AI Shortcuts for Linear on Mac

Linear is where modern product teams manage their work, and Echoo adds AI-powered writing to every text field in the app. From issue descriptions to project updates, clear writing in Linear keeps teams aligned and moving fast.

Issue descriptions are the foundation of good project management, and AI polishing ensures they are clear and actionable. Write a quick description of the work needed, select it, and press your Professional Tone shortcut. The AI structures the description with clear context, acceptance criteria, and implementation notes. This produces better issue quality without spending extra time on writing.

The Action Items command is transformative for Linear workflows. Select a long discussion thread on an issue, press the shortcut, and get a clean list of next steps with owners when mentioned. This is invaluable during sprint planning when you need to extract actionable tasks from lengthy design discussions, bug reports, or feature requests.

Create Linear-specific commands for your team's workflow. A "Write Issue Description" command should structure raw notes into a well-formatted issue with background, requirements, and acceptance criteria. A "Sprint Update" command should format a concise project status with completed items, in-progress work, and blockers. A "Technical Spec" command should expand a brief description into a structured technical specification.

For product managers who spend significant time writing in Linear, Echoo reduces the cognitive load of polishing every piece of text. Write quickly and naturally in issues, comments, and project updates, then polish with a shortcut. The time saved on each issue compounds across hundreds of issues per sprint.

Linear's Markdown support works perfectly with Echoo. Commands that produce formatted output with headings, bullet points, and code blocks render correctly in Linear's editor. Use the To Markdown command on pasted content to ensure it displays properly in issues.

OpenAI and Anthropic both produce excellent professional writing for Linear's project management context. OpenAI is faster for quick issue polishing, while Anthropic Claude produces more nuanced writing for detailed specifications and complex issue descriptions.