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-calibratefirst to identify projects worth investigating
Entry Point
When this skill is invoked, start with:
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PROJECT HEALTH CHECK
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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
- Invokes the project-health-checker agent with your project name
- Agent fetches project details and all issues from Linear
- Applies 7 health dimensions with status-aware thresholds
- 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:
- Fix a specific red flag - I can help update the project
- See blocked issues - Detail on what's stuck
- Review issues missing descriptions - Quality cleanup
- 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
Part of PM Thought Partner Linear analysis suite