diff --git a/docs/dashboard-guide.md b/docs/dashboard-guide.md
index 757629ed9e..47191ad609 100644
--- a/docs/dashboard-guide.md
+++ b/docs/dashboard-guide.md
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ For related global/project configuration behavior, see [Settings reference](./se
 
 Inspect task definition, logs, review feedback, comments, documents, workflow outcomes, model overrides, and task routing from a single modal.
 
+- Editable tasks with descriptions show **Summarize as title** beside the read-mode title; it asks AI to generate a concise title from the description and saves it without opening the edit form.
 - The priority chip in task metadata is an inline picker: you can change priority directly without entering full edit mode.
 - Execution mode has a read-mode inline lightning-bolt toggle for Fast mode on/off without opening the full edit form.
 - These two metadata controls share matched sizing/alignment in read mode (including mobile wrapping) so they behave like a single polished control group.
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskDetailModal.css b/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskDetailModal.css
index 03fc24c8e4..a861877090 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskDetailModal.css
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskDetailModal.css
@@ -100,6 +100,45 @@
   margin-bottom: var(--space-md);
 }
 
+.detail-heading-row {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: baseline;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: var(--space-sm);
+  margin-bottom: var(--space-md);
+}
+
+.detail-heading-row .detail-title {
+  margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+
+.detail-summarize-title-btn {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--space-xs);
+  background: none;
+  border: none;
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  font-size: 0.8125rem;
+  padding: 0;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  text-align: left;
+}
+
+.detail-summarize-title-btn:hover:not(:disabled) {
+  color: var(--text);
+}
+
+.detail-summarize-title-btn:focus-visible {
+  outline: none;
+  box-shadow: var(--focus-ring-strong);
+}
+
+.detail-summarize-title-btn:disabled {
+  opacity: 0.5;
+  cursor: not-allowed;
+}
+
 .detail-description-toggle {
   display: block;
   background: none;
@@ -189,6 +228,14 @@
 }
 
 @media (max-width: 768px) {
+  .detail-heading-row {
+    align-items: flex-start;
+  }
+
+  .detail-summarize-title-btn {
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+  }
+
   .detail-provenance {
     align-items: flex-start;
   }
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskDetailModal.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskDetailModal.tsx
index d2818f4d6b..017ce0072a 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskDetailModal.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskDetailModal.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import "./TaskDetailModal.css";
 import React, { Suspense, lazy, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
-import { Pencil, Bot, X, ChevronDown, ChevronRight, GitBranch, ArrowLeft, Zap, Loader2, AlertTriangle } from "lucide-react";
+import { Pencil, Bot, X, ChevronDown, ChevronRight, GitBranch, ArrowLeft, Zap, Loader2, AlertTriangle, Sparkles } from "lucide-react";
 import { useModalResizePersist } from "../hooks/useModalResizePersist";
 import { useMobileScrollLock } from "../hooks/useMobileScrollLock";
 import { useOverlayDismiss } from "../hooks/useOverlayDismiss";
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import {
   resolveTaskValidatorModel,
 } from "@fusion/core";
 import { resolveEffectiveAutoMerge } from "../../../core/src/task-merge";
-import { uploadAttachment, deleteAttachment, updateTask, pauseTask, unpauseTask, fetchTaskDetail, fetchSettings, fetchGlobalSettings, requestSpecRevision, rebuildTaskSpec, approvePlan, rejectPlan, refineTask, fetchWorkflowResults, assignTask, fetchAgents, fetchAgent, recoverBranchBinding, refreshPrStatus, fetchBoardWorkflows, updateTaskCustomFields, api } from "../api";
+import { uploadAttachment, deleteAttachment, updateTask, pauseTask, unpauseTask, fetchTaskDetail, fetchSettings, fetchGlobalSettings, requestSpecRevision, rebuildTaskSpec, approvePlan, rejectPlan, refineTask, fetchWorkflowResults, assignTask, fetchAgents, fetchAgent, recoverBranchBinding, refreshPrStatus, fetchBoardWorkflows, updateTaskCustomFields, summarizeTitle, api } from "../api";
 import type { RecoverBranchBindingOutcome, WorkflowFieldDefinition, CustomFieldRejection } from "../api";
 import { ApiRequestError } from "../api";
 import { TaskFieldsSection } from "./TaskFieldsSection";
@@ -787,6 +787,7 @@ export function TaskDetailContent({
   const [editSourceIssueUrl, setEditSourceIssueUrl] = useState(task.sourceIssue?.url ?? "");
   const [editPendingImages, setEditPendingImages] = useState<PendingImage[]>([]);
   const [isSaving, setIsSaving] = useState(false);
+  const [isSummarizingTitle, setIsSummarizingTitle] = useState(false);
   const [inlinePriority, setInlinePriority] = useState<TaskPriority>(normalizeTaskPriorityValue(task.priority));
   const [isSavingInlinePriority, setIsSavingInlinePriority] = useState(false);
   const [inlineExecutionMode, setInlineExecutionMode] = useState<"standard" | "fast">(normalizeExecutionModeValue(task.executionMode));
@@ -1222,6 +1223,37 @@ export function TaskDetailContent({
   const showGithubTrackingSpinner = !githubTrackedIssue && (isSavingGithubTracking || githubTrackingDetailPending);
   const effectiveGithubRepoDefault = resolveEffectiveGithubRepoDefault(settings ?? null, globalSettings);
   const githubRepoOverrideTrimmed = githubRepoOverrideDraft.trim();
+  const hasDescriptionForTitleSummary = (task.description ?? "").trim().length > 0;
+  const showSummarizeTitleButton = !isEditing && canEdit && hasDescriptionForTitleSummary;
+
+  const handleSummarizeTitle = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (isSummarizingTitle || isSaving || !hasDescriptionForTitleSummary) return;
+    const requestTaskId = task.id;
+    setIsSummarizingTitle(true);
+    try {
+      const generatedTitle = await summarizeTitle(task.description || "", undefined, undefined, projectId);
+      if (activeTaskIdRef.current !== requestTaskId) {
+        return;
+      }
+      const updatedTask = await updateTask(task.id, { title: generatedTitle }, projectId);
+      if (activeTaskIdRef.current !== requestTaskId) {
+        return;
+      }
+      setFullDetail((prev) => prev
+        ? ({ ...prev, ...updatedTask } as TaskDetail)
+        : (updatedTask as TaskDetail));
+      onTaskUpdated?.(updatedTask);
+      addToast(t("taskDetail.title.summarizeSuccess", "Title updated from description"), "success");
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (activeTaskIdRef.current === requestTaskId) {
+        addToast(t("taskDetail.title.summarizeFailed", "Failed to summarize title: {{error}}", { error: getErrorMessage(err) }), "error");
+      }
+    } finally {
+      if (mountedRef.current && activeTaskIdRef.current === requestTaskId) {
+        setIsSummarizingTitle(false);
+      }
+    }
+  }, [addToast, hasDescriptionForTitleSummary, isSaving, isSummarizingTitle, onTaskUpdated, projectId, t, task.description, task.id]);
 
   const handleToggleGithubTracking = useCallback(async () => {
     if (!canEditGithubTracking || isSavingGithubTracking) return;
@@ -2730,9 +2762,23 @@ export function TaskDetailContent({
                 const shouldTruncate = !descriptionExpanded && displayText.length > DESCRIPTION_TRUNCATE_LENGTH;
                 return (
                   <>
-                    <h2 className="detail-title">
-                      {shouldTruncate ? displayText.slice(0, DESCRIPTION_TRUNCATE_LENGTH) + "…" : displayText}
-                    </h2>
+                    <div className="detail-heading-row">
+                      <h2 className="detail-title">
+                        {shouldTruncate ? displayText.slice(0, DESCRIPTION_TRUNCATE_LENGTH) + "…" : displayText}
+                      </h2>
+                      {showSummarizeTitleButton && (
+                        <button
+                          type="button"
+                          className="detail-summarize-title-btn"
+                          onClick={() => void handleSummarizeTitle()}
+                          disabled={isSummarizingTitle || isSaving}
+                          data-testid="summarize-title-btn"
+                        >
+                          {isSummarizingTitle ? <Loader2 size={14} className="spinner" /> : <Sparkles size={14} />}
+                          <span>{t("taskDetail.title.summarize", "Summarize as title")}</span>
+                        </button>
+                      )}
+                    </div>
                     {displayText.length > DESCRIPTION_TRUNCATE_LENGTH && (
                       <button
                         className="detail-description-toggle"
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskDetailModal.test-helpers.ts b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskDetailModal.test-helpers.ts
index 72f0f32778..8473ce45c2 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskDetailModal.test-helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskDetailModal.test-helpers.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ vi.mock("../../api", async (importOriginal) => {
     uploadAttachment: vi.fn(),
     deleteAttachment: vi.fn(),
     updateTask: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),
+    summarizeTitle: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue("Generated Title"),
     fetchTaskDetail: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(makeTask()),
     fetchAgentLogs: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
     requestSpecRevision: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ vi.mock("../../api", async (importOriginal) => {
 // Mock lucide-react icons used by TaskDetailModal, TaskForm, PrPanel, CustomModelDropdown
 vi.mock("lucide-react", () => ({
   Pencil: () => null,
-  Sparkles: () => null,
+  Sparkles: (props: any) => React.createElement("svg", { "data-testid": "sparkles-icon", ...props }),
   Globe: () => null,
   GitPullRequest: () => null,
   ExternalLink: () => null,
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ vi.mock("lucide-react", () => ({
   X: () => null,
   Maximize2: () => null,
   Minimize2: () => null,
-  Loader2: () => null,
+  Loader2: (props: any) => React.createElement("svg", { "data-testid": "loader2-icon", ...props }),
   Bot: () => null,
   CircleDot: () => null,
   XCircle: () => null,
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskDetailModal.test.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskDetailModal.test.tsx
index 7a16ce2308..8da00850d6 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskDetailModal.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskDetailModal.test.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, it, expect, vi } from "vitest";
 import { render, screen, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
+import type { ComponentProps } from "react";
 import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";
 import {
   makeTask,
@@ -19,6 +20,150 @@ vi.mock("../BranchGroupCard", () => ({
 
 setupTaskDetailModalHooks();
 
+function renderSummarizeTitleModal(overrides: Parameters<typeof makeTask>[0] = {}, props: Partial<ComponentProps<typeof TaskDetailModal>> = {}) {
+  const addToast = props.addToast ?? vi.fn();
+  const onTaskUpdated = props.onTaskUpdated ?? vi.fn();
+  const task = makeTask({
+    id: "FN-6059",
+    column: "triage" as any,
+    title: "Existing title",
+    description: "This task description should be summarized into a concise task title.",
+    prompt: "# Prompt",
+    ...overrides,
+  });
+
+  const result = render(
+    <TaskDetailModal
+      task={task}
+      onClose={noop}
+      onMoveTask={noopMove}
+      onDeleteTask={noopDelete}
+      onMergeTask={noopMerge}
+      onOpenDetail={noopOpenDetail}
+      addToast={addToast}
+      onTaskUpdated={onTaskUpdated}
+      {...props}
+    />,
+  );
+
+  return { ...result, addToast, onTaskUpdated, task };
+}
+
+function createDeferred<T>() {
+  let resolve!: (value: T) => void;
+  let reject!: (reason?: unknown) => void;
+  const promise = new Promise<T>((promiseResolve, promiseReject) => {
+    resolve = promiseResolve;
+    reject = promiseReject;
+  });
+  return { promise, resolve, reject };
+}
+
+describe("TaskDetailModal summarize title action", () => {
+  it("renders when the task is editable and has a description", () => {
+    renderSummarizeTitleModal({ column: "todo" as any });
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("summarize-title-btn")).toBeVisible();
+    expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Summarize as title" })).toBeEnabled();
+  });
+
+  it("hides while the task is in edit mode", async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    renderSummarizeTitleModal();
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("summarize-title-btn")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Edit task" }));
+
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId("summarize-title-btn")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("hides for non-editable columns", () => {
+    renderSummarizeTitleModal({ column: "in-progress" as any });
+
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId("summarize-title-btn")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("hides when the task has no description", () => {
+    renderSummarizeTitleModal({ description: "" });
+
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId("summarize-title-btn")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("summarizes the description, saves the generated title, and reports success", async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    const { summarizeTitle, updateTask } = await import("../../api");
+    const addToast = vi.fn();
+    const onTaskUpdated = vi.fn();
+    const updatedTask = makeTask({ id: "FN-6059", column: "triage" as any, title: "Generated Title" });
+    vi.mocked(summarizeTitle).mockReset();
+    vi.mocked(updateTask).mockReset();
+    vi.mocked(summarizeTitle).mockResolvedValueOnce("Generated Title");
+    vi.mocked(updateTask).mockResolvedValueOnce(updatedTask);
+
+    const { task } = renderSummarizeTitleModal({}, { addToast, onTaskUpdated, projectId: "project-1" });
+
+    await user.click(screen.getByTestId("summarize-title-btn"));
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(summarizeTitle).toHaveBeenCalledWith(task.description, undefined, undefined, "project-1");
+      expect(updateTask).toHaveBeenCalledWith("FN-6059", { title: "Generated Title" }, "project-1");
+      expect(onTaskUpdated).toHaveBeenCalledWith(updatedTask);
+      expect(addToast).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Title updated from description", "success");
+    });
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("sparkles-icon")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("summarize-title-btn")).toBeEnabled();
+  });
+
+  it("shows a disabled loading state while summarization is pending", async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    const { summarizeTitle, updateTask } = await import("../../api");
+    const deferred = createDeferred<string>();
+    vi.mocked(summarizeTitle).mockReset();
+    vi.mocked(updateTask).mockReset();
+    vi.mocked(summarizeTitle).mockReturnValueOnce(deferred.promise);
+    vi.mocked(updateTask).mockResolvedValueOnce(makeTask({ id: "FN-6059", title: "Generated Title" }));
+
+    renderSummarizeTitleModal();
+    await user.click(screen.getByTestId("summarize-title-btn"));
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("summarize-title-btn")).toBeDisabled();
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("loader2-icon")).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    deferred.resolve("Generated Title");
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId("summarize-title-btn")).toBeEnabled());
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("sparkles-icon")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("shows an error toast and re-enables the button when summarization fails", async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    const { summarizeTitle, updateTask } = await import("../../api");
+    const addToast = vi.fn();
+    vi.mocked(summarizeTitle).mockReset();
+    vi.mocked(updateTask).mockReset();
+    vi.mocked(summarizeTitle).mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("description is too short"));
+
+    renderSummarizeTitleModal({}, { addToast });
+    await user.click(screen.getByTestId("summarize-title-btn"));
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(addToast).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Failed to summarize title: description is too short", "error");
+    });
+    expect(updateTask).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("summarize-title-btn")).toBeEnabled();
+  });
+
+  it("remains visible and accessible on mobile viewports", () => {
+    Object.defineProperty(window, "innerWidth", { configurable: true, writable: true, value: 390 });
+    window.dispatchEvent(new Event("resize"));
+
+    renderSummarizeTitleModal({ column: "todo" as any });
+
+    const button = screen.getByTestId("summarize-title-btn");
+    expect(button).toBeVisible();
+    expect(button).toHaveAccessibleName("Summarize as title");
+  });
+});
+
 describe("TaskDetailModal GitHub tracking CTA", () => {
   it("disables create tracking issue when task has no usable title", async () => {
     const user = userEvent.setup();