Pull requests
Pull requests becomes easier to review when GitHub, Linear activity sits in the same product timeline.
Integrations
Match code movement to issue movement
Review GitHub changes and Linear issue movement as one product timeline instead of two separate status checks.Activity feed
What changed?
- Linear
Linear issue moved to In Review
- GitHub
GitHub pull request opened
- GitHub
Review requested
- GitHub
Pull request merged
Situation
Where scattered context starts costing time
GitHub shows what changed in code. Linear shows how work moved. Product teams need both in the same sequence.
Change
What the team does differently
Review GitHub and Linear events together before standups, launch reviews, support triage, and product planning.
Before
- Cross-check pull requests against issues manually.
- Lose the order of code and issue movement.
- Ask for status summaries that tools already know.
After
- See pull requests and issues in one timeline.
- Follow the release sequence faster.
- Connect engineering movement to product outcomes.
Best fit
Combined view
Code and issues are easier to review together.
Issue status
Issue status becomes easier to review when GitHub, Linear activity sits in the same product timeline.
Release work
Release work becomes easier to review when GitHub, Linear activity sits in the same product timeline.
Bug follow-up
Bug follow-up becomes easier to review when GitHub, Linear activity sits in the same product timeline.
Review checklist
What to inspect first
Use these examples as the first pass when a teammate asks what changed and which system recorded it.
Today
5 events
- Linear
Linear issue moved to In Review
- GitHub
GitHub pull request opened
- GitHub
Review requested
- GitHub
Pull request merged
- Linear
Issue moved to Done
Integrations
Sources used in this workflow
Highlighted integrations appear in the example activity feed above. Muted integrations are available in Grondeo, but not used in this page's workflow example.
GitHubIn this workflowLinearIn this workflowStripeZendeskGranolaAPIsWebhooks
Questions
What teams usually ask
Why combine GitHub and Linear?
Together they show both engineering changes and product work movement, which makes reviews and handoffs easier.
Can this help launch reviews?
Yes. GitHub + Linear is a strong launch review pair because it connects release work to issue progress.
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