cwicr-historical-cost

cwicr-historical-cost is a skill for Claude Code, Codex from datadrivenconstruction/DDC_Skills_for_AI_Agents_in_Construction. It costs 34 tokens per session (3,331 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A tracker for comparing estimated and actual construction costs over completed and ongoing projects using CWICR data. It stores project costs, work items, quantities, dates, and differences between estimates and results.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to record actual costs, compare projects, measure estimate variances, study cost trends, and build a historical cost database for future estimates.
Why use it?
It helps teams learn from past cost differences instead of repeating the same estimating errors.

Skill for Claude CodeCodex

Which agent this was written for is unclear — built for openclaw. Also seen: built for openclaw.

Good fit Use it to record actual costs, compare projects, measure estimate variances, study cost trends, and build a historical cost database for future estimates.

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1_DDC_Toolkit/CWICR-Database/cwicr-historical-cost/SKILL.md · 433 lines

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CWICR Historical Cost Tracker

Business Case

Problem Statement

Improving estimates requires:

  • Actual cost feedback
  • Historical comparisons
  • Trend analysis
  • Lessons learned

Solution

Track actual costs against CWICR estimates, build historical database, and use data to improve future estimating accuracy.

Business Value

  • Accuracy improvement - Learn from actuals
  • Benchmarking - Project comparisons
  • Trend analysis - Cost movement patterns
  • Organizational knowledge - Cost database

Technical Implementation

import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
from typing import Dict, Any, List, Optional
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from datetime import datetime, date
from enum import Enum
import json


class ProjectStatus(Enum):
    """Project status."""
    ESTIMATED = "estimated"
    IN_PROGRESS = "in_progress"
    COMPLETED = "completed"
    CANCELLED = "cancelled"


@dataclass
class CostRecord:
    """Historical cost record."""
    project_id: str
    project_name: str
    work_item_code: str
    quantity: float
    estimated_cost: float
    actual_cost: float
    variance: float
    variance_percent: float
    completion_date: date
    notes: str = ""


@dataclass
class ProjectCostSummary:
    """Project cost summary."""
    project_id: str
    project_name: str
    project_type: str
    location: str
    status: ProjectStatus
    estimated_total: float
    actual_total: float
    variance: float
    variance_percent: float
    start_date: date
    completion_date: Optional[date]
    item_count: int


class CWICRHistoricalCost:
    """Track historical costs using CWICR data."""

    def __init__(self, cwicr_data: pd.DataFrame = None):
        self.cwicr = cwicr_data
        self._projects: Dict[str, ProjectCostSummary] = {}
        self._records: List[CostRecord] = []

        if cwicr_data is not None:
            self._index_cwicr()

    def _index_cwicr(self):
        """Index CWICR data."""
        if 'work_item_code' in self.cwicr.columns:
            self._cwicr_index = self.cwicr.set_index('work_item_code')
        else:
            self._cwicr_index = None

    def add_project(self,
                    project_id: str,
                    project_name: str,
                    project_type: str,
                    location: str,
                    estimated_total: float,
                    start_date: date) -> str:
        """Add new project to historical database."""

        summary = ProjectCostSummary(
            project_id=project_id,
            project_name=project_name,
            project_type=project_type,
            location=location,
            status=ProjectStatus.ESTIMATED,
            estimated_total=estimated_total,
            actual_total=0,
            variance=0,
            variance_percent=0,
            start_date=start_date,
            completion_date=None,
            item_count=0
        )

        self._projects[project_id] = summary
        return project_id

    def record_actual_cost(self,
                           project_id: str,
                           work_item_code: str,
                           quantity: float,
                           actual_cost: float,
                           completion_date: date = None,
                           notes: str = "") -> CostRecord:
        """Record actual cost for work item."""

        # Get estimated cost from CWICR
        estimated_unit_cost = 0
        if self._cwicr_index is not None and work_item_code in self._cwicr_index.index:
            item = self._cwicr_index.loc[work_item_code]
            labor = float(item.get('labor_cost', 0) or 0)
            material = float(item.get('material_cost', 0) or 0)
            equipment = float(item.get('equipment_cost', 0) or 0)
            estimated_unit_cost = labor + material + equipment

        estimated_cost = estimated_unit_cost * quantity
        variance = actual_cost - estimated_cost
        variance_pct = (variance / estimated_cost * 100) if estimated_cost > 0 else 0

        record = CostRecord(
            project_id=project_id,
            project_name=self._projects.get(project_id, {}).project_name if project_id in self._projects else "",
            work_item_code=work_item_code,
            quantity=quantity,
            estimated_cost=round(estimated_cost, 2),
            actual_cost=round(actual_cost, 2),
            variance=round(variance, 2),
            variance_percent=round(variance_pct, 1),
            completion_date=completion_date or date.today(),
            notes=notes
        )

        self._records.append(record)

        # Update project summary
        if project_id in self._projects:
            proj = self._projects[project_id]
            proj.actual_total += actual_cost
            proj.variance = proj.actual_total - proj.estimated_total
            proj.variance_percent = (proj.variance / proj.estimated_total * 100) if proj.estimated_total > 0 else 0
            proj.item_count += 1
            proj.status = ProjectStatus.IN_PROGRESS

        return record

    def complete_project(self, project_id: str, completion_date: date = None):
        """Mark project as completed."""
        if project_id in self._projects:
            self._projects[project_id].status = ProjectStatus.COMPLETED
            self._projects[project_id].completion_date = completion_date or date.today()

    def get_work_item_history(self, work_item_code: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
        """Get historical data for specific work item."""

        records = [r for r in self._records if r.work_item_code == work_item_code]

        if not records:
            return {'work_item_code': work_item_code, 'records': 0}

        variances = [r.variance_percent for r in records]
        actual_costs = [r.actual_cost / r.quantity if r.quantity > 0 else 0 for r in records]

        return {
            'work_item_code': work_item_code,
            'records': len(records),
            'average_variance_pct': round(np.mean(variances), 1),
            'variance_std': round(np.std(variances), 1),
            'average_actual_unit_cost': round(np.mean(actual_costs), 2),
            'min_actual_unit_cost': round(min(actual_costs), 2),
            'max_actual_unit_cost': round(max(actual_costs), 2),
            'projects': list(set(r.project_id for r in records)),
            'trend': 'increasing' if len(records) > 2 and actual_costs[-1] > actual_costs[0] else 'stable'
        }

    def get_accuracy_metrics(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
        """Calculate overall estimating accuracy metrics."""

        if not self._records:
            return {}

        variances = [r.variance_percent for r in self._records]

        # Accuracy by category
        by_category = {}
        for record in self._records:
            category = record.work_item_code.split('-')[0] if '-' in record.work_item_code else 'Other'
            if category not in by_category:
                by_category[category] = []
            by_category[category].append(record.variance_percent)

        category_accuracy = {
            cat: {
                'average_variance': round(np.mean(vals), 1),
                'count': len(vals)
            }
            for cat, vals in by_category.items()
        }

        return {
            'total_records': len(self._records),
            'average_variance_pct': round(np.mean(variances), 1),
            'variance_std': round(np.std(variances), 1),
            'within_5pct': sum(1 for v in variances if abs(v) <= 5) / len(variances) * 100,
            'within_10pct': sum(1 for v in variances if abs(v) <= 10) / len(variances) * 100,
            'overestimated_pct': sum(1 for v in variances if v < 0) / len(variances) * 100,
            'underestimated_pct': sum(1 for v in variances if v > 0) / len(variances) * 100,
            'by_category': category_accuracy
        }

    def suggest_adjustment_factors(self) -> Dict[str, float]:
        """Suggest adjustment factors based on historical variance."""

        factors = {}

        for record in self._records:
            category = record.work_item_code.split('-')[0] if '-' in record.work_item_code else 'Other'
            if category not in factors:
                factors[category] = []

            if record.estimated_cost > 0:
                actual_factor = record.actual_cost / record.estimated_cost
                factors[category].append(actual_factor)

        return {
            cat: round(np.mean(vals), 3)
            for cat, vals in factors.items()
            if len(vals) >= 3  # Require minimum data points
        }

    def compare_projects(self,
                          project_ids: List[str] = None) -> pd.DataFrame:
        """Compare multiple projects."""

        if project_ids:
            projects = [self._projects[pid] for pid in project_ids if pid in self._projects]
        else:
            projects = list(self._projects.values())

        if not projects:
            return pd.DataFrame()

        return pd.DataFrame([
            {
                'Project ID': p.project_id,
                'Project Name': p.project_name,
                'Type': p.project_type,
                'Location': p.location,
                'Status': p.status.value,
                'Estimated': p.estimated_total,
                'Actual': p.actual_total,
                'Variance': p.variance,
                'Variance %': p.variance_percent,
                'Items': p.item_count
            }
            for p in projects
        ])

    def get_benchmarks_by_type(self, project_type: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
        """Get cost benchmarks for project type."""

        projects = [p for p in self._projects.values() if p.project_type == project_type]

        if not projects:
            return {}

        actuals = [p.actual_total for p in projects if p.status == ProjectStatus.COMPLETED]

        return {
            'project_type': project_type,
            'completed_projects': len(actuals),
            'average_cost': round(np.mean(actuals), 2) if actuals else 0,
            'min_cost': round(min(actuals), 2) if actuals else 0,
            'max_cost': round(max(actuals), 2) if actuals else 0,
            'average_variance': round(np.mean([p.variance_percent for p in projects]), 1)
        }

    def export_historical_data(self, output_path: str) -> str:
        """Export historical data to Excel."""

        with pd.ExcelWriter(output_path, engine='openpyxl') as writer:
            # Projects
            if self._projects:
                projects_df = self.compare_projects()
                projects_df.to_excel(writer, sheet_name='Projects', index=False)

            # Records
            if self._records:
                records_df = pd.DataFrame([
                    {
                        'Project': r.project_id,
                        'Work Item': r.work_item_code,
                        'Quantity': r.quantity,
                        'Estimated': r.estimated_cost,
                        'Actual': r.actual_cost,
                        'Variance': r.variance,
                        'Variance %': r.variance_percent,
                        'Date': r.completion_date,
                        'Notes': r.notes
                    }
                    for r in self._records
                ])
                records_df.to_excel(writer, sheet_name='Records', index=False)

            # Accuracy metrics
            metrics = self.get_accuracy_metrics()
            if metrics:
                metrics_df = pd.DataFrame([{
                    'Total Records': metrics.get('total_records', 0),
                    'Avg Variance %': metrics.get('average_variance_pct', 0),
                    'Within 5%': f"{metrics.get('within_5pct', 0):.1f}%",
                    'Within 10%': f"{metrics.get('within_10pct', 0):.1f}%"
                }])
                metrics_df.to_excel(writer, sheet_name='Accuracy', index=False)

        return output_path

    def save_database(self, filepath: str):
        """Save historical database to JSON."""
        data = {
            'projects': {
                pid: {
                    'project_id': p.project_id,
                    'project_name': p.project_name,
                    'project_type': p.project_type,
                    'location': p.location,
                    'status': p.status.value,
                    'estimated_total': p.estimated_total,
                    'actual_total': p.actual_total,
                    'start_date': p.start_date.isoformat(),
                    'completion_date': p.completion_date.isoformat() if p.completion_date else None
                }
                for pid, p in self._projects.items()
            },
            'records': [
                {
                    'project_id': r.project_id,
                    'work_item_code': r.work_item_code,
                    'quantity': r.quantity,
                    'estimated_cost': r.estimated_cost,
                    'actual_cost': r.actual_cost,
                    'completion_date': r.completion_date.isoformat(),
                    'notes': r.notes
                }
                for r in self._records
            ]
        }

        with open(filepath, 'w') as f:
            json.dump(data, f, indent=2)

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cwicr-historical-cost is a skill published in the GitHub repository datadrivenconstruction/DDC_Skills_for_AI_Agents_in_Construction (310 stars, last pushed 21d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 34 tokens to every session and 3,331 once invoked, about $0.0002 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.