GitHub - Reactance0083/pydantic-ai-email-linear-auto-triage: Email to Linear Issue Auto-Triage — FastAPI webhook that classifies incoming emails with Claude AI and creates prioritized Linear issues with Slack alerts

Automatically convert incoming emails into prioritized Linear issues using AI-powered triage. Extract customer information, priority levels, and issue types from raw email content, then instantly create structured tickets in your Linear workspace with Slack notifications for urgent items.

Overview

This template provides a production-ready FastAPI webhook service that:

Accepts emails via SMTP forwarding or Gmail API integration
Extracts priority, customer, and issue classification using Claude AI
Creates Linear issues with rich metadata and proper linking
Sends Slack alerts for high-priority tickets
Stores triage decisions for audit and refinement

Why use this?

Cost savings: Eliminates $20-40/mo Zapier fees + manual triage overhead
Speed: 30-second email-to-ticket pipeline vs. 5-minute manual routing
Consistency: AI-driven classification reduces human error in priority assignment
Extensibility: Built on Pydantic AI for easy customization of triage logic

What It Does

Email Ingestion

Accepts raw email POST payloads (SMTP webhook format or parsed JSON)
Extracts sender, subject, body, and attachment metadata
Supports both plain text and HTML email bodies

AI-Powered Triage

Uses Claude to extract from email content:

Priority level (urgent/high/normal/low)
Customer identifier (email domain, name, account ID)
Issue type (bug/feature-request/support/billing)
Summary (auto-generated from subject + body context)
Suggested assignee (based on issue type patterns, optional)

Linear Integration

Creates issues in your Linear workspace
Attaches original email as issue comment
Sets priority and status based on triage output
Links to customer/team projects (configurable)
Supports custom fields for email metadata

Slack Notifications

Posts urgent/high-priority tickets to designated channel
Includes customer info, issue link, and priority badge
Optional thread replies for follow-up updates

Audit & History

Stores all triage decisions in SQLite (or configured DB)
Enables performance monitoring and model refinement
Supports manual override and feedback loops

Prerequisites

Python 3.11+
Linear API token (create in Settings > API > Personal API Keys)
Claude API key (from Anthropic Console)
Slack webhook URL (optional, from Slack Apps)
Gmail API credentials or SMTP relay service (optional, for email ingestion)

Optional

Docker + Docker Compose (for containerized deployment)
PostgreSQL (for production database, defaults to SQLite)

Setup

1. Clone and Install Dependencies

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/email-linear-triage.git
cd email-linear-triage
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Create Environment File

Create .env in the project root:

# API Keys
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-...
LINEAR_API_KEY=lin_api_...
SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL=https://hooks.slack.com/services/YOUR/WEBHOOK/URL  # Optional

# Linear Configuration
LINEAR_TEAM_ID=acme  # Your Linear team slug (e.g., 'acme' from linear.app/acme)
LINEAR_PROJECT_ID=INB  # Project key for incoming emails (default: 'INB')
LINEAR_DEFAULT_STATUS=backlog  # Initial status for new issues

# Email Configuration
SMTP_SECRET_TOKEN=your-secret-token-here  # For webhook authentication
EMAIL_DOMAIN=yourdomain.com

# Database (optional)
DATABASE_URL=sqlite:///./triage.db  # Or: postgresql://user:pass@localhost/triage

# Feature Flags
ENABLE_SLACK_NOTIFICATIONS=true
ENABLE_AUTO_ASSIGN=false
TRIAGE_MODEL=claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022  # Claude model to use

3. Initialize Database

python -m alembic upgrade head

Or for SQLite (auto-created):

python -c "from app.db import init_db; init_db()"

4. Run the Server

uvicorn app.main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --reload

Server runs on http://localhost:8000

5. Configure Email Routing

Option A: SMTP Forwarding (Recommended)

In your email provider, set up a forward rule:
- From: tickets@yourdomain.com
- To: {your-server}/webhook/email with authentication

Option B: Gmail API

Enable Gmail API in Google Cloud Console
Download credentials JSON to ./credentials.json
App auto-fetches labeled emails periodically

Option C: Manual Testing

curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/webhook/email \
  -H "X-Webhook-Token: your-secret-token-here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "from": "customer@example.com",
    "subject": "Payment processing is broken",
    "body": "Hi, our recurring invoices havent charged for 2 days. This is urgent!",
    "timestamp": "2024-01-15T14:30:00Z"
  }'

6. Set Linear Webhook (Optional, for future integration)

In Linear Settings > Integrations > Webhooks, add:

URL: {your-server}/webhook/linear-event
Events: Issue created, issue updated
Useful for closing issues via email replies

Usage

Basic Email-to-Issue Flow

Email arrives at tickets@yourdomain.com (forwarded via SMTP)
Webhook handler receives POST, validates token
Claude triage classifies email (2-5 seconds)
Linear issue created with extracted metadata
Slack notification posted (if urgent/high)
Response returned with issue URL

Example: Send an Email

curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/webhook/email \
  -H "X-Webhook-Token: your-secret-token-here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "from": "sarah@acmecorp.com",
    "subject": "[BUG] Dashboard crashes on mobile",
    "body": "When I open the dashboard on iPhone, it instantly crashes. Happens every time. Our team cant work.",
    "timestamp": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z"
  }'

Response (201 Created):

{
  "status": "success",
  "linear_issue_id": "INB-234",
  "linear_issue_url": "https://linear.app/acme/issue/INB-234",
  "triage_result": {
    "priority": "urgent",
    "issue_type": "bug",
    "customer_domain": "acmecorp.com",
    "summary": "Dashboard mobile app crashes on iOS",
    "suggested_assignee": "eng-mobile"
  },
  "slack_notification_sent": true,
  "processing_time_ms": 3200
}

API Endpoints

POST `/webhook/email`

Ingest raw email and create Linear issue

Headers:

X-Webhook-Token: {SMTP_SECRET_TOKEN}
Content-Type: application/json

Request Body:

{
  "from": "customer@example.com",
  "subject": "Issue title",
  "body": "Email body text",
  "html_body": "<p>HTML version (optional)</p>",
  "timestamp": "2024-01-15T10:00:00Z",
  "attachments": [
    {
      "filename": "screenshot.png",
      "content_base64": "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANS...",
      "mime_type": "image/png"
    }
  ]
}

Response (201 Created):

{
  "status": "success|error",
  "linear_issue_id": "INB-123",
  "linear_issue_url": "string",
  "triage_result": {
    "priority": "urgent|high|normal|low",
    "issue_type": "bug|feature|support|billing",
    "customer_domain": "string",
    "customer_name": "string (optional)",
    "summary": "string",
    "suggested_assignee": "string (optional)"
  },
  "slack_notification_sent": boolean,
  "error": "string (if status='error')"
}

POST `/api/triage/override/{issue_id}`

Manually override AI triage decision

Headers:

X-API-Key: {LINEAR_API_KEY}
Content-Type: application/json

Request Body:

{
  "priority": "high",
  "issue_type": "bug",
  "notes": "Manually corrected from 'low' due to context"
}

Response (200 OK):

{
  "status": "updated",
  "triage_record_id": "uuid",
  "changes": {
    "priority": {"old": "normal", "new": "high"}
  }
}

GET `/api/triage/history`

Retrieve triage history and metrics

Query Parameters:

limit=50 (default)
offset=0
priority_filter=urgent|high|normal|low (optional)
date_from=2024-01-01 (optional)
date_to=2024-01-31 (optional)

Response (200 OK):

{
  "total_processed": 342,
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "uuid",
      "email_from": "customer@example.com",
      "linear_issue_id": "INB-234",
      "priority": "high",
      "issue_type": "bug",
      "created_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
      "processing_time_ms": 3200,
      "model_confidence": 0.94
    }
  ],
  "statistics": {
    "avg_processing_time_ms": 2800,
    "priority_distribution": {
      "urgent": 15,
      "high": 87,
      "normal": 198,
      "low": 42
    },
    "issue_type_distribution": {
      "bug": 124,
      "feature": 56,
      "support": 142,
      "billing": 20
    }
  }
}

GET `/health`

Service health check

Response (200 OK):

{
  "status": "healthy",
  "timestamp": "2024-01-15T10:00:00Z",
  "dependencies": {
    "anthropic": "ok",
    "linear": "ok",
    "slack": "ok",
    "database": "ok"
  }
}

Configuration

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Default	Description
`ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`	✓	—	Claude API key from Anthropic Console
`LINEAR_API_KEY`	✓	—	Linear API token from Settings > API
`LINEAR_TEAM_ID`	✓	—	Linear team slug (e.g., 'acme')
`LINEAR_PROJECT_ID`		`INB`	Linear project key for new issues
`LINEAR_DEFAULT_STATUS`		`backlog`	Initial issue status (backlog/todo/in_progress)
`SMTP_SECRET_TOKEN`	✓	—	Secret token for webhook authentication
`SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL`		—	Slack webhook URL (leave empty to disable)
`ENABLE_SLACK_NOTIFICATIONS`		`true`	Post notifications for urgent/high
`ENABLE_AUTO_ASSIGN`		`false`	Automatically assign based on issue type
`TRIAGE_MODEL`		`claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022`	Claude model (3-opus-20250219 for best accuracy)
`DATABASE_URL`		`sqlite:///./triage.db`	PostgreSQL or SQLite connection string
`GMAIL_CREDENTIALS_PATH`		`./credentials.json`	Path to Gmail API credentials (if using Gmail)
`EMAIL_DOMAIN`		—	Your email domain (for reply-to headers)
`LOG_LEVEL`		`INFO`	Logging level (DEBUG/INFO/WARNING/ERROR)

Pydantic AI Configuration

Edit app/config.py to customize:

# Claude model settings
TRIAGE_MODEL = "claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022"  # Change to claude-3-opus-20250219 for higher accuracy

# Triage classification thresholds
PRIORITY_KEYWORDS = {
    "urgent": ["critical", "down", "broken", "asap", "emergency"],
    "high": ["bug", "broken", "failing", "urgent"],
    "normal": ["feature", "improve"],
    "low": ["typo", "minor", "nice-to-have"]
}

# Linear field mappings
LINEAR_PRIORITY_MAP = {
    "urgent": 4,    # Urgent in Linear
    "high": 3,
    "normal": 2,
    "low": 1
}

Customization

Change Triage Prompt

Edit app/agents/triage_agent.py:

TRIAGE_SYSTEM_PROMPT = """You are an expert customer support triage system...
Analyze the email and extract:
1. Priority (urgent/high/normal/low) - consider customer tone, service impact, frequency
2. Issue type (bug/feature/support/billing) - classify by nature
3. Customer identifier - extract domain or company name
4. Concise summary - max 10 words
5. Suggested team - based on issue type
"""

Add Custom Issue Fields

In app/models/triage.py, extend TriageResult:

class TriageResult(BaseModel):
    priority: str
    issue_type: str
    customer_domain: str
    summary: str
    custom_field_1: str | None = None  # Add your field

Then update the Claude prompt to extract it, and Linear creation logic in app/integrations/linear.py:

custom_field_id = "LIN_CUSTOM_1"
issue_data["fieldValues"].append({
    "fieldId": custom_field_id,
    "value": triage_result.custom_field_1
})

Route Issues to Different Projects

In app/integrations/linear.py, modify project selection:

def get_target_project(triage_result: TriageResult) -> str:
    if triage_result.issue_type == "billing":
        return "BIL"  # Billing project
    elif triage_result.customer_domain == "enterprise.com":
        return "ENT"  # Enterprise project
    return settings.LINEAR_PROJECT_ID

Customize Slack Messages

In app/integrations/slack.py, edit the Slack payload:

blocks = [
    {
        "type": "section",
        "text": {
            "type": "mrkdwn",
            "text": f"🔴 *URGENT: {triage_result.summary}*\nCustomer: {triage_result.customer_domain}\n<{issue_url}|View in Linear>"
        }
    }
]

Use Different Claude Models

For higher accuracy (slower + more expensive):

TRIAGE_MODEL=claude-3-opus-20250219 python -m uvicorn app.main:app

For lower cost (faster):

TRIAGE_MODEL=claude-3-5-haiku-20241022 python -m uvicorn app.main:app

Add Database Persistence

Switch from SQLite to PostgreSQL:

pip install psycopg2-binary
export DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:password@localhost:5432/triage
python -m alembic upgrade head

Testing

Run Unit Tests

Test Triage Agent Locally

python -m app.agents.triage_agent --email-from "customer@example.com" --subject "Payment failed" --body "We can't process payments today"

Mock Email Webhook

python scripts/test_email_webhook.py

Deployment

Docker Compose

See docker-compose.yml for production config (PostgreSQL, environment variables).

Heroku

git push heroku main
heroku config:set ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-...
heroku config:set LINEAR_API_KEY=lin_api_...

AWS Lambda

pip install aws-wsgi
# See Dockerfile.lambda for container image setup

Troubleshooting

"Invalid Linear API Key"

Verify token in Settings > API > Personal API Keys
Ensure token has read and write scopes

"Claude rate limit exceeded"

Upgrade Anthropic plan or implement request queueing
Batch emails in peak hours

"Slack notification not sent"

Verify SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL is set and valid
Check Slack workspace webhook permissions
Set ENABLE_SLACK_NOTIFICATIONS=false to skip errors

"Database connection error"

For SQLite: ensure triage.db directory is writable
For PostgreSQL: verify host/port/credentials
Run python -c "from app.db import init_db; init_db()" to reinitialize

Performance Metrics

Typical performance on Sonnet 3.5:

Email parsing: 50ms
Claude triage: 2-4s (network + inference)
Linear issue creation: 300-800ms
Slack notification: 200-500ms
Total end-to-end: 2.5-6s

License

MIT License — see LICENSE file for details.

Built with Pydantic AI, FastAPI, and Linear API.

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Overview

What It Does

Email Ingestion

AI-Powered Triage

Linear Integration

Slack Notifications

Audit & History

Prerequisites

Optional

Setup

1. Clone and Install Dependencies

2. Create Environment File

3. Initialize Database

4. Run the Server

5. Configure Email Routing

6. Set Linear Webhook (Optional, for future integration)

Usage

Basic Email-to-Issue Flow

Example: Send an Email

API Endpoints

POST /webhook/email

POST /api/triage/override/{issue_id}

GET /api/triage/history

GET /health

Configuration

Environment Variables

Pydantic AI Configuration

Customization

Change Triage Prompt

Add Custom Issue Fields

Route Issues to Different Projects

Customize Slack Messages

Use Different Claude Models

Add Database Persistence

Testing

Run Unit Tests

Test Triage Agent Locally

Mock Email Webhook

Deployment

Docker Compose

Heroku

AWS Lambda

Troubleshooting

Performance Metrics

License

POST `/webhook/email`

POST `/api/triage/override/{issue_id}`

GET `/api/triage/history`

GET `/health`