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sc-estimate

github.com/tony363Development20184 installsUpdated 30w ago
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About sc-estimate

sc-estimate is a development estimation skill for assessing time, effort, or complexity. It helps project managers and development teams break down work, identify risks and dependencies, and present estimates with confidence intervals.

Key features

  1. 01Time, effort, and complexity estimates
  2. 02Detailed estimate breakdowns
  3. 03Confidence intervals
  4. 04Risk factor identification
  5. 05Dependency mapping

Use cases

  1. 01Estimate a feature delivery timeline
  2. 02Assess migration complexity and risks
  3. 03Plan engineering effort and team capacity
  4. 04Analyze optimization work in hours

MCP support

The skill uses PAL MCP for multi-perspective validation of estimates.

Install

Copy the command and run it in a terminal.

$npx skills add https://github.com/tony363/superclaude --skill sc-estimate

After installing, type/sc-estimatein Claude Code to confirm it loaded.

Details

From the project README

Development Estimation Skill

Systematic estimation with confidence intervals and risk assessment.

Quick Start

# Time estimate with breakdown
/sc:estimate "auth system" --type time --unit days --breakdown

# Complexity assessment
/sc:estimate "microservices migration" --type complexity

# Effort analysis
/sc:estimate "performance optimization" --type effort --unit hours

Behavioral Flow

  1. Analyze - Examine scope, complexity, and dependencies
  2. Calculate - Apply estimation methodology with benchmarks
  3. Validate - Cross-reference with domain expertise
  4. Present - Provide breakdown with confidence intervals
  5. Track - Document for accuracy improvement

Flags

FlagTypeDefaultDescription
--typestringtimetime, effort, complexity
--unitstringdayshours, days, weeks
--breakdownboolfalseShow detailed breakdown

Personas Activated

  • architect - Design complexity assessment
  • performance - Optimization effort analysis
  • project-manager - Timeline and resource planning

MCP Integration

  • PAL MCP - Multi-perspective estimate validation

Evidence Requirements

This skill does NOT require hard evidence. Deliverables are:

  • Estimates with confidence intervals
  • Risk factor identification
  • Breakdown documentation

Estimation Types

Time (--type time)
  • Calendar duration estimates
  • Milestone planning
  • Deadline assessment
Effort (--type effort)
  • Person-hours/days required
  • Resource allocation guidance
  • Team capacity planning
Complexity (--type complexity)
  • Technical complexity scoring
  • Risk factor identification
  • Dependency mapping

Confidence Levels

Estimates include confidence intervals:

  • High (85-95%) - Well-understood scope
  • Medium (70-84%) - Some unknowns
  • Low (50-69%) - Significant uncertainty

Examples

Feature Estimation
/sc:estimate "user authentication" --type time --unit days --breakdown
# Breakdown: DB design (2d) + API (3d) + UI (2d) + Tests (1d)
# Total: 8 days @ 85% confidence
Complexity Assessment
/sc:estimate "monolith to microservices" --type complexity --breakdown
# Architecture complexity with risk factors
# Dependency mapping and migration phases
Effort Analysis
/sc:estimate "API performance optimization" --type effort --unit hours
# Profiling (4h) + Analysis (6h) + Implementation (16h) + Testing (8h)
# Total: 34 hours @ 75% confidence

Tool Coordination

  • Read/Grep/Glob - Codebase complexity analysis
  • TodoWrite - Estimation breakdown tracking
  • Task - Multi-domain estimation delegation
  • Bash - Dependency and project analysis

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