| name | damage-estimating |
| description | Use for UK collision damage estimating work: standalone repair estimates, EVA/Audatex total-loss damage assessments, AZT paint costing, ABP charge review, and estimate challenge support. Modes: repair-estimate, eva-total-loss, paint-costing, charge-review. Expert modes produce AI-assisted drafts until named-human sign-off; paint and charge-review modes are assistive inputs. |
Damage Estimating
Single dispatcher for repair-cost logic: repair estimates, EVA/Audatex total-loss damage assessments, paint costing, and ABP charge review.
Modes
| Mode | Use for | Load |
|---|
repair-estimate | Standalone desktop estimate from vehicle details and damage photos. | references/repair-estimate.md, references/estimate-framework.md, references/examples.md |
eva-total-loss | EVA/Audatex-compatible damage-assessment or total-loss PDF. | references/eva-total-loss.md, references/estimate-framework.md, references/examples.md |
paint-costing | AZT paint time/material calculation for panels, blends, substrates, and surcharges. | references/paint-costing.md |
charge-review | ABP rate and extra-charge sanity review for a repair estimate. | references/charge-review.md |
Shared References
- ABP rates:
src/skills/abp-rates/references/abp-2026-rates.md.
- AZT paint method:
references/azt-paint-method.md.
- OEM constraints:
src/skills/manufacturer-standards/references/oem-index.md.
- Domain terms:
src/skills/ce-domain-glossary/references/.
- House style:
src/skills/ce-house-style/.
- Salvage category decisions:
src/skills/salvage-categorisation/ when categorisation or notification obligations are in scope.
Required Inputs
- Vehicle registration, make/model, derivative where relevant, mileage if available, and damage location.
- Clear damage photos or source estimate/Audatex PDF.
- Required output mode and intended audience.
- Any instruction constraints, target system requirements, or known total-loss/salvage context.
Governance
repair-estimate and eva-total-loss are expert outputs and remain AI-assisted drafts until a named engineer signs off. paint-costing and charge-review are assistive calculations only. No autonomous external send.
Validation
Run repository verification after skill changes:
python tools/verify_scaffold.py
When rendering a valuation-linked evidence pack, also run python tools/vehicle-valuation/validate_evidence_pack.py payload.json.
