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Linear Sprint Planning

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Project views, team capacity

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Linear Sprint Planning

When planning sprints or capacity in Linear:

  • List teams and projects first to scope the view.
  • List issues by team/project and state to see backlog and in-progress work.
  • Summarize counts by state or assignee to show capacity or load.
  • When asked for sprint scope, filter by project/team and report open or unassigned issues.
  • Use issue details (estimate, cycle) when available to enrich summaries.

Step-by-step instructions

  1. If team/project is unclear: list teams and projects and ask or infer from context.
  2. List issues filtered by team/project and state (e.g. Backlog, In Progress, Done).
  3. Summarize counts by state and optionally by assignee for capacity.
  4. For sprint scope: report open or unassigned issues; include estimate or cycle when the tool returns them.
  5. Keep summaries short (counts, key issues); avoid dumping full issue lists unless asked.

Examples of inputs and outputs

  • Input: “What’s our sprint capacity for Team X?”
    Output: Count of issues by state (and by assignee if useful); optionally total estimate; from list issues for that team.

  • Input: “What can we pull into the next sprint?”
    Output: List of open/backlog issues (title, state, assignee) for the relevant project/team; optionally with estimates.

Common edge cases

  • Multiple teams/projects: Ask which one, or summarize per team/project with clear labels.
  • No issues in state: Report “No issues in [state]” for that team/project.
  • Estimates missing: Summarize counts without estimates and note that estimates aren’t set.
  • API/oauth error: Report Linear error and suggest reconnecting or retrying.

Tool usage for specific purposes

  • List teams/projects: Use when scope is unknown before listing issues.
  • List issues: Use with team/project and state filters for backlog, in progress, and sprint scope; use assignee for capacity.
  • Get issue: Use when you need estimate or cycle for specific issues in a summary.