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Linear's Code Intelligence was released in public beta on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear fixed an issue where the Linear Agent chat could not be closed while an attachment modal was open on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear fixed an issue where natural-language confirmations in Slack threads were recognized while awaiting approval, even without an @Linear mention, on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear removed non-responding Linear workspace users from mention autocomplete in the Android app on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear fixed an issue where shared multi-team board views showed different status column orders to different viewers on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear modified the Comments feature so Cmd/Ctrl+F now expands collapsed comment threads when a hidden reply matches the search on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear modified the Customer requests feature so the empty-state 'Add request' button on a project's customer requests page now opens the create form on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear fixed a double confirmation issue when deleting a new unnamed dashboard on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear fixed an issue where anchor links in the docs 'On this page' sidebar replaced the URL hash incorrectly on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear fixed migrated document issue links so fallback deep links open in the destination workspace for Imports on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear fixed a bug causing notifications for deleted issues to show up in the Inbox without issue details on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear fixed an issue where Sentry installation got stuck on 'Continue in the Linear app' when started from Sentry's directory on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear fixed the status icon hit area in issue lists so near-edge clicks change status instead of opening the issue on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear fixed project progress tooltips behaving inconsistently across List, Board, and Timeline views on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear prevented project updates from being created with a start date after the target date on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear fixed release search by version on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear fixed release sync applying provided names to existing releases, not just newly created ones on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear fixed automation comments appearing in Slack as the Linear bot instead of 'Linear (via Linear)' on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear Agent gained the ability to resolve comment threads on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear Agent gained the ability to unresolve comment threads on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Users can now queue follow-up messages while Linear Agent is still working, which will send when the current turn completes, as of 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear added a long-press menu for folders in Favorites with rename and remove actions to the Android app on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear added a hint below the comment input on duplicate issues pointing to the canonical issue on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear added the functionality for Issue popovers to show the canonical issue when hovering over a duplicate on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear added the functionality for Favorited teams to show the Team Details hover card on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear added the ability to favorite a team on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear added a delegation footer to issue cards in AI chat showing the agent name and live status on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear added an animated desktop tab indicator for issues and pull request reviews when a coding agent is actively working on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear added an option to hide sidebar notification badges on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear added a 'No milestone' quick filter at the bottom of the milestones list in the project sidebar on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear added contextual menu actions for attaching documents and links to Releases on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear added a 'Manage' button to the current plan card in billing settings with actions to switch plans, change billing period, or cancel on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear added a 'Switch plan' modal in billing settings for changing plans without leaving the page on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear added `slackChannelId` and `microsoftTeamsChannelId` fields on the Project API resource to return the IDs of connected chat channels on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear added `createdAt`, `startedAt`, and `completedAt` fields to Release inputs API to support backdating on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear modified SCIM user payloads to always populate user groups on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

The Linear `save_project` API endpoint no longer accepts issue-level label IDs as of 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

The Linear `save_project` API endpoint now parses label arrays sent as JSON strings instead of silently wiping existing labels on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear added `initiative` and `cycle` parameters to the `save_document` API tool on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear modified its API to return a validation error for unknown tool parameters instead of silently dropping them on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear fixed Alt letter shortcuts (e.g., Alt+R) being treated as plain letter presses on Linux/Windows on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear fixed an issue where the overflow menu trigger on block images disappeared when the menu opened in the Editor on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear fixed the Zendesk 'Include message' toggle reliably inserting the ticket message when enabled, even with a template applied on 2026-05-14.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

The Linear Project API resource has a `microsoftTeamsChannelId` field.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

The `slackChannelId` field on the Linear Project API resource returns the ID of connected Slack chat channels.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

The `microsoftTeamsChannelId` field on the Linear Project API resource returns the ID of connected Microsoft Teams chat channels.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear's Release inputs API supports a `createdAt` field for backdating.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear's Release inputs API supports a `startedAt` field for backdating.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear's Release inputs API supports a `completedAt` field for backdating.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear's SCIM user payloads always populate user groups.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

The Linear `save_project` API endpoint no longer accepts issue-level label IDs.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear's Code Intelligence provides Linear Agent with controlled access to user codebases.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

The Linear `save_project` API endpoint no longer silently wipes existing labels when parsing JSON strings.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

The Linear `save_document` API tool supports an `initiative` parameter.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

The Linear `save_document` API tool supports a `cycle` parameter.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

The `initiative` parameter for the Linear `save_document` API tool allows creating or reparenting documents under an initiative.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

The `cycle` parameter for the Linear `save_document` API tool allows creating or reparenting documents under a cycle.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear's API returns a validation error for unknown tool parameters.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

Linear's UI has fixed Alt letter shortcuts (e.g., Alt+R) being treated as plain letter presses on Linux/Windows.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026

The Linear `save_project` API endpoint parses label arrays sent as JSON strings.

paraphrasestatedengineering-technologyMay 23, 2026