{"spec_id":"normalize-github-commit-cost-estimation","title":"Normalize GitHub Commit Cost Estimation","summary":"Fix inflated per-commit contribution cost values by replacing the high-multiplier estimator with a bounded normalized model and enforcing normalization server-side.","potential_value":0.0,"actual_value":1.0,"estimated_cost":0.0,"actual_cost":1.0,"value_gap":0.0,"cost_gap":1.0,"estimated_roi":0.0,"actual_roi":1.0,"idea_id":"value-attribution","process_summary":"GitHub contribution ingestion computes normalized commit cost from metadata (`files_changed`, `lines_added`) with bounde; Submitted raw cost is retained in metadata for auditability while normalized cost is stored as the effective contributio; Auto-track GitHub workflow uses the same normalized estimator model to reduce inflated payload values.; Contributions web page displays effective normalized cost and highlights raw-to-normalized adjustment when present.; Tests cover estimator behavior and GitHub contribution route normalization.","pseudocode_summary":null,"implementation_summary":"api/app/services/contribution_cost_service.py (estimate_commit_cost(), estimate_commit_cost_with_provenance())","created_by_contributor_id":null,"updated_by_contributor_id":null,"created_at":"2026-04-09T03:10:08.979830Z","updated_at":"2026-04-09T03:10:08.979830Z","content_path":"specs/normalize-github-commit-cost-estimation.md","content_hash":"0419dbd4a2187076","workspace_id":"coherence-network"}