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Linear Audit & Setup Report

Date: 2025-11-10 Team: overengineered Status: Epic Structure Complete ✓

Executive Summary

Successfully audited Linear workspace and created complete epic-level structure for the MVP Q1 2025 photo journaling app. The overengineered team now has:
  • 10 Epic-level issues created (OVE-1 through OVE-10)
  • 23 labels created (epics, teams, phases)
  • Existing projects identified (10 projects already in workspace)
  • 📋 Next step: Create 63 feature-level issues

Audit Findings

Teams Discovered

  1. overengineered (ID: ce7c87df-cedc-494b-8512-7fdaafef09f3)
    • Created: 2025-11-10
    • Status: Active
    • Issues: 10 epics created
  2. Agentsoflearning (ID: 00199e30-88b9-45a6-9cde-3b3cbd9d0070)
    • Created: 2025-10-08
    • Status: Active
    • Has multiple existing projects

Existing Projects Found (26 total)

MVP-Related Projects (10) - Created today:
  1. Freemium Gates
  2. Settings & Preferences
  3. Onboarding
  4. Authentication & Profile
  5. Search & Filter
  6. Entry Detail View
  7. Timeline View
  8. Emotion Tagging
  9. AI Journaling Engine
  10. Photo Management
Other Projects (16) - From Agentsoflearning team:
  • Company Website
  • Polish and Validation
  • Performance and Security
  • AI Co-pilot
  • Documentation
  • Tooling
  • Infrastructure
  • UI Package, Shared Package
  • JS SDK, Java SDK, Go SDK, React SDK, Python SDK
  • API
  • Web App

Issues Found

  • overengineered team: 0 issues before, 10 epic issues after setup
  • Total workspace: Large number of issues across all teams

What Was Created

Labels Created (23)

Epic Labels (10)

  • epic:photo-management - #F59E0B (orange)
  • epic:ai-engine - #8B5CF6 (purple)
  • epic:emotion-tagging - #EC4899 (pink)
  • epic:timeline - #3B82F6 (blue)
  • epic:entry-detail - #10B981 (green)
  • epic:search-filter - #06B6D4 (cyan)
  • epic:auth-profile - #EF4444 (red)
  • epic:onboarding - #F97316 (orange)
  • epic:settings - #6B7280 (gray)
  • epic:freemium - #14B8A6 (teal)

Team Labels (4)

  • team:frontend - #60A5FA (blue)
  • team:backend - #34D399 (green)
  • team:qa - #A78BFA (purple)
  • team:devops - #FB923C (orange)

Phase Labels (5)

  • phase:1-foundation - #DC2626 (red) - Weeks 1-3
  • phase:2-core-journaling - #EA580C (orange) - Weeks 4-6
  • phase:3-details-search - #CA8A04 (yellow) - Weeks 7-9
  • phase:4-monetization - #16A34A (green) - Weeks 10-12
  • phase:5-qa-launch - #2563EB (blue) - Week 13

Existing Labels (3)

  • Bug - #EB5757
  • Feature - #BB87FC
  • Improvement - #4EA7FC

Epic Issues Created

OVE-1: [EPIC] Photo Management

URL: https://linear.app/agentsoflearning/issue/OVE-1/epic-photo-management Priority: Urgent Estimate: 15 story points Phase: Foundation (Weeks 1-3) Labels: epic:photo-management, phase:1-foundation, team:frontend User Stories: 4 (Capture, Select, Edit, Upload)

OVE-2: [EPIC] AI Journaling Engine

URL: https://linear.app/agentsoflearning/issue/OVE-2/epic-ai-journaling-engine Priority: Urgent Estimate: 18 story points Phase: Core Journaling (Weeks 4-6) Labels: epic:ai-engine, phase:2-core-journaling, team:backend, team:frontend User Stories: 4 (AI Prompts, Prompt Selection, Text Entry, AI Emotions)

OVE-3: [EPIC] Emotion Tagging

URL: https://linear.app/agentsoflearning/issue/OVE-3/epic-emotion-tagging Priority: Urgent Estimate: 11 story points Phase: Foundation & Core Journaling (Weeks 1-6) Labels: epic:emotion-tagging, phase:1-foundation, team:frontend User Stories: 4 (Taxonomy, Multi-Select, Visual Display, Edit/Remove) Taxonomy: 12 emotions (Positive, Reflective, Challenging)

OVE-4: [EPIC] Timeline View

URL: https://linear.app/agentsoflearning/issue/OVE-4/epic-timeline-view Priority: Urgent Estimate: 15 story points Phase: Core Journaling (Weeks 4-6) Labels: epic:timeline, phase:2-core-journaling, team:frontend User Stories: 4 (Photo Grid, Date Navigation, Entry Preview, Pull-to-Refresh)

OVE-5: [EPIC] Entry Detail View

URL: https://linear.app/agentsoflearning/issue/OVE-5/epic-entry-detail-view Priority: Urgent Estimate: 11 story points Phase: Details & Search (Weeks 7-9) Labels: epic:entry-detail, phase:3-details-search, team:frontend User Stories: 4 (Full Photo, Text Display, Metadata, Edit/Delete)

OVE-6: [EPIC] Search & Filter

URL: https://linear.app/agentsoflearning/issue/OVE-6/epic-search-and-filter Priority: Urgent Estimate: 17 story points Phase: Details & Search (Weeks 7-9) Labels: epic:search-filter, phase:3-details-search, team:backend, team:frontend User Stories: 4 (Keyword Search, Date Filter, Emotion Filter, Display Results)

OVE-7: [EPIC] Authentication & Profile

URL: https://linear.app/agentsoflearning/issue/OVE-7/epic-authentication-profile Priority: Urgent Estimate: 22 story points Phase: Foundation (Weeks 1-3) Labels: epic:auth-profile, phase:1-foundation, team:backend, team:frontend User Stories: 5 (Email Signup, Login, Apple Sign-In, Password Reset, Profile)

OVE-8: [EPIC] Onboarding

URL: https://linear.app/agentsoflearning/issue/OVE-8/epic-onboarding Priority: Urgent Estimate: 12 story points Phase: Details & Search (Weeks 7-9) Labels: epic:onboarding, phase:3-details-search, team:frontend User Stories: 4 (Welcome Screen, How It Works, Permissions, First Entry)

OVE-9: [EPIC] Settings & Preferences

URL: https://linear.app/agentsoflearning/issue/OVE-9/epic-settings-preferences Priority: High Estimate: 15 story points Phase: Monetization & Polish (Weeks 10-12) Labels: epic:settings, phase:4-monetization, team:backend, team:frontend User Stories: 4 (Account, Notifications, Privacy, About/Help)

OVE-10: [EPIC] Freemium Gates

URL: https://linear.app/agentsoflearning/issue/OVE-10/epic-freemium-gates Priority: Urgent Estimate: 18 story points Phase: Monetization & Polish (Weeks 10-12) Labels: epic:freemium, phase:4-monetization, team:backend, team:frontend User Stories: 4 (Free Limits, Paywall, IAP Flow, Premium Features)

Summary Statistics

Epics by Priority

  • Urgent: 9 epics (90%)
  • High: 1 epic (10%)

Story Points by Phase

  • Phase 1 - Foundation (Weeks 1-3): 48 pts (31%)
    • Auth & Profile: 22 pts
    • Photo Management: 15 pts
    • Emotion Tagging (partial): 11 pts
  • Phase 2 - Core Journaling (Weeks 4-6): 44 pts (29%)
    • AI Journaling Engine: 18 pts
    • Timeline View: 15 pts
    • Emotion Tagging (partial): 11 pts
  • Phase 3 - Details & Search (Weeks 7-9): 40 pts (26%)
    • Search & Filter: 17 pts
    • Onboarding: 12 pts
    • Entry Detail View: 11 pts
  • Phase 4 - Monetization (Weeks 10-12): 33 pts (21%)
    • Freemium Gates: 18 pts
    • Settings: 15 pts
  • Phase 5 - QA & Launch (Week 13): TBD
Total Epic Story Points: 154 pts

Team Distribution

  • Frontend: 10 epics (all require frontend work)
  • Backend: 6 epics (AI, Search, Auth, Settings, Freemium)
  • QA: 0 epics yet (testing issues to be created)
  • DevOps: 0 epics yet (infrastructure issues to be created)

What Still Needs to Be Created

Feature-Level Issues (41 User Stories)

Based on the Linear Implementation Plan, the following feature issues need to be created:

Epic 1: Photo Management (4 issues)

  • OVE-11: Capture Photo with In-App Camera (3 pts)
  • OVE-12: Select Photo from Library (2 pts)
  • OVE-13: Basic Photo Editing (5 pts)
  • OVE-14: Photo Upload to Cloud Storage (5 pts)

Epic 2: AI Journaling Engine (4 issues)

  • OVE-15: AI-Generated Prompt Suggestions (8 pts)
  • OVE-16: One-Tap Prompt Selection (3 pts)
  • OVE-17: Free-Form Text Entry (2 pts)
  • OVE-18: AI-Suggested Emotions (5 pts)

Epic 3: Emotion Tagging (4 issues)

  • OVE-19: Predefined Emotion Taxonomy (0 pts)
  • OVE-20: Multi-Select Emotion Tags (3 pts)
  • OVE-21: Visual Emotion Display (3 pts)
  • OVE-22: Edit and Remove Emotion Tags (2 pts)

Epic 4: Timeline View (4 issues)

  • OVE-23: Chronological Photo Grid (5 pts)
  • OVE-24: Date Navigation (5 pts)
  • OVE-25: Entry Preview on Timeline (3 pts)
  • OVE-26: Pull-to-Refresh (2 pts)

Epic 5: Entry Detail View (4 issues)

  • OVE-27: Full-Size Photo Display (3 pts)
  • OVE-28: Complete Journal Text Display (2 pts)
  • OVE-29: Emotion Tags and Metadata Display (3 pts)
  • OVE-30: Edit and Delete Options (3 pts)

Epic 6: Search & Filter (4 issues)

  • OVE-31: Keyword Search (Text Content) (5 pts)
  • OVE-32: Date Range Filter (5 pts)
  • OVE-33: Emotion Filter (4 pts)
  • OVE-34: Display Search Results (3 pts)

Epic 7: Authentication & Profile (5 issues)

  • OVE-35: Email Signup (5 pts)
  • OVE-36: Email Login (3 pts)
  • OVE-37: Apple Sign-In (5 pts)
  • OVE-38: Password Reset (5 pts)
  • OVE-39: Basic Profile Settings (4 pts)

Epic 8: Onboarding (4 issues)

  • OVE-40: Welcome Screen (3 pts)
  • OVE-41: How It Works (2 pts)
  • OVE-42: Permissions Request (4 pts)
  • OVE-43: First Entry Guidance (3 pts)

Epic 9: Settings & Preferences (4 issues)

  • OVE-44: Account Settings (4 pts)
  • OVE-45: Notification Preferences (4 pts)
  • OVE-46: Privacy Settings (4 pts)
  • OVE-47: About & Help (3 pts)

Epic 10: Freemium Gates (4 issues)

  • OVE-48: Free Tier Limits (5 pts)
  • OVE-49: Premium Paywall Screen (4 pts)
  • OVE-50: In-App Purchase Flow (6 pts)
  • OVE-51: Premium Features Unlocked (3 pts)
Subtotal: 41 user story issues

Technical Issues (22 Backend/Infrastructure/QA)

Backend API (7 issues)

  • OVE-52: API Authentication System (8 pts)
  • OVE-53: User Management API (5 pts)
  • OVE-54: Journal Entries API (8 pts)
  • OVE-55: AI Integration API (8 pts)
  • OVE-56: Photo Upload API (8 pts)
  • OVE-57: Subscription Management API (6 pts)
  • OVE-58: Search & Filter API (6 pts)

Database Schema (5 issues)

  • OVE-59: Users Table Schema (3 pts)
  • OVE-60: Entries Table Schema (3 pts)
  • OVE-61: Photos Table Schema (2 pts)
  • OVE-62: Emotions & Entry_Emotions Tables (2 pts)
  • OVE-63: AI Prompts Cache Table (2 pts)

Infrastructure (5 issues)

  • OVE-64: AWS/GCP Cloud Infrastructure Setup (8 pts)
  • OVE-65: CI/CD Pipeline Setup (5 pts)
  • OVE-66: Monitoring & Alerting Setup (4 pts)
  • OVE-67: Database Backup & Recovery (3 pts)
  • OVE-68: Security Configuration (4 pts)

QA & Testing (5 issues)

  • OVE-69: QA Test Plan & Test Cases (8 pts)
  • OVE-70: E2E Testing with Playwright (8 pts)
  • OVE-71: Performance Testing (5 pts)
  • OVE-72: Accessibility Testing (4 pts)
  • OVE-73: Security Audit (5 pts)
Subtotal: 22 technical issues Grand Total: 63 issues remaining to create (41 user stories + 22 technical)

Dependencies & Relationships

Epic Dependencies

Foundation Epics (No Dependencies):
├── OVE-1: Photo Management
├── OVE-3: Emotion Tagging (partial)
└── OVE-7: Authentication & Profile

Core Journaling Epics:
├── OVE-2: AI Journaling Engine
│   └── Depends on: Backend API
├── OVE-3: Emotion Tagging (continued)
│   └── Depends on: Design system
└── OVE-4: Timeline View
    └── Depends on: OVE-1 (Photo Management), OVE-3 (Emotion Tagging)

Details & Search Epics:
├── OVE-5: Entry Detail View
│   └── Depends on: OVE-4 (Timeline), OVE-3 (Emotion Tagging)
├── OVE-6: Search & Filter
│   └── Depends on: OVE-4 (Timeline), OVE-3 (Emotion Tagging)
└── OVE-8: Onboarding
    └── Depends on: OVE-7 (Auth), OVE-4 (Timeline)

Monetization Epics:
├── OVE-9: Settings & Preferences
│   └── Depends on: OVE-7 (Auth)
└── OVE-10: Freemium Gates
    └── Depends on: OVE-1 (Photo Management), OVE-7 (Auth)

Next Steps

  1. COMPLETE: Epic structure created
  2. PENDING: Create 41 user story issues (OVE-11 through OVE-51)
  3. PENDING: Create 22 technical issues (OVE-52 through OVE-73)
  4. PENDING: Link all issues to parent epics
  5. PENDING: Add dependencies and blockers
  6. PENDING: Update PROJECT_OVERVIEW.md with Linear URLs

Time Estimate for Remaining Work

  • Creating 63 issues with full descriptions: ~2-3 hours
  • Setting up relationships and dependencies: ~30 minutes
  • Documentation updates: ~15 minutes
Total: ~3-4 hours to complete full Linear setup

Agent Handoffs (After Linear Setup)

Week 1: Product & Brand (Parallel)

  • @chief-product-officer: Product vision review (COMPLETE)
  • @senior-product-manager: PRD and Linear setup (COMPLETE - epics only)
  • @marketer: Brand guidelines and design tokens (READY TO START)

Week 2-3: Architecture & Design (Parallel)

  • @software-architect: System architecture, tech stack decisions, API contracts
  • @ux-designer: Style guide and design system
  • @product-designer: UI designs for all 30 screens

Week 4+: Development Begins

  • @dba: Database schema implementation
  • @frontend-developer: iOS app development
  • @backend-developer: API development

Success Metrics

Completion Checklist

  • Linear workspace audited
  • Team identified (overengineered)
  • 23 labels created
  • 10 epic-level issues created with full descriptions
  • 41 user story issues created
  • 22 technical issues created
  • All issues linked to parent epics
  • Dependencies documented
  • PROJECT_OVERVIEW.md updated

Current Progress

Epic Structure: 100% complete (10/10 epics) Feature Issues: 0% complete (0/41 issues) Technical Issues: 0% complete (0/22 issues) Overall Linear Setup: 14% complete (10/73 issues)

Recommendations

  1. Continue Issue Creation: Create all 63 remaining issues to have complete tracking
  2. Update Documentation: Link all Linear issues in PROJECT_OVERVIEW.md
  3. Begin Architecture Work: @software-architect can start while issues are being created
  4. Begin Design Work: @marketer and @ux-designer can start in parallel
  5. Set Milestones: Create Linear milestones for each phase (Weeks 1-13)
  6. Configure Workflows: Ensure Linear workflow states match team needs

References

  • Linear Implementation Plan: docs/product/linear-implementation-plan.md
  • Linear Execution Guide: docs/product/linear-execution-guide.md
  • PRD: docs/product/prds/mvp-q1-2025-prd.md
  • Product Vision: docs/product/vision/product-vision-2025-11.md
  • Q1 Roadmap: docs/product/roadmaps/roadmap-2025-Q1.md

Report Generated: 2025-11-10 By: Claude Code (Senior Product Manager Agent) Status: Epic structure complete, feature issues pending