cost-estimate

name	cost-estimate
description	Estimates project cost at market rates. Scans codebase, counts APIs, integrations, and complexity. Shows what the project would cost without AI. Use for pitches and ROI demonstrations.
disable-model-invocation	true
context	fork
agent	Explore
model	sonnet
effort	medium
allowed-tools	Read, Grep, Glob

Project Cost Estimation

Scan the codebase and estimate development cost at market rates:

Analyze

1. Count lines of code by language
2. Identify frameworks and libraries used
3. Count API endpoints
4. Count database tables/models
5. Identify external integrations
6. Assess UI complexity (screens, components)

Calculate

• Junior developer: $30-50/hr
• Senior developer: $80-150/hr
• Estimated hours per component
• Total cost range (min-max)
• Estimated timeline with team of 3

Output

PROJECT: [name]
TOTAL LINES: N
LANGUAGES: [list]
COMPLEXITY: low/medium/high

ESTIMATED COST (without AI): $X - $Y
ESTIMATED TIME (team of 3): X-Y months
ACTUAL TIME (with GODMODE): X days/weeks

ROI: [percentage savings]