PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Sync Linear status changes back to the Trello board

When a linked Linear issue changes state, this moves its mirrored Trello card to the matching list so the board reflects real engineering progress without manual dragging.

CategoryProject Management
Enginesim
Difficultyintermediate
Triggerevent
Steps5
Setup~15 min

How it runs

The automated pipeline, trigger to output.

  • TriggerLinear issue changes stateLinearLinear
  • LogicResolve linked Trello card or exit
  • LogicMap Linear state to target Trello list
  • ActionMove card to mapped list and update due dateTrelloTrello
  • OutputAlert Slack only if the move failedSlack

What it does

Listens for Linear issue state changes and moves the corresponding Trello card into the mapped list (Backlog to Backlog, In Progress to Doing, Done to Shipped). The card always reflects where the work actually stands in the engineering tracker, so non-engineers reading the board never see a stale column.

When to use it

Use it once cards and issues are already linked and you want the Trello board to update itself. It is the reverse direction of card-to-issue intake: here Linear is the system of record for status and Trello is the stakeholder-facing view.

How it works

  1. 1A Linear trigger fires on an issue state transition.
  2. 2A logic step looks up the linked Trello card ID stored on the issue; if none exists it exits quietly.
  3. 3A second logic step maps the new Linear state to the configured Trello list.
  4. 4A Trello action moves the card to that list and updates its due date if the issue was closed.
  5. 5The flow outputs nothing further unless the move fails, in which case it posts an alert to Slack.

Set it up

What you configure once, before turning it on.

  1. 1
    Connect LinearIssues, projects, cycles, triage.
  2. 2
    Connect TrelloKanban boards for everything.
  3. 3
    Connect SlackChannels, DMs, threads, mentions.
  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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