Azure cost
Azure cost management: query costs, forecast spending, optimize to reduce waste. WHEN: "Azure costs", "Azure bill", "cost breakdown", "how much am I spending", "forecast spending", "optimize costs", "reduce spending", "orphaned resources", "rightsize VMs", "cost spike", "reduce storage costs", "AKS cost". DO NOT USE FOR: deploying resources, provisioning, diagnostics, or security audits.From its SKILL.md
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Azure Cost Management Skill
Query historical costs, forecast future spending, optimize to reduce waste.
Routing
| User Intent | Workflow |
|---|---|
| Understand current costs | Cost Query |
| Reduce costs / find waste | Cost Optimization |
| Project future costs | Cost Forecast |
Quick Reference
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Query API | POST {scope}/providers/Microsoft.CostManagement/query?api-version=2023-11-01 |
| Forecast API | POST {scope}/providers/Microsoft.CostManagement/forecast?api-version=2023-11-01 |
| Required Role | Cost Management Reader + Monitoring Reader + Reader (on target scope) |
Scope Patterns
- Subscription:
/subscriptions/<id> - Resource Group:
/subscriptions/<id>/resourceGroups/<name> - Management Group:
/providers/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/<id> - Billing Account:
/providers/Microsoft.Billing/billingAccounts/<id>
Service-Specific Optimization
References
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