Agent skill

Runway Calculator

by mohitagw15856 in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills

Calculate cash runway, burn, and the zero-cash date — and whether you're default alive or dead.

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Install Runway Calculator

skills CLI
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill runway-calculator -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills runway-calculator --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/runway-calculator .claude/skills/runway-calculator && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Facts

Skill name
runway-calculator
GitHub stars
1.4k
Token cost
~841 tokens
SKILL.md length
410 words
Files
2 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
1,348
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Calculate cash runway, burn, and the zero-cash date — and whether you're default alive or dead.

  • Asked to work out runway
  • SKILL.md covers Required Inputs, Output Format, Programmatic Helper and Quality Checks, plus 3 more sections
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python3
  • The money runs out

What it does

Runway Calculator is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Calculate cash runway, burn, and the zero-cash date — and whether you're default alive or dead. Use when asked to work out runway, monthly burn, when the money runs out, or how much to raise/cut to reach a target. Produces a computed runway summary (net burn, months of runway, zero-cash date, default alive/dead) plus what it takes to extend it.

Its SKILL.md is about 840 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including scripts (for example `scripts/runway.py`).

The repository describes itself as: 1255 professional Agent Skills for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor & Codex — PRDs, postmortems, leases, medical bills, layoffs, go-bags, new countries. Plain markdown, MIT, in… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Asked to work out runway
  • The money runs out
  • How much to raise/cut to reach a target

Example prompts

  • “/runway-calculator”

Requirements

  • Python 3

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1cbf1f0. 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

    Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • python3

    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

Runway Calculator loads about 841 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 91 tokens; SKILL.md has 410 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~91
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~841

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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills at commit 1cbf1f0, republished under its MIT licence (© mohitagw15856). 410 words, ~841 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/runway-calculator/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
runway-calculator
description
Calculate cash runway, burn, and the zero-cash date — and whether you're default alive or dead. Use when asked to work out runway, monthly burn, when the money runs out, or how much to raise/cut to reach a target. Produces a computed runway summary (net burn, months of runway, zero-cash date, default alive/dead) plus what it takes to extend it.

Runway Calculator Skill

For any company spending more than it makes, one number governs everything: how many months of cash are left. This skill computes net burn, runway, and the zero-cash date from your cash and P&L, judges whether you're default alive or dead (Paul Graham's test — would you reach profitability on current cash at current growth?), and shows the raise-or-cut needed to hit a target runway.

Required Inputs

Ask for these only if they aren't already provided:

  • Cash in bank (today).
  • Monthly revenue and monthly expenses (or net monthly burn directly).
  • Monthly growth rate of revenue, if you want the default-alive check.
  • Target — a runway you want to reach (e.g. 18 months) or a raise you're considering.

Output Format

Runway: [company]

1. The numbers (computed via the helper):

MetricValue
Net monthly burn
Cash in bank
Runway (months)
Zero-cash date
Default alive?yes / no

2. Default alive or dead — on current cash and growth, do you reach profitability before the cash runs out? State it plainly; it's the question investors ask first.

3. To extend it — the concrete moves and their effect: cut $X/mo → +Y months; raise $Z → +W months; or the growth rate needed to turn default-alive. Show the trade-off.

4. Caveats — flag if burn is rising (these numbers assume flat burn), and the buffer to keep (don't plan to zero — most raises take months).

Programmatic Helper

scripts/runway.py (stdlib only) computes runway and the zero-cash date:

bash
# in.json: {"cash": 600000, "monthly_revenue": 40000, "monthly_expenses": 110000, "revenue_growth": 0.08}
python3 scripts/runway.py in.json
python3 scripts/runway.py in.json --json
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Quality Checks

  • Net burn = expenses − revenue (not gross spend) — and the zero-cash date is an actual date
  • The default-alive/dead question is answered explicitly
  • "To extend it" gives concrete cut/raise/growth options with their month impact
  • Flags that the figures assume flat burn if burn is actually growing
  • Recommends a cash buffer rather than planning to literally zero

Anti-Patterns

  • Do not report runway off gross spend — net burn (after revenue) is the real number
  • Do not assume flat burn silently — if headcount/spend is rising, say the runway is optimistic
  • Do not plan to zero cash — a raise takes 3–6 months; runway should be measured to "must-raise-by," not "broke"
  • Do not ignore growth — a fast-growing company can be default alive even while burning
  • Do not present one scenario — show the cut-vs-raise-vs-grow trade-off

Based On

Startup cash-management practice — net burn, runway, and "Default Alive or Dead" (Paul Graham, Y Combinator).

Example Trigger Phrases

  • "Work out our runway."
  • "What's our monthly burn?"
  • "When does the money run out?"
  • "How much do we need to raise or cut?"

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Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (scripts) in skills/runway-calculator of mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • scripts/runway.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1cbf1f0

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Questions about Runway Calculator

What does Runway Calculator do?

Calculate cash runway, burn, and the zero-cash date — and whether you're default alive or dead. Runway Calculator is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Calculate cash runway, burn, and the zero-cash date — and whether you're default alive or dead.

When should I use Runway Calculator?

Runway Calculator fits situations like: asked to work out runway; the money runs out; how much to raise/cut to reach a target.

How do I install Runway Calculator in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill runway-calculator -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/runway-calculator in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .claude/skills/runway-calculator in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Runway Calculator in Codex?

Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill runway-calculator -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/runway-calculator in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .agents/skills/runway-calculator in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Runway Calculator 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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill runway-calculator -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/runway-calculator, .gemini/skills/runway-calculator, .github/skills/runway-calculator and .opencode/skills/runway-calculator in your project.

What does Runway Calculator need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Runway Calculator needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python3). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Runway Calculator 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 Runway Calculator 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Runway Calculator use?

Runway Calculator is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Runway Calculator use?

About 841 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Runway Calculator?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Runway Calculator: Date Calculator (aipoch/medical-research-skills, 1.9k stars), Petty Cash Management (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars), Cost Burn (ruvnet/ruflo, 74k stars) and Runway Burn Analysis (ahmadvh/octochains, 377 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Runway Calculator?

mohitagw15856 (a GitHub user) maintains it in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, which has 1,434 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,348 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.