Project Health Check

Analyze a single Linear project against execution best practices. Produces a health assessment: On Track / At Risk / Stalled.

Prerequisites

• Linear MCP must be configured
• Run /linear-calibrate first to identify projects worth investigating

Entry Point

When this skill is invoked, start with:

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Deep-dive health check on a specific Linear project.

Which project do you want to analyze?

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Usage

/project-health [project-name]

Examples:

• /project-health AI Video
• /project-health "HBN for Agent Customers"

What Happens

1. Invokes the project-health-checker agent with your project name
2. Agent fetches project details and all issues from Linear
3. Applies 7 health dimensions with status-aware thresholds
4. Generates structured health assessment

Health Dimensions

Dimension	What It Measures
Ownership	Does the project have a lead assigned?
Timeline	Are start and target dates set? Is it overdue?
Progress	Completion percentage and recent activity
Scope Clarity	Description length (>300 chars = clear scope)
Issue Distribution	Right number of issues (5-100 is healthy)
Blockers	Percentage of open issues that are blocked
Staleness	Days since last activity

Overall Rating

Condition	Status
Any red dimension	Stalled
2+ yellow (no red)	At Risk
0-1 yellow	On Track

After the Report

Options:

1. Fix a specific red flag - I can help update the project
2. See blocked issues - Detail on what's stuck
3. Review issues missing descriptions - Quality cleanup
4. Run on another project - /project-health [other-name]

Relationship to Other Commands

/linear-calibrate        → Workspace-level (flags "497 projects, 86% missing dates")
         ↓
/project-health [name]   → THIS COMMAND - deep-dive on flagged projects
         ↓
/issue-audit [team]      → Team workflow analysis

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Part of PM Thought Partner Linear analysis suite