linear-expert
Linear Expert
Master-level expertise in Linear configuration, workflow design, GraphQL API mastery, Cycle and Project management, Initiative-level roadmaps, triage automation, GitHub integration, and migration from Jira. Covers everything from workspace setup to programmatic bulk operations against the Linear API.
Overview
Linear is an opinionated, keyboard-driven issue tracker built around a strict data model (Team → Project → Issue → Sub-issue) and a GraphQL-only public API. Unlike Jira, Linear's strength is its lack of configurability: there is one workflow shape (Backlog → Unstarted → Started → Completed → Canceled), one priority scale (0-4), and a tight set of first-class concepts (Cycles, Projects, Initiatives, Labels, Milestones). The job of a Linear expert is to operate fluently inside those rails while extending the system through the API, automations, and integrations.
Core Capabilities
- Workspace & team configuration — URL keys, SSO, team keys, cycle cadence, estimation scales, workflow states, label taxonomy
- Planning hierarchy — Cycles (sprints), Projects + Milestones, Initiatives, and Roadmap views
- Triage automation — inbound routing from Slack, support, GitHub Issues; daily triage SOP
- GraphQL API mastery — query/mutation authoring, pagination, batch mutations, webhooks, rate-limit hygiene
- GitHub integration — magic-word auto-link/auto-close, branch auto-linking, PR-state syncing
- Bulk operations & migration — API-driven bulk edits and Jira → Linear migration planning