Bug Report Template for Linear (2026)
Linear Triage queue and label system make it efficient for bug management. This template structures bug reports in Linear with consistent fields and takes advantage of automated workflows for rapid bug triage.
Use labels and SLA tracking to ensure critical bugs are addressed within your team response time targets.
Template sections
4 sections covering the complete bug report workflow.
Issue Structure
Use a consistent description template with markdown headers: Environment, Steps to Reproduce, Expected, Actual, and Screenshots. Linear markdown renders cleanly, making bug reports easy to scan during triage. Set the issue type label to "Bug" for filtering.
Severity Labels
Create Linear labels: Bug-P0 (system down), Bug-P1 (major feature broken), Bug-P2 (minor feature broken), Bug-P3 (cosmetic). Color-code them red through yellow. Use these labels for SLA tracking and automated priority assignment.
Triage in Linear
Bug reports land in Triage. During daily triage, the on-call PM assigns a severity label, sets the priority, and moves the issue to Backlog or the current Cycle. P0 bugs skip Triage and go directly to In Progress.
Linking to Code
Use Linear GitHub integration to link bug issues to PRs and commits. When a PR references the bug issue ID, Linear automatically moves the issue to In Review. Merging the PR moves it to Done.
Copy-paste template
## Bug: [Short description] ### Environment - Browser: [Browser + version] - OS: [OS + version] - Account: [Plan type] ### Steps to Reproduce 1. [Step 1] 2. [Step 2] 3. [Step 3] ### Expected [What should happen] ### Actual [What happens instead] ### Screenshots [Attach or paste] ## Linear Fields - Label: Bug, Bug-P[0-3] - Priority: [Urgent/High/Medium/Low] - Cycle: [Current if P0/P1]
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