Dt Obs Genai
Dynatrace/dynatrace-for-ai
Analyze & debug GenAI/LLM apps: token cost & caching by prompt, model & provider; latency/errors; agent & tool loops/failures; conversations; guardrails; evaluations; OpenTelemetry/dt-evals setup.
A skill your agent uses when the user wants to estimate or predict the cost, token usage, or time of a task BEFORE it runs — "how much will this feature cost to build", "estimate the tokens for this…
Install Cost Estimation
$ npx skills add Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers --skill cost-estimation -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers cost-estimation --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/ai-literacy-superpowers/skills/cost-estimation .claude/skills/cost-estimation && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "cost-estimation" agent skill from https://github.com/Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers/tree/main/ai-literacy-superpowers/skills/cost-estimation into .claude/skills/cost-estimation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cost-estimation", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers/tree/main/ai-literacy-superpowers/skills/cost-estimationType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers --skill cost-estimation -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers cost-estimation --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/ai-literacy-superpowers/skills/cost-estimation .agents/skills/cost-estimation && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "cost-estimation" agent skill from https://github.com/Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers/tree/main/ai-literacy-superpowers/skills/cost-estimation into .agents/skills/cost-estimation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cost-estimation", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers --skill cost-estimation -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers cost-estimation --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/ai-literacy-superpowers/skills/cost-estimation .cursor/skills/cost-estimation && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "cost-estimation" agent skill from https://github.com/Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers/tree/main/ai-literacy-superpowers/skills/cost-estimation into .cursor/skills/cost-estimation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cost-estimation", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers.git --path ai-literacy-superpowers/skills/cost-estimation--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers --skill cost-estimation -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers cost-estimation --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/ai-literacy-superpowers/skills/cost-estimation .gemini/skills/cost-estimation && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "cost-estimation" agent skill from https://github.com/Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers/tree/main/ai-literacy-superpowers/skills/cost-estimation into .gemini/skills/cost-estimation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cost-estimation", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers cost-estimationInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers --skill cost-estimation -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/ai-literacy-superpowers/skills/cost-estimation .github/skills/cost-estimation && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "cost-estimation" agent skill from https://github.com/Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers/tree/main/ai-literacy-superpowers/skills/cost-estimation into .github/skills/cost-estimation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cost-estimation", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers --skill cost-estimation -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers cost-estimation --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/ai-literacy-superpowers/skills/cost-estimation .opencode/skills/cost-estimation && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "cost-estimation" agent skill from https://github.com/Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers/tree/main/ai-literacy-superpowers/skills/cost-estimation into .opencode/skills/cost-estimation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cost-estimation", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
cost-estimation- GitHub stars
- 114
- Token cost
- ~5.4k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 2,853 words
- Files
- 2 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 42
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when the user wants to estimate or predict the cost, token usage, or time of a task BEFORE it runs — "how much will this feature cost to build", "estimate the tokens for this…
- Works in 4 steps: No snapshot exists —… → Snapshot exists but the Model Breakdown… → Snapshot present but NO estimating-tier… → …
- The user wants to estimate
- SKILL.md covers An Estimate Is a Range, Never…, Grounding Methodology, The Disclosure / Confidence… and The Time Split, plus 3 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Cost Estimation is an agent skill from Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers. Use when the user wants to estimate or predict the cost, token usage, or time of a task BEFORE it runs — "how much will this feature cost to build", "estimate the tokens for this spec", "what will this slice cost", "predict the agent-compute time before I commit" — produces a token + time estimate as a range with disclosed confidence, adding a dollar figure only when an observability/costs snapshot grounds it. The prospective sibling of cost-tracking, which records actual spend after the fact.
Its SKILL.md is about 5.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/estimate-record-format.md`).
It sits in AI & LLM Engineering, covering LLM cost and token optimization and Observability. The repository describes itself as: A set of Claude Code and GitHub Copilot plugins providing the AI Literacy framework's complete development workflow — harness engineering, agent orchestration, literate….
When your agent uses it
- The user wants to estimate
- Predict the cost
- Time of a task BEFORE it runs — how much will this feature cost to build
- Estimate the tokens for this spec
Example prompts
- “how much will this feature cost to build”
- “estimate the tokens for this spec”
- “what will this slice cost”
- “/cost-estimation”
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- No snapshot exists — observability/costs/ is empty. → cost_usd
- Snapshot exists but the Model Breakdown is absent or too coarse
- Snapshot present but NO estimating-tier family resolves — after
- Snapshot present with ≥1 estimating-tier family resolving →
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9d35995. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Cost Estimation loads about 5.4k tokens when it runs, and up to ~15k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 129 tokens; SKILL.md has 2,853 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 2,853 words (~5,374 tokens).
“Estimate, before work runs, the token usage and time a task will consume flowing through the orchestrator pipeline — and a dollar cost only when observed actuals exist to ground it.”
- name
- cost-estimation
Files
SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in ai-literacy-superpowers/skills/cost-estimation of Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers.
- SKILL.md
- references/estimate-record-format.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9d35995
Compare with similar skills
Cost Estimation next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost Estimation this skillHabitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers | 114 | — | ~5.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Dt Obs GenaiDynatrace/dynatrace-for-ai | 162 | — | ~4.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| AI Observabilityomer-metin/skills-for-antigravity | 162 | — | ~578 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Caveman Gateway SetupJuliusBrussee/caveman | 111k | 1 repos | ~2.6k | Automated safety check: Warn | Apache-2.0 | |
| Agent Kill Switchvivekchand/clawmetry | 426 | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Clawmetry Selfcheckvivekchand/clawmetry | 426 | — | ~515 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Cost Estimation
What does Cost Estimation do?
A skill your agent uses when the user wants to estimate or predict the cost, token usage, or time of a task BEFORE it runs — "how much will this feature cost to build", "estimate the tokens for this…. Cost Estimation is an agent skill from Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers. Use when the user wants to estimate or predict the cost, token usage, or time of a task BEFORE it runs — "how much will this feature cost to build", "estimate the tokens for this spec", "what will this slice cost", "predict the agent-compute time before I commit" — produces a token + time estimate as a range with disclosed confidence, adding a dollar figure only when an observability/costs snapshot grounds it.
When should I use Cost Estimation?
Cost Estimation fits situations like: the user wants to estimate; predict the cost; time of a task BEFORE it runs — how much will this feature cost to build; estimate the tokens for this spec.
How do I install Cost Estimation in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers --skill cost-estimation -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (ai-literacy-superpowers/skills/cost-estimation in Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers) into .claude/skills/cost-estimation in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Cost Estimation in Codex?
Run `npx skills add Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers --skill cost-estimation -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (ai-literacy-superpowers/skills/cost-estimation in Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers) into .agents/skills/cost-estimation in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Cost Estimation in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers --skill cost-estimation -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/cost-estimation, .gemini/skills/cost-estimation, .github/skills/cost-estimation and .opencode/skills/cost-estimation in your project.
What does Cost Estimation need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Cost Estimation is instructions for the agent only.
Does Cost Estimation access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Cost Estimation safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Cost Estimation use?
Cost Estimation has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Cost Estimation use?
About 5.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 21k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 10k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Cost Estimation?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Cost Estimation: Dt Obs Genai (Dynatrace/dynatrace-for-ai, 162 stars), AI Observability (omer-metin/skills-for-antigravity, 162 stars), Caveman Gateway Setup (JuliusBrussee/caveman, 111k stars) and Agent Kill Switch (vivekchand/clawmetry, 426 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Cost Estimation?
Habitat-Thinking (a GitHub organization) maintains it in Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers, which has 114 GitHub stars. The repository holds 42 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 20, 2026.
Source: Habitat-Thinking/ai-literacy-superpowers on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.