diff --git a/.github/scripts/record-linear-release.cjs b/.github/scripts/record-linear-release.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39ad3d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/record-linear-release.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,232 @@
+// Records a deploy or a release as a Linear release. Run it from actions/github-script:
+//
+//   script: return require('./.github/scripts/record-linear-release.cjs')({ github, context, core })
+//
+// Environment:
+//   LINEAR_ACCESS_KEY    The pipeline's access key. Without one, nothing is recorded.
+//   LINEAR_RELEASE_MODE  "live" records the release. Anything else only logs what would be sent.
+//   RELEASE_SHA          The commit that was deployed or tagged.
+//   RELEASE_VERSION      The release tag, or for a deploy its short SHA (the default).
+//   RELEASE_BRANCH       The branch PRs merge into. Defaults to main.
+//   RELEASE_NOTES        "prs" (the default) lists the PRs. "github-release" copies the body of
+//                        the GitHub release tagged RELEASE_VERSION.
+//
+// Output: release-url, the release's page in Linear. It stays empty when the release is only logged.
+'use strict';
+
+const LINEAR_API = 'https://api.linear.app/graphql';
+const MAX_BASE_CANDIDATES = 20;
+
+/**
+ * Splits markdown into fenced code blocks and the text between them. A fence opens with three or more
+ * backticks or tildes, and closes with the same character, at least as many, on a line of its own.
+ * Fences inside block quotes count, and end with their quote. A fence that never closes runs to the
+ * end, as in CommonMark.
+ * @returns {{ code: boolean, text: string }[]}
+ */
+function splitFences(text) {
+  const parts = [];
+  let buffer = '';
+  let fence = null;
+  for (const line of text.split(/(?<=\n)/)) {
+    const quote = line.match(/^(?: {0,3}> ?)*/)[0];
+    const depth = (quote.match(/>/g) || []).length;
+    const rest = line.slice(quote.length);
+    if (fence && depth < fence.depth) {
+      parts.push({ code: true, text: buffer });
+      buffer = '';
+      fence = null;
+    }
+    if (fence) {
+      buffer += line;
+      const close = rest.match(/^ {0,3}(`{3,}|~{3,})[ \t]*\r?\n?$/);
+      if (close && close[1][0] === fence.marker[0] && close[1].length >= fence.marker.length) {
+        parts.push({ code: true, text: buffer });
+        buffer = '';
+        fence = null;
+      }
+      continue;
+    }
+    const open = rest.match(/^ {0,3}(`{3,}|~{3,})/);
+    // A backtick fence's info string can't contain a backtick.
+    if (open && !(open[1][0] === '`' && rest.slice(open[0].length).includes('`'))) {
+      parts.push({ code: false, text: buffer });
+      buffer = line;
+      fence = { marker: open[1], depth };
+    } else {
+      buffer += line;
+    }
+  }
+  parts.push({ code: fence !== null, text: buffer });
+  return parts;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Writes every GitHub reference out as a full link. On GitHub, "#12" is a PR or issue of the same repo;
+ * Linear matches a bare "#12" against every repo it knows, so it can link a PR from another repo.
+ * Code (fenced, or inline with any number of backticks), existing links and URLs are left alone.
+ * GitHub redirects /pull/N to /issues/N when N is an issue.
+ */
+function linkReferences(text, owner, repo) {
+  const untouched = /(?<!`)(`+)(?!`)[\s\S]*?(?<!`)\1(?!`)|\[[^\]\n]*\]\([^)\n]*\)|<[^>\n]*>|https?:\/\/[^\s)]+/g;
+  const linkPlain = (plain) =>
+    plain
+      .replace(
+        /(^|[^\w/#&])([\w.-]+)\/([\w.-]+)#(\d+)\b/g,
+        (_, pre, o, r, n) => `${pre}[${o}/${r}#${n}](https://github.com/${o}/${r}/pull/${n})`,
+      )
+      .replace(/(^|[^\w/#&[]|\bPR ?)#(\d+)\b/g, (_, pre, n) => `${pre}[#${n}](https://github.com/${owner}/${repo}/pull/${n})`);
+  const linkProse = (prose) => {
+    let out = '';
+    let last = 0;
+    for (const match of prose.matchAll(untouched)) {
+      out += linkPlain(prose.slice(last, match.index)) + match[0];
+      last = match.index + match[0].length;
+    }
+    return out + linkPlain(prose.slice(last));
+  };
+  return splitFences(text)
+    .map((part) => (part.code ? part.text : linkProse(part.text)))
+    .join('');
+}
+
+/** The release notes of a deploy: one line per PR, with Dependabot's PRs folded into one. */
+function prNotes(prs, owner, repo) {
+  const link = (n) => `[#${n}](https://github.com/${owner}/${repo}/pull/${n})`;
+  const dependabot = prs.filter((pr) => pr.user.login === 'dependabot[bot]');
+  const lines = prs
+    .filter((pr) => !dependabot.includes(pr))
+    .map((pr) => `- ${link(pr.number)} ${linkReferences(pr.title, owner, repo)} · ${pr.user.login}`);
+  if (dependabot.length) {
+    const s = dependabot.length > 1 ? 's' : '';
+    lines.push(`- ${dependabot.length} Dependabot update${s}: ${dependabot.map((pr) => link(pr.number)).join(', ')}`);
+  }
+  return lines.join('\n');
+}
+
+/** The PRs merged into `branch` since the newest earlier release in this pipeline. */
+async function pullRequestsSince({ github, owner, repo, branch, head, version, releases }) {
+  const compare = async (base, target, page = 1, perPage = 1) =>
+    (await github.rest.repos.compareCommitsWithBasehead({ owner, repo, basehead: `${base}...${target}`, page, per_page: perPage }))
+      .data;
+
+  // Testing can be deployed from a branch. Such a deploy gets no PRs; they count once they reach the branch.
+  if (!['ahead', 'identical'].includes((await compare(head, branch)).status)) {
+    return { prs: [], reason: `${head.slice(0, 7)} is not on ${branch}` };
+  }
+
+  // Sorted by completion time, since an older release whose notes were edited can be listed first.
+  // A release that is not on the branch is a branch deploy and is never a base. A re-run of a
+  // recorded version only looks at releases before it. Another version at the same commit is a
+  // base, and leaves no new PRs.
+  const time = (r) => Date.parse(r.completedAt || r.createdAt);
+  const own = releases.find((r) => r.version === version);
+  const candidates = releases
+    .filter((r) => r.commitSha && r.version !== version && (!own || time(r) < time(own)))
+    .sort((a, b) => time(b) - time(a))
+    .slice(0, MAX_BASE_CANDIDATES);
+  let base;
+  for (const release of candidates) {
+    const { status } = await compare(release.commitSha, head);
+    if (status === 'diverged') continue;
+    // "behind": the newest release is ahead of this commit, so this deploy is a rollback.
+    if (status === 'behind') return { prs: [], reason: `rollback: ${release.version} is newer` };
+    base = release;
+    break;
+  }
+  if (!base) return { prs: [], reason: 'no earlier release on the branch' };
+
+  const commits = [];
+  for (let page = 1; ; page++) {
+    const data = await compare(base.commitSha, head, page, 100);
+    commits.push(...data.commits);
+    if (data.commits.length < 100 || commits.length >= data.total_commits) break;
+  }
+
+  // GitHub knows each commit's PR, whatever the merge method.
+  const prs = new Map();
+  for (const { sha } of commits) {
+    const { data } = await github.rest.repos.listPullRequestsAssociatedWithCommit({ owner, repo, commit_sha: sha });
+    for (const pr of data) {
+      if (pr.merged_at && pr.base.ref === branch && !prs.has(pr.number)) prs.set(pr.number, pr);
+    }
+  }
+  return { prs: [...prs.values()], base };
+}
+
+/** Records the release in Linear, or logs what it would record. */
+module.exports = async ({ github, context, core }) => {
+  const key = process.env.LINEAR_ACCESS_KEY;
+  const live = process.env.LINEAR_RELEASE_MODE === 'live';
+  if (!key) {
+    if (live) throw new Error('LINEAR_RELEASE_MODE is live, but this pipeline has no Linear access key');
+    core.notice('No Linear access key for this pipeline, so the release is not recorded.');
+    return;
+  }
+  const required = (name) => {
+    if (!process.env[name]) throw new Error(`${name} is not set`);
+    return process.env[name];
+  };
+  const head = required('RELEASE_SHA');
+  const version = process.env.RELEASE_VERSION || head.slice(0, 7);
+  const branch = process.env.RELEASE_BRANCH || 'main';
+  const { owner, repo } = context.repo;
+
+  const linear = async (query, variables) => {
+    const res = await fetch(LINEAR_API, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', Authorization: key },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ query, variables }),
+      signal: AbortSignal.timeout(30_000),
+    });
+    const body = await res.json().catch(() => ({}));
+    if (!res.ok || body.errors) throw new Error(`Linear API ${res.status}: ${JSON.stringify(body.errors || body)}`);
+    return body.data;
+  };
+
+  const { recentReleasesByAccessKey: releases } = await linear(
+    'query { recentReleasesByAccessKey(limit: 50) { commitSha version completedAt createdAt } }',
+  );
+  const { prs, base, reason } = await pullRequestsSince({ github, owner, repo, branch, head, version, releases });
+
+  const links = [{ label: 'GitHub run', url: `${context.serverUrl}/${owner}/${repo}/actions/runs/${context.runId}` }];
+  let notes;
+  if (process.env.RELEASE_NOTES === 'github-release') {
+    const { data } = await github.rest.repos.getReleaseByTag({ owner, repo, tag: version });
+    notes = linkReferences((data.body || '').replace(/\r\n/g, '\n').trim(), owner, repo);
+    links.unshift({ label: 'GitHub release', url: data.html_url });
+  } else {
+    notes = prNotes(prs, owner, repo);
+  }
+
+  const input = {
+    name: version,
+    version,
+    commitSha: head,
+    repository: { owner, name: repo, provider: 'github', url: `https://github.com/${owner}/${repo}` },
+    pullRequestReferences: prs.map((pr) => ({ repositoryOwner: owner, repositoryName: repo, number: pr.number })),
+    links,
+    ...(notes ? { releaseNotes: { title: version, content: notes } } : {}),
+  };
+
+  const since = base ? `since ${base.version}` : `none (${reason})`;
+  core.info(`PRs ${since}: ${prs.map((pr) => `#${pr.number}`).join(', ') || '-'}`);
+  if (!live) {
+    core.notice(`Log-only: ${version} would be recorded in Linear with ${prs.length} PRs. Set LINEAR_RELEASE_MODE=live to record it.`);
+    core.info(JSON.stringify(input, null, 2));
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const { releaseSyncByAccessKey: result } = await linear(
+    'mutation ($input: ReleaseSyncInputBase!) { releaseSyncByAccessKey(input: $input) { success release { url } } }',
+    { input },
+  );
+  // Linear can report a failed sync with HTTP 200.
+  if (!result.success || !result.release) throw new Error(`Linear did not record ${version}: ${JSON.stringify(result)}`);
+  core.setOutput('release-url', result.release.url);
+  core.notice(`Recorded ${version} in Linear: ${result.release.url}`);
+};
+
+module.exports.linkReferences = linkReferences;
+module.exports.prNotes = prNotes;
+module.exports.pullRequestsSince = pullRequestsSince;
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ec4794c..f9432a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -124,12 +124,52 @@ jobs:
           VERSION: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
         run: echo "Released v${VERSION} at $(git rev-parse --short HEAD)." >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
 
+  # Stable releases only; pre-releases stay out of the Linear pipeline.
+  linear-release:
+    name: Record release in Linear
+    needs: release
+    if: ${{ needs.release.outputs.prerelease == 'false' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # pull-requests lets the step look up each commit's PR.
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      pull-requests: read
+    outputs:
+      # The notify job links the release, or says recording it failed.
+      release-url: ${{ steps.linear.outputs.release-url }}
+      outcome: ${{ steps.linear.outcome }}
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      # The release gets the PRs merged since the previous one, and the GitHub
+      # release text as notes; a re-run updates it. Log-only until
+      # LINEAR_RELEASE_MODE is "live". Non-fatal: the release is already out.
+      - name: Record release in Linear
+        id: linear
+        continue-on-error: true
+        # A hung API call must not hold up the Slack notice.
+        timeout-minutes: 10
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
+        env:
+          LINEAR_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.LINEAR_ACCESS_KEY }}
+          LINEAR_RELEASE_MODE: ${{ vars.LINEAR_RELEASE_MODE }}
+          RELEASE_VERSION: v${{ needs.release.outputs.version }}
+          RELEASE_SHA: ${{ github.sha }}
+          RELEASE_BRANCH: dev
+          RELEASE_NOTES: github-release
+        with:
+          script: return require('./.github/scripts/record-linear-release.cjs')({ github, context, core })
+
   # End-of-run notices run in their own job: a failed Slack post fails only this
   # job, not the release, and "Re-run failed jobs" re-posts without releasing
   # again.
   notify:
     name: Notify Slack
-    needs: release
+    # linear-release is skipped for pre-releases and failed releases; this job still runs.
+    needs: [release, linear-release]
     # Pushes to dev that are not release commits skip the release job and post
     # nothing.
     if: ${{ !cancelled() && vars.SLACK_CHANNEL_ID != '' && contains(fromJSON('["success", "failure"]'), needs.release.result) }}
@@ -180,6 +220,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Notify Slack (release published)
         if: ${{ needs.release.result == 'success' && needs.release.outputs.prerelease == 'false' }}
+        env:
+          # Empty while the release step only logs, or when it failed.
+          RELEASE_URL: ${{ needs.linear-release.outputs.release-url }}
         uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@dcb1066f776dd043e64d0e8ba94ca15cc7e1875d # v4.0.0
         with:
           method: chat.postMessage
@@ -190,7 +233,7 @@ jobs:
             thread_ts: ${{ env.THREAD_TS }}
             text: >-
               *pyro*: `v${{ env.VERSION }}` released :white_check_mark: and `main` moved to it.
-              Update with `claude plugin marketplace update pyro && claude plugin update pyro`, then restart. <${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/releases/tag/v${{ env.VERSION }}|Release notes>.
+              Update with `claude plugin marketplace update pyro && claude plugin update pyro`, then restart. <${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/releases/tag/v${{ env.VERSION }}|Release notes>.${{ env.RELEASE_URL != '' && format(' <{0}|View release>.', env.RELEASE_URL) || (needs.linear-release.result == 'failure' || needs.linear-release.outputs.outcome == 'failure') && ' Recording it in Linear failed :warning:.' || '' }}
 
       # Success also puts a ✅ on the start notice, so the result shows in the
       # channel without another message. Needs the app's reactions:write scope.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3eed00a..2c079df 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -153,4 +153,6 @@ There are two kinds of release, and they differ in how the PR opens:
 
 Merges into `dev` and releases post to the team's Slack channel. A release
 posts a start message and replies with the result in its thread; failures also
-go to the channel, and success adds a ✅ to the start message.
+go to the channel, and success adds a ✅ to the start message. Stable releases
+are also recorded in the team's Linear release tracker, with the PRs merged since
+the previous release and the GitHub release notes.