Turn your Linear issues into Todoist tasks automatically

Keeps Todoist in sync with Linear so every issue you're assigned becomes a task, updated or closed automatically.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Exactly one path is taken.

Pattern: Sequence (1) · Exclusive Choice (4)

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Starts itA stepOne path onlyResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
Project & Task Management
Connects
LinearTodoist

The problem it solves

You track engineering issues in one tool and your personal to-do list in another, so you end up copying tasks back and forth by hand. Things get missed when an issue changes status but your task list doesn't.

Who it fits

An individual contributor or team lead who manages personal tasks in Todoist but tracks issues in Linear.

How it works

  1. An issue is created, updated, or completed in Linear
  2. The system checks if it's assigned to you and has a due date
  3. It creates or updates a matching task in Todoist
  4. When the issue is marked done or deleted, the Todoist task is closed or removed
What you get

Tasks that appear without manual copying

Your Todoist stays in sync with Linear automatically, so every issue assigned to you shows up as a task without any copying.

What you get

A Todoist task list that mirrors your assigned Linear issues.

What you need

A Linear account and a Todoist account, both connected with the right permissions.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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