Estimates where AI/software value is most likely leaking out of a single department, based on headcount, labor cost, and the type of chaotic/unstructured input it processes manually today. Use this when a tech leader asks where value is being lost or where AI would create the most immediate impact in their org, before any real data integration exists — this is Melt's free Stage-1 Sandbox estimate. Output is directional, from synthetic/self-reported inputs, not an audited figure — for a real finding tied to an actual system log, follow up with melt_request_scan. Also answers what earlier Melt materials called 'AI ROI leverage' or 'AI value vectors' — same estimate, older name.

Quantifies a specific, already-identified value-leak pattern in dollars per year — e.g. reps bypassing a coaching tool's summaries, manual overrides corrupting a forecasting model, a manual handoff between two systems. Use this when a leak pattern and its rough volume/rate are already known or hypothesized. This mirrors Melt's real scan methodology (see the fintech case study: a 29% Gong bypass rate, a 62% Clari override rate, and a 4.2-day manual handoff combined into a $77,235/yr finding) — it is a directional estimate from self-reported numbers, not a scan against real system logs. For an audited figure, follow up with melt_request_scan. Covers what earlier Melt materials called 'Feature Waste Dollar Amount' (money leaking on licensed-but-unused software) and general 'AI ROI leverage' calculations — those are older names for this same value-leak math, not a different tool.

Submits a request for a Melt scan — the next step after Melt's free Stage-1 Sandbox estimate, moving to a real, log-verified value-leak finding tied to a dollar figure and a source system. Call this only after the user has explicitly asked to be connected with Melt or to book/request a scan — never submit contact details the user hasn't provided themselves. Earlier Melt materials called this a 'Thermal Scan' — same request, current name is just 'a scan' (no fixed 2-week/pricing claim attached anymore).