Microsoft Teams
Drive work forward from Microsoft Teams by turning conversations into issues, projects, and documents.
Overview
Use Linear in Microsoft Teams by messaging or mentioning @Linear to create issues and projects, ask questions about work in your workspace, and turn discussions into actionable follow-up.
Try sending:
- @Linear file a bug for this and assign it to me
- @Linear who usually works on notifications issues?
- @Linear create a spec document on the Billing API project
Linear uses the context of the conversation when relevant, so you can work naturally without switching tools.
Setup
Integration connection
First, connect Linear to Microsoft teams in Settings > Integrations > Microsoft Teams. This step must be completed by a Linear admin or workspace owner with admin privileges in the Microsoft Tenant.
Once the workspace connection is in place, a Teams admin will need to install the Linear app from the Microsoft Teams marketplace. If your organization manages apps centrally, this should be done through the Teams Admin Center rather than by individual users.
If you’re using the Teams Admin Center, ensure the Linear app is allowed by going to Teams apps → Manage apps and confirming its availability. You may also need to make the app available to the appropriate users or groups from the app’s settings page.
For organizations that restrict third-party apps, review your Org-wide app settings in the Teams Admin Center and confirm that external apps are permitted.
Personal account connection
If your Teams account uses a different email than your Linear account, you should then connect your own Microsoft account from the same Microsoft Teams settings page in Linear. This allows Linear to recognize you in Teams and act on your behalf.
You can connect one Microsoft account from a single tenant.
Linear Agent for Teams
Once connected, Linear is available across your chats, channels, and threads in Microsoft Teams — mention @Linear in conversations to use it. In a personal chat with Linear, every message is treated as a request.