Syncing to Linear

Takes artifacts from docs/issues/YYYY-MM-DD-<slug>/ as input. Syncs to Linear as an issue with linked documents.

Supported artifacts: definition.md (required), design.md, plan.md, execution.md (all optional).

Does NOT modify local files except linear.json.

NO LOCAL FILE MODIFICATIONS EXCEPT linear.json

Workflow

- [ ] Step 1: Locate Issue Directory
- [ ] Step 2: Initialize
- [ ] Step 3: Sync Issue
- [ ] Step 4: Sync Documents
- [ ] Step 5: Finalize

Step 1: Locate Issue Directory

If an argument is provided, use it; otherwise list directories and ask. Verify definition.md exists — if missing, STOP.

Step 2: Initialize

Read linear.json if it exists. Resolve team: linear.json → --team argument → auto-detect via linear-server:list_teams. Read artifacts: definition.md (required), design.md, plan.md, execution.md (all optional).

Step 3: Sync Issue

Generate from definition.md:

• Title: under 70 characters, imperative or noun-phrase style

• Description (in this exact order):

  Problem (required): One bold sentence stating the core issue, then 1-2 plain sentences on consequences. No code references, no solution language.

  Impact (required): Bulleted list. Each bullet: bold lead phrase — supporting detail.

  Background (required): Collapsible section (>>> syntax). 3-5 sentences of context.

Example:

## Problem
**Webhook payloads are delivered without signature verification, allowing any network peer to forge event notifications.**

Consumers cannot distinguish legitimate events from spoofed requests.

## Impact
- **Forged deployments** — attackers trigger production deploys via crafted webhook events
- **Data poisoning** — pipeline consumers ingest unverified payloads as trusted input

>>> Background
The platform dispatches webhook events over HTTPS but includes no HMAC signature header. Most providers (GitHub, Stripe, Slack) sign payloads with HMAC-SHA256. This project skips that step.
>>>

If issueId in state: update_issue. Otherwise: create_issue and record ID, identifier, URL.

Step 4: Sync Documents

<title>: slug → spaces → title case.

If document exists in state: update_document. Otherwise: create_document with issue set to identifier. No placeholder documents.

Step 5: Finalize

Write linear.json and print console summary.

Output

linear.json in the issue directory. Only include document keys for documents actually synced.

{
  "issueId": "uuid",
  "issueIdentifier": "TEAM-123",
  "issueUrl": "https://linear.app/...",
  "team": "team-name-or-id",
  "documents": { "definition": "doc-id", "design": "doc-id", "plan": "doc-id", "execution": "doc-id" }
}

Synced to Linear:
- Issue: TEAM-123 — <title> (<url>)
- Definition document: created | updated
- Design document: created | updated | skipped (not found)
- Plan document: created | updated | skipped (not found)
- Execution document: created | updated | skipped (not found)

Anti-patterns

• ❌ Full definition in description → ✓ condensed plain-language summary
• ❌ File paths in description → ✓ code details stay in linked documents
• ❌ Placeholder documents → ✓ skip missing artifacts
• ❌ Duplicate issues/documents → ✓ check state, update instead
• ❌ Modifying definition.md or design.md → ✓ only linear.json is written

Related Skills

• defining-issues — produces definition.md and design.md
• executing-tasks — produces plan.md and execution.md