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Dhanmanti Ahirwar
Dhanmanti Ahirwar

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I built a CLI that calculates how much money clients owe you for scope creep

Every freelance developer and agency has been there:
"Can you just add this small payment button real quick?"
"Just one tiny revision before we launch."
When you do out-of-scope work without a formal change order, statutory contract law (UCC § 2-209) treats it as a waiver — courts consider it free uncompensated work.
To fix this, I engineered a zero-install terminal CLI:
npx scopelock-audit
What it does in 3 seconds:
Scans your git commits for uncontracted feature creep.
Calculates exact hours leaked and dollar variance owed by client.
Generates a legally binding UCC § 2-209 Change Order.
Web App & Change Order Generator:
https://ahirwardhanmanti83-bit.github.io/scopelock-ai/
GitHub Marketplace Action:
https://github.com/marketplace/actions/scopelock-ai-autonomous-scope-creep-auditor
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