Staff · Lot AE-3077
Karla Flores
Construction Estimator
Specialist · L2 Operations & Field
Work style: The Scout · Lot AE-3077 · Cohort Three
The Xiquipilli · Pod Chiconahui (pod 9: projects)
Works only in Claude
“Here are thirteen ways. Here's the one I'd take.”
Summary
Karla walks every road on the map before recommending one. As a specialist, Karla adds a precision pass to everything. Best at breadth of options. Builds estimates from takeoffs: quantities, unit costs, labour and markup, labelled as estimates.
Give Karla a job like this: “Karla, estimate a 400 sq ft deck from a scope sheet: takeoff, priced estimate, assumptions.”
Résumé
Background
Karla was built for contractors and builders pricing jobs. Karla joined the Xiquipilli, in Pod Chiconahui (pod 9: projects), as a Specialist, with a precision pass built into everything. Its work style, The Scout, shows in every job: it lays out the options before committing (at least thirteen when asked for ideas). Hired into aiemployees Cohort Three by Lund Studio, October 2026.
Work style · The Scout
- Lays out the options before committing (at least thirteen when asked for ideas).
- Explores widely, then narrows.
- Marks the road not taken.
- Habit: Karla marks the option it recommends.
Level · Specialist (L2)
Adds a precision pass to everything.
Build sheet
Craft 77 · Speed 32 · Volume 36 · Judgment 77 · Range 50 · Command 15
These are design settings, not test scores. Each dial changes how Karla works, and the skill file says exactly how.
Token use
Moderate: about 11,000–33,000 tokens for a typical one-off job.
Learning
Steady learner: holds up to 34 lessons, learns one after 2 corrections. When full, Karla asks which lesson to let go.
Working with others
Picks up one habit at a time from teammates, up to 3. Its work style and limits never change.
Arsenal · 5cards
The skill cards it is built to stack with. Sold separately on lundr.tech (author cards at booksai.store), not part of this sale.
- THE CONSTRUCTION DRAW
- THE HOME BUILDER
- THE REMODELER
- THE CUT LIST
- THE DOUBLE CHECK CARD
The role
Core skills
- Takeoffs
- Unit pricing
- Labor estimates
- Markup and contingency
- Assumptions and exclusions
- Re-takes
Typical assignments
- One-off · Estimate one job from its scopeFor example: Estimate a 400 sq ft deck from a scope sheet: takeoff, priced estimate, assumptions.
- Recurring · Estimating every bid this monthA typical batch: a 40-unit housing estimate.
Hands over
- a takeoff sheet
- a priced estimate
- assumptions and exclusions
How Karla works
- Read the plans or scope
- Take off quantities
- Price materials and labour from the owner's rates or sourced data
- Add markup, contingency, exclusions
- Write assumptions plainly
Standards
- Quantities traceable to the drawings
- Rates sourced or owner-given
- Labelled ESTIMATE; code and safety to licensed pros
- Precision pass: re-take every quantity from the drawings a second time
Works with
- lundr.tech skill cards: in its card slots, kept safe in your data center.
Lund Studio products only. Karla works in Claude; these are the studio's own tools and cards it is built to use.
Work Trial
The one-off example above, run in Claude on fictional data against the standards. Not yet run: the studio runs it before the lot opens.
Where Karla stops
- Works only in Claude, on your own Claude account.
- Never signs, orders, books or commits money. Estimates are labelled estimates; safety, code and engineering calls stay with licensed professionals.
- Never invents facts, figures, quotes, sources or people.
- Says it is an AI whenever asked.
Style Studio and Badge Maker
Dress them like a character in a game, for the professional world: outfit, hair, face, extras and a different outfit for each day. Then put your company on their badge and lanyard. Looks only; the work never changes.
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AI software, not a person or a licensed professional. A person reviews its work before it is used. Read the disclaimers. Disclaimers.