Linear report maps AI’s output shift

AI is amplifying software throughput without creating a shorter workweek—the bottleneck is shifting from writing code to organizing, reviewing, and coordinating it.

• –Agent-enabled teams rose from 21 to 65 weekly opened pull requests, while non-agent teams moved only from 8 to 10.
• –Nearly half of Linear issues are now AI-authored, making structured context, templates, and triage rules more important.
• –PMs, designers, and founders are increasingly attaching pull requests, broadening software contribution beyond engineering.
• –Coordination and commenting time increased or held steady, suggesting AI creates more work capacity rather than eliminating operational work.
• –The data covers Linear’s paid customers and cannot establish causation or measure code quality, business outcomes, or AI usage outside Linear.