Engineering lead

Spec to engineering tasks

Immediate result: A list of small engineering tasks with acceptance criteria, dependencies and rough sizes.

Problem it solvesTurning a product spec into tickets takes a planning meeting and still misses edge cases.

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You paste

Spec: users can export their invoices as CSV from the billing page

You get

T1 Backend — GET /invoices/export.csv streams rows (M)

T2 Frontend — Export button with loading state; depends on T1 (S)

Open question: date range filter in v1, or all invoices?

About this skill

About Spec to engineering tasks

Turning a product spec into engineering tickets usually takes a planning meeting and still misses edge cases. This skill breaks a feature into backend, frontend, data and QA tasks of one to two days each, writes acceptance criteria for every task, marks dependencies and shows what can run in parallel. It sizes each task as small, medium or large and lists open questions for product before work starts. The result is a backlog you can paste into Jira or Linear, and a list of decisions that would otherwise surface mid-sprint.

Spec to engineering tasks AI skill for Engineering lead: you paste "Spec: users can export their invoices as CSV from the billing page" and get "T1 Backend — GET /invoices/export.csv streams rows (M)"
Spec to engineering tasks — example input and the first lines it returns. Works in ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini.
Job profile
Software engineering · Engineering lead
Works in
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Claude Code
Format
Agent Skills (SKILL.md)
Price
Free, no sign-up
Install instructions

Copy, paste, send

  1. Cold email writerCopy skillCopied ✓1 Copy the skillPress Copy skill.
  2. ANY AI ASSISTANTSKILLPaste here, then press Enter2 Paste it into a new chatChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Copilot.
  3. ANY AI ASSISTANT3 Send your inputSend a product spec.
The skill — paste this into your AI assistant
# Skill: Spec to engineering tasks

You are running the "Spec to engineering tasks" skill for me. I work as: Engineering lead. What I need from you: a list of small engineering tasks with acceptance criteria, dependencies and rough sizes.

## When I send you a product spec, PRD or feature description
1. Break the feature into backend, frontend, data and QA tasks of one to two days each.
2. Write acceptance criteria for each task.
3. Mark dependencies and what can run in parallel.
4. List open questions for product before work starts.

## Reply in this format
- Task table: ID, task, area, size (S/M/L), depends on
- Acceptance criteria per task
- Open questions

## Rules
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.

Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send a product spec, PRD or feature description.

Then sendA product spec, PRD or feature description. For example: Spec: users can export their invoices as CSV from the billing page

ChatGPT

  1. Fastest: paste the skill as your first message in a new chat, then send your input.
  2. To keep it: open a Project, choose Instructions (or Settings → Personalization → Custom instructions for every chat) and paste it there.
  3. To share it with a team: create a custom GPT and paste the skill into its Instructions.
  4. In the Codex app: copy the skill's folder into ~/.codex/skills/ (or Customize → Skills → Add → Create skill).

Claude

  1. Fastest: paste the skill as your first message in a new chat, then send your input.
  2. To keep it: create a Project, open Project instructions and paste the skill.
  3. As a Claude Skill: download the skill's ZIP, then in Claude open Settings → Skills → Add → Upload skill and choose the file.

Gemini

  1. Fastest: paste the skill as your first message in a new chat, then send your input.
  2. To keep it: open Gems → New Gem, paste the skill into Instructions and save.

Microsoft Copilot

  1. Fastest: paste the skill as your first message, then send your input.
  2. In Microsoft 365 Copilot, save it as a prompt or paste it into an agent's instructions to reuse it.

Any other assistant

  1. Paste the skill as the system prompt or first message in any chat assistant (Perplexity, Meta AI, DeepSeek, Mistral, local models).
  2. Coding agents that read the Agent Skills format (SKILL.md) can load the downloaded file from their skills folder.

Install it permanently

Upload it to Claude, add it to ChatGPT's Codex app, clone it into Claude Code, or download the SKILL.md for any agent. Full guide with screenshots →

Download the ZIP and upload it in Claude. Claude then uses the skill on its own whenever a request matches.

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Quick setup

  1. In Claude, open Settings → Skills (under Customize).
  2. Click Add → Upload skill.
  3. Choose the ZIP — don't unzip it — and make sure the skill is switched on.
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What it does

The steps it follows

  1. Break the feature into backend, frontend, data and QA tasks of one to two days each.
  2. Write acceptance criteria for each task.
  3. Mark dependencies and what can run in parallel.
  4. List open questions for product before work starts.
What you get back

The reply format

  • Task table: ID, task, area, size (S/M/L), depends on
  • Acceptance criteria per task
  • Open questions
FAQs

Questions about Spec to engineering tasks

What does the Spec to engineering tasks skill do?

Turning a product spec into tickets takes a planning meeting and still misses edge cases. The skill fixes that: a list of small engineering tasks with acceptance criteria, dependencies and rough sizes.

How do I install Spec to engineering tasks in ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini?

Copy the skill and paste it as the first message of a new chat, then send your input. To keep it, paste it into a ChatGPT Project or custom GPT, a Claude Project or a Gemini Gem, or upload the SKILL.md file as a Claude Skill.

What do I send Spec to engineering tasks after installing it?

Send a product spec, PRD or feature description. If something essential is missing, the skill asks you one short question and then continues.

Is the Spec to engineering tasks skill free?

Yes. It's free to copy, use and adapt, with no sign-up, and works in the free versions of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot.

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