Verdict
Great for a portfolio 'Linear-inspired tracker.' Bad as a bet to displace Linear for a real engineering org unless you invest months past the vibe-code stage.
What you can rebuild
Issues with status, assignee, priority, and project; keyboard-first list UI; cycles/sprints as a simple date range; and a clean dark theme that feels fast.
What stays hard
Linear's speed, graph sync model, keyboard UX depth, cycles analytics, Git integrations, and the 'everything feels instant' bar. Cloning the brand feel is easy. Cloning the performance culture is not.
Starter prompt
Build a Linear-inspired issue tracker called Orbit Issues. Dark UI, keyboard shortcuts (C create issue, / search), issues with status (Backlog/Todo/In Progress/Done), priority, assignee, and project. List + board views. Stack: Next.js, Tailwind, Supabase. Optimize for snappy interactions and crisp typography. Seed 20 sample issues.
Follow-up prompt
Add: cycles (sprints) with start/end dates, issue relations (blocks/blocked by), markdown descriptions, and a command palette (Cmd+K) for navigation and creating issues.
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Reference product: linear.app. We are not affiliated. Prompts build inspired MVPs, not trademarked clones for commercial misuse.