Cosmic AI – Quantify tech debt in dollars for PM buy-in

Summary: Cosmic AI scans GitHub repositories to identify tech debt hotspots and quantifies their cost in dollars using ROI calculations based on team size and salary. This helps prioritize refactoring efforts and secures executive support by translating technical issues into financial terms.

What it does

It performs read-only OAuth scans of GitHub repos to generate heatmaps of tech debt and estimates potential savings by framing debt in monetary value. The tool is open source and currently offers free basic scans.

Who it's for

Developers and product managers seeking to communicate the impact of tech debt to non-technical stakeholders and prioritize technical work.

Why it matters

By converting tech debt into dollar amounts, it facilitates clearer decision-making and helps secure buy-in for necessary refactoring.