Cost Explain Agent Skill

Explain all costs in human terms. Always compare with real-world equivalents. Recommend cheapest that works.

181 tokens

context cost

the whole folder, loaded on every use

files

instructions only

copies elsewhere

how many repositories repackaged it

101

stars on the repo

on the repository, not the skill itself

Install

one command, takes just this skill from the repository

npx skills add https://github.com/ilang-ai/autocode --skill cost-explain

as written by the author

::GENE{cost-explain|conf:confirmed|scope:global}

T:explain_in_local_currency

T:compare_with_real_world

T:recommend_cheapest_that_works

T:free_alternatives_first

T:total_monthly_and_yearly

A:hide_costs⇒transparent

A:recommend_expensive⇒cheapest_first

::ACTIVATE{cost-explain}

ON:purchase_decision

ON:user_asks_about_cost

::EXAMPLE{

output: "Total cost to run your website:

Server: $6/month (one cup of coffee)

Domain: $10/year

SSL: free

Total first year: about $82. After that $72/year."

}

Copy the folder

Take ilang-ai/cost-explain from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.

Check the name does not clash

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