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Break down budget and actual variances v1.0.0

Use this resource to break a budget or period variance into its drivers

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install budget-variance-decomposition

With no option, the skill goes to ~/.agents/skills/; add --agent claude-code (or codex, cursor…) to target an agent.

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

The agent applies price-volume, rate-mix or headcount decomposition, sets thresholds to decide which variances to investigate, then writes the explanation for management. A financial professional should validate the analysis before circulation.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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Licence
Apache-2.0

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What you get

  • SKILL.md: decomposition techniques and materiality thresholds
  • SKILL.md: variance commentary structure

Good fit for

  • Your actual margin is below budget and you must explain why
  • You are preparing a variance commentary for the committee

Not for

    Tags

    • variance
    • budget
    • financial analysis
    • steering

    About

    You say

    “Explain the quarter's margin gap between budget and actual: price, volume and mix.”

    Card for the “Break down budget and actual variances” skill

    Skill published by anthropics under the Apache-2.0 license, delivered in its original version.

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    How to use it

    1. Install the skill in your agent's skills folder
    2. Ask your agent to break a budget or period variance into its drivers
    3. Review and adjust the result

    Content preview

    Files

    • LICENSE11.5 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB
    • SKILL.md11.2 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    anthropics
    Source
    github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/tree/2574e29377c7173d0cecffef29a6ecbd7f8ccb5d/finance/skills/variance-analysis
    Licence
    Apache-2.0

    Notice

    « variance-analysis » (anthropics, Apache-2.0) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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