Teams can now customize GitHub PR automation in Linear by setting custom workflow statuses for PR open and merge events, and the integration now waits for all PRs on an issue to merge before triggering the merge automation. This release also includes cycle improvements, dark mode enhancements, better visibility for mentions and links in comments, and various UI/UX fixes.
GitHub workflow configuration
GitHub integration is one of our time-saving features in Linear. It lets Linear manage the status of issues based on associated GitHub pull requests. Previously, if you had the integration enabled, a pull request would automatically move associated issues into the In Progress status once the PR has been opened, and into the Completed status upon PR merge.
We wanted to give teams more control over their workflows and now you can customize the automation by setting your own workflow status for PR open and merge events. For example, to separate issues waiting for a code review, create a In Review status for your team and associate PR open to trigger this status. You can also omit the automation for each step and configure automation for each team separately.
We also improved how multiple pull requests per issue are treated. If your issue has several open pull requests open, we'll wait for all of them being merged until we trigger the merge automation step.
Cycle improvements
Cycles are still under active development and available under Developer Preview option in your personal settings. This week we shipped several cycle improvements:
Weekends are now drawn to estimation chart, and also taken into account with estimation calculations
Several fixes to cycle progress calculation and drawing
Issues are associated with the cycle if the issue is created from the cycle view
When enabling cycles an active cycle is created instead of having to wait a week for the planned cycle to start
Issues in My Issues are grouped by cycle and ordered by cycle start date
Improvements to keyboard shortcuts when adding issues into cycles
Fixed workflow ordering on cycle views
Other improvements and fixes
Better dark mode color scheme and other style tweaks
@mentions and links are now more visible in comments and issue descriptions
Added links to toast messages when moving issues between views for easier navigation
Move visible default label colors and styling in lists
Added issue filtering options for priority and labels
Bulk actions for issues are now shown in more views if they share the same team
Fixes to toast messages when inviting new teammates
Fixed issue with keyboard shortcuts not always working in the issue view
Several fixes to action menu
Fixed issue saving when image upload is still in progress
Linear Agent now offers adaptive routing to optimize model selection by task complexity, environment secrets support for secure dependency access, and open-weight model options including GLM. Teams can define custom project labels and statuses, assign project leads, use durable IDs for projects and initiatives, and automate workflows with new team-based triggers for onboarding and reassignment.
Loops, Linear's recurring agent workflows, now respond to more workspace activity including project, initiative, and cycle changes, can edit Linear documents and post updates to Slack. This helps teams automate coordination tasks like updating docs and keeping stakeholders informed when plans change.
Linear now offers a Priority tab that intelligently separates urgent notifications from less critical ones, preventing important items like release-blocking reviews from getting lost. Additionally, document editing is now available on iOS and Android, rich previews render in diffs, draft projects with Linear Agent for planning, and admins can approve third-party app access on paid plans.