Linear sprint setup

What It Does

Turns a one-line sprint goal into a fully populated Linear cycle. The skill pulls team velocity from recent completed cycles, breaks the goal into 3–8 right-sized issues, and creates them with labels and estimates summing to 90% of velocity.

When It Triggers

• ▸"Plan our next sprint"
• ▸"Set up the Q2 sprint in Linear"
• ▸"Create tasks for sprint X in Linear"

Prerequisites

• ▸Linear MCP connected (Settings → Extensions → Linear)
• ▸Team has at least 3 completed cycles for velocity inference

SKILL.md

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name: linear-sprint-setup
description: Creates a sprint in Linear with prioritized tasks based on a goal. Uses Linear MCP to fetch team velocity and create issues. Use when user says "plan this sprint", "set up sprint", or "create Linear sprint".
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# Linear Sprint Setup

## Requires
- Linear MCP connected (Settings → Extensions → Linear)

## Steps
1. Fetch team via `linear_getTeam`
2. Fetch recent velocity via `linear_listIssues` with filters for completed cycles
3. Ask the user for sprint goal and duration if not provided
4. Break the goal into 3–8 issues with estimates summing to velocity × 0.9
5. Create each issue via `linear_createIssue` with labels and estimates
6. Return a checklist with links to each created issue

Gotchas

• ▸First sprint for a team will lack velocity data — pass an explicit capacity in the prompt.
• ▸Labels are team-specific; the skill auto-discovers them via linear_listLabels.
• ▸Commit to 90% of velocity, not 100% — leaves room for unplanned work.