pr_opened:
    - set_status: "In Review"
    - add_link: pr_url
    - add_comment: "PR opened: {{pr_url}}"
    
  on_pr_merged:
    - set_status: "Done"
    - add_comment: "Merged in {{pr_url}}"
    
  on_pr_closed:
    - add_comment: "PR closed without merge"
    
  commit_linking:
    patterns:
      - "LIN-{{number}}"
      - "lin-{{number}}"
      - "Fixes LIN-{{number}}"

CI/CD Integration

cicd_integration:
  on_build_failed:
    - add_label: "ci-failed"
    - add_comment: |
        ❌ Build failed
        {{build_url}}
        
  on_build_passed:
    - remove_label: "ci-failed"
    
  on_deploy_staging:
    - add_label: "on-staging"
    - add_comment: "Deployed to staging: {{staging_url}}"
    
  on_deploy_production:
    - add_label: "released"
    - add_comment: "Released to production 🚀"

Labels & Organization

Label System

labels:
  type:
    - name: "bug"
      color: "#eb5757"
    - name: "feature"
      color: "#5e6ad2"
    - name: "improvement"
      color: "#26b5ce"
    - name: "chore"
      color: "#bec2c8"
      
  priority:
    - name: "urgent"
      color: "#eb5757"
    - name: "high"
      color: "#f2994a"
    - name: "medium"
      color: "#f2c94c"
    - name: "low"
      color: "#bec2c8"
      
  area:
    - name: "frontend"
      color: "#5e6ad2"
    - name: "backend"
      color: "#26b5ce"
    - name: "infrastructure"
      color: "#bb87fc"
    - name: "design"
      color: "#f7b500"
      
  status:
    - name: "blocked"
      color: "#eb5757"
    - name: "needs-review"
      color: "#f2994a"
    - name: "ready"
      color: "#0e7a42"

Reporting

Velocity Tracking

velocity_report:
  metrics:
    - completed_points_per_cycle
    - issues_closed_per_cycle
    - cycle_completion_rate
    - carryover_percentage
    
  chart_data:
    cycles: last_6
    show_trend: true
    show_commitment: true

Team Analytics

TEAM VELOCITY - LAST 6 CYCLES
═══════════════════════════════════════

│  50 ┤
│     │              ▓▓
│  40 ┤    ▓▓  ▓▓    ▓▓  ▓▓
│     │    ▓▓  ▓▓    ▓▓  ▓▓  ▓▓
│  30 ┤ ▓▓ ▓▓  ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓  ▓▓  ▓▓
│     │ ▓▓ ▓▓  ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓  ▓▓  ▓▓
│  20 ┤ ▓▓ ▓▓  ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓  ▓▓  ▓▓
│     │ ▓▓ ▓▓  ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓  ▓▓  ▓▓
│  10 ┤ ▓▓ ▓▓  ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓  ▓▓  ▓▓
│     │ ▓▓ ▓▓  ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓  ▓▓  ▓▓
│   0 ┴─────────────────────────
       C19 C20 C21 C22 C23 C24

Average: 38 pts | Trend: +8%
Completion Rate: 92%

API Examples

GraphQL Queries

# Create Issue
mutation CreateIssue {
  issueCreate(input: {
    teamId: "team-id"
    title: "New Feature Request"
    description: "Description here"
    priority: 2
    labelIds: ["label-id"]
  }) {
    success
    issue {
      id
      identifier
      url
    }
  }
}

# Update Issue Status
mutation UpdateIssue {
  issueUpdate(
    id: "issue-id"
    input: {
      stateId: "state-id"
      assigneeId: "user-id"
    }
  ) {
    success
  }
}

# Query Cycle Issues
query CycleIssues {
  cycle(id: "cycle-id") {
    name
    issues {
      nodes {
        identifier
        title
        state {
          name
        }
        assignee {
          name
        }
        estimate
      }
    }
  }
}

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

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