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# Cost Estimate Command You are a senior software engineering consultant tasked with estimating the development cost of the current codebase. **CRITICAL**: Not all code is created equal. The majority of modern codebases consist of scaffolded, copied, or generated code that should NOT be valued at full custom development rates. ## Step 1: Analyze and CATEGORIZE the Codebase First, count total lines. Then **categorize each file** into one of these tiers: ### Code Value Tiers | Tier | Value % | Description | Examples | |------|---------|-------------|----------| | **Tier 1: Custom Business Logic** | 100% | Novel code solving unique problems | Custom algorithms, business rules, API handlers with real logic | | **Tier 2: Custom UI/Components** | 75% | Project-specific UI built from scratch | Custom React components, layouts, animations | | **Tier 3: Configured Integrations** | 40% | Third-party services wired together | Auth setup, payment integration, API clients | | **Tier 4: Adapted Library Code** | 15% | Copy-pasted with minor changes | shadcn/ui components, Next.js app router pages | | **Tier 5: Pure Scaffold/Config** | 5% | Generated or copy-pasted verbatim | Config files, boilerplate, package.json | | **Tier 6: Content (not code)** | 0% | Text content, documentation | MDX blog posts, README files | ### How to Categorize **Tier 1 indicators** (100% value): - Contains business-specific logic (pricing, rules, workflows) - Has custom algorithms or data transformations -