## Problem\\n\\nWe know how crucial project timelines and delivery expectations are in grant management. While proposals often come with estimated timelines and milestones, we understand that this information isn\\u{2019}t always accurate or reliable. Grant managers need a more dependable way to estimate how long a project will take by considering technical requirements and team capacity.\\n\\nTo address this challenge, we\\u{2019}re introducing Cronus\\u{2014}a time estimation AI agent. In its first version, Cronus can estimate the time needed to complete a grant proposal, extract categories, create subtasks, and assign them to individual team members. These subtasks can then be easily imported into various planning tools like Jira.\\n\\n\\n## Solution\\n\\nLet\\u{2019}s deep dive to understand how it works.\\n\\n#### Project Component Breakdown\\n\\nThe first step involves breaking down the project proposal into various components such as frontend, backend, design, DevOps, and other required elements.\\n\\nThe architecture designs explains the process and are self explanatory.\\n\\n#### Assess Team Capacity\\n\\nTeam capacity is measured by asking applicant to enter the hours(of all the team members) they can dedicate per week, any holidays or leaves planned in between and buffer time for potential delays.\\n\\n#### Measure Expertise\\n\\nThis can be done by two ways:\\n\\n1. Asking applicants to rate their expertise on a scale of 1-10 for relevant tech stack.\\n2. **Automated Expertise Assessment:** (*Out of scope for the MVP)\\n    - Integrate with platforms like GitHub or GitLab to analyze code repositories.\\n    - Use LLMs to scan selected repositories for similar technology stacks and measure expertise based on code quality, complexity, and best practices.\\n    - Refine expertise ratings based on automated assessments\\n\\n#### Calculate Time Estimates\\n\\nAll the generated/imported data is fed to the Model Pipeline to generate the time estimate of the grant application.\\n\\nKnowledge base consists the context of summarised data of previous applications and their timeline. It also gets updated by a feedback loop by feeding the real data. It consists of the completed milestones - description, tasks, team expertise and the completion time.\\n\\nThe output consists of the time estimation for individual sub-tasks and the whole project.\\n\\n#### Export Estimated Time to Complete\\n\\nExport the generated timeline and sub-tasks into project management tools like Jira for tracking and monitoring.\\n\\n### MVP (1 Month)\\n\\n- Solution discussed above\\n- Blockchain and component Integration on NEAR\\n    - Smart contract-based milestone tracking and payment releases\\n    - Token incentives for accurate estimates and timely project completion\\n    - Decentralized storage of project data and estimates for enhanced security\\n- Open source APIs that can be integrated into other interface\\n\\n\\n## Impact to Ecosystem\\n\\nCronus is an open-source project designed to automate and improve public goods funding. By using AI and blockchain, Cronus ensures that project timelines are accurate and resources are allocated efficiently. This not only makes grant management smoother but also adds transparency and accountability to the process.\\n\\nFor the NEAR ecosystem, Cronus brings in smart contract-based milestone tracking and secure data storage, making it easier for developers and projects to manage tasks and payments. By integrating these capabilities, Cronus enhances both the efficiency and reliability of projects within the NEAR ecosystem.\\n\\nFor architectural diagrams and more details, visit - https://organized-composer-2c5.notion.site/Cronus-An-Open-Source-Time-Estimate-Agent-cfa7c03909cc4958b3e89e7992c5af70

Cronus - An Open Source Time Estimation Agent

While proposals often come with estimated timelines and milestones, we understand that this information isn\\u{2019}t always accurate or reliable. Grant managers need a more dependable way to estimate how long a project will take by considering technical requirements and team capacity.\\n\\nTo address this challenge, we\\u{2019}re introducing Cronus\\u{2014}a time estimation AI agent. In its first version, Cronus can estimate the time needed to complete a grant proposal, extract categories, and create subtasks.

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