Generate Imperial College Brain Sciences Worktribe costing documents from grant call information and structured interview. Use when user says "/worktribe", "create worktribe", "worktribe for [grant]", "budget estimate", or needs to generate an Imperial costing spreadsheet.
Generate Imperial College Brain Sciences Worktribe costing documents from grant call information and structured interview.
/worktribe or "create worktribe"| Command | Description |
|---|---|
/worktribe | Show help/status |
/worktribe new | Start new grant budget interview |
/worktribe [grant-id] | Resume interview or generate for grant |
/worktribe estimate FUNDER BUDGET [DURATION] |
| Quick budget estimate |
/worktribe status | Show upcoming Worktribe deadlines |
/worktribe update [path] | Import updated xlsx from JRO |
/worktribe versions [grant] | Show version history |
/worktribe validate | Check template and config |
For fast ballpark estimates without full interview:
/worktribe estimate PDUK 150000 36
Returns affordable staffing options for the given funder, budget, and duration.
Extract funder, deadline, budget limits from URL or manual entry.
worktribe-v1.xlsx - Costing spreadsheet for JROworktribe-v1.md - Markdown reference copyworktribe-versions.json - Version metadataCalculated automatically (6/4/2 weeks before funder deadline):
| Milestone | Timing |
|---|---|
| Worktribe draft ready | ~6 weeks before |
| Worktribe to dept | ~4 weeks before |
| Internal approval | ~2 weeks before |
| Funder submission | Deadline |
| Type | Examples | Staff Multiplier |
|---|---|---|
| Charity | PDUK, ARUK, Alz Soc | ~1.3x salary |
| Government | BBSRC, MRC, UKRI | ~3.8x salary (80% FEC) |
| Foundation | Wellcome | ~1.4x salary |
Key insight: We never put overheads in Worktribe. JRO calculates those. Multipliers are for ballpark estimation only.
When JRO returns an updated xlsx:
/worktribe update 2026-grant-name /path/to/jro-returned.xlsx
This:
View version history:
/worktribe versions 2026-grant-name
The skill code is at ~/.claude/skills/worktribe/:
| File | Purpose |
|---|---|
worktribe_skill.py | Main entry point |
worktribe_interview.py | Interview state machine |
worktribe_generator.py | xlsx generation |
worktribe_estimate.py | Quick estimate mode |
budget_calculator.py | Cost calculations |
version_tracker.py | Version tracking & feedback |
config/cell-mappings.json | xlsx cell positions |
config/funders.json | Funder overhead rules |
config/staff-costs.json | Imperial salary data |
config/tag-options.json | Dropdown values |
templates/worktribe-template.xlsx | Blank template |
Pre-selected when generating:
Run /worktribe validate to check setup. May need to update cell-mappings.json if template structure changed.
Add to ~/.claude/skills/worktribe/config/funders.json.
xlsx formulas require opening in Excel/LibreOffice. openpyxl doesn't evaluate formulas.
See ~/.claude/skills/worktribe/SKILL.md for complete documentation including: