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What Linear Lets Cofounder Do

Adding the Linear integration lets Cofounder work from the issues your team already writes in Linear.

Once Linear is connected, Cofounder can:

read Linear issue titles, descriptions, teams, and linked files
turn assigned Linear issues into Cofounder work
route that work to the right Cofounder agent
link Cofounder tasks back to Linear issues
send progress updates back to Linear with a link to the live Cofounder session

Use Linear when your team wants to keep planning work in Linear and have Cofounder do the work.

Assigning Linear Work To Cofounder

After Linear is connected, you can send work to Cofounder from Linear by assigning or delegating a Linear issue to the Cofounder Linear agent.

That issue becomes a Cofounder work request. Cofounder uses the issue title, description, links, files, and comments to understand what to do.

A good Linear issue for Cofounder should include:

a clear title
what you want done
any important product, engineering, or customer context
links, screenshots, or files Cofounder should inspect
how you will know the work is done

You do not need to copy the issue into Cofounder chat. Assigning the issue is enough.

What Happens After Assignment

When a Linear issue is assigned to Cofounder:

Linear sends the issue to Cofounder through the connected Linear integration.
Cofounder reads the issue and turns it into instructions for the agent.
Cofounder creates or reuses a session for that Linear issue.
Supported files from the Linear issue are copied into the agent session.
Cofounder routes the work to the right agent.
Linear gets a reply with a link to the live Cofounder session.

The Linear issue stays in Linear. The Cofounder session is where the agent does the work, asks follow-up questions if needed, runs tools, writes code, creates artifacts, opens PRs, or finishes the task.

What Shows Up In Linear

Cofounder sends updates back to Linear so teammates can follow the work from the issue.

Depending on the issue and task state, Cofounder can:

move the issue into an active state when work starts
add the Cofounder session as a link on the issue
post a reply with a live session link
comment when Cofounder starts work
keep the Cofounder task linked to the Linear issue

This lets your team track the work in Linear while Cofounder works in the Cofounder workspace.

Cofounder Tasks And Linear Issues

Linear and Cofounder can stay linked in both directions:

Work can start in Linear and become a Cofounder task or session.
Work can start in Cofounder and link back to Linear when Linear sync is enabled.
Cofounder can create a new Linear issue when no matching issue exists.
Cofounder can reuse an existing Linear issue when it finds a clear match.

This is useful when your product and engineering teams already use Linear to track work.

When To Assign Linear Issues To Cofounder

Assign work from Linear to Cofounder when:

the issue is already written in Linear
your team wants Linear to stay as the place where work is tracked
Cofounder should pick up the issue and route it to the right agent
teammates need a link from Linear to the active Cofounder session

Use Cofounder chat or the Tasks canvas instead when the work starts as a conversation, needs more scoping before it becomes an issue, or is not tied to Linear.