TICKET MANAGEMENT

Link new Sentry crash groups to existing Linear issues (or open a new one)

When Sentry opens a new crash group, search Linear for a matching bug and attach the event to it; if none exists, create a new Linear issue seeded with stack trace and breadcrumbs.

CategoryTicket Management
Enginesim
Difficultyintermediate
Triggerwebhook
Steps6
Setup~15 min

How it runs

The automated pipeline, trigger to output.

  • TriggerSentry new issue (crash group) webhookSentrySentry
  • LogicNormalize error fingerprint (exception + top frame)
  • ActionSearch Linear for matching open issueLinearLinear
  • LogicBranch: existing match vs. no match
  • ActionComment on match OR create seeded Linear issueLinearLinear
  • OutputWrite Linear URL back to Sentry as external linkSentrySentry

What it does

Stops duplicate bug tickets from piling up. Every time Sentry surfaces a new error group, this checks whether you already track that bug in Linear. If a match exists it attaches the fresh occurrence; if not, it files one clean issue with the crash context already filled in.

When to use it

Use it when on-call engineers keep re-filing the same crash, or when your Sentry-to-tracker handoff is manual and noisy. Ideal for teams that want one Linear issue per root cause, not one per alert.

How it works

  1. 1Sentry fires a webhook on a newly created issue (crash group).
  2. 2The flow normalizes the error fingerprint (exception type + top frame).
  3. 3It searches Linear for an open issue carrying that fingerprint label or matching title.
  4. 4Branch: if a match is found, it comments on the existing Linear issue with the new event count, environment, and Sentry permalink.
  5. 5If no match, it creates a Linear issue seeded with the stack trace, breadcrumbs, release, and fingerprint label.
  6. 6It writes the Linear issue URL back to the Sentry group as an external link so the two stay bonded.

Set it up

What you configure once, before turning it on.

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

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