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title: Time-Box a Take-Home Assignment Before It Eats the Week — Free
description: Paste the assignment tasks and the hours each one implies, and read the total against the hours you were actually asked to spend.
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published: 2026-09-20
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tags: take-home, assignment, hours, career
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# Time-Box a Take-Home Assignment Before It Eats the Week — Free

Paste the assignment tasks and the hours each one implies, and read the total against the hours you were actually asked to spend.

**Free and complete.** This guide is a standalone free tool — no account, no card, anywhere. The only paid option is one optional extra outcome: $5 one-time. Nothing in the free tier is gated.

## Who it's for

Anyone seeking practical 100% free AI workflows — no paid API keys, credit cards, or subscriptions

## What's free

- one complete scope reading
- per-task hours and the brief's cap
- state link to decide with a mentor

## Optional paid add-on

**$5 one-time.**

- printable scoped reply to the recruiter
- assignment log kept on this device
- CSV of tasks, hours and shares

## Sources & verification

- Tool: GratisAI local-first instrument (no key, no account)
- Primary source: the free tool itself (local-first, no external dependency)
- Last verification: pending (marked unverified, not assumed current)

## Use it

- Interactive guide: https://gratis-ai.pages.dev/articles/take-home-assignment-scope-timer.html
- Companion app: https://gratis-ai.pages.dev/apps/take-home-assignment-scope-timer.html
- This machine-readable mirror: /mirrors/take-home-assignment-scope-timer.md

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