Auto-Merge for Contributors in LinearB

Auto-Merge in LinearB ensures clean, accurate contributor data by unifying identities across Git and PM tools—eliminating duplicates and enhancing visibility into developer activity.

Overview

Auto-Merge automatically consolidates contributor records based on matching email addresses or provider IDs across systems like GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Jira, and Azure DevOps. This helps maintain consistent, reliable contributor data across your organization without manual intervention.

By removing duplicate records, Auto-Merge improves:

• Reporting accuracy across dashboards and metrics
• Clarity in team- and individual-level insights
• Data integrity for decision-making

The Auto-Merge process runs daily in the background and is always enabled by default.

Auto-Merge Logic

Each day, LinearB scans for contributors who meet at least one of the following criteria and merges them automatically:

✔ Matching Email – Contributors with the same email across Git or PM tools are merged automatically.

✔ Matching Provider ID – Contributors with identical provider IDs (e.g., GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Jira, or Azure DevOps) are merged to maintain consistency.

Auto-Merge runs automatically in the background with 100% accuracy, ensuring data integrity without requiring manual intervention. Since the process is designed for high accuracy, it remains permanently enabled, but admins have full control and can manually unmerge contributors if needed.

Reviewing and Managing Merged Contributors

Merged contributors can be reviewed in the People & Teams section under Company Settings. If a merge is incorrect, admins can manually unmerge contributors to restore individual records.

Because Auto-Merge runs daily, it continuously keeps contributor data up to date, reducing duplicate entries and improving reporting accuracy across the platform.

By ensuring a unified contributor record, Auto-Merge improves data reliability, enhances team insights, and eliminates redundant data, giving teams a clearer view of developer contributions across the organization.