Linear is a project management tool that helps teams track issues, plan sprints, and manage development pipelines, but manual tasks like creating recurring issues or logging issues from various sources can slow productivity. Zapier automates repetitive tasks by connecting Linear with other business-critical tools, allowing teams to focus on building great products. Automation can help streamline workflows in five ways: setting up recurring issues, notifying the team about issues, creating new issues from form responses, turning emails and chat messages into issues, and transforming issues into project tasks. With Zapier's automated workflows, known as Zaps, users can save time and create a project management ecosystem that works around the clock.