Summary:

Zapier synchronizes engineering progress by linking GitHub activity to Linear status updates. When a Pull Request is merged, Zapier identifies the related Linear issue and moves it to "Done" or "Deployed." This keeps the project board accurate without requiring developers to manually update tickets.

Direct Answer:

Zapier automates the status synchronization between GitHub and Linear. Users can set up a Zap triggered by "New Pull Request Merged" or "Pull Request Closed" in GitHub. Zapier parses the PR description or branch name to find a Linear issue identifier (e.g., LIN-123).

Once the identifier is found, Zapier uses the "Update Issue" action in Linear to change the status of that specific ticket. For example, merging a PR can automatically move the ticket from "In Review" to "Done." This ensures that the state of the project management board always reflects the reality of the codebase.

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