Three scripts for managing freelance scope creep while preserving client relationships

Short summary

Three practical scripts for freelancers to handle scope creep without damaging client relationships: acknowledge small requests while naming them as out-of-scope, price mid-size additions calmly with a choice, and redirect major changes into a proper addendum. The author also shares a Claude Code skill (/scopecheck) that generates verdicts and ready-to-send replies when pasting new requests against original scope. The core message is that kind boundaries increase client respect.

• •Three scripts for handling scope creep: small favors, mid-size additions, and major redirects
• •Key principle: acknowledge requests as reasonable, then place them against agreed scope
• •Author built a Claude Code skill (/scopecheck) for scope verdicts and reply generation

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