ScopeGhost: An Open-Weight AI Scope Auditor for Freelancers and Agencies

Description and use

<p><em>This is a submission for the <a href="https://dev.to/challenges/hacktoberfest-week2-2026-10-12">Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle</a>.</em></p> <h1> ScopeGhost: Building a Local-First AI Scope Auditor with Gemma 3 </h1> <p><strong>What if freelancers could challenge scope creep with verified evidence instead of uncomfortable arguments?</strong></p> <p>A client asks for one more feature. Then another revision. Then a native mobile application that was never included in the original agreement.</p> <p>For freelance developers and small software agencies, these requ

Problem

<p><em>This is a submission for the <a href="https://dev.to/challenges/hacktoberfest-week2-2026-10-12">Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle</a>.</em></p> <h1> ScopeGhost: Building a Local-First AI Scope Auditor with Gemma 3 </h1> <p><strong>What if freelancers could challenge scope creep with verified evidence instead of uncomfortable arguments?</strong></p> <p>A client asks for one more feature. Then another revision. Then a native mobile application that was never included in the original agreement.</p> <p>For freelance developers and small software agencies, these requ

Outcome

<p><em>This is a submission for the <a href="https://dev.to/challenges/hacktoberfest-week2-2026-10-12">Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle</a>.</em></p> <h1> ScopeGhost: Building a Local-First AI Scope Auditor with Gemma 3 </h1> <p><strong>What if freelancers could challenge scope creep with verified evidence instead of uncomfortable arguments?</strong></p> <p>A client asks for one more feature. Then another revision. Then a native mobile application that was never included in the original agreement.</p> <p>For freelance developers and small software agencies, these requ

Evidence

ScopeGhost: An Open-Weight AI Scope Auditor for Freelancers and Agencies

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