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Benefits of connecting Linear to Windmill

Connecting Linear to Windmill brings engineering and product work directly into 1:1s and performance reviews — so contributions are recognized continuously, not reconstructed from memory.
  • Captures real work as it happens (issues, PR links, progress updates)
  • Reduces review prep time for engineers and managers
  • Highlights collaboration, ownership, and problem-solving patterns
  • Ensures quieter but meaningful contributions don’t get overlooked
  • Makes performance evaluations more fair, accurate, and grounded in actual output
Windmill turns ongoing Linear activity into structured insight for coaching, recognition, and growth.

Connected data

When connected, Windmill securely reads metadata about work in Linear:
Windmill ingests activity signals, not full private code or sensitive content.

Permissions

Windmill requests read-only, scoped access through Linear’s API.
Windmill follows least-privilege access — only syncing data needed for performance context.

FAQs

No. The integration is strictly read-only.
Yes. Windmill stores issue descriptions and comment bodies for Linear issues that the connected account can read.
Webhooks can send some changes shortly after they happen. An hourly incremental sync checks for new or changed data.
Yes. All data is encrypted in transit and at rest. Windmill is SOC 2 compliant and uses scoped OAuth tokens.
Historical contributions remain visible for context, but Windmill stops associating new work once they are deactivated or removed.