ci: Linear <-> GitHub PR sync automation#1441
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Adds a custom GitHub Action that mirrors every pull request (including external fork PRs) into Linear and keeps issues in sync with the PR lifecycle: - opened: parent issue in the GON team Triage, first-time-contributor label, per-reviewer "review needed" sub-issues, and auto-requests the reviewers on the PR (author is excluded / swapped) - milestoned: moves parent + sub-issues into the "Upgrade <milestone>" release project (created if missing) - review approved: reviewer's sub-issue -> Done - merged: parent -> "Merged. Ready for testing"; each review sub-issue -> Done only if that reviewer approved, else "Not done"; creates a Q&A "Testing" sub-issue (Todo, assigned to QA owner) - closed by a reviewer: parent Done, their sub Done, other Cancelled - closed by anyone else: parent Cancelled, review subs "Not done" - merged/approved without a milestone: parked in an "unsorted" project Config via LINEAR_API_KEY secret + repository variables; identities, states, projects and labels are resolved by name at runtime. Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
Previously review sub-issues were set to "Not done" when a PR was closed unmerged by someone other than a reviewer; make them "Cancelled" instead (the parent is already Cancelled). "Not done" remains for the merged-but- not-approved case. Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
Signed-off-by: Tania Charchian <tatiana.charchian@productscience.ai>
Signed-off-by: Tania Charchian <tatiana.charchian@productscience.ai>
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Summary
Adds a custom GitHub Action that mirrors every pull request (including PRs from external forks) into Linear and keeps issues in sync with the PR lifecycle. Internal Linear comments stay private (never pushed to GitHub).
"<title> — review needed"sub-issues (Backlog); auto-requests reviewers on the PR (author excluded/swapped).Upgrade <milestone>release project (created if missing)."<title> — Testing"sub-issue (Todo, assigned to QA owner).Implemented with
pull_request_target(+pull_request_review) so it works for fork PRs; PR code is never checked out or executed. Identities, states, projects and labels are resolved by name at runtime.Files:
.github/workflows/linear-pr-sync.yml.github/scripts/linear-pr-sync/(script + README)docs/linear-github-sync.mdRequired setup before this works
LINEAR_API_KEY.LINEAR_TEAM_KEY=GONandLINEAR_REVIEWERS(GitHub↔Linear mapping).main, so this must be merged to take effect.Test plan