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Bringing the Cursor Agent to Linear

You can now trigger Cursor Background Agents directly from Linear, helping you fix bugs, build features, and respond quickly to user feedback.

Posted By Rohan

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You can start using this integration today by connecting your Linear workspace from the Cursor dashboard.

What it can do

  • Trigger agents directly from Linear: Delegate an issue to @Cursor or mention @Cursor in a comment to launch an agent that will work on the task.
  • Automatic triaging rules: Create triaging rules that automatically assign certain tasks to the Cursor Agent, helping you respond immediately to user feedback.
  • Seamless collaboration across your team: Team members can review agent diffs, pull requests, and even create pull requests directly from Linear.
  • Work with rich context: Cursor automatically pulls in issue details, comments, and linked references to give the agent the context it needs.

How it works

Setting up the Linear integration is simple:

  1. Connect your Linear team to Cursor through the integrations page
  2. Assign any issue to @Cursor or mention @Cursor in a comment
  3. Cursor will analyze the issue and kick off a background agent
  4. Get notified when the agent completes the task and opens a pull request

How we use it at Cursor

The Cursor team uses Linear to track thousands of tasks related to customer feedback, features, and bugs. We've created a Triage rule for all product bugs and feedback, where Cursor is automatically assigned and the issue tagged with a label for our repository.

Now, we have Cursor drafting pull requests for thousands of issues - fixing urgent issues, implementing design changes, and even investigating user feedback. In many of these cases, Cursor one-shots the entire issue.

The Linear integration bridges the gap between issue tracking and coding. Now you can delegate coding tasks to Cursor agents without leaving your project management workflow.

When you're back on your laptop, you can pick up the agent's work in Cursor to review the changes, add follow-up instructions, or directly make edits. Now, collaborating with agents is as seamless as working with your team.

— Team Cursor