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:
code
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Usage
code
/project-health [project-name]
Examples:
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/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
code
/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