auto-repair-estimate-decoder
Decode an auto repair estimate — what each line actually is, which items are urgent vs upsell, and the questions that separate a fair shop from a fishing expedition. Use when someone asks 'is this repair quote fair', 'decode my mechanic's estimate', 'do I really need all this', or 'is the shop ripping me off'. Produces a line-by-line decode with urgency triage, parts/labor sanity checks, ranked red flags, and the exact questions to ask the shop before authorizing.
npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill auto-repair-estimate-decoder --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Auto Repair Estimate Decoder Skill Repair estimates mix three different things on one page: what your car needs now, what it will need eventually, and what the shop would like to sell you this week. This skill separates them — decoding each line into plain language, triaging by "what happens if I don't," and flagging the patterns (fluid-flush bundles, replace-instead-of-repair, labor-hour padding) that distinguish an estimate from an invoice-in-waiting. It works from the estimate text; it never diagnoses the car. ## What This Skill Produces - A line-by-line decode: what each item is, what it does, what happens if deferred - Urgency triage: safety-now / soon-with-timeframe / eventually / optional-upsell - Sanity checks: labor hours vs. the job's typical shape, parts pricing patterns, diagnostic-fee handling - Ranked red flags and the authorize/decline/second-opinion recommendation per line, plus the questions to ask ## Required Inputs Ask for these only if they aren't already provided: - **The estimate text** — every line with prices; photos of the writeup work. Partial estimates get decoded with the missing pieces named. - **The car and the symptom** — year/make/model/mileage, an
- What This Skill Produces
- Required Inputs
- Framework: Severity Scale
- Output Format
- Repair Estimate Decode: [vehicle — shop, date]
- Quality Checks
- Anti-Patterns
- Based On
What does the auto-repair-estimate-decoder skill do?
Decode an auto repair estimate — what each line actually is, which items are urgent vs upsell, and the questions that separate a fair shop from a fishing expedition. Use when someone asks 'is this repair quote fair', 'decode my mechanic's estimate', 'do I really need all this', or 'is the shop ripping me off'. Produces a line-by-line decode with urgency triage, parts/labor sanity checks, ranked red flags, and the exact questions to ask the shop before authorizing.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill auto-repair-estimate-decoder --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, a repository with 1,255 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.