Linear.
Opinionated issue tracking — now an execution graph for workflow agents.
What it is.
Issue tracker built for product engineering. Linear AI added triage, grouping, and summarisation in 2024; the 2025 Cycles release exposed the underlying execution graph to agents — Devin, Claude Code, and Cursor all read Linear issues as structured input. The reference issue tracker for AI-native teams.
Where it fits.
Software engineering and product teams that want issue tracking that does not slow them down. Increasingly the substrate for agent-driven backlog work — assign Devin to a Linear issue, get a PR back tagged with the issue ID. Replaces Jira at AI-native organisations almost without exception.
- Best-in-class issue tracking UX
- Native agent integrations across coding tools
- Sub-100ms interaction latency from anywhere
- Higher per-seat price than legacy trackers
- Smaller enterprise feature footprint than Jira
Frequently asked.
Is Linear AI included in the standard tier?
AI features are included at Standard and above. Plus and Enterprise add higher AI quotas and admin controls.
How do coding agents use Linear?
Read issues via API, write PRs that reference issue IDs, update issue status on PR merge. Standard pattern for Devin, Claude Code, and Cursor background agents.
Linear or Jira for AI-native teams?
Linear. The migration is the standard playbook at YC-funded and similar companies above 30 engineers.
