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AI Project Status Agent for Linear

At the end of each Linear cycle, your client gets a plain-language summary of what shipped and what comes next, approved first.

For software agencies and studios, every Linear cycle ends with the same client question: what did we get? This edition reads the client's project when a cycle closes, including completed issues, carried-over work and the next cycle's plan, and drafts a plain-language update. Your delivery lead approves it before it is sent, and clients never need a Linear seat.

Cycle summaries covering shipped work, carried-over issues and next plans
Slipped work explained plainly before the client asks
Clients informed without Linear seats or workspace access

$3,900 20–30 working days Optional maintenance $249/mo

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A brass ring with beads along it and one bead set on a folded note, showing a finished cycle summarized for the client.

What it is

AI Project Status Agent for Linear writes client status updates for software work tracked in Linear. When a cycle closes, it reads the client's project, the issues completed and carried over, and the next cycle's plan, drafts an update in one AI step, and sends it after your lead approves.

Why businesses buy it

Development work moves in cycles, but client communication often does not. Leads either skip the update or spend an evening rewriting issue titles into something a client can follow, and slipped work gets explained late. This edition turns each closed cycle into a clear update, with carried-over issues called out honestly, so clients trust your progress reports. Your delivery lead approves every message. The Scope Card fixes the Linear mapping, the trigger and the approval step before you order, so you know precisely what will run.

Problems this solves

Clients hear little about a cycle until someone writes it up

When a Linear cycle closes, the agent reads the client's project and drafts an update in one AI step. It is sent after your lead approves it.

Carried-over issues are glossed over in client updates

The agent reads issues completed and carried over, plus the next cycle's plan. The draft covers what slipped and what comes next, for your lead to review.

Engineering language in Linear confuses non-technical clients

The update is written for the client, drawn from the fields set in the documented mapping. Your lead can adjust the tone before anything goes out.

Granting a tool access to Linear raises security questions

Access is set up through user invites or keys you control, and no keys are sent by email. The two-way connection is tested on sandbox or test records first.

Scope card SKU UPM-N0122

AI Project Status Agent for Linear

Everything this build includes, written down before you pay. Choose a delivery speed and any add-ons, then add it to your cart.

$3,900 one-time build price

1. Choose your delivery speed

Standard 20–30 working days $3,900 Express 15–25 working days $4,600 Rush 10–20 working days $5,250

Delivery times are in working days (Monday to Friday) and start once your intake is complete. They can extend because of national or public holidays, technical issues outside our control (such as platform outages, third-party changes, account approvals or access delays), or natural disasters and other events beyond our control. If a delay happens, we tell you in writing with a new date.

What is included

Channel: Runs in the background (no customer-facing channel)
Integrations: Linear (two-way, agreed field mapping) + up to 1 more system
Knowledge: Not applicable
Workflows: 1 workflow, up to 12 steps, including 1 AI decision or drafting step
Languages: 1
Testing: 20 test runs on your sample data
Revisions: 2 rounds
Handoff: 1 × 45-min handoff session (recorded)
Support: 30 days after launch

A good fit if

You build software for clients, and each client's work is a Linear project planned in cycles.

Clients want to know what shipped, not read issue titles written for engineers.

Issues carried over from one cycle to the next need explaining before the client asks about them.

You can create a Linear API key and spare 30 minutes with your Linear admin.

Not the right fit if

You want your engineers' blockers and overdue issues chased inside Linear. See AI Project Manager Agent for Linear.

Your delivery runs in Jira instead. See AI Project Status Agent for Jira.

You want public release notes for all your users, not an update for one client. See AI Release Notes Generator.

Updates must merge Linear with both time tracking and invoicing data. That is two extra systems; add a note at checkout for a Change Quote.

How it works

On a 30-minute call with your Linear admin, we map each client to its Linear project and agree how cycles and issue states should be described to that client.
When a cycle closes, or on the schedule you set, the workflow reads the project's issues: completed, carried over, and planned for the next cycle.
The AI drafting step rewrites engineer-facing issue titles into a client update, grouping work by outcome rather than by ticket, and explains anything carried over.
Your delivery lead approves or edits the draft. The approved version goes out through the one extra connection, such as your email.
The send is recorded on the client's Linear project as agreed in the mapping, so the team can see what the client has been told.

What you provide within 72 hours

Your portal lists these the moment you order. Delivery starts the working day after everything is in and your access is checked.

A Linear API key with access to client projects.
Your Linear admin for a 30-minute setup call.
The Linear projects that belong to each client.
How updates are put together now, written down or screen-recorded.
Five to ten past client updates, ideally from recent cycles.
The delivery lead who approves each client's update, and a contact for errors.
Access to the route that sends approved updates.
An API key for your own AI model account (for example OpenAI or Google Gemini), created for this build with a spending limit.

The 72-hour rule. Send everything on your checklist, including access, within 72 hours of ordering so your build starts on time.

Timeline

Start Intake verified, client projects and cycle cadence agreed.

Weeks 1–2 Workflow and drafting step built from past updates.

Week 3 Linear issues, projects and cycles connected; sending route set.

Weeks 3–4 Twenty test runs on recent cycles.

Week 4 Your review and two rounds of changes.

Go-live Live on your Linear projects, recorded handoff, support starts.

Delivery options, in working days (Monday to Friday) from completed intake. They can extend because of national or public holidays, technical issues outside our control (such as platform outages, third-party changes, account approvals or access delays), or natural disasters and other events beyond our control. If a delay happens, we tell you in writing with a new date.
Option	Delivery time	Price
Standard	20–30 working days	$3,900
Express	15–25 working days	$4,600
Rush	10–20 working days	$5,250

What you receive at handover

The AI Project Status Agent for Linear, configured and running in the background
A two-way Linear connection with documented field mapping, plus up to one more system
Access set up through invites or keys you control
A test report on live sandbox or test records from 20 test runs
An admin guide, the recorded handoff session and 30 days of post-launch support

Expected benefits and how to measure them

Can help every cycle end with a clear client update
Helps clients see carried-over work and the next plan
Makes updates easier to write for software teams

Cycles followed by a client update: Compare closed cycles in Linear with updates sent, for the cycles before and after launch.
Lead time per update: Log time spent writing cycle updates before launch and approving drafts after.
Client questions after each update: Count follow-up questions from clients per update, before and after launch.

Before you start: Note how many recent Linear cycles ended with a client update and how long each update took.

These are things to track, not promised results. Outcomes depend on your data, your team and your market.

Running costs

The build is $3,900, paid once. Running the workflow costs roughly $20 to $100 a month for the automation platform and AI model usage, billed in your accounts; short cycles and many client projects push it higher. Linear licenses and plan upgrades are not included.

AI usage during the build and testing is billed to you the same way.

Ask about running costs

Custom requirements

A second workflow, a second AI step, or custom Linear objects outside the mapping need a written Change Quote. Add a note at checkout and we send it to you.

Request a custom version

Keep it running

Once the 30 days of support end, optional monthly maintenance covers monitoring, fixes, model and Linear updates and a monthly health report. Change hours handle small changes like adding a new client project, a new approver or a different update schedule. Larger work needs a Change Quote. Cancel any month.

$249/mo (the minimum fee, includes 2 change hours)

Optional. Starts after the post-launch support period. Cancel any month.

How maintenance works

How this compares

	Do it yourself with a SaaS tool	Hire a custom agency	Upmark Labs
Price	A reporting tool for Linear charges per seat	A delivery manager writes updates on billable time	Ours is one fixed price, shown on this page before you buy
Language	Shows issue titles as engineers wrote them	Depends on the manager	Ours rewrites work into outcomes a client understands
Timing	You remember to send it	Fits around other work	Ours drafts at each cycle close or on your schedule
Delivery	Quick install, manual write-ups continue	Set by hiring	Ours has a fixed delivery time shown before you buy, with faster options

Questions about this product

What Linear data does the client status workflow use?

Issues, projects and cycles. It reads the issues in each client's project, which were completed or carried over in the cycle, and what is planned next, then drafts the update. The send is recorded on the Linear project as agreed in the mapping. Custom Linear objects are outside this build.

Can the Linear status agent run when each cycle ends?

Yes. The workflow can be triggered by a cycle closing or run on a fixed schedule, such as every second Friday. Either way, the draft goes to your delivery lead before anything reaches the client. Changing the trigger later is a small change within maintenance hours.

How does AI Project Status Agent for Linear explain work that slipped?

Issues carried over from one cycle to the next are listed separately, and the drafting step explains them using the issue's details, in the plain style of your sample updates. Your delivery lead can adjust the explanation before approving, so the client hears it accurately from you first.

What does the Linear status edition cost, and how fast can it be delivered?

Both sit in the price and delivery panel on this page, which gives the one-time price for each delivery speed, faster ones included, all covering the same Scope Card. The clock starts once your Linear API key, client project mapping and sample updates are verified, which is due within 72 hours of ordering.

Do our clients need Linear accounts to get updates?

No. Clients receive the approved update by email or whichever route you agreed, so they never need a Linear seat or access to your workspace. Internal issue titles, other clients' projects and engineering discussion stay private, while the client still sees an accurate picture of progress.

What does the Linear status workflow cost each month?

Roughly $20 to $100 a month in your own accounts, covering the automation platform and AI model usage. Short cycles and many client projects push it toward the top. Your Linear subscription is unchanged, and optional monthly maintenance starts once the 30 days of support end.