Assess feature and project complexity. Use when estimating effort, determining spec pipeline type, calculating cost estimates, or planning resource allocation.
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tessl review fix ./skills/ac-complexity-assessor/SKILL.mdAssess complexity for effort estimation and planning.
Analyzes features and projects to determine complexity levels, estimate effort, and select appropriate processing pipelines.
from scripts.complexity_assessor import ComplexityAssessor
assessor = ComplexityAssessor(project_dir)
assessment = await assessor.assess_project()
print(assessment.pipeline_type) # SIMPLE/STANDARD/COMPLEX
print(assessment.estimated_hours){
"project_complexity": "STANDARD",
"pipeline_type": "STANDARD",
"metrics": {
"total_features": 75,
"dependency_depth": 4,
"category_count": 8,
"integration_points": 5,
"technology_complexity": 3
},
"estimates": {
"total_hours": 120,
"estimated_cost_usd": 45.00,
"estimated_sessions": 15,
"features_per_session": 5
},
"feature_estimates": [
{
"id": "auth-001",
"complexity": "low",
"estimated_hours": 1.5,
"factors": ["standard_pattern", "no_dependencies"]
}
],
"recommendations": [
"Consider parallelizing UI features",
"auth-003 may need more time due to OAuth"
]
}100 features
SIMPLE Pipeline:
1. Plan → 2. Implement → 3. Verify
STANDARD Pipeline:
1. Analyze → 2. Plan → 3. Test Design
4. Implement → 5. Test → 6. Review → 7. Verify
COMPLEX Pipeline:
1. Deep Analyze → 2. Architecture → 3. Plan
4. Test Design → 5. Implement → 6. Test
7. Integration → 8. Review → 9. Verifycost = (features * avg_tokens_per_feature * cost_per_token)
+ (sessions * session_overhead)
+ (complexity_multiplier * base_cost)See scripts/complexity_assessor.py for full implementation.
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