Pricing Sanity Check
Legal and finance skill, available on Zeplik
Pricing Sanity Check is a ready-to-run legal and finance skill on Zeplik. Produces a margin-by-product table and three pricing-scenario views. Ask in plain language and Zeplik applies the skill's method for you inside the conversation, on whichever AI model you prefer. It returns a structured table you can keep and reuse: Margin-by-product table plus three pricing-scenario views -- right-aligned currency and margin %, totals row (see artifact-templates/table.md).
The Pricing Sanity Check skill loads automatically when your request matches it, or you can invoke it directly by typing /price-check in any chat. It works with attachments, connectors, and any model that supports the task, so you get the same expert method every time without setting anything up.
What the Pricing Sanity Check skill can do
- Build a margin-by-product table from QuickBooks and PayPal data
- Flag products with gross margin below 20 percent as risk
- Model hold, price increase, and price decrease scenarios with volume projections
- Draft a customer messaging brief for communicating a price increase
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How the Pricing Sanity Check skill works
Run the pricing analysis. Pull cost and revenue data, build the margin table, and model three pricing scenarios — so the owner can see the numbers clearly before deciding what to charge.
Parse arguments:
PRODUCT_NAME(optional) — specific product or service to analyze; if omitted, analyze all active products
Step 1 — Current margin baseline
Using the margin-analyzer skill workflow:
- Pull QuickBooks revenue by product/service for the last 90 days.
- Pull COGS or direct costs per product from QuickBooks (if categorized).
- Pull PayPal gross sales for the same products to cross-validate.
- Calculate current gross margin per product: (revenue − COGS) ÷ revenue.
Build the margin table:
Product | Revenue | COGS | Gross Margin | Margin %
{product} | ${amt} | ${amt} | ${amt} | {X}%
Flag any product with margin below 20% as a risk.
Step 2 — Three pricing scenarios
For each product (or the specified product), model three scenarios. Do NOT recommend a price — present data only.
Scenario A — Hold current price
- Project revenue at current price × current volume
- Project margin at current COGS
Scenario B — Price increase (+10% to +20%, owner to specify)
- Project revenue assuming 0%, 5%, and 10% volume loss at new price
- Show the break-even volume needed to maintain current profit
Scenario C — Price decrease (−10%, to drive volume)
- Project revenue assuming 10%, 20%, and 30% volume increase
- Show the volume needed to match current profit
Present each scenario as a data table, not a recommendation.
Step 3 — Customer messaging brief
Produce a plain-language brief (for price increase scenarios) the owner can use to communicate a change to customers:
- One paragraph explaining the change
- Three key message options (direct, value-focused, empathetic)
- Suggested timing and channel (email, invoice note, in-person)
Connector failures
If QuickBooks is unreachable, stop — margin analysis requires QB revenue and cost data. If PayPal is missing, run from QB-only and note "PayPal not connected — cross-validation against PayPal sales skipped."
Approval gates
- Never recommend a specific price. Provide data views only — pricing decisions belong to the owner.
- Flag if COGS data is incomplete (many QB setups don't track per-product COGS) and note the gap.
- Never update any prices in QB, PayPal, or any connected system.
Output
Present the margin table, then the three scenario tables side-by-side. If a price increase scenario is being considered, append the customer messaging brief. End with: "Which scenario would you like to explore further?"
Zeplik output presentation
Present the final deliverable as a single polished artifact: clear headings, tables where the content is tabular, fenced code where it is code. Lead with the deliverable itself; keep process commentary to a single short line. If the skill produced multiple files or sections, end with a compact list of them with one-line purposes.
How to use the Pricing Sanity Check skill
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Describe your legal and finance task
Ask in plain language, or type /price-check to invoke the skill directly. Zeplik recognizes the Pricing Sanity Check skill and applies its method.
Review and refine the result
Zeplik returns a structured table you can edit, download, and reuse. Ask follow-ups to refine it.
Source and credit
- Author
- Anthropic
- License
- Apache-2.0
Adapted from the open-source anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins project and tuned to run natively on Zeplik. View source on GitHub.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Pricing Sanity Check skill?
- Pricing Sanity Check is a ready-to-run legal and finance skill on Zeplik. Produces a margin-by-product table and three pricing-scenario views. Ask in plain language and Zeplik applies the skill's method for you inside the conversation, on whichever AI model you prefer. It returns a structured table you can keep and reuse: Margin-by-product table plus three pricing-scenario views -- right-aligned currency and margin %, totals row (see artifact-templates/table.md).
- How do I use Pricing Sanity Check on Zeplik?
- Sign in to Zeplik and ask in plain language, or type /price-check in any chat to invoke it directly. The skill applies its method and returns a result you can refine in the same conversation.
- Which AI model does the Pricing Sanity Check skill use?
- Any model you choose. Zeplik works across every model in one chat, so the Pricing Sanity Check skill runs on your preferred model for the task.
- Where does the Pricing Sanity Check skill come from?
- The Pricing Sanity Check skill is adapted from the open-source anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins project (Apache-2.0) and tuned to run natively on Zeplik. The original source is linked on this page.
- How much does the Pricing Sanity Check skill cost?
- Using the skill is free to start. You only spend Zeplik credits when the assistant runs, and new accounts begin with free credits.
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