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Cycles (Linear Docs)

Linear Freemium Beginner

A weekly ship cadence needs a container that resets every week on its own, otherwise the discipline lives in your head and slips. Linear's Cycles are exactly that: pick a start day and a 1 to 2 week length, drop the week's issues in, and unfinished work rolls forward automatically. The free plan covers a small setup, and you can add your agency or freelancers as members so everyone is looking at the same cycle instead of a scattered chat thread.

• Cycles are repeating time-boxes (1 to 8 weeks, most teams run 1 to 2). Set the start day once and each new cycle opens itself, which is the habit you are trying to build.
• Open issues roll over to the next cycle automatically, so a missed item is visible next week rather than lost.
• The free plan (unlimited members, 250 active issues) is enough to run a weekly cycle with external developers before you pay for anything.