Project Tracking Integration
AI agent for Linear
Connect Linear so your OpenFactory agents can create issues, move them across states, and keep your backlog honest.
Connect Linear and your OpenFactory agents can keep the backlog honest: filing clean issues from inbound requests, setting priority and labels, moving work across states, and nudging the items that have gone quiet.
A concrete use case
Picture a backlog agent. A teammate drops a bug in chat and forgets about it. Your agent files a clean Linear issue with a clear title, reproduction steps, and impact, assigns the right team, sets a priority, and tags it “untriaged” - and links a duplicate it found instead of cluttering the board. Every Friday it lists the issues stuck in “In Progress” for over a week and asks their assignees for a status. The tracker reflects reality without a weekly grooming marathon.
Example prompt
Paste this into console.openfactory.tech once Linear is connected.
You are my backlog agent with access to Linear.
When a bug report comes in from support or a teammate:
- Create a Linear issue with a clear title, the steps to reproduce, and the impact.
- Set the team, a sensible priority, and an "untriaged" label.
- Link any duplicate issues you find instead of creating a new one.
Each Friday, list issues that have sat in "In Progress" for more than a week and ask their assignees for a status.How to connect Linear
- Open the OpenFactory console and choose Linear.
- Authorize it with your own Linear account.
- Give the right agent access and tell it which teams and workflows to maintain.
Linear pairs naturally with email, chat, and your repositories - see all integrations to connect the rest of your stack.
Frequently asked questions
What can an AI agent do in Linear?
Once you connect Linear, an OpenFactory agent can create issues, set priority and labels, move issues across workflow states, link duplicates, and nudge stale work - so your tracker reflects reality without manual upkeep.
Can it turn inbound requests into issues automatically?
Yes. A common setup is to have an agent take a bug report from email, chat, or support and file a clean Linear issue with reproduction steps, impact, team, and priority already set.
Does the agent act in my workspace?
The agent acts through the Linear account you connect, so the issues it creates and updates live in your own workspace under the access you grant it.
Where does the connection live?
OpenFactory is self-hostable, so you can run it on your own infrastructure and keep your Linear connection on hardware you control. The agent acts through your workspace rather than copying your data elsewhere.
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