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Cost Intelligence

Droid Forward-looking cost estimator. Reads historical droid_runs.cost_usd from Carol planner and returns budget estimates for initiative plans. Paired with ES-S1 (post-hoc variance).

πŸ“–About

Cost Intelligence is a droid that estimates the likely cost of proposed projects. It helps Midas assess whether the organization can afford new work before it begins.

πŸ“–Usage

Readers would encounter Cost Intelligence when a new project needs a budget estimate. It supports planning in the estate’s work by providing estimates; it does not track actual spending or enforce budget limits.

πŸ“–Purpose

CI-S1 provides the forward-looking cost numbers Midas needs to do his job. When a new project is proposed, CI-S1 estimates what it will cost. Midas gets this estimate in time to decide whether the organization can afford it.

πŸ“–Duties

- Looks at what the organization has spent on similar work in the past
- Counts the steps in a proposed plan
- Estimates the cost by taking historical averages and adjusting for patterns like retries and review cycles
- Delivers the estimate through an API that the planning system uses
- Shows its assumptions and reasoning so people can validate the estimate

πŸ“–Constraints

CI-S1 only estimates; it doesn't track actual spending or enforce budget limits. It can't forecast costs for work that's completely different from anything the organization has done before.

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Source: Droid Families Β· Public information reflected here.