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Linear lists 22 features. How many does your team use?

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Good fit

We can build almost all of Linear.

Issue tracking, roadmaps and PR workflows are buildable, but the hosted integration ecosystem, AI agents and coding sessions cannot be replicated in a custom app.

11 we build fully6 need an outside service2 simplified3 we can’t build

What Linear does

Read from Linear’s public website. Each feature is marked with what we can honestly build.

Issues and intake

Issue tracking
Create, label, prioritize and move issues through workflow states.
Triage and intake from conversations
Turn Slack, email and customer feedback into routed, labeled issues.
Needs an outside service: Gmail API and Microsoft Graph. Inbox sync to Gmail/Outlook is hard; simple form and webhook intake buildable.
Create issues via email
Set up team email addresses that create issues from incoming mail.
Needs an outside service: Gmail API and Microsoft Graph. Needs inbound email routing service; no managed mailbox sync included.

Planning and roadmaps

Projects, cycles and initiatives
Group issues into projects, time-boxed cycles and strategic initiatives.
Roadmap timeline view
Visual timeline of projects and milestones across months.
Documents and PRDs
Write and share rich-text product documents linked to projects.

AI agents and assistants

Linear Agent assignments
Delegate issues to AI agents that draft specs, break down work and update issues.
We can't build this. Requires hosted AI models and agent infrastructure; buildable only as a basic LLM feature, not the full agent system.
Coding sessions
Agents write and test code in a cloud environment and open pull requests.
We can't build this. Needs secure cloud sandboxes and coding-agent infrastructure we do not run.

Code review and git automation

Pull request linking and status
Link GitHub/GitLab pull requests to issues and sync status.
Diffs and guided reviews
Review code diffs with context inside the issue tracker.
Simplified version. Basic diff display buildable; full code review tooling is cut.
Stacked pull request view
Track stacked PRs with review and CI status.
Simplified version. Simplified status list only.

Automations and workflows

Custom workflows and automations
Trigger actions when issues or projects change status, labels or assignees.
Recurring loops
Recurring agent workflows that respond to workspace changes.
Needs an outside service: OpenAI or Anthropic API. Scheduled rule-based automations buildable; AI-driven loops are cut.

Insights and reporting

Dashboards and cycle reports
Charts for cycle time, throughput and project progress.
CSV import and export
Import and export issues and project data.

Access and collaboration

Roles and permissions
Team and workspace roles controlling access to projects and teams.
Sign-in and SSO
Single sign-on for enterprise organizations.
Needs an outside service: WorkOS. Standard login buildable; enterprise SSO needs an identity provider service.
Notifications and email alerts
Notify users of assignments and updates.
Needs an outside service: Resend. Email alerts need a transactional email provider; in-app notifications buildable.
Customer requests
Track customer requests linked to issues.

Public pages and embeds

Embed media in issues and documents
Embed videos and design file previews in issues and docs.

Mobile and desktop

Mobile app
Use issues and triage on iOS and Android.
Needs an outside service: Firebase Cloud Messaging. Built as a separate React Native app; push alerts need a push service.
Desktop app
Native desktop application.
We can't build this. Desktop apps are outside our scope; the web app works in a browser tab.

What you’d bring

We write all the code. These features only work on outside services, and those accounts are yours to open and pay for directly.

Sending notification emails: Resend

Free allowance, then pennies per thousand emails. Billed by the provider.

AI features: OpenAI or Anthropic API

Pay per use, billed to your own account by the model provider. Our Claude credits are never used.

Syncing Gmail or Outlook inboxes: Gmail API and Microsoft Graph

Free to call. The review, and the yearly re-assessment Google requires, is the real cost. A sync provider like Nylas charges per connected inbox and handles the review for you.

Enterprise single sign-on: WorkOS

Usually priced per connected company. Billed by the provider.

Push notifications: Firebase Cloud Messaging

Free at most volumes. Apple developer membership is a yearly fee.

What we can’t build

Linear Agent assignments. Requires hosted AI models and agent infrastructure; buildable only as a basic LLM feature, not the full agent system.
Coding sessions. Needs secure cloud sandboxes and coding-agent infrastructure we do not run.
Desktop app. Desktop apps are outside our scope; the web app works in a browser tab.

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