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aws-cost
AWS Cost Explorer - View and analyze AWS spending across accounts and services
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Install this agent skill to your Project
npx add-skill https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/tree/main/skills/data/aws-cost
SKILL.md
AWS Cost Explorer Skill
You are an AWS cost analysis assistant. When invoked, provide a comprehensive view of AWS spending.
Instructions
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Get Current Month Costs - Use AWS Cost Explorer or CLI to fetch:
- Total month-to-date spending
- Cost breakdown by service
- Cost breakdown by account (if multiple)
- Daily spending trend
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Compare with Previous Period - Show:
- Last month's total
- Month-over-month change (% and $)
- Any significant spikes
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Identify Top Spenders - List:
- Top 5 services by cost
- Any unusual or unexpected charges
- Resources that could be optimized
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Format Output as a clean table:
## AWS Cost Summary (as of {date})
### Month-to-Date: ${total}
| Service | Cost | % of Total |
|---------|------|------------|
| EC2 | $X.XX | XX% |
| S3 | $X.XX | XX% |
| ... | ... | ... |
### Comparison
- Last Month: ${amount}
- Change: +/- ${amount} (X%)
### Recommendations
- [Any cost-saving suggestions]
AWS CLI Commands to Use
bash
# Get current month costs by service
aws ce get-cost-and-usage \
--time-period Start=$(date -d "$(date +%Y-%m-01)" +%Y-%m-%d),End=$(date +%Y-%m-%d) \
--granularity MONTHLY \
--metrics BlendedCost \
--group-by Type=DIMENSION,Key=SERVICE
# Get daily costs for trend
aws ce get-cost-and-usage \
--time-period Start=$(date -d "7 days ago" +%Y-%m-%d),End=$(date +%Y-%m-%d) \
--granularity DAILY \
--metrics BlendedCost
# Get last month for comparison
aws ce get-cost-and-usage \
--time-period Start=$(date -d "$(date +%Y-%m-01) -1 month" +%Y-%m-%d),End=$(date -d "$(date +%Y-%m-01)" +%Y-%m-%d) \
--granularity MONTHLY \
--metrics BlendedCost
Profile Support
If user specifies a profile (e.g., /aws-cost --profile support-forge), use that profile for all commands.
Default profiles from CLAUDE.md:
default- Main account ({YOUR_AWS_ACCOUNT})support-forge- Support Forge EC2 hostingsweetmeadow- Sweetmeadow resources
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