Deep-Research Effort Estimator for Linear
Explainable P50/P80 ranges posted to your Linear issues—plan with reality, not vibes.
The Problem
Your team wastes cycles guessing effort, leading to overcommitment or padding. Estimates lack transparency—just vibes.
Inconsistent estimates
Time lost to re-planning
No shared rationale
Why It Matters
When estimates aren't explainable, teams pay the tax.
Missed deadlines
Trust erosion
Invisible bias in estimation
Our Solution
A Linear-integrated agent that posts explainable P50/P80 ranges automatically on create/update—no new rituals.
Uses your past 6–9 months of issues
Calibrates to your team
Transparent rationale and risk notes
All inside Linear.
What You'll See
P50 2.0d · P80 3.5d on create/edit
In-comment 'why' citing analog tickets
Tiny dashboard for calibration trends
How It Works(MVP)
Listen
Linear webhooks trigger the agent.
Compute
Embeddings + weighted neighbor distribution produce P50/P80.
Act
Agent posts the estimate and updates as a Linear comment.
Learn
Logs actuals on Done and auto-calibrates over time.
Setup
- 1. Connect via Linear MCP
- 2. Backfill ~6 months of issues
- 3. Use the light dashboard for setup and tracking
Safeguards & Ethics
Built for planning, with privacy and clarity.
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Estimates are for planning—not performance