AI BriefingChat SDK adds message subject and direct SDK access
Key point
It can read the parent issue from Linear and GitHub mentions and call the SDK directly.
Details
Chat SDK has added message.subject, which reads the parent issue or PR from Linear and GitHub comment mentions. It returns the title, status, URL, and the full typed payload, and is cached per message so repeated calls don't hit the API again.
message.subject is only valid on Linear and GitHub, and returns null on platforms like Slack that have no parent resource. When replying to a mention, you can immediately attach the context of the related issue, making bot responses more specific.
The GitHub, Linear, and Slack adapters now also expose their internal platform SDKs directly. With octokit from bot.getAdapter("github"), linearClient from linear, and webClient from slack, you can handle tasks like adding labels, creating issues, and pinning messages right away.
The existing .client getter still remains, but is kept only as a @deprecated alias.
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