How to Connect Linear to AI (Free Issue Assistant)

Linear is fast, but you still have to go and look. Connecting Linear to AI brings your issues to the conversation you’re already having, so you can ask what’s on your plate or file a bug the moment you notice it.

This guide shows how to connect Linear to Viro AI, the free AI assistant with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Viro’s own model in one app, and what you can do once it’s connected.

What you can do when Linear is connected to AI

Read and catch up:

Show open issues assigned to you, created by you, or that you follow
Show everything in one team, or search issues by words
Read an issue with its description, labels and newest 20 comments

Make changes, with your OK:

File a new issue in a team
Comment on an issue

What it won’t do: change an issue’s status, assignee, priority or project, or edit or delete issues and comments.

How to connect Linear to AI, step by step

Open Viro AI at ai.viro.app, or in the iPhone, Android or Mac app, and sign in. It’s free.
Go to Customize → Connectors, open Linear and select Connect to Viro.
Sign in to Linear and approve access.
Check that it’s connected. Back in Viro, Linear is listed under Yours.

What to ask Linear once it’s connected

Once it’s connected, just ask in any chat. Use your own names and dates.

Your work

“What’s assigned to me in Linear?”
“Show everything open in the Engineering team.”

Reading

“Summarize ENG-431 and its latest comments.”
“Is there an issue about Safari exports already?”

Filing

“File an issue in Engineering: the export button does nothing on Safari.”
“Comment on ENG-431: fixed on staging, needs QA.”

Across your apps

Connect GitHub, Linear and Jira together and Viro lists your issues from all of them in one answer, labelled by source, up to 50 at a time, most recently updated first.

Does the AI change Linear without asking?

No. Viro shows a card marked Needs your OK with exactly what it will post. Nothing changes until you select Create issue or Post comment, and you can Edit the wording first. Issues and comments are posted as you. The first time, the card may ask for one more permission: select Allow.

Good to know

A comment never changes an issue’s status. Update status in Linear.

Is it private?

Viro reads your Linear data only to answer what you ask. It is never used to train AI models and Viro never sells your data. Free-plan ads are matched to words in the current conversation, never to your identity or your connected apps, and no human reads your chats.

To disconnect, open Linear in Customize → Connectors and select Disconnect, and remove Viro from the authorized applications in your Linear settings.

Why use Viro for Linear?

More than one model. Ask with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Viro’s own model, and switch mid-conversation.
Free. Connectors are included on every plan, including Free, on web, iPhone, Android and Mac.
All your apps in one place. More than 40 connectors, so one question can cover your email, calendar, files and work apps together.
Clean energy. Viro’s own model runs in data centers powered by hydro, geothermal and wind, and Viro funds new clean energy to match its partner models. See the data centers.

Connect Linear to Viro AI free. Full details are on the Linear help page, and every other app is listed in how to connect your apps to AI.

Frequently asked questions

Can AI create Linear issues?

Yes. Ask Viro to file an issue in a team and it shows it on a card. Nothing is created until you select Create issue, and it’s posted as you.

Can AI change a Linear issue’s status?

No. Viro can file issues and comment, but it can’t change status, assignee, priority or project.

Can I see Linear with GitHub and Jira?

Yes. Connect them all and Viro lists issues from every tool together, labelled by source.

Is it safe to connect Linear to AI?

With Viro, your Linear data is read only to answer your questions. It is never used to train AI models and never sold, and every change waits for your OK. You can disconnect at any time.

Is connecting Linear to Viro free?

Yes. Connectors are included on every Viro plan, including Free.

Sources

Linear connector, Viro Help Center
Connectors, Viro Help Center

How to Connect Linear to AI: Your Issues, Summarized and Filed by Asking