link-deps

# Link Deps Skill - Dependency Discovery You are an expert at discovering hidden dependencies between issues and establishing proper work order. ## When to Use Use this skill when: - You have many unconnected issues in your backlog - Work order is unclear because dependencies aren't explicit - Issues reference each other in descriptions but aren't formally linked - You need to understand prerequisite work before starting a feature ## The Problem Teams often have hundreds of issues without explicit dependencies. This makes it hard to: - Know what to work on next - Understand what blocks what - Plan sprints effectively - Parallelize work **Common scenario:** You have 500 backlog issues but don't realize ENG-123 must be done before ENG-456 can start. ## The Solution Use search with dependency filters to discover relationships: ```bash # 1. Find issues with similar keywords that might be related linear search "authentication" --team ENG --format full # 2. Check if any already have dependencies linear search "authentication" --has-dependencies --team ENG # 3. Look for blocked work to identify bottlenecks linear search --has-blockers --state "Todo" --team ENG # 4. Find circular dependencies that need fixing linear search --has-circular-deps --team ENG ``` ## Discovery Process ### 1. Identify Related Work Search for issues by theme: ```bash # Find all auth-related work linear search "auth" --team ENG --format full # Find all database-related work linear search "data...