Agent skill
cost-optimization
Optimize cloud costs through resource rightsizing, tagging strategies, reserved instances, and spending analysis. Use when reducing cloud expenses, analyzing infrastructure costs, or implementing cost governance policies.
Install this agent skill to your Project
npx add-skill https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/tree/main/skills/other/other/cost-optimization-spencergeee-spentrade
SKILL.md
Cloud Cost Optimization
Strategies and patterns for optimizing cloud costs across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
Do not use this skill when
- The task is unrelated to cloud cost optimization
- You need a different domain or tool outside this scope
Instructions
- Clarify goals, constraints, and required inputs.
- Apply relevant best practices and validate outcomes.
- Provide actionable steps and verification.
- If detailed examples are required, open
resources/implementation-playbook.md.
Purpose
Implement systematic cost optimization strategies to reduce cloud spending while maintaining performance and reliability.
Use this skill when
- Reduce cloud spending
- Right-size resources
- Implement cost governance
- Optimize multi-cloud costs
- Meet budget constraints
Cost Optimization Framework
🧠 Knowledge Modules (Fractal Skills)
1. 1. Visibility
2. 2. Right-Sizing
3. 3. Pricing Models
4. 4. Architecture Optimization
5. Reserved Instances
6. Savings Plans
7. Spot Instances
8. S3 Cost Optimization
9. Reserved VM Instances
10. Azure Hybrid Benefit
11. Azure Advisor Recommendations
12. Committed Use Discounts
13. Sustained Use Discounts
14. Preemptible VMs
15. AWS Tagging
16. Budget Alerts
17. Cost Anomaly Detection
18. Pattern 1: Serverless First
19. Pattern 2: Right-Sized Databases
20. Pattern 3: Multi-Tier Storage
21. Pattern 4: Auto-Scaling
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