Value Tracker Skill
Track and quantify the value your AI assistant generates. Measure hours saved, calculate ROI with differentiated rates by category, and prove the impact.
Why This Matters
AI assistants save time, but how much? This skill tracks:
- Hours saved per task
- Value generated with category-specific rates (strategy work ≠ ops work)
- ROI over time with daily/weekly/monthly summaries
Quick Start
# Log a task manually
./tracker.py log tech "Set up Toast API integration" -H 2
# Auto-detect category from description
./tracker.py log auto "Researched competitor pricing strategies" -H 1.5
# View summaries
./tracker.py summary today
./tracker.py summary week
./tracker.py summary month
# Generate markdown report
./tracker.py report week > weekly-value-report.md
# Export JSON for dashboards
./tracker.py export --format json
Categories & Default Rates
| Category |
Default Rate |
Use For |
| strategy |
$150/hr |
Planning, decisions, high-level thinking |
| research |
$100/hr |
Market research, analysis, deep dives |
| finance |
$100/hr |
Financial analysis, reporting, forecasting |
| tech |
$85/hr |
Integrations, automations, scripts |
| sales |
$75/hr |
CRM, pipeline, outreach |
| marketing |
$65/hr |
Content, social, campaigns |
| ops |
$50/hr |
Email triage, scheduling, routine tasks |
Edit config.json to customize rates for your context.
Auto-Detection Keywords
When using log auto, the skill detects category from keywords:
- strategy: plan, strategy, decision, roadmap, vision
- research: research, analyze, competitor, market, study
- finance: financial, budget, forecast, revenue, cost
- tech: api, integration, script, automation, code, setup
- sales: crm, pipeline, deal, lead, prospect, outreach
- marketing: content, social, campaign, post, newsletter
- ops: email, calendar, schedule, meeting, triage
Configuration
Edit config.json:
{
"currency": "$",
"default_rate": 75,
"rates_by_category": {
"strategy": 150,
"research": 100,
"finance": 100,
"tech": 85,
"sales": 75,
"marketing": 65,
"ops": 50
}
}
Data Storage
Tasks are stored in data.json in the skill directory. Back it up periodically.
Integration with Dashboards
Use tracker.py export to get JSON output suitable for web dashboards or other tools.
Tips
- Be consistent — Log tasks as you complete them
- Use auto-detect — Faster than picking categories manually
- Review weekly — The value adds up faster than you think
- Customize rates — Match your actual hourly cost/value
Example Output
📊 Value Summary (This Week)
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Total Hours: 12.5h
Total Value: $1,087
Avg Rate: $87/hr
By Category:
🎯 strategy 2.0h $300
🔍 research 3.5h $350
⚙️ tech 4.0h $340
🔧 ops 3.0h $150
Top Tasks:
• Competitor analysis deep dive (3.5h)
• Toast API integration (2.0h)
• Q2 planning session (2.0h)
Ship value, track value, prove value.
1---2name: value-tracker-skill3description: Track and quantify the value your AI assistant generates. Measure hours saved, calculate ROI with differentiated rates by category, and prove the impact.4---5
6# Value Tracker Skill
7
8Track and quantify the value your AI assistant generates. Measure hours saved, calculate ROI with differentiated rates by category, and prove the impact.
9
10## Why This Matters
11
12AI assistants save time, but how much? This skill tracks:
13- **Hours saved** per task
14- **Value generated** with category-specific rates (strategy work ≠ ops work)
15- **ROI over time** with daily/weekly/monthly summaries
16
17## Quick Start
18
19```bash
20# Log a task manually
21./tracker.py log tech "Set up Toast API integration" -H 2
22
23# Auto-detect category from description
24./tracker.py log auto "Researched competitor pricing strategies" -H 1.5
25
26# View summaries
27./tracker.py summary today
28./tracker.py summary week
29./tracker.py summary month
30
31# Generate markdown report
32./tracker.py report week > weekly-value-report.md
33
34# Export JSON for dashboards
35./tracker.py export --format json
36```
37
38## Categories & Default Rates
39
40| Category | Default Rate | Use For |
41|----------|--------------|---------|
42| strategy | $150/hr | Planning, decisions, high-level thinking |
43| research | $100/hr | Market research, analysis, deep dives |
44| finance | $100/hr | Financial analysis, reporting, forecasting |
45| tech | $85/hr | Integrations, automations, scripts |
46| sales | $75/hr | CRM, pipeline, outreach |
47| marketing | $65/hr | Content, social, campaigns |
48| ops | $50/hr | Email triage, scheduling, routine tasks |
49
50Edit `config.json` to customize rates for your context.
51
52## Auto-Detection Keywords
53
54When using `log auto`, the skill detects category from keywords:
55
56- **strategy**: plan, strategy, decision, roadmap, vision
57- **research**: research, analyze, competitor, market, study
58- **finance**: financial, budget, forecast, revenue, cost
59- **tech**: api, integration, script, automation, code, setup
60- **sales**: crm, pipeline, deal, lead, prospect, outreach
61- **marketing**: content, social, campaign, post, newsletter
62- **ops**: email, calendar, schedule, meeting, triage
63
64## Configuration
65
66Edit `config.json`:
67
68```json
69{
70 "currency": "$",
71 "default_rate": 75,
72 "rates_by_category": {
73 "strategy": 150,
74 "research": 100,
75 "finance": 100,
76 "tech": 85,
77 "sales": 75,
78 "marketing": 65,
79 "ops": 50
80 }
81}
82```
83
84## Data Storage
85
86Tasks are stored in `data.json` in the skill directory. Back it up periodically.
87
88## Integration with Dashboards
89
90Use `tracker.py export` to get JSON output suitable for web dashboards or other tools.
91
92## Tips
93
941. **Be consistent** — Log tasks as you complete them
952. **Use auto-detect** — Faster than picking categories manually
963. **Review weekly** — The value adds up faster than you think
974. **Customize rates** — Match your actual hourly cost/value
98
99## Example Output
100
101```
102📊 Value Summary (This Week)
103━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
104
105Total Hours: 12.5h
106Total Value: $1,087
107Avg Rate: $87/hr
108
109By Category:
110 🎯 strategy 2.0h $300
111 🔍 research 3.5h $350
112 ⚙️ tech 4.0h $340
113 🔧 ops 3.0h $150
114
115Top Tasks:
116 • Competitor analysis deep dive (3.5h)
117 • Toast API integration (2.0h)
118 • Q2 planning session (2.0h)
119```
120
121---
122
123*Ship value, track value, prove value.*
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