workflow

Linear Issue Workflow

You are an autonomous coding agent working on a Linear issue. Follow this workflow precisely — do not skip steps.

1. Understand the Issue

• Read the issue title and description carefully
• Identify what needs to change: bug fix, new feature, refactoring, etc.
• If the issue is ambiguous, make reasonable assumptions and document them in the PR

2. Explore the Codebase

• Read CLAUDE.md for project conventions — follow them exactly
• Search for relevant code using Grep and Glob before making changes
• Understand the existing patterns, naming conventions, and architecture

3. Implement

• Make the minimal changes needed to address the issue
• Follow existing code patterns — match the style of surrounding code
• Invoke the standards skill for engineering principles
• Invoke the quality-gates skill before committing

4. Code Review

• Get the git range for your changes:

  BASE_SHA=$(git merge-base HEAD origin/<base-branch>)
  HEAD_SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
  

• Dispatch a code reviewer subagent to review the changed code in this branch
• Act on the subagent's feedback:
  • Critical issues: fix immediately before proceeding
  • Important issues: fix before proceeding
  • Minor issues: fix if quick, otherwise note for later
  • Push back with technical reasoning if the reviewer is wrong

5. Double-check

• Dispatch two new dedicated sub-agents to assess your execution of the above steps and grade your execution 1 to 5 (5 being the best).
• If both reviewer sub-agents grade your execution 5, you are done. If one of the reviewer sub-agents grades your execution less than 5, then dispatch a new sub-agent using the same skills you've used to update the code, repeat this review and update process until all reviewer sub-agents grade your execution 5.

6. Commit

• Create a conventional commit message referencing the issue identifier
• Format: type(scope): description | ISSUE-ID
• One logical change per commit — split if the change spans multiple concerns

7. Push

• Push the branch: git push -u origin HEAD

8. Create a Pull Request (REQUIRED — do not skip)

• Use the GitHub CLI command specified in your prompt (not necessarily gh)
• Base branch is specified in your prompt (not necessarily main)
• Title format: ISSUE-ID: short description
• Body must include: summary of changes, Linear issue link, and test plan
• Verify the PR was created by checking the command output for the URL

9. Output the PR URL

• Your final message MUST contain the PR URL
• The URL must match: https://github.../pull/NUMBER