linear-initiative

Linear Project Creator

Uses the content of a Linear initiative and creates projects for selected SDKs.

Requirements

This skill requires the Linear MCP server to be configured.

SDK Teams

Only teams with Enabled=Yes are included when creating projects.

Project Naming

Naming rules:

1. Remove any text in parentheses or brackets from the initiative name
2. Add suffix in square brackets

Format: [Clean Initiative Name] [[Suffix]]

Example: Initiative "SDK Handling HTTP 413 (Content Too Large)" → "SDK Handling HTTP 413 [Python]"

Instructions

1. Get the initiative identifier from the user if not provided. This can be an initiative ID, name, or URL.

2. Fetch the initiative details using mcp__linear-server__query_data:

   Query: "Get initiative [identifier] with its name, description, targetDate, and any associated projects"

3. Present initiative summary to the user including:

   • Initiative name
   • Description/content
   • Target date (if set)
   • Any existing projects already linked

4. Ask which SDK teams should have projects created. Present options:

   • All SDK teams (all enabled teams from the table)
   • By category: JavaScript, Backend, Mobile, or Gaming (filter by Category column, only enabled)
   • Individual selection (let user specify specific teams)

5. If user selects individual, ask them to specify which teams from the table.

6. Ask about project naming:

   • Default: Use initiative name with team suffix (e.g., "Session Replay [Python]")
   • No suffix: Use initiative name only (same name for all projects)
   • Custom: Let user specify a custom naming pattern

7. For each selected team, create a project using mcp__linear-server__create_project:

   • name: Use the initiative name with suffix from the SDK Teams table (if suffixes enabled)
   • team: The team name
   • description: "Have a look at the initiative for a full description of this project."
   • initiative: Link to the source initiative
   • state: Set to "Backlog" (use status ID d4127831-7550-41f2-918c-d7699c6c7b95)
   • targetDate: If the initiative has a target date set, apply it to the project

8. Report results showing:

   • Successfully created projects with links
   • Any failures and reasons

9. (Optional) Ask about creating issues in each project:

   • Warn the user: "Issues may be automatically synced to GitHub. Do you want to create an issue in each project?"
   • Require explicit confirmation before proceeding
   • If confirmed, ask for issue content preference:
     • Full description: Use the complete initiative description as the issue body
     • Placeholder: "Have a look at the initiative for a full description."
   • Create one issue per project using mcp__linear-server__create_issue:
     • title: Same as project name (e.g., "SDK Handling HTTP 413 [Python]")
     • team: The team name
     • project: Link to the created project
     • description: Based on user's choice above

Example Usage

User: "Create projects for the Session Replay initiative across all Mobile SDKs"

Response flow:

1. Fetch "Session Replay" initiative details
2. Confirm the initiative found is correct
3. Ask about naming preference (with suffix, no suffix, or custom)
4. Create projects with names like:
   • "Session Replay [Android]" (sentry-java)
   • "Session Replay [Capacitor]" (sentry-capacitor)
   • "Session Replay [Apple]" (sentry-cocoa)
   • "Session Replay [Dart/Flutter]" (sentry-dart)
   • etc.
5. Report created project links

Notes

• Always confirm the initiative details before creating projects
• Check for existing projects to avoid duplicates
• Projects are automatically linked to the initiative when the initiative parameter is provided
• If a project already exists for a team under this initiative, skip it and notify the user
• GitHub Sync Warning: Some teams have Linear-GitHub sync enabled. Issues created in Linear may automatically create corresponding GitHub issues. Always confirm with the user before creating issues.