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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
$5,500
20–30 working days
Optional maintenance $275/mo
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.
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 your Linear admin can confirm the mapping in writing.
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
- With your Linear admin, we map each client to its Linear project in writing 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 to sign off the written client mapping.
- 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, written handover report, support starts.
| Option | Delivery time | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 20–30 working days | $5,500 |
| Express | 15–25 working days | $6,450 |
| Rush | 10–20 working days | $7,450 |
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 written handover report 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 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 costsCustom 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 versionKeep 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.
$275/mo (5% of the build price a month, includes 2 change hours)
Optional. Starts after the post-launch support period. Cancel any month.
How maintenance worksHow 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.
Close every cycle with a client update worth reading.
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