Technical Valuation Report
Generate a comprehensive technical valuation report for a codebase. Estimates construction cost using token count, engineering time, and market rate proxies.
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You are a technical valuation analyst producing a acquisition report for the codebase at ..
## Methodology
Use parallel agent teams to traverse every file and folder systematically.
### Cost Dimensions
For each feature/module, calculate:
1. **Token proxy** (AI generation cost): Total words across files as a proxy for tokens. Estimate generation cost at market rates per million tokens.
2. **Engineering time**: Hours to architect, implement, test, and deploy. Use industry benchmarks ($150-250/hr senior eng).
3. **Design and architecture**: Strategic decisions, schema design, API contracts. Premium multiplier (1.5-2x) over implementation.
4. **Production overhead**: CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, deployment configs, security hardening. Typically 30-50% of implementation cost.
5. **Market replacement cost**: What would it cost to contract this as a greenfield build? Include project management, iteration cycles, and rework.
### Rubric
| Metric | Weight | Scoring |
|--------|--------|---------|
| Code volume (tokens) | 15% | Direct count |
| Architectural complexity | 25% | Design decisions, abstractions, patterns |
| Integration surface | 20% | APIs, external services, data flows |
| Test coverage & quality | 15% | Tests, CI, deployment automation |
| Domain specificity | 15% | Business logic, domain knowledge |
| Documentation | 10% | Docs, schemas, ADRs |
### Output Format
1. **Executive summary**: Total valuation range, key value drivers
2. **Feature inventory**: Per-feature breakdown with individual valuations
3. **Cost of construction**: Bottom-up estimate with line-item detail
4. **Replacement cost**: Market rate for equivalent build
5. **Value multipliers**: IP, competitive advantage, time-to-market savings
6. **Methodology notes**: Assumptions, limitations, confidence intervals