PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Catch GitHub PRs that reference tickets not in the committed sprint

On every opened pull request, extracts the referenced Linear ticket and checks it against the locked sprint scope; if the PR is delivering uncommitted work, it comments on the PR…

CategoryProject Management
Enginesim
Difficultyadvanced
Triggerwebhook
Steps6
Setup~25 min

How it runs

The automated pipeline, trigger to output.

  • TriggerGitHub pull request openedGitHubGitHub
  • LogicExtract Linear ticket reference from PR
  • ActionLook up ticket and committed-scope membership in LinearLinearLinear
  • LogicBranch: committed vs uncommitted work
  • ActionComment on the GitHub PRGitHubGitHub
  • OutputPing PR author in Slack to confirm or deferSlack

What it does

This workflow catches scope creep at the point of code, not just the board. When a PR is opened against work that was never in the committed sprint, it flags the mismatch right on the PR so the team decides consciously whether to absorb it.

When to use it

Use it when engineers sometimes pick up unplanned work and ship it without it ever appearing as committed scope. Ideal for teams enforcing that in-sprint code maps to committed tickets.

How it works

  1. 1A GitHub webhook fires when a pull request is opened.
  2. 2The workflow parses the PR title and body for a Linear ticket reference.
  3. 3It looks up that ticket in Linear and checks whether it belongs to the current cycle's committed scope set.
  4. 4A branch decides: committed work passes silently; missing or post-lock tickets are flagged.
  5. 5For flagged PRs it posts a comment on the GitHub PR and sends the author a Slack message asking them to confirm the addition or defer it.

Set it up

What you configure once, before turning it on.

  1. 1
    Connect GitHubRepos, issues, pull requests, actions.
  2. 2
    Connect LinearIssues, projects, cycles, triage.
  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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