Automate Linear + Microsoft Teams with GAIA
Surface Linear issue updates and sprint progress inside Microsoft Teams
Organizations that standardized on Microsoft Teams for communication often have engineering teams using Linear for issue tracking. Without integration, engineering updates live exclusively in Linear while the rest of the organization communicates in Teams — creating a visibility gap that forces stakeholders to request manual status updates constantly.
GAIA bridges Linear and Microsoft Teams so engineering progress is visible to the entire organization in the communication tool they already use. Issue assignments, sprint updates, PR merges, and escalations appear in the relevant Teams channels as formatted notifications. Non-engineers can ask GAIA in Teams for the status of any Linear project without needing a Linear account.
For enterprise teams running on Microsoft 365, this integration fits naturally into an existing Teams-centric workflow and eliminates the need for separate project status meetings.
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Everything GAIA can do when Linear and Microsoft Teams are connected.
Sprint progress channel updates
GAIA posts daily sprint burn-down updates to a designated Teams channel showing completed, in-progress, and blocked issues so stakeholders can track progress without interrupting engineers.
Issue assignment notifications
When a Linear issue is assigned, GAIA sends a Teams message to the assigned engineer with full issue details, due date, and a direct link to the issue.
Cross-functional release announcements
When a Linear cycle completes, GAIA posts a formatted release summary to the organization-wide Teams channel listing all shipped features, with links to any associated documentation.
Escalation alerts to management channels
When a Linear issue is escalated to Urgent or a cycle is at risk of missing its target date, GAIA posts an alert to the engineering manager's Teams channel for immediate attention.
Linear queries from Teams
Team members can ask GAIA directly in Teams — 'What's in the current sprint?' or 'Who owns the login bug?' — and receive an accurate answer pulled live from Linear.
How to set it up
Connect Linear and Microsoft Teams to GAIA in three steps.
- 1
Connect Linear and Microsoft Teams to GAIA
Authenticate your Linear workspace and install the GAIA app in your Microsoft Teams organization. Configure the Teams channels where Linear notifications should be posted.
- 2
Configure notification preferences
Define which Linear events generate Teams notifications — sprint events, issue assignments, priority changes, PR links — and map each event type to the appropriate Teams channel.
- 3
GAIA delivers updates and answers queries
GAIA posts real-time Linear updates to Teams and responds to natural language queries about issue status, cycle progress, and team workload directly within Teams conversations.
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