Is the Task Estimator skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from daydreamsai/skills-market. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

What is the Task Estimator SkillProof Score?

8.4/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 7/10, docs & honesty 4/5.

How do I install Task Estimator?

Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.

Can I use Task Estimator with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?

The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.

Task Estimator

Turns 'is this bounty worth it' into a phase-by-phase token budget, USD compute cost, and PROFITABLE/LOSS verdict.

by daydreamsai · daydreamsai/skills-market

Tested · Works

Install — copy the command Download source ↗

Test report

Verdict: Tested · Works
Score: 8.4/10
Tested: Jul 15, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
Upstream re-checked: Aug 10, 2026 · f4c7e1f

The phase/token tables and three worked examples are genuinely well-built and self-contained, but the 'live pricing' line invokes a `fetch-model-pricing` command that does not exist anywhere in the repo or as any known tool — it's decorative, not functional.

Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works

Installs cleanly 5/5
Triggers reliably 5/5
Output vs. baseline 7/10
Docs & honesty 4/5

What Task Estimator does

Estimates the compute tokens (Read/Plan/Execute/Verify phases) an AI agent needs for a TaskMarket bounty task, converts to USD cost against a model-pricing table, and compares to the posted reward to output a profit margin and verdict. Triggers when the user is deciding whether to bid on a task, sizing a bounty before posting, or ranking several open tasks by expected margin.

How to install Task Estimator

git clone https://github.com/daydreamsai/skills-market
cd skills-market
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r plugins/task-estimator/skills ~/.claude/skills/task-estimator

Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ (per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.

Commands — how to trigger Task Estimator

/task-estimator Turns 'is this bounty worth it' into a phase-by-phase token budget, USD compute cost, and PROFITABLE/LOSS verdict.

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

Is this $30 bounty to write 20 tests actually worth taking?
Estimate the token cost for this TaskMarket bug fix bounty
Rank these three open bounties by expected profit margin

Frequently asked questions

Is the Task Estimator skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from daydreamsai/skills-market. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does Task Estimator work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 15, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. The phase/token tables and three worked examples are genuinely well-built and self-contained, but the 'live pricing' line invokes a `fetch-model-pricing` command that does not exist anywhere in the repo or as any known tool — it's decorative, not functional.
What is the Task Estimator SkillProof Score?: 8.4/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 7/10, docs & honesty 4/5.
How do I install Task Estimator?: Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
Can I use Task Estimator with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?: The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.