# Recoup Catalog Estimate Value

> Estimate a catalog, album, or song's value from public streaming data alone — no seller files or data room required. Use for "what's this catalog worth from public data", "ballpark this catalog", or "estimate the value of [album/song]". Wider error bars than a seller-file valuation; states its assumptions. For full diligence on a real data room use recoup-catalog-review-deal.

- Skill: `recoupable-skills/recoup-catalog-estimate-value` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 6 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add recoupable-skills/recoup-catalog-estimate-value`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/recoupable-skills/recoup-catalog-estimate-value/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: recoupable (https://skillmd.com/u/recoupable-skills)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/recoupable-skills/recoup-catalog-estimate-value

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# Recoup Catalog — Estimate Value

Value a catalog/album/recording from **public/streaming data alone** — the clean-room
cousin of a full valuation. Deterministic scripts ship in `scripts/` (invoke
relatively); methodology + API contract in `references/`.

## Procedure

- `python3 scripts/fetch_album_tracks.py` — pull the catalog from public sources.
- `python3 scripts/estimate.py` — estimate streams→revenue→value per
  `references/methodology.md` (uses `references/recoup-api.md`).
- `python3 scripts/build_report.py` — assemble the estimate report (needs
  `pip3 install matplotlib reportlab`).

Be explicit that this is a **public-data estimate** (wider error bars than a
seller-file valuation), and state the assumptions. For a real data room with seller
files, use recoup-catalog-review-deal instead.

## Guardrails

- **estimate ≠ valuation** — public-data estimates carry wider error bars; say so.
- **State assumptions** — never present an estimate as an audited valuation.

## References & scripts

- `references/methodology.md` · `references/recoup-api.md`
- `scripts/estimate.py` · `scripts/fetch_album_tracks.py` · `scripts/build_report.py`
  — ship alongside this skill; invoke relatively.