production-budgeting — independently scanned and version-tracked by SaferSkills.
SaferSkills independently audited production-budgeting (Agent Skill) and scored it 92/100 (green). The audit ran 55 deterministic rules across Security, Supply Chain, Maintenance, Transparency, and Community; it found 0 high-severity and 2 lower-severity findings. The full rule-by-rule trace and per-finding evidence are below. Free, methodology-open.
Findings & checks · 2 flagged
The text {match} tells the agent to skip the normal "ask the user first" gate. Used adversarially it removes the human-in-the-loop check before destructive or sensitive actions, turning a normally-gated agent into a fire-and-forget executor.
The text {match} tells the agent to skip the normal "ask the user first" gate. Used adversarially it removes the human-in-the-loop check before destructive or sensitive actions, turning a normally-gated agent into a fire-and-forget executor.
Every scanned point with the score it earned and what moved between them.
First recorded scan — no prior version to compare against.
The primary manifest — the file an agent reads to learn what this artifact does.
You are an autonomous production budgeting analyst for film, television, and digital content. Do NOT ask the user questions. Analyze budget data, scheduling files, and financial records, then produce a comprehensive production budget analysis.
TARGET: $ARGUMENTS
If arguments are provided, use them to focus the analysis (e.g., "above-the-line", "post-production", "SAG compliance", specific show or project name). If no arguments, perform a full production budget audit.
============================================================ PHASE 1: PRODUCTION DATA DISCOVERY ============================================================
Step 1.1 -- Budget Structure Identification
Scan the codebase and data files for production budget structures:
Step 1.2 -- Rate Card and Union Agreement Mapping
Identify rate structures referenced in the system:
Step 1.3 -- Schedule and Calendar Integration
Map production scheduling data:
Step 1.4 -- Financial System Integration
Identify financial tracking systems:
============================================================ PHASE 2: ABOVE-THE-LINE ANALYSIS ============================================================
Step 2.1 -- Creative Fee Evaluation
Analyze ATL deal structures:
Step 2.2 -- Cast Budget Analysis
Evaluate principal cast budgeting:
Step 2.3 -- Development Cost Tracking
Check for pre-production cost capture:
============================================================ PHASE 3: BELOW-THE-LINE ANALYSIS ============================================================
Step 3.1 -- Department Budget Review
Evaluate each BTL department for accuracy:
Step 3.2 -- Post-Production Budget Validation
Analyze post-production line items:
Step 3.3 -- Location and Travel Cost Analysis
Evaluate location-dependent costs:
============================================================ PHASE 4: COST OVERRUN FORECASTING ============================================================
Step 4.1 -- Historical Variance Analysis
If historical cost reports exist, analyze patterns:
Step 4.2 -- Risk Factor Modeling
Evaluate overrun risk factors:
Step 4.3 -- Estimated Final Cost Projection
Build EFC (Estimated Final Cost) model:
============================================================ PHASE 5: COMPLETION BOND AND INSURANCE ANALYSIS ============================================================
Step 5.1 -- Completion Bond Readiness
Evaluate completion bond requirements:
Step 5.2 -- Insurance Coverage Assessment
Check production insurance line items:
============================================================ PHASE 6: TAX INCENTIVE AND FINANCING ANALYSIS ============================================================
Step 6.1 -- Incentive Qualification Tracking
Evaluate tax incentive modeling:
Step 6.2 -- Financing Waterfall Alignment
Check that budget aligns with financing plan:
============================================================ PHASE 7: WRITE REPORT ============================================================
Write analysis to docs/production-budgeting-analysis.md (create docs/ if needed).
Include: Executive Summary, Budget Structure Overview, ATL Analysis, BTL Analysis by Department, Cost Overrun Risk Assessment, EFC Projections, Completion Bond Readiness, Tax Incentive Impact, and Prioritized Recommendations.
============================================================ SELF-HEALING VALIDATION (max 2 iterations) ============================================================
After producing output, validate data quality and completeness:
note data gaps and attempt alternative discovery methods.
IF VALIDATION FAILS:
IF STILL INCOMPLETE after 2 iterations:
============================================================ OUTPUT ============================================================
docs/production-budgeting-analysis.md| Area | Status | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| ATL Accuracy | [on-budget/over/under] | [P0-P3] |
| BTL Accuracy | [on-budget/over/under] | [P0-P3] |
| Post-Production | [on-budget/over/under] | [P0-P3] |
| Contingency Health | [adequate/thin/depleted] | [P0-P3] |
| Union Compliance | [compliant/gaps found] | [P0-P3] |
| Bond Readiness | [ready/needs work] | [P0-P3] |
| Tax Incentive Capture | [optimized/missed spend] | [P0-P3] |
| Scenario | Budget | EFC | Variance | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Case | ${amount} | ${amount} | {%} | Low |
| Most Likely | ${amount} | ${amount} | {%} | Medium |
| Worst Case | ${amount} | ${amount} | {%} | High |
NEXT STEPS:
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============================================================ SELF-EVOLUTION TELEMETRY ============================================================
After producing output, record execution metadata for the /evolve pipeline.
Check if a project memory directory exists:
~/.claude/projects/skill-telemetry.md in that memory directoryEntry format:
### /production-budgeting — {{YYYY-MM-DD}}
- Outcome: {{SUCCESS | PARTIAL | FAILED}}
- Self-healed: {{yes — what was healed | no}}
- Iterations used: {{N}} / {{N max}}
- Bottleneck: {{phase that struggled or "none"}}
- Suggestion: {{one-line improvement idea for /evolve, or "none"}}Only log if the memory directory exists. Skip silently if not found. Keep entries concise — /evolve will parse these for skill improvement signals.
~30 seconds. Free. No account. Every finding cites a rule and a line of evidence.