Impact Score: 5/10
Linear: Stacked pull requests
Source available โ automated, not human-reviewed
Component: linear ยท Channel: stable. Automated analysis, not a compatibility certification. How this works.
Analysis updated: 2026-10-31.
โก Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Linear 2026-10-08-stacked-pull-requests. Source highlight: Stacked pull requests are now displayed in Linear Diffs. Move through a stack and see review, CI, and merge status at a glance. Related PRs are grouped into a single collapsible row in Reviews, alongside their issue and project context.
Who Does This Impact? (Role-Based Analysis)
๐ป Software Engineers & Devs
Check the source notes against the package and APIs you use before upgrading.
๐ Product & Engineering Leads
Use the documented changes to assess relevance to your product; release frequency alone is not a quality measure.
โ๏ธ DevOps & Security
Verify the target version, runtime requirements and rollback procedure in the official documentation.
๐ View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
Stacked pull requests are now displayed in Linear Diffs. Move through a stack and see review, CI, and merge status at a glance. Related PRs are grouped into a single collapsible row in Reviews, alongside their issue and project context.
For
GitHub-native stacks
, you can preview every affected PR before merging the current PR and those below from Linear.
Learn more in our
documentation
.
View code changes as the agent works
Diffs now update in realtime throughout a Linear coding session, including uncommitted changes from follow-up prompts. You can follow the code as it evolves, catch wrong turns earlier, and steer the agent before or after a pull request is opened.
AI credit usage explorer and spend limits
Admins can now see whatโs driving AI credit usage and set limits to manage spend.
The new usage explorer breaks down spend by team, feature, user, or loop across any time period. Compare total spend, session count, and average spend per session, then select a group in the chart or table for a closer look.
You can also set spend limits at the workspace, user, or loop level to keep usage within the bounds you choose. When a limit is reached, additional AI credit usage is paused until the limit resets or an admin increases it.
Billing admins and owners can access both features in
Usage & Limits
. Learn more about AI credits in our
documentation
.
Guided Reviews on Basic
Guides
walk you through the most important changes in a pull request. Theyโre now available on Basic plans.
Fixes
Asks:
Fixed duplicate text in issue descriptions created from Slack messages
Diffs:
Stopped sending notifications for Codex reviews without inline code comments
Diffs:
Fixed review submissions failing when file review changes were still saving
Diffs:
Hidden running Codex review summaries and notified when reviews completed
Diffs:
Kept published review comments on unchanged lines current when edits shifted their position
Diffs:
Fixed closing search resetting the scroll position after opening a result in a collapsed file
Diffs:
Fixed approvals reverting during GitHub sync
Diffs:
Added confirmation before merging a pull request when you are not responsible for merging it
Editor:
Fixed document printing from intercepting macOS text navigation
Editor:
Fixed
Backspace
undo for automatically created mentions
GitHub:
Fixed repeated sync errors when a sub-issue was already attached to its intended GitHub parent
Imports:
Fixed showing permission errors during Linear imports instead of leaving team selection loading
Initiatives:
Fixed the new initiative form appearing below the list instead of at the top
Issues:
Fixed agent status badges not showing on unassigned delegated issues when the session needs attention
OAuth:
Reduced Cloudflare rate-limit errors caused by frequent OAuth token rotation
Projects:
Fixed Slack channel creation for agent-created projects with unformatted custom channel names
Projects:
Fixed duplicated project views resetting their display options
Settings:
Hid sidebar integration warnings for users who cannot update the connection
Triage:
Triage rules can only move issues to teams that the rule editor can access
Webhooks:
Fixed issue creation from Sentry alerts when payload values contain null characters
Zapier:
Fixed Zapier issue triggers now showing an error when the selected status belongs to a different team
Improvements
Coding Sessions:
Improved management capabilities for environment owners
Coding Sessions:
Added Claude Sonnet 5.5 as a coding session model
Diffs:
Added previous and next controls to jump between Guide sections without marking them reviewed
Diffs:
Added a merge confirmation in case there are failed non-required checks
Documents:
Added
[[
to find or create documents inline, plus a โCreate new documentโ slash command that attaches the document to the current context
GitHub:
Added coding-session static IPs to Linearโs published GitHub allowlist
Imports:
Linear-to-Linear imports now let you choose which workspace issue labels, project labels, initiative labels, templates, and project statuses to copy
Imports:
Linear-to-Linear imports can now include a parent team without some or all of its sub-teams
Integrations:
GitHub issue priority is now a synced property
Integrations:
Added settings to update the GitLab token and enable automatic renewal (self-rotation of tokens)
IOS:
Improved icon search to match multiple words across icon names, keywords, and categories
Issues:
Added the option to save an issue copy as a draft
API
OAuth:
Required an explicit S256 method for PKCE authorization requests
Webhooks:
Added quotas limiting the number of webhooks per team (30) and per workspace (50)
MCP server
Customer Requests:
Added
list_customer_needs
tool that returns the customer requests for an issue, project, or initiative, one page at a time
Keyboard shortcuts
Added the ability to dismiss toasts using
Cmd/CtrlOptX