trades-builder

SKILL.md

Trades Operations Skill

What This Skill Does

This skill defines how to build a trades operations tool — the estimate-to-payment workflow that construction trades and field service businesses run daily.

It is NOT a generic project management tool (Jira/Asana). It is NOT a CPQ tool (no product configuration). It is a workflow tracker specifically shaped for businesses that:

Create estimates based on measured scope items (square footage, linear feet, units)

Schedule and assign field work to crews or subtrades

Track progress by scope item and location

Pay subtrades based on completed measured work

Invoice customers and collect payment

Common verticals: drywall, roofing, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, painting, flooring, concrete, landscaping, general contracting.

The builder reads this skill, reads the DOMAIN.md for the specific trade and terminology, and generates a working prototype that uses the customer's actual scope items, pricing, and workflow stages.

When to Use This Skill