PROJECT MANAGEMENT
AI Scope-Creep Triage: Classify Late Additions and Route or Park
When an issue is added to an in-progress Linear sprint, an LLM judges whether it is a true emergency or deferrable scope creep.
How it runs
The automated pipeline, trigger to output.
- TriggerIssue added to active cycle (Linear webhook)Linear
- ActionClassify emergency vs. scope creep with LLMOpenAI
- LogicBranch on classification verdict
- ActionEscalate emergency to PM in SlackSlack
- OutputPark deferrable issue in backlog with commentLinear
What it does
This workflow intercepts every issue dropped into a running Linear cycle and uses an LLM to classify it: genuine same-sprint emergency (production blocker, customer-down) versus deferrable work that is really scope creep. Emergencies get escalated; deferrable items are automatically parked in the backlog with an explanatory comment.
When to use it
Use it on high-traffic teams where a human PM cannot review every mid-sprint addition fast enough. It applies a consistent triage rule so urgent work flows through while nice-to-haves stop silently bloating the committed scope.
How it works
- 1A Linear webhook fires when an issue enters the active cycle after its start.
- 2An OpenAI step reads the issue title, description, and labels and returns a classification with a confidence score and reasoning.
- 3A logic branch splits on the verdict.
- 4If 'emergency', an action posts an escalation to the PM Slack channel with the model's rationale for sign-off.
- 5If 'deferrable', an action removes it from the cycle, moves it to the backlog, and adds a Linear comment explaining the auto-park and how to override.
Set it up
What you configure once, before turning it on.
- 1Connect LinearIssues, projects, cycles, triage.
- 2Connect OpenAIModels, embeddings, files.
- 3Connect SlackChannels, DMs, threads, mentions.
- 4Set each agent's modelWe leave models unset so you pick the tier — fast + cheap, or top-quality.
- 5Tune it to your dataEdit the prompts, filters, and field mappings so it matches how your team works.
- 6Test, then turn it onRun once against a sample, confirm the output, then enable the trigger.
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