Linear

Project management platform optimized for engineering teams — issues, cycles, projects, and roadmaps.

Concepts

Issues

The atomic unit of work. Each issue has a title, description, status, priority, assignee, and labels.

Cycles (Sprints)

Time-boxed work periods. Issues are assigned to cycles for focused execution.

Projects

Multi-cycle initiatives that group related issues. Track progress with milestones and status updates.

Integration Patterns

• Create issues from automated workflows
• Update status based on CI/CD events
• Link issues to pull requests and commits
• Track progress across projects and teams

Best Practices

• Write clear, actionable issue titles
• Include acceptance criteria in issue descriptions
• Use labels for categorization (bug, feature, tech-debt)
• Update issue status as work progresses — don't batch-update at the end