diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke-issues.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke-issues.lock.yml
index e31d0e603ee..bc40f4cdd48 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke-issues.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke-issues.lock.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# gh-aw-metadata: {"schema_version":"v4","frontmatter_hash":"0a110a0c6347d3c3079b13fd2be8be89fe94333cd2ec8c1d76f557d360b845ad","body_hash":"8b1f00fc00aca4ac89a72c3817ea763c5f153ba05378410608a30060a2f1caed","strict":true,"agent_id":"copilot","engine_versions":{"copilot":"1.0.83"}}
-# gh-aw-manifest: {"version":1,"secrets":["COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN","GH_AW_DEFAULT_OTLP_HEADERS","GH_AW_GITHUB_MCP_SERVER_TOKEN","GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN","GITHUB_TOKEN","JIRA_API_TOKEN","JIRA_USER_EMAIL","LINEAR_API_KEY"],"actions":[{"repo":"actions/cache/restore","sha":"55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9","version":"v6.1.0"},{"repo":"actions/cache/save","sha":"55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9","version":"v6.1.0"},{"repo":"actions/checkout","sha":"3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1","version":"v7.0.1"},{"repo":"actions/download-artifact","sha":"3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c","version":"v8.0.1"},{"repo":"actions/github-script","sha":"3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3","version":"v9.0.0"},{"repo":"actions/setup-node","sha":"820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020","version":"v7.0.0"},{"repo":"actions/upload-artifact","sha":"043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a","version":"v7.0.1"}],"containers":[{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/agent:0.28.15","digest":"sha256:9f13ae19ceac89554ad7b2d07b68135f40664721f811cb4df05b0eb372af3a5d","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/agent:0.28.15@sha256:9f13ae19ceac89554ad7b2d07b68135f40664721f811cb4df05b0eb372af3a5d"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/api-proxy:0.28.15","digest":"sha256:0410a07cd39dfd086ad2f4f1a22c36fff293696a4675c7e2e46a90754131122c","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/api-proxy:0.28.15@sha256:0410a07cd39dfd086ad2f4f1a22c36fff293696a4675c7e2e46a90754131122c"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/squid:0.28.15","digest":"sha256:0006cecbfcc0363afb00a306e30e8991b02cc1a52b77be2f6616000c01cb9161","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/squid:0.28.15@sha256:0006cecbfcc0363afb00a306e30e8991b02cc1a52b77be2f6616000c01cb9161"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-mcpg:v0.4.20","digest":"sha256:980ea7aa4fb07e444f0e2c6e3af5aff8b45e4e415d617667b8ba064a1768b684","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-mcpg:v0.4.20@sha256:980ea7aa4fb07e444f0e2c6e3af5aff8b45e4e415d617667b8ba064a1768b684"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-node","digest":"sha256:0daa8971fa4732b647150cb6524a6b0804b68d5d24f6f58b5dd1af23bd63fb23","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-node@sha256:0daa8971fa4732b647150cb6524a6b0804b68d5d24f6f58b5dd1af23bd63fb23"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server:v1.12.1","digest":"sha256:0ba840c46a237879c8300e7fddb0b6347f20e029ccb9cbe2ce4a943daa1ff560","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server:v1.12.1@sha256:0ba840c46a237879c8300e7fddb0b6347f20e029ccb9cbe2ce4a943daa1ff560"}],"mcp_servers":[{"name":"github","tools":["get_commit","get_file_contents","get_latest_release","get_me","get_pull_request","get_pull_request_comments","get_pull_request_diff","get_pull_request_files","get_pull_request_review_comments","get_pull_request_reviews","get_pull_request_status","get_release_by_tag","get_tag","issue_read","list_branches","list_commits","list_issue_types","list_issues","list_pull_requests","list_releases","list_starred_repositories","list_tags","pull_request_read","search_code","search_issues","search_pull_requests","search_repositories"]},{"name":"safeoutputs","tools":["jira_create_issue","linear_create_issue","missing_data","missing_tool","noop"]}]}
+# gh-aw-metadata: {"schema_version":"v4","frontmatter_hash":"5929b5dc1b4ce60ad7b0eca8a6b4939e25ac557b42a67e7f4ac0865e272e6366","body_hash":"7b19b6cb9c9d3182e3cded9380e582276bac1ea29e13ccdfc3cc8f548fe11188","strict":true,"agent_id":"copilot","engine_versions":{"copilot":"1.0.83"}}
+# gh-aw-manifest: {"version":1,"secrets":["COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN","GH_AW_DEFAULT_OTLP_HEADERS","GH_AW_GITHUB_MCP_SERVER_TOKEN","GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN","GITHUB_TOKEN","JIRA_API_TOKEN","JIRA_USER_EMAIL"],"actions":[{"repo":"actions/cache/restore","sha":"55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9","version":"v6.1.0"},{"repo":"actions/cache/save","sha":"55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9","version":"v6.1.0"},{"repo":"actions/checkout","sha":"3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1","version":"v7.0.1"},{"repo":"actions/download-artifact","sha":"3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c","version":"v8.0.1"},{"repo":"actions/github-script","sha":"3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3","version":"v9.0.0"},{"repo":"actions/setup-node","sha":"820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020","version":"v7.0.0"},{"repo":"actions/upload-artifact","sha":"043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a","version":"v7.0.1"}],"containers":[{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/agent:0.28.15","digest":"sha256:9f13ae19ceac89554ad7b2d07b68135f40664721f811cb4df05b0eb372af3a5d","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/agent:0.28.15@sha256:9f13ae19ceac89554ad7b2d07b68135f40664721f811cb4df05b0eb372af3a5d"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/api-proxy:0.28.15","digest":"sha256:0410a07cd39dfd086ad2f4f1a22c36fff293696a4675c7e2e46a90754131122c","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/api-proxy:0.28.15@sha256:0410a07cd39dfd086ad2f4f1a22c36fff293696a4675c7e2e46a90754131122c"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/squid:0.28.15","digest":"sha256:0006cecbfcc0363afb00a306e30e8991b02cc1a52b77be2f6616000c01cb9161","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/squid:0.28.15@sha256:0006cecbfcc0363afb00a306e30e8991b02cc1a52b77be2f6616000c01cb9161"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-mcpg:v0.4.20","digest":"sha256:980ea7aa4fb07e444f0e2c6e3af5aff8b45e4e415d617667b8ba064a1768b684","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-mcpg:v0.4.20@sha256:980ea7aa4fb07e444f0e2c6e3af5aff8b45e4e415d617667b8ba064a1768b684"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-node","digest":"sha256:0daa8971fa4732b647150cb6524a6b0804b68d5d24f6f58b5dd1af23bd63fb23","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-node@sha256:0daa8971fa4732b647150cb6524a6b0804b68d5d24f6f58b5dd1af23bd63fb23"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server:v1.12.1","digest":"sha256:0ba840c46a237879c8300e7fddb0b6347f20e029ccb9cbe2ce4a943daa1ff560","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server:v1.12.1@sha256:0ba840c46a237879c8300e7fddb0b6347f20e029ccb9cbe2ce4a943daa1ff560"}],"mcp_servers":[{"name":"github","tools":["get_commit","get_file_contents","get_latest_release","get_me","get_pull_request","get_pull_request_comments","get_pull_request_diff","get_pull_request_files","get_pull_request_review_comments","get_pull_request_reviews","get_pull_request_status","get_release_by_tag","get_tag","issue_read","list_branches","list_commits","list_issue_types","list_issues","list_pull_requests","list_releases","list_starred_repositories","list_tags","pull_request_read","search_code","search_issues","search_pull_requests","search_repositories"]},{"name":"safeoutputs","tools":["jira_create_issue","missing_data","missing_tool","noop"]}]}
 # This file was automatically generated by gh-aw. DO NOT EDIT. To debug this workflow, load the skill at https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/main/debug.md
 #
 #    ___                   _   _
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #
 # For more information: https://github.github.com/gh-aw/introduction/overview/
 #
-# Create a daily haiku issue in Linear and Jira through safe outputs
+# Create a daily haiku issue in Jira through safe outputs
 #
 # Secrets used:
 #   - COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #   - GITHUB_TOKEN
 #   - JIRA_API_TOKEN
 #   - JIRA_USER_EMAIL
-#   - LINEAR_API_KEY
 #
 # Custom actions used:
 #   - actions/cache/restore@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6.1.0
@@ -273,7 +272,7 @@ jobs:
           GH_AW_GITHUB_SERVER_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}
           GH_AW_GITHUB_WORKSPACE: ${{ github.workspace }}
           GH_AW_PROMPT_CONTENT_0000: "<system>\n"
-          GH_AW_PROMPT_CONTENT_0001: "<safe-output-tools>\nTools: linear_create_issue, jira_create_issue, missing_tool, missing_data, noop\n"
+          GH_AW_PROMPT_CONTENT_0001: "<safe-output-tools>\nTools: jira_create_issue, missing_tool, missing_data, noop\n"
           GH_AW_PROMPT_CONTENT_0002: "</safe-output-tools>\n"
           GH_AW_PROMPT_CONTENT_0003: "<github-context>\nThe following GitHub context information is available for this workflow:\n{{#if github.actor}}\n- **actor**: __GH_AW_GITHUB_ACTOR__\n{{/if}}\n{{#if github.repository}}\n- **repository**: __GH_AW_GITHUB_REPOSITORY__\n{{/if}}\n{{#if github.workspace}}\n- **workspace**: __GH_AW_GITHUB_WORKSPACE__\n{{/if}}\n{{#if github.event.issue.number || (github.aw.context.item_type == 'issue' && github.aw.context.item_number)}}\n- **issue-number**: #__GH_AW_EXPR_802A9F6A__\n{{/if}}\n{{#if github.event.discussion.number || (github.aw.context.item_type == 'discussion' && github.aw.context.item_number)}}\n- **discussion-number**: #__GH_AW_EXPR_1A3A194A__\n{{/if}}\n{{#if github.event.pull_request.number || (github.aw.context.item_type == 'pull_request' && github.aw.context.item_number)}}\n- **pull-request-number**: #__GH_AW_EXPR_463A214A__\n{{/if}}\n{{#if github.event.comment.id || github.aw.context.comment_id}}\n- **comment-id**: __GH_AW_EXPR_FF1D34CE__\n{{/if}}\n{{#if github.run_id}}\n- **workflow-run-id**: __GH_AW_GITHUB_RUN_ID__\n{{/if}}\n</github-context>\n\n"
           GH_AW_PROMPT_CONTENT_0004: "</system>\n"
@@ -545,7 +544,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GH_AW_FILE_ROOT: "${{ runner.temp }}/gh-aw"
           GH_AW_FILE_CONFIG: "{\"files\":[{\"path\":\"safeoutputs/config.json\",\"content_env\":\"GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_CONFIG\"}]}"
-          GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_CONFIG: "{\"create_report_incomplete_issue\":{},\"jira_create_issue\":{\"max\":1},\"linear_create_issue\":{\"max\":1,\"project_id\":\"810f57a7e383\",\"team_id\":\"${{ vars.LINEAR_TEAM_ID }}\"},\"missing_data\":{},\"missing_tool\":{},\"noop\":{\"max\":1,\"report-as-issue\":\"false\"},\"report_incomplete\":{}}"
+          GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_CONFIG: "{\"create_report_incomplete_issue\":{},\"jira_create_issue\":{\"max\":1,\"staged\":true},\"missing_data\":{},\"missing_tool\":{},\"noop\":{\"max\":1,\"report-as-issue\":\"false\"},\"report_incomplete\":{}}"
         with:
           script: |
             const path = require('path');
@@ -600,26 +599,6 @@ jobs:
                   }
                 }
               },
-              "linear_create_issue": {
-                "defaultMax": 1,
-                "fields": {
-                  "body": {
-                    "required": true,
-                    "type": "string",
-                    "sanitize": true,
-                    "maxLength": 65000,
-                    "minLength": 20,
-                    "rejectIfOversized": true
-                  },
-                  "title": {
-                    "required": true,
-                    "type": "string",
-                    "sanitize": true,
-                    "maxLength": 128,
-                    "rejectIfOversized": true
-                  }
-                }
-              },
               "missing_data": {
                 "defaultMax": 20,
                 "fields": {
@@ -1528,7 +1507,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         env:
           WORKFLOW_NAME: "Smoke Issues"
-          WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION: "Create a daily haiku issue in Linear and Jira through safe outputs"
+          WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION: "Create a daily haiku issue in Jira through safe outputs"
           HAS_PATCH: ${{ needs.agent.outputs.has_patch }}
           GH_AW_DETECTION_CONTINUE_ON_ERROR: "true"
           GH_AW_DETECTION_SKIP_PROMPT_SUMMARY: "true"
@@ -1596,7 +1575,7 @@ jobs:
           RUNNER_TEMP: ${{ runner.temp }}
           TRACEPARENT: ${{ env.GITHUB_AW_OTEL_TRACE_ID != '' && env.GITHUB_AW_OTEL_PARENT_SPAN_ID != '' && format('00-{0}-{1}-01', env.GITHUB_AW_OTEL_TRACE_ID, env.GITHUB_AW_OTEL_PARENT_SPAN_ID) || '' }}
           WORKFLOW_NAME: "Smoke Issues"
-          WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION: "Create a daily haiku issue in Linear and Jira through safe outputs"
+          WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION: "Create a daily haiku issue in Jira through safe outputs"
           HAS_PATCH: ${{ needs.agent.outputs.has_patch }}
           GH_AW_DETECTION_CONTINUE_ON_ERROR: "true"
         run: |
@@ -1795,15 +1774,12 @@ jobs:
           JIRA_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.JIRA_API_TOKEN }}
           JIRA_BASE_URL: https://pelidehalleux.atlassian.net
           JIRA_USER_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.JIRA_USER_EMAIL }}
-          GH_AW_LINEAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.LINEAR_API_KEY }}
-          LINEAR_PROJECT_ID: ${{ vars.LINEAR_PROJECT_ID }}
-          LINEAR_TEAM_ID: ${{ vars.LINEAR_TEAM_ID }}
           GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT: ${{ steps.setup-agent-output-env.outputs.GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT }}
           GH_AW_COMMENT_ID: ${{ needs.activation.outputs.comment_id }}
           GH_AW_ALLOWED_DOMAINS: "api.snapcraft.io,archive.ubuntu.com,azure.archive.ubuntu.com,crl.geotrust.com,crl.globalsign.com,crl.identrust.com,crl.sectigo.com,crl.thawte.com,crl.usertrust.com,crl.verisign.com,crl3.digicert.com,crl4.digicert.com,crls.ssl.com,json-schema.org,json.schemastore.org,keyserver.ubuntu.com,ocsp.digicert.com,ocsp.geotrust.com,ocsp.globalsign.com,ocsp.identrust.com,ocsp.sectigo.com,ocsp.ssl.com,ocsp.thawte.com,ocsp.usertrust.com,ocsp.verisign.com,packagecloud.io,packages.cloud.google.com,packages.microsoft.com,ppa.launchpad.net,s.symcb.com,s.symcd.com,security.ubuntu.com,ts-crl.ws.symantec.com,ts-ocsp.ws.symantec.com,www.googleapis.com"
           GITHUB_SERVER_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}
           GITHUB_API_URL: ${{ github.api_url }}
-          GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_HANDLER_CONFIG: "{\"create_report_incomplete_issue\":{},\"jira_create_issue\":{\"max\":1},\"linear_create_issue\":{\"max\":1,\"project_id\":\"810f57a7e383\",\"team_id\":\"${{ vars.LINEAR_TEAM_ID }}\"},\"missing_data\":{},\"missing_tool\":{},\"noop\":{\"max\":1,\"report-as-issue\":\"false\"},\"report_incomplete\":{}}"
+          GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_HANDLER_CONFIG: "{\"create_report_incomplete_issue\":{},\"jira_create_issue\":{\"max\":1,\"staged\":true},\"missing_data\":{},\"missing_tool\":{},\"noop\":{\"max\":1,\"report-as-issue\":\"false\"},\"report_incomplete\":{}}"
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           script: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke-issues.md b/.github/workflows/smoke-issues.md
index 8c04f524c8d..330e292ff83 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke-issues.md
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke-issues.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 private: true
 emoji: "🧪"
 name: Smoke Issues
-description: Create a daily haiku issue in Linear and Jira through safe outputs
+description: Create a daily haiku issue in Jira through safe outputs
 on:
   schedule: daily
   workflow_dispatch:
@@ -11,12 +11,9 @@ permissions:
   actions: read
 engine: copilot
 safe-outputs:
-  linear-create-issue:
-    team-id: ${{ vars.LINEAR_TEAM_ID }}
-    project-id: "810f57a7e383"
-    max: 1
   jira-create-issue:
     max: 1
+    staged: true
 timeout-minutes: 5
 ---
 
@@ -24,12 +21,11 @@ timeout-minutes: 5
 
 Generate one original haiku about code, automation, or workflows using a 5-7-5 syllable pattern.
 
-Create exactly two issues containing the same haiku and the workflow run URL:
+Create exactly one issue containing the haiku and the workflow run URL:
 
-1. Use `linear_create_issue` to create one issue in the configured Linear project.
-2. Use `jira_create_issue` to create one `Task` in Jira project `KAN`.
+Use `jira_create_issue` to create one `Task` in Jira project `KAN`.
 
-Use `Smoke Issues — ${{ github.run_id }}` as both issue titles. Include this run URL in both issue bodies:
+Use `Smoke Issues — ${{ github.run_id }}` as the issue title. Include this run URL in the issue body:
 `${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}`.
 
 Do not create GitHub issues or use any other write tools.