PM Skill

Fetch the Linear board, assess what is done/in-progress/blocked, build a dependency graph, plan parallel work waves, and update issue states.

Linear API Access

Preferred: Use Linear MCP tools when available (mcp__plugin_linear_linear_*).

Fallback: GraphQL via curl:

LINEAR_TOKEN=$(op-connect gc364u5r25bfme5mrvd3jj5yke credential)
curl -s -X POST https://api.linear.app/graphql \
  -H "Authorization: $LINEAR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query": "<graphql>"}'

Commands

Invocation	Action
/pm	Full board overview: fetch, assess, and summarize
/pm plan	Dependency graph + wave plan
/pm wave	Show the current executable wave (no blockers)

Step 1: Resolve Team and Project

Determine the Linear team key from context:

• Check docs/architect/master_intent.md for the active team key (e.g. HOARD)
• Or ask the user: "Which Linear team? (e.g. HOARD)"

Fetch team details:

{
  team(id: "<team-key-or-id>") {
    id
    name
    key
    projects { nodes { id name } }
    states { nodes { id name type position } }
  }
}

Alternative: query by key filter:

{
  teams(filter: { key: { eq: "HOARD" } }) {
    nodes { id name key states { nodes { id name type } } }
  }
}

Step 2: Fetch the Board

Query all issues for the team, including their state and blocker relations:

{
  issues(
    filter: { team: { key: { eq: "HOARD" } } }
    orderBy: priority
  ) {
    nodes {
      identifier
      title
      priority
      state { id name type }
      blockedBy { nodes { identifier title state { name type } } }
      blocks { nodes { identifier title } }
      assignee { name }
      estimate
      labels { nodes { name } }
      updatedAt
    }
  }
}

Build a local board map keyed by identifier.

Step 3: Board Assessment

Categorize issues by state type:

State Type	State Names	Meaning
unstarted	Backlog, Todo	Not yet started
started	In Progress, In Review	Active work
completed	Done	Finished
cancelled	Cancelled	Dropped

For each unstarted issue, check if it is blocked:

• Blocked: has a blockedBy issue that is NOT in completed state
• Unblocked: no blockers, or all blockers are completed

Report:

Board: <team> (<N> issues)
  Done:        X
  In Progress: X
  In Review:   X
  Todo:        X (Y unblocked, Z blocked)
  Backlog:     X

Step 4: Dependency Graph

For each unstarted issue, resolve its full blocker chain:

1. Mark issues with no active blockers as Wave 1 candidates
2. Mark issues blocked only by Wave 1 items as Wave 2 candidates
3. Continue until all issues are assigned to a wave

Output the graph as a text tree:

Wave 1 (executable now):
  HOARD-20 essence schema (P1)
  HOARD-22 ledger table (P2)

Wave 2 (unblocked after Wave 1):
  HOARD-26 RLS policies -- blocked by HOARD-20, HOARD-22

Wave 3:
  HOARD-30 bootstrap -- blocked by HOARD-26

Step 5: Wave Planning

For the current wave, identify which items can run in parallel:

• Items with no shared blockers can run simultaneously
• Items that share a blocker must run sequentially (complete the blocker first)

Output a parallel execution plan:

Current wave (can run in parallel):
  Thread A: HOARD-20 -> HOARD-22
  Thread B: HOARD-21 (independent)

Start here: HOARD-20, HOARD-21 (no blockers)

Step 6: Status Updates

To move an issue to a new state:

1. Fetch the state ID for the target state name:

{
  team(id: "<team-id>") {
    states { nodes { id name type } }
  }
}

2. Update the issue:

mutation {
  issueUpdate(id: "<issue-id>", input: { stateId: "<state-id>" }) {
    success
    issue { identifier state { name } }
  }
}

Or using MCP: mcp__plugin_linear_linear_update_issue

Confirm the update succeeded before reporting to the user.

Output Format

BOARD: <team-name> (<N> total)
  Done:        X
  In Progress: X
  Todo:        X (Y ready)
  Blocked:     Z

WAVE 1 (start now):
  [HOARD-XX] Title (P1)
  [HOARD-YY] Title (P2)

WAVE 2 (after wave 1):
  [HOARD-ZZ] Title -- blocked by HOARD-XX

Notes

• Priority: 1=Urgent, 2=High, 3=Medium, 4=Low
• Always sort within waves by priority (P1 first)
• Do NOT include completed or cancelled issues in wave planning
• If the board has no unblocked items, report that explicitly: "No unblocked items ready."