Aws Cost Cleanup

What it does

The aws-cost-cleanup skill helps identify and remove unused or underutilized AWS resources to reduce cloud spending. It can analyze resource utilization data, pinpoint idle instances, old snapshots, and other cost drivers, then automate the deletion of these resources based on defined policies. This allows for proactive management of AWS costs and prevents unnecessary expenses.

When to use it

• Monthly Cost Review: Use this skill at the end of each month to identify potential areas for cost optimization before billing cycles close.
• Project Completion: After a project is finished, leverage the skill to automatically clean up associated resources that are no longer needed.
• Dev/Test Environment Management: Regularly use it to ensure development and testing environments aren't accumulating unused resources and incurring unnecessary charges.
• Identifying Idle Resources: Run this skill periodically to proactively identify EC2 instances or EBS volumes with low utilization metrics.

Key capabilities

• Resource Utilization Analysis
• Automated Resource Deletion
• Policy-Based Cleanup
• Identification of Idle Instances
• Old Snapshot Removal

Example prompts

• "Find and delete all unused EBS snapshots older than 30 days."
• "Analyze EC2 instance utilization over the last week and recommend cost optimization actions."
• "Remove any EC2 instances that have been idle for more than a day."

Tips & gotchas

This skill requires appropriate AWS IAM permissions to access resource data and perform deletion operations. Always review proposed cleanup actions before execution, especially in production environments, to avoid accidental data loss.