Integrations / Project Management
Linear on WhatsApp: manage projects, issues and comments with an AI agent
Flann turns Linear into something you can message. Ask on WhatsApp, by text or voice note, and Flann does the work in Linear for you. Project tools are built for people who sit at desks. Owners usually do not.
47 actions in Linear. 22 only look things up, and 25 create, update, send or delete. You connect with a one-click sign-in.
What you can ask Flann to do in Linear
You do not need the exact wording. These are the kinds of messages Flann turns into Linear actions.
“Find issues in Linear.”
“Show me my comments in Linear.”
“Show me my project updates in Linear.”
“Create a project in Linear.”
“Update the issue in Linear.”
“Create a project update in Linear.”
What Flann can work with in Linear
Linear gives Flann 47 actions across 15 kinds of record. These are the ones you are most likely to use.
| Record | What Flann can do | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Issues | archivecreatedeletelook upsearchupdate | 8 |
| Projects | archivecreatelook upupdate | 5 |
| Comments | createlook upupdate | 4 |
| Labels | createlook updelete | 3 |
| Teams | createlook upupdate | 3 |
| Users | look up | 2 |
| Project updates | archivecreatelook upupdate | 5 |
| Cycles | look up | 2 |
Here is what changes when Linear goes through Flann instead of its own screens.
| Compare | In Linear yourselfYou click through each job | Flann on LinearYou ask, Flann does the clicking |
|---|---|---|
| Asking for something | Log in and click through the screens | Text or voice note, in your own words |
| Looking things up about projects | By hand, screen by screen | 22 look-ups, answered straight away |
| Creating and updating | Typed in by hand | 25 changes, made from a message |
| Linear records | All of them, one screen at a time | 15 kinds, from one chat |
| Set-up | Nothing new to set up | One sign-in to Linear |
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Step by step: Linear jobs you can hand to Flann
How a request turns into real Linear actions, one step at a time.
Create a project from a voice note
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Create a project in Linear with these details.”
- Flann runs
List linear projectsin Linear and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Create Projectin Linear. - Flann creates it in Linear and confirms in the chat.
Fix an issue without opening Linear
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Change the issue in Linear: here is what is different.”
- Flann runs
List issues by team IDin Linear and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Update issuein Linear. - Flann makes the change in Linear and confirms in the chat.
Get answers about your comments
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “What is the latest on our comments in Linear?”
- Flann runs
List commentsandGet a commentin Linear and shows you what it found. - Nothing in Linear is changed: these are look-ups, so they run straight away.
Where Flann saves you time in Linear
Small jobs, repeated often, are where the time goes. Here is how they change once Linear is connected.
Starting a new client project from the template
Today
Each new client or job means copying your template project in Linear, renaming it, adjusting dates and assigning people. Small mistakes slip in, like the last client’s name in a task.
With Flann
“New job for Clarke Dental, starts on the first. Set it up from our fit-out template in Linear.”
A copy of your template in Linear is renamed, dated from the start you gave and assigned to the usual people for each stage. Anything that still mentions the previous client is flagged.
What you stop doing: Copying and adjusting the template by hand for each new job is no longer on your desk.
Spotting work that has stalled
Today
A job can sit in the same column of Linear for weeks without anyone noticing. You only find out when a customer chases.
With Flann
“Anything in Linear that hasn’t moved since last week?”
Comparing this week’s board in Linear with last week’s, Flann lists tasks with no updates, comments or status change, along with how long each has been stuck and who holds it. That part is a look-up.
What you stop doing: Finding stuck work only when a customer complains stops happening.
More on this: how to hand repetitive tasks to an AI agent on WhatsApp.
How Flann connects to Linear
- Search for Linear in Flann’s Connectors.
- Sign in to your Linear account on the secure page that opens and allow access. There is no developer account or API key to set up.
- Ask Flann for what you need on WhatsApp, by text or voice note. It picks the right Linear action itself.
Of the 47 Linear actions, 22 only read. The other 25 create, update, send or delete. Disconnect Linear in Connectors whenever you like.
Ways to use Linear with Flann
Know who is on what
Ask who is working on what. Flann summarises Linear in a few lines.
Capture tasks as they come up
Send Flann a voice note with the job. It prepares the task in Linear and asks you to confirm.
Plan the week in a message
Tell Flann what needs doing this week.
Everything Flann can do in Linear
Every Linear action Flann can run, split into what it reads and what it changes.
Looks up 22
- Get current user
- List comments
- List project updates
- Search Linear issues
- Who Am I
- Download issue files
- Get a comment
- Get all cycles
- Get create issue default params
- Get cycles by team ID
- Get labels
- Get Linear issue
- Get Linear project
- Get Project Update
- Get teams
- List issue drafts
- List issues by team ID
- List Linear issues
- List linear projects
- List Linear states
- List Linear users
- Validate credential
Changes 25
- Create Project
- Create Project Milestone
- Create Project Update
- Create Team
- Remove label from Linear issue
- Remove reaction from comment
- Run Query or Mutation
- Update issue
- Update Project
- Update Project Update
- Update Team
- Add reaction to comment
- Archive issue
- Archive Project
- Archive Project Update
- Create a comment
- Create a label
- Create attachment
- Create issue relation
- Create linear issue
- Delete issue
- Resolve comment
- Unarchive Project Update
- Unresolve a comment
- Update a comment
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Common questions
What can Flann do with issues in Linear?
Flann can archive, create, delete, look up and search issues in Linear, using 8 actions (Archive issue, Create linear issue, Delete issue, Get Linear issue and more). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change issues in Linear.
What can Flann do with projects in Linear?
Flann can archive, create, look up and update projects in Linear, using 5 actions (Archive Project, Create Project, Get Linear project, List linear projects and more). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change projects in Linear.
How does Flann connect to Linear?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose Linear and sign in to your Linear account on a secure page. There is no developer account or API key to set up. Once it is connected, Flann can use 47 actions in Linear.
Do I need to open Linear to use it with Flann?
No. Once Linear is connected, you ask Flann on WhatsApp or in the Flann app, by text or voice note, and it does the work in Linear.
Is Linear included in my Flann plan?
Yes. Every Flann plan includes every app, Linear included.