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Dhanmanti Ahirwar
Dhanmanti Ahirwar

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I built an AI tool to stop unpaid freelance work & scope creep

Hey everyone! 👋

As freelancers and agency developers, we've all faced client "scope creep" — those "can you just quickly add this one small feature?" requests that turn into 20 hours of unpaid weekend labor.

To solve this, I built ScopeLock AI — an AI-powered scope defense & change-order generator.

âš¡ What it does:

  1. Parses Statement of Work (SOW): Sets clear contract boundaries.
  2. AI Creep Detection: Checks new client requests against original agreement clauses.
  3. Instant Change Orders: Generates polite, professional estimate & invoice responses automatically.

🚀 Live Tool (Free to try): ScopeLock AI Live App

Would love your brutal feedback and thoughts on the architecture! What features would you like to see next?

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