🎯

sc-estimate

🎯Skill

from tony363/superclaude

What it does

Systematically estimates development tasks by analyzing scope, calculating effort, and providing confidence intervals for time, complexity, and resource planning.

sc-estimate

Installation

Install skill:

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

Last UpdatedJan 25, 2026

View on GitHub Back to Skills

Skill Details

SKILL.md

Provide development estimates for tasks, features, or projects with intelligent analysis. Use when planning timelines, assessing complexity, or scoping resources.

Overview

# Development Estimation Skill

Systematic estimation with confidence intervals and risk assessment.

Quick Start

```bash

# 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

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

Flags

|------|------|---------|-------------|

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

More from this repository10

🎯

agent-data-engineer🎯Skill

Automates data pipeline creation, transformation, and ETL workflows using AI-driven code generation and intelligent data engineering strategies

🎯

sc-readme🎯Skill

Automatically updates README.md by analyzing git branch changes with multi-model consensus validation for accurate documentation synchronization.

🎯

sc-analyze🎯Skill

Performs comprehensive code analysis across quality, security, performance, and architecture domains, generating actionable insights and recommendations.

🎯

sc-document🎯Skill

Generates comprehensive documentation for code components, APIs, and features across various styles and types, providing structured technical documentation with customizable detail levels.

🎯

sc-design🎯Skill

Designs comprehensive system architectures, APIs, and component interfaces using best practices and industry standards.

🎯

sc-improve🎯Skill

Systematically improve code quality, performance, and maintainability through multi-persona analysis and safe refactoring.

🎯

sc-workflow🎯Skill

Generates structured implementation workflows by analyzing PRDs and requirements, creating comprehensive, multi-domain development plans with strategic coordination.

🎯

sc-implement🎯Skill

Intelligently implements features, APIs, and components by coordinating expertise, applying best practices, and ensuring systematic development.

🎯

sc-git🎯Skill

Automates intelligent git operations with smart commit generation, branch management, and workflow optimization.

🎯

sc-test🎯Skill

Executes comprehensive tests with coverage analysis, real-time tracking, and automated quality reporting across various test types.