Cloud cost management

Skill ulpi-io/plugin-marketplace/plugins/aj-geddes/skills/cloud-cost-management

A curated collection of 7,800+ agent skills for Claude Desktop, sourced from skills.sh

Install

npx -y skills add ulpi-io/plugin-marketplace --skill cloud-cost-management

Assembled from the repository path, not quoted from the project. Check it against their README if it does not work.

2 things to look at

no licenseNo license file was found in the repository. Code published without one is not open source by default, so using it at work is a question for whoever answers licensing questions where you are.
1 stars1 stars. Stars are a popularity signal and not a quality one, but at this level it is likely that nobody has read this closely except its author, and you would be relying on your own review.

What its author says it does

Copied from the file, not written here

Optimize and manage cloud costs across AWS, Azure, and GCP using reserved instances, spot pricing, and cost monitoring tools.

SKILL.md

3.0 KB, as published. Nobody here has run it

Overview

Cloud cost management involves monitoring, analyzing, and optimizing cloud spending. Implement strategies using reserved instances, spot pricing, proper sizing, and cost allocation to maximize ROI and prevent budget overruns.

When to Use

Reducing cloud infrastructure costs
Optimizing compute spending
Managing database costs
Storage optimization
Data transfer cost reduction
Reserved capacity planning
Chargeback and cost allocation
Budget forecasting and alerts

Quick Start

Minimal working example:

# Enable Cost Explorer
aws ce get-cost-and-usage \
  --time-period Start=2024-01-01,End=2024-01-31 \
  --granularity MONTHLY \
  --metrics "UnblendedCost" \
  --group-by Type=DIMENSION,Key=SERVICE

# List EC2 instances for right-sizing
aws ec2 describe-instances \
  --query 'Reservations[*].Instances[*].[InstanceId,InstanceType,State.Name,LaunchTime,Tag]' \
  --output table

# Find unattached EBS volumes
aws ec2 describe-volumes \
  --filters Name=status,Values=available \
  --query 'Volumes[*].[VolumeId,Size,State,CreateTime]'

# Identify unattached Elastic IPs
aws ec2 describe-addresses \
  --query 'Addresses[?AssociationId==null]'

# Get RDS instance costs
aws rds describe-db-instances \
  --query 'DBInstances[*].[DBInstanceIdentifier,DBInstanceClass,StorageType,AllocatedStorage]'

// ... (see reference guides for full implementation)

Reference Guides

Detailed implementations in the references/ directory:

Guide	Contents
AWS Cost Optimization with AWS CLI	AWS Cost Optimization with AWS CLI
Terraform Cost Management Configuration	Terraform Cost Management Configuration
Azure Cost Management	Azure Cost Management
GCP Cost Optimization	GCP Cost Optimization
Cost Monitoring Dashboard	Cost Monitoring Dashboard

Best Practices

✅ DO

Use Reserved Instances for stable workloads
Implement Savings Plans for flexibility
Right-size instances based on metrics
Use Spot Instances for fault-tolerant workloads
Delete unused resources regularly
Enable detailed billing and cost allocation
Monitor costs with CloudWatch/Cost Explorer
Set budget alerts
Review monthly cost reports

❌ DON'T

Leave unused resources running
Ignore cost optimization recommendations
Use on-demand for predictable workloads
Skip tagging resources
Ignore data transfer costs
Forget about storage lifecycle policies