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Opportunity cost before committing time or money v1.0.0

Use this resource to compare a spend of time or money with the best alternative you would give up

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install opportunity-cost-comparison

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 identifies the most credible alternative the commitment displaces, then calculates the value gap between the two. The decision is made on that gap, not on the chosen option alone.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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Licence
MIT

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What you get

  • SKILL.md: method for identifying the forgone alternative
  • SKILL.md: value-gap calculation and output format

Good fit for

  • You must choose between a feature and technical debt
  • A purchase or hire absorbs another project's budget

Not for

    Tags

    • opportunity cost
    • trade-off
    • budget

    About

    You say

    “We could build the CRM integration or improve onboarding: what is the opportunity cost of each?”

    Card for the “Opportunity cost before committing time or money” skill

    Skill published by tjboudreaux under the MIT 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 compare a spend of time or money with the best alternative you would give up
    3. Review and adjust the result

    Content preview

    Files

    • LICENSE1.1 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB
    • SKILL.md3.9 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    tjboudreaux
    Source
    github.com/tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills/tree/7b8fece345dfaa11773be7152ccd194589cb5437/skills/thinking-opportunity-cost
    Licence
    MIT

    Notice

    « thinking-opportunity-cost » (tjboudreaux, MIT) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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