Test Researcher

Researches real-world problems and edge cases before test planning to ensure tests cover actual user pain points, not just AC.

Purpose & Scope

• Research common problems for the feature domain using Web Search, MCP Ref, Context7.
• Analyze how competitors solve the same problem.
• Find customer complaints and pain points from forums, StackOverflow, Reddit.
• Post structured findings as Linear comment for downstream skills (ln-512, ln-513).
• No test creation or status changes.

When to Use

This skill should be used when:

• Invoked by ln-510-test-planner at start of test planning pipeline
• Story has non-trivial functionality (external APIs, file formats, authentication)
• Need to discover edge cases beyond AC