AI AGENTS

Split a story on demand from a Slack slash command

A team member runs a Slack command with a Linear issue ID; the agent reads the issue, proposes a split into smaller stories with criteria.

CategoryAI Agents
Enginepaperclip
Difficultyintermediate
Triggermanual
Steps6
Setup~15 min

How it runs

The automated pipeline, trigger to output.

  • TriggerSlack slash command with issue IDSlack
  • ActionFetch issue details and estimateLinearLinear
  • ActionPropose child stories with criteriaOpenAI
  • ActionPost interactive split preview in threadSlack
  • LogicWait for confirm or cancel
  • OutputCreate linked child issues in LinearLinearLinear

What it does

This agent puts story splitting one Slack command away. A developer or lead invokes it with a Linear issue ID when a story feels too big to start. The agent reads the issue, proposes a decomposition into smaller stories with draft acceptance criteria, and replies in the thread with a preview. Nothing is written to Linear until the requester confirms.

When to use it

Use it for just-in-time grooming during standup or planning, when someone realizes a story is oversized and wants a fast, reviewable split without leaving Slack. It complements scheduled grooming by handling the ad-hoc cases.

How it works

  1. 1A Slack slash command fires with a Linear issue ID as its argument.
  2. 2The agent fetches the issue's description, criteria, and current estimate from Linear.
  3. 3An LLM proposes 2-4 child stories, each with acceptance criteria and a point estimate.
  4. 4The agent posts the proposed split as an interactive preview in the Slack thread.
  5. 5A logic step waits for the requester to confirm or cancel.
  6. 6On confirm, the agent creates the child issues in Linear linked to the parent and replies with the new issue links.

Set it up

What you configure once, before turning it on.

  1. 1
    Connect SlackChannels, DMs, threads, mentions.
  2. 2
    Connect LinearIssues, projects, cycles, triage.
  3. 3
    Connect OpenAIModels, embeddings, files.
  4. 4
    Set each agent's modelWe leave models unset so you pick the tier — fast + cheap, or top-quality.
  5. 5
    Tune it to your dataEdit the prompts, filters, and field mappings so it matches how your team works.
  6. 6
    Test, then turn it onRun once against a sample, confirm the output, then enable the trigger.

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