Linear Task Refiner

About

The Linear Task Refiner skill automates the process of transforming vague issue descriptions into actionable development tasks. By integrating directly with Linear and analyzing your local codebase, it identifies technical gaps, defines clear scope, and generates testable acceptance criteria. This ensures that engineers have all the necessary context and documentation before starting work, reducing back-and-forth communication and improving sprint velocity.

Key Features

• Automated gap analysis of existing Linear issues
• Generation of structured acceptance criteria and scope boundaries
• Direct codebase research to provide technical context
• Seamless two-way integration via Linear MCP for instant issue updates
• 13 GitHub stars
• Support for specialized focus areas like security, performance, and accessibility

Use Cases

• Transforming brief meeting notes into detailed, actionable technical issues
• Clarifying technical dependencies by searching the codebase for related implementation patterns
• Adding specific security or accessibility requirements to existing backlog items