Linear Sprint Planning Assistant

Generate high-impact sprint plans from repo signals

Category

Engineering

Features

Linear, Sprint, Planning

Integrations

Github
1

Connect your email provider

Works great with Linear, GitHub, Slack and more.

Connect apps
2

Define trigger conditions

  • Run at sprint boundary or when roadmap updates arrive by email.
  • Configure from Apps.
3

Set AI response template

Suggest top tasks with estimates, dependencies, and risk tags.

Prompt example

Sprint planning assistant proposing tasks from repository signals.

Input:

  • Repository URL or key repo details: [URL]
  • Optional high-level roadmap or goals if provided.

Tasks:

  • Propose about 10 sprint-ready tasks that balance:
    • Bug fixes or reliability work.
    • Small improvements / refactors.
    • Feature or experiment work aligned with goals.
  • For each task, include:
    • Concise title.
    • Short description.
    • Effort estimate (for example: S/M/L or story points).
    • Impact level (low / medium / high).
    • Suggested priority order.

Output format:

  • Ordered list of tasks:
    1. Title – estimate, impact, priority
      • Description
    2. ...

Assume the audience is an engineering lead reviewing candidate sprint items.

4

Test and activate workflow

Review generated sprint board with lead engineer before auto-assignment.

5

Monitor performance

Track estimate accuracy and sprint carryover reduction.

Pro tip

Balance allocation by teammate skill profile automatically.

Real metrics

SprintPro: sustained 95% velocity target adherence.

Linear
GitHub
Slack
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