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Job Intake & Scope Checklist

Jobs start with fuzzy scope: missing measurements, unasked questions, and surprises that turn into disputes or eaten costs.

You get

A trade-specific intake checklist for each job plus a written scope summary the customer can nod at before work starts.

Who it's for
Trades where a missed detail at intake becomes a fight at invoice time.
When to use it
Between 'we want to hire you' and the first day of work.
What it needs
  • What the customer asked for, in their words
  • Your standard job types
  • Your Business Profile
What it produces
An intake checklist and a plain-English scope confirmation draft.
Files you receive
An installable Claude skill package (job-intake-and-scope-checklist.zip) containing the skill instructions (SKILL.md) and a worked example, ready for Claude's Upload-a-skill flow.
Time to first result
Catches the forgotten question before it costs you

The owner says

"New customer wants a 'privacy fence around the back' — booking the site visit Thursday."

It hands back

A site-visit checklist (property line confirmation, gate count, grade changes, utility marks, HOA rules) plus a scope-confirmation draft to send after the visit.

Illustrative example — not a customer result.

How it works

  1. 1Describe the job as the customer described it
  2. 2It generates the questions that bite when unasked
  3. 3After the visit, it turns your notes into a scope summary
  4. 4Customer confirms scope before work starts

Catches what is slipping

The question nobody asked until the crew was standing in the yard.

Manual

You show it

upcoming booked jobs

What gets flagged

  • Vague scope words ('around the back', 'the usual') → clarification prompts
  • Corner lots, slopes, shared structures → extra checks added

You run the visit and send the summary. It just makes sure nothing is forgotten.

What you need to run it

Claude Skills can be installed in supported Claude accounts. Scheduled automations and connectors require an eligible paid Claude plan. See Anthropic's help center for what your plan includes. (Last verified 2026-08-02.)

In development — not yet included in any plan