diff --git a/.claude/hooks/require-linear-ticket.sh b/.claude/hooks/require-linear-ticket.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..27083c609f
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+++ b/.claude/hooks/require-linear-ticket.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# PreToolUse hook: block PR creation unless a Linear ticket ID is present in
+# the PR title or PR body. The branch name does not count.
+#
+# Acts on:
+#   - Bash commands that run `gh pr create` (or its alias `gh pr new`)
+#   - MCP tools whose name looks like a PR-creation tool
+#     (e.g. mcp__github__create_pull_request)
+# Every other tool call exits 0.
+#
+# Team keys default to REACT, RN, CHAT and VID; override with LINEAR_TEAM_KEYS="A B C".
+# If LINEAR_API_KEY is set, the ticket is also verified against Linear's API.
+#
+# Requires: bash, jq, curl.
+
+set -uo pipefail
+
+TEAM_KEYS="${LINEAR_TEAM_KEYS:-REACT RN CHAT VID}"
+KEYS_ALT="$(echo "$TEAM_KEYS" | tr -s ' ,' '|' | sed 's/^|//; s/|$//')"
+MCP_PR_TOOL_RE='^mcp__.*(create_pull_request|create_pr|pull_request_create|open_pull_request)'
+GH_PR_CREATE_RE='(^|[;&|(`]|\$\()[[:space:]]*([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*=[^[:space:]]*[[:space:]]+)*gh[[:space:]]+pr[[:space:]]+(create|new)([[:space:]]|$)'
+
+input="$(cat)"
+
+if ! command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  # Without jq we can't parse the payload; only block if this looks like PR creation.
+  if printf '%s' "$input" | grep -qE 'gh[[:space:]]+pr[[:space:]]+(create|new)|create_pull_request'; then
+    echo "require-linear-ticket hook: jq is not installed, so the Linear ticket check cannot run. Install jq (e.g. 'brew install jq') and retry." >&2
+    exit 2
+  fi
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+tool_name="$(printf '%s' "$input" | jq -r '.tool_name // empty')"
+cwd="$(printf '%s' "$input" | jq -r '.cwd // empty')"
+[ -n "$cwd" ] && [ -d "$cwd" ] || cwd="${CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR:-$PWD}"
+
+haystack=""
+
+if [ "$tool_name" = "Bash" ]; then
+  cmd="$(printf '%s' "$input" | jq -r '.tool_input.command // empty')"
+  printf '%s\n' "$cmd" | grep -qE "$GH_PR_CREATE_RE" || exit 0
+
+  # The inline title/body (including heredocs) are part of the command string.
+  # Scan from `gh pr create` onward, so earlier commands (e.g. `git switch -c
+  # react-123-...`) don't count.
+  pr_cmd="$(printf '%s\n' "$cmd" \
+    | awk 'found { print; next } match($0, /gh[[:space:]]+pr[[:space:]]+(create|new)/) { print substr($0, RSTART); found = 1 }')"
+  # Drop the values of flags that aren't the title or body (branch, repo,
+  # labels, assignees, ...), so e.g. `--label REACT-123` doesn't count.
+  haystack="$(printf '%s\n' "$pr_cmd" \
+    | sed -E 's/(^|[[:space:]])(--head|-H|--base|-B|--repo|-R|--label|-l|--assignee|-a|--reviewer|-r|--milestone|-m|--project|-p)([= ]+)("[^"]*"|'\''[^'\'']*'\''|[^[:space:]]+)/\1/g')"
+
+  # --body-file/-F <path> of this `gh pr create`, without a trailing `;`, `&&`, ...
+  body_file="$(printf '%s' "$pr_cmd" | grep -oE -- '(--body-file|-F)[= ]+("[^"]*"|'\''[^'\'']*'\''|[^[:space:];&|)]+)' | head -n1 | sed -E 's/^(--body-file|-F)[= ]+//; s/["'\'']//g')"
+  if [ -n "$body_file" ] && [ "$body_file" != "-" ]; then
+    case "$body_file" in /*) ;; *) body_file="$cwd/$body_file" ;; esac
+    [ -f "$body_file" ] && haystack="$haystack"$'\n'"$(cat "$body_file")"
+  fi
+elif printf '%s' "$tool_name" | grep -qiE "$MCP_PR_TOOL_RE"; then
+  haystack="$(printf '%s' "$input" | jq -r '[.tool_input.title, .tool_input.body] | map(select(. != null) | tostring) | join("\n")')"
+else
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+# Split into tokens of letters, digits and dashes, so an ID only counts when it
+# isn't glued to other letters or digits (REACT-123abc, NOTREACT-1).
+ids="$(printf '%s\n' "$haystack" \
+  | tr -c '[:alnum:]-' '\n' \
+  | grep -oiE "(^|-)($KEYS_ALT)-[0-9]+(-|$)" \
+  | grep -oiE "($KEYS_ALT)-[0-9]+" \
+  | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]' | awk '!seen[$0]++')"
+
+if [ -z "$ids" ]; then
+  cat >&2 <<EOF
+Blocked: no Linear ticket ID found for this pull request.
+
+Checked the PR title and PR body for an ID matching one of the team keys:
+${TEAM_KEYS} (e.g. REACT-123, RN-45, CHAT-678, VID-910). The branch name does not count.
+
+Before opening the PR:
+  1. Find the existing Linear ticket for this work, or create one in the REACT team.
+  2. Put its ID in the PR body, not the title, to keep the commit history
+     clean. Pass it with --body or --body-file, since the check runs before
+     gh prompts for anything (e.g. 'Ticket: https://linear.app/stream/issue/REACT-123').
+  3. Retry creating the PR.
+EOF
+  exit 2
+fi
+
+# Optional verification against Linear. Skipped silently when no key is set.
+if [ -n "${LINEAR_API_KEY:-}" ]; then
+  found=""
+  for id in $ids; do
+    payload="$(jq -nc --arg id "$id" '{query: "query($id: String!) { issue(id: $id) { id } }", variables: {id: $id}}')"
+    resp="$(curl -sS --max-time 10 -X POST https://api.linear.app/graphql \
+      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+      -H "Authorization: ${LINEAR_API_KEY}" \
+      --data "$payload" 2>/dev/null)" || {
+      echo "require-linear-ticket hook: could not reach Linear to verify $id; allowing." >&2
+      exit 0
+    }
+    if printf '%s' "$resp" | jq -e '.data.issue.id // empty' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      found="$id"
+      break
+    fi
+    # Only a "not found" answer counts against the ticket; auth errors or
+    # unexpected responses mean we can't verify, so don't block on them.
+    if ! printf '%s' "$resp" | jq -e '[.errors[]?.message] | any(test("not found"; "i"))' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      msg="$(printf '%s' "$resp" | jq -r '.errors[0].message // "unexpected response"' 2>/dev/null)"
+      echo "require-linear-ticket hook: could not verify $id with Linear (${msg:-unexpected response}); allowing." >&2
+      exit 0
+    fi
+  done
+  if [ -z "$found" ]; then
+    cat >&2 <<EOF
+Blocked: Linear ticket ID(s) $(echo $ids | tr ' ' ',') were found, but none exist in Linear.
+
+Find or create the correct Linear ticket and put its real ID in the PR title or PR body, then retry.
+EOF
+    exit 2
+  fi
+fi
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/.claude/settings.json b/.claude/settings.json
index ee94247d11..93c4c599d3 100644
--- a/.claude/settings.json
+++ b/.claude/settings.json
@@ -10,6 +10,18 @@
           }
         ]
       }
+    ],
+    "PreToolUse": [
+      {
+        "matcher": "Bash|mcp__.*(create_pull_request|create_pr|pull_request_create|open_pull_request).*",
+        "hooks": [
+          {
+            "type": "command",
+            "command": "\"$CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR\"/.claude/hooks/require-linear-ticket.sh",
+            "timeout": 30
+          }
+        ]
+      }
     ]
   },
   "worktree": {
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 38eac2f279..9581d78c55 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -448,6 +448,8 @@ The **pre-commit hook** runs `lint-staged`: eslint (`--max-warnings 0`) on stage
 
 Follow `.github/pull_request_template.md` (Goal / Implementation details / UI Changes). Keep PRs small and focused; include tests.
 
+**Linear ticket required.** Before opening a PR, find the Linear ticket for the work (or create one in the `REACT` team) and put its ID in the PR body, not the title, to keep the commit history clean, e.g. `gh pr create --title "…" --body "Ticket: https://linear.app/stream/issue/REACT-123"` (or `--body-file`). Pass the body as a flag: the check runs before `gh` prompts for anything, so an interactive `gh pr create` is blocked. Tickets from the `RN`, `CHAT` and `VID` teams are accepted too. A Claude Code PreToolUse hook (`.claude/hooks/require-linear-ticket.sh`) blocks `gh pr create` and MCP PR-creation tools unless a `REACT-…`, `RN-…`, `CHAT-…` or `VID-…` ID appears in the PR title or PR body. The branch name does not count. If `LINEAR_API_KEY` is set, it also checks that the ticket exists.
+
 - [ ] `yarn lint-fix` passed
 - [ ] `yarn test` passed
 - [ ] `yarn types` passed (and no new errors from `yarn types:tests`)