Aws Pricing Calculator
Provides AWS guidance and assistance for deploying and managing cloud infrastructure.
Install on your platform
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add aws-pricing-calculator npx -- -y @trustedskills/aws-pricing-calculator
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"aws-pricing-calculator": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/aws-pricing-calculator"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill allows you to calculate the estimated costs of running AWS services. It provides pricing estimates based on your specified configurations, including instance types, storage needs, and data transfer requirements. The tool helps in planning budgets and optimizing cloud spending.
When to use it
- Project Planning: Estimate the cost of deploying a new application or service on AWS before committing resources.
- Cost Optimization: Analyze existing infrastructure and identify potential areas for cost reduction by exploring different instance types or storage options.
- "What-if" Scenarios: Quickly evaluate the financial impact of changes to your AWS environment, such as increasing storage capacity or scaling up compute power.
- Budgeting: Create more accurate budgets for cloud infrastructure based on realistic pricing estimates.
Key capabilities
- AWS Pricing Estimates
- Configuration-based calculations
- Instance Type Selection
- Storage Cost Estimation
- Data Transfer Considerations
Example prompts
- "Calculate the cost of running an EC2 instance, t3.medium, in us-east-1 for one year."
- "What would it cost to store 1TB of data on S3 Standard?"
- "Estimate the price of a database with 50 GB storage and 10 IOPS."
Tips & gotchas
The accuracy of the estimates depends on providing precise configuration details. Pricing is subject to change, so always verify the latest AWS pricing documentation for the most up-to-date information.
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