Project Sprint Planner

Sprint Planner

Instructions

Step 1: Gather Context

Ask the user for:

• Sprint goal (one sentence describing the sprint's purpose)
• Sprint duration (default: 2 weeks)
• Team members (names and roles)

Then fetch current project state:

Use Linear MCP: list_issues with status "In Progress" or "Backlog"

Step 2: Analyze Capacity

Based on team size and sprint duration, calculate:

• Total story points available: team_size x 10 points per person per sprint
• Already committed: sum of in-progress issue points
• Available capacity: total - committed

Tell the user: "Your team has ~{available} points of capacity this sprint."

Step 3: Create Task Breakdown

For each piece of work the user describes:

1. Title: Short, action-oriented (e.g., "Add password reset flow")
2. Description: What "done" looks like in 2-3 sentences
3. Estimate: Story points (1 = few hours, 3 = a day, 5 = 2-3 days, 8 = a week)
4. Priority: Urgent / High / Medium / Low
5. Labels: Feature, Bug, Tech Debt, or Infrastructure

Present the full list to the user for approval BEFORE creating anything.

Step 4: Create in Linear

After user approves:

For each task, call Linear MCP: create_issue
Parameters:
  - title: from breakdown
  - description: from breakdown
  - estimate: story points
  - priority: mapped to Linear priority (1-4)
  - labels: from breakdown
  - assignee: if user specified

Confirm each creation. If any fail, report which ones and why.

Step 5: Summary

Provide a sprint summary:

• Total tasks created
• Total story points committed
• Capacity remaining
• Any risks (over-committed, unbalanced workload)

Examples

Example 1: Small Sprint

User says: "Plan a sprint for our auth improvements"

Actions:

1. Fetch current Linear backlog
2. Ask about team and goals
3. Suggest breakdown: "Add SSO login" (5pts), "Fix session timeout bug" (3pts), "Add rate limiting" (3pts)
4. User approves
5. Create 3 issues in Linear

Result: 3 tasks created, 11 points committed, sprint ready.

Example 2: Large Feature Breakdown

User says: "Break down the checkout redesign into sprint tasks"

Actions:

1. Ask user to describe the checkout flow changes
2. Break into atomic tasks (no task > 8 points)
3. Suggest ordering by dependency
4. Flag if total exceeds sprint capacity

Troubleshooting

Error: "Issue creation failed — authentication error" Cause: Linear API token expired or missing permissions. Solution: Ask user to reconnect Linear in Settings > Extensions.

Error: "Team not found" Cause: Team name doesn't match Linear workspace. Solution: Use list_teams via Linear MCP to show available teams.

Sprint seems overloaded If total points > 80% of capacity, warn: "This sprint is at {percent}% capacity. Consider moving {lowest_priority_task} to the backlog."