Configuring Auto-Monitoring for Git Repositories

Repository auto-monitoring is supported for the following Git providers and deployment models:

• Automatically include new repositories as they are created or discovered.
• Use regex-based rules to control inclusion and exclusion.
• Supports private, public, and internal repositories.
• Requires sufficient Git token permissions to detect repositories.

• You must be a Company Admin in LinearB.
• Your Git integration token must have access to the repositories you want to monitor.
• Auto-Monitoring for Bitbucket Cloud and ADO requires feature flags.
• If auto-monitoring is not supported for your provider or deployment type (for example, Bitbucket Server (non-OPA)), the Monitoring Rules option will not appear in the UI.

1. Access Monitoring Rules
   1. Go to Settings → Company Settings.
   2. Open the Git tab.
   3. Click the three-dot menu next to Add Repositories.
   4. Select Monitoring Rules.
   UI Availability: If you do not see Monitoring Rules, auto-monitoring may not be supported for your Git provider or deployment type (for example, Bitbucket Server (non-OPA)).

2. Define monitoring rules
   1. Enter a regex pattern to include repositories.
      • To include all repositories, use .*.
   2. Optionally add exclusion rules (for example, documentation repositories).
3. Verify token access
   • Ensure your Git token can access the repositories being monitored. Repositories without permission will not be detected.
4. Select repository visibility

   Choose which repository types to monitor: private, internal, and/or public.

   

5. Configure organizational scope (GitHub only)

   Define which organizations are included using regex or manual selection.

6. Define inclusion and exclusion rules
   • Include repositories using a regex in the Include field.
   • Exclude repositories using a regex in the Exclude field.
   • Example:
     • ^test* excludes repositories starting with test.
7. Select organizations
   1. Use regex (for example, .* for all orgs, ^linear- for orgs starting with “linear-”).
   2. Or manually select organizations from the list.
8. Enable Auto-Monitoring

   Ensure the Auto monitored toggle is enabled.

9. Click Save to apply your configuration.

• UI availability: If auto-monitoring is not supported for your Git provider or deployment type, the Monitoring Rules option will not appear in the integration menu. This behavior is expected and does not indicate a misconfiguration.
• New repository sync: Allow up to 24 hours for newly added repositories to appear.
• New organizations: GitHub organizations added later must be manually selected in monitoring rules.
• Regex precision: Carefully define exclusion rules to avoid monitoring unintended repositories.

After enabling repository auto-monitoring, connect your project management tool to complete your setup: Connect LinearB to your PM tool .

Auto-monitoring reduces manual overhead, keeps metrics accurate, and ensures new repositories are tracked as your organization evolves.