Codegen + Linear: Where Tickets Become Code
Backlogs don’t clear themselves. But now, they can feel like they do. With our new Codegen + Linear integration, the distance between “this needs to get done” and “it’s live in production” just got a whole lot shorter. Codegen now works inside Linear to turn issues into production-ready PRs — automatically linked, status-tracked, and fully documented — without adding more meetings, pings, or manual tracking to your life.
Tag @codegen in a Linear issue, and watch it shift from Todo to PR merged while you focus on the work that actually needs human judgment.
How it works
Codegen isn’t another bot throwing one-off code suggestions at you. It’s an agentic developer, built on Anthropic and OpenAI APIs, that understands your tickets, your codebase, and your team’s workflow.
Once connected to Linear (and optionally Slack and GitHub), you can:
- Tag @codegen in a Linear issue and watch it pick it up, plan the work, and ship the PR.
- Skip the “did this get done?” loop. Codegen updates issue statuses from Todo → In Progress → Done in real time.
- Automatically open follow-up tickets when it finds bugs, dependencies, or optimizations.
- See GitHub PRs linked directly to the Linear issues they solve.
It’s like adding a full-stack engineer to your team — one who already knows your architecture, follows your rules, and works in parallel with your human developers.
Codegen × Linear in action
Watch how Nan Yu, Head of Product at Linear, walks through how AI agents streamline task management and development inside Linear using Codegen.
The benefits you’ll notice immediately
Streamlined project management
Forget babysitting tickets. Codegen updates statuses, creates follow-up tasks, and keeps the board accurate without a PM spending half their day in “update mode.”
Code-to-task without the glue work
Every PR Codegen ships is automatically linked to its Linear issue, complete with documentation of what changed and why. No more detective work to connect code changes to business intent.
Progress without more meetings
Status updates land directly in the issue. Design decisions stay attached to the ticket. You can skip the “round-the-room” syncs that just restate what everyone could’ve read.
From ticket to PR in minutes
Whether it’s a small bug fix or a routine feature, Codegen can take it from description to merged PR, fast. It clears your backlog to frees your team for high-value engineering.
Full context awareness
Codegen understands your codebase. It implements changes that fit your patterns, follow your dependencies, and avoid regressions.
Adopting it across your team
Start small. Pilot with one team, pair early adopters with new users, and document best practices. Track your KPIs — cycle time, PR quality, backlog velocity — so you can measure the impact.
Where Codegen shines
- Routine feature tickets with clear specs
- Bugs with reproducible steps.
- Documentation updates
- Backlog grooming and estimation
What to keep in mind
- Complex architectural overhauls still need human oversight.
- UX-heavy decisions benefit from human design review.
- Vague tickets = vague output. Clear scope is king.
- Write crystal-clear issue descriptions.
- Link related tickets for context.
- Give regular feedback on Codegen’s output.
- Use a hybrid workflow: Codegen implements, humans review.
- Treat Codegen’s explanations as a training library for your team.
How to get started
- Create your Codegen account.
- Link it to your Linear workspace.
- Set permissions for PR creation, rule detection, and self-assigning issues.
- Tag @codegen in a Linear ticket and let it run.
A backlog that doesn’t collect dust, engineers freed from repetitive tasks, and a workflow where planning and delivery happen in the same breath.
The next time you open Linear and see a pile of tickets, imagine half of them already shipped before your next standup. That’s the Codegen effect.
See it for yourself — schedule a demo and watch your backlog disappear.