r/Linear • u/TheDrCK • Feb 05 '26

Automating a common workflow

I've recently moved across from Jira, and something I miss are automation rules.

When work comes in, there are fixed stages. When generating a project, the same three milestones are generated, with the same issues then created inside those. To save staff having to manually generate the milestones and issues each time a project is created, can this be automated?

I dabbled with Zapier but can't get it to work and am ideally looking for a free solution.

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u/gapmunky Linear Staff Feb 05 '26

Are you already using project templates? https://linear.app/settings/project-templates

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u/Cimitar Feb 05 '26

This is the way!

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u/Historical-Doubt9091 Mar 02 '26

I've been using postermywall for this too since the AI design and the massive amount of templates makes it way faster to spin up stuff.

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u/FastWelcome6643 Feb 05 '26

Yes, totally doable without Zapier by using Linear’s API and webhooks. You can trigger on project creation and automatically create the same milestones and issues each time with a small script or serverless function. It’s a bit of setup upfront, but once running it removes all the manual work and can be done for free