linear-autopilot

What This Skill Does

The linear-autopilot skill functions as an advanced automation bridge between your project management board in Linear and the Clawdbot ecosystem. By establishing a robust pipeline—Linear → Webhook Service → Discord → Clawdbot → Git—you transform your Linear workflow into an autonomous task-execution engine. When a task is created or updated in Linear, the skill triggers a notification in Discord, informing the Clawdbot to initiate work. Upon completion or update, the system automatically handles Git synchronization, ensuring your local environment or Obsidian knowledge base is always in sync with your task progress. This eliminates manual status updates and context switching between apps.

Installation

To install, run: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/vincentchan/linear-autopilot. After installation, execute mkdir -p ~/.clawdbot and initialize your environment variables in ~/.clawdbot/linear.env with your LINEAR_API_KEY. Finally, populate your ~/.clawdbot/linear-config.json with the specific team, state, and Discord channel IDs to enable the integration. Ensure you have selected a webhook service; Make.com is the recommended free-tier provider, while Pipedream is ideal for high-speed, instant triggers.

Use Cases

This skill is perfect for developers and knowledge workers who want to automate repetitive project management tasks. Common use cases include: 1) Automated code repository creation when a 'coding' task is added to Linear. 2) Instant capture of research tasks into a local Obsidian vault via Git sync. 3) Cross-platform task management where your Linear kanban board drives your actual AI-agent execution cycles.

Example Prompts

1. "OpenClaw, check my current Linear 'Todo' queue and prioritize the most urgent task based on the current context."
2. "Linear-autopilot, create a new task in my active project titled 'Implement OAuth' and push the generated documentation to the repo."
3. "Summarize the last three tasks processed via linear-autopilot and identify any sync errors in the Git log."

Tips & Limitations

The free tier of your chosen webhook service is the primary constraint. Make.com provides 1,000 operations per month with a 15-minute polling interval, which is excellent for most workflows. Pipedream offers instant triggers but consumes credits faster. Always verify your Linear state IDs before activation, as mismatched IDs will cause the webhook pipeline to silently fail. If using Git sync, ensure your local directory is already initialized as a Git repository to prevent push errors.