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Is Shift Schedule Builder free to use?

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Who published Shift Schedule Builder?

gabrielmoreira (@gabrielmoreira) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Shift Schedule Builder by gabrielmoreira

Name: Shift Schedule Builder
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: gabrielmoreira

Shift Schedule Builder

Build a staff shift schedule that matches coverage to demand while hitting a labor-cost target. Use when asked to build a shift schedule, staff a rota, plan coverage for a restaurant/retail/shift-based team, or balance labor cost against service. Produces a day-part coverage plan mapped to forecast demand, role-by-role assignments, the projected labor cost vs. target, and the fairness/compliance guardrails (rest between shifts, overtime, availability).

gabrielmoreira Updated Sep 9, 2026 17 repo stars

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Shift Schedule Builder Skill

A schedule is a bet on demand: overstaff and you burn margin, understaff and service (and your best people) walk. This skill builds coverage from the demand curve out — enough hands at the rush, lean in the lulls — then checks the labor cost and the human constraints before it's posted.

Working from a brief

Given the team, hours, and demand pattern, produce the full schedule — infer the day-part demand shape from the business type if no forecast is given (label it). Respect stated availability and time-off; never schedule someone into a conflict you were told about.

Required Inputs

Ask for (if not provided, else infer and label):

Team — names/roles, pay rates or an average, and availability/time-off
Operating hours and the demand pattern (covers by day-part, peak times, events)
Labor-cost target (% of revenue or a dollar cap) and any rules (max hours, required rest, minors)

Output Format

Coverage plan

Demand mapped to required heads per role per day-part:

Day-part	Forecast demand	Cooks	Servers	Support	Notes

The schedule

Person-by-person shifts across the week (start–end, role, station), with total hours per person.

Labor cost check

Projected labor hours × rates → labor cost, as a % of forecast revenue vs. the target, with the gap and where to trim/add.

Guardrails flagged

Overtime risk, insufficient rest between close/open ("clopening"), availability conflicts, minor-hour limits, and anyone over/under their expected hours.

Quality Checks

Staffing per day-part is driven by the demand pattern, not flat coverage
Projected labor cost is computed and compared to the target
No one is scheduled against stated availability or time-off
Rest-between-shifts, overtime, and minor-hour rules are checked and flagged
Hours are distributed with an eye to fairness, not just cost

Anti-Patterns

Flat staffing that ignores the rush-and-lull demand curve
Posting a schedule without checking the labor-cost %
Scheduling "clopens" or overtime by accident
Ignoring stated availability (the fastest way to lose staff)
Cutting so lean that service and food quality collapse at peak

---name: shift-schedule-builderdescription: Build a staff shift schedule that matches coverage to demand while hitting a labor-cost target. Use when asked to build a shift schedule, staff a rota, plan coverage for a restaurant/retail/shift-based team, or balance labor cost against service. Produces a day-part coverage plan mapped to forecast demand, role-by-role assignments, the projected labor cost vs. target, and the fairness/compliance guardrails (rest between shifts, overtime, availability).--- # Shift Schedule Builder Skill A schedule is a bet on demand: overstaff and you burn margin, understaff and service (and your best people) walk. This skill builds coverage from the demand curve out — enough hands at the rush, lean in the lulls — then checks the labor cost and the human constraints before it's posted. ## Working from a brief Given the team, hours, and demand pattern, **produce the full schedule** — infer the day-part demand shape from the business type if no forecast is given (label it). Respect stated availability and time-off; never schedule someone into a conflict you were told about. ## Required Inputs Ask for (if not provided, else infer and label): - **Team** — names/roles, pay rates or an average, and availability/time-off - **Operating hours** and the **demand pattern** (covers by day-part, peak times, events) - **Labor-cost target** (% of revenue or a dollar cap) and any rules (max hours, required rest, minors) ## Output Format ### Coverage plan Demand mapped to required heads per role per day-part: | Day-part | Forecast demand | Cooks | Servers | Support | Notes | |---|---|---|---|---|---| ### The schedule Person-by-person shifts across the week (start–end, role, station), with total hours per person. ### Labor cost check Projected labor hours × rates → labor cost, as a % of forecast revenue vs. the target, with the gap and where to trim/add. ### Guardrails flagged Overtime risk, insufficient rest between close/open ("clopening"), availability conflicts, minor-hour limits, and anyone over/under their expected hours. ## Quality Checks - [ ] Staffing per day-part is driven by the demand pattern, not flat coverage - [ ] Projected labor cost is computed and compared to the target - [ ] No one is scheduled against stated availability or time-off - [ ] Rest-between-shifts, overtime, and minor-hour rules are checked and flagged - [ ] Hours are distributed with an eye to fairness, not just cost ## Anti-Patterns - Flat staffing that ignores the rush-and-lull demand curve - Posting a schedule without checking the labor-cost % - Scheduling "clopens" or overtime by accident - Ignoring stated availability (the fastest way to lose staff) - Cutting so lean that service and food quality collapse at peak

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