Task Management with Linear

For project-specific team ID, workflow state UUIDs, and label UUIDs, see tracker-config.md. For status transitions, follow the Status Update Procedure section below.

MCP Tool Examples

// Create issue
{ "teamId": "TEAM_UUID", "title": "[UI] Build PriceRangeFilter", "description": "Objective: ...\nFiles: ...\nAC: ...", "labelIds": ["LABEL_UUID"], "priority": 2 }
// → { "id": "TAS-42", "url": "https://linear.app/team/TAS-42" }

// Update issue status (see Status Update Procedure)
{ "issueId": "TAS-42", "stateId": "<UUID from tracker-config.md>" }

// Search issues
{ "query": "is:open assignee:me", "teamId": "TEAM_UUID" }

Discovered Issues

• Search Linear for existing tickets; if found, link and add evidence.
• If not found, create: Title [Bug] <symptom>, Labels bug + domain, Priority P1–P4 with rationale, Acceptance steps.

Issue Naming

Name issues using a verb-first, actionable format that maps to operator intent:

Add priceRange field to place type  -> Action: `Add schema: priceRange to place`
Run DB migration to add price_range column -> Action: `Migrate DB: add price_range`
Update GROQ query to include priceRange filter -> Action: `Update query: include priceRange`
Build PriceRangeFilter component -> Action: `Implement UI: PriceRangeFilter`

Priority

Status Workflow

Backlog -> Todo -> In Progress -> In Review -> Done -> Cancelled

Transition Rules

• Agent (via MCP): Todo → In Progress on start; In Progress → Done on verified completion; Any → Cancelled to drop.
• GitHub integration: auto-updates status on PR events (push → In Progress, review → In Review, merge → Done). Configure in Linear Settings → Team → Pull request automation.
• Link via issue ID in branch/PR title (e.g., TAS-123).

Issue Descriptions

Every issue must include: Objective (one sentence), Files (partition) (paths this agent may modify), Acceptance Criteria (verifiable checklist), Dependencies (#TAS-XX).

Group related issues under a Linear project; issues track individual subtasks.

Session Workflow

1. Check board for existing in-progress work.
2. Decompose feature into issues; create all on Linear — verify each returns a valid issue ID.
3. Delegate: move to In Progress before starting; Done after verified.
4. If blocked, update the issue description (Linear MCP has no comment API).
5. On resume: filter by In Progress/Todo, read descriptions, continue.
6. On completion: verify all issues Done/Cancelled, run build/lint/test.

If creation fails: check team ID and state UUIDs in tracker-config.md; retry once. If board state is inconsistent on resume: re-read all issue statuses before proceeding.

Status Update Procedure

⚠️ update_issue requires a workflow state UUID — passing a name like "In Progress" always fails with stateId must be a UUID.

1. Read UUIDs from tracker-config.md before any status transition. Names returned by list_issues/get_issue are display-only, not valid stateId values.
2. If tracker-config.md has no state UUIDs, skip status updates and log a warning.

// ✅ UUID from tracker-config.md
{ "issueId": "TAS-42", "stateId": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890" }
// ❌ FAILS — name, not UUID
{ "issueId": "TAS-42", "status": "In Progress" }

One-Time Setup: Discover Workflow State UUIDs

If tracker-config.md lacks state UUIDs, ask the user to populate them from Linear Settings → Teams → Workflow (UUID in browser URL per state) or via the GraphQL workflowStates { nodes { id name } } query.