Azure Cost Optimizer
Analyzes Azure resource utilization and recommends cost-saving adjustments based on armanzeroeight's optimization strategies.
Install on your platform
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add azure-cost-optimizer npx -- -y @trustedskills/azure-cost-optimizer
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"azure-cost-optimizer": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/azure-cost-optimizer"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
The azure-cost-optimizer skill analyzes your Azure resource usage and provides recommendations for cost savings. It identifies underutilized resources, suggests rightsizing options, and helps you optimize spending based on historical data and current pricing. This allows users to proactively manage their cloud costs and avoid unnecessary expenses.
When to use it
- Identify potential cost savings: Use the skill when you need a quick overview of where your Azure budget is being spent and areas for optimization.
- Optimize resource utilization: Employ this skill before provisioning new resources or after noticing unexpected increases in cloud spending.
- Rightsizing recommendations: Leverage the skill to determine if existing virtual machines, storage accounts, or other services are appropriately sized for their workload.
- Budget planning: Use historical data and projections from the skill to create more accurate Azure budgets.
Key capabilities
- Resource usage analysis
- Cost anomaly detection
- Rightsizing recommendations
- Historical cost data review
Example prompts
- "Analyze my current Azure spending for the last month."
- "What are some ways I can reduce costs on my virtual machines?"
- "Show me a report of underutilized resources in my subscription."
- “Give me rightsizing recommendations for my database server.”
Tips & gotchas
Requires appropriate permissions to access Azure cost data. The accuracy of the recommendations depends on the quality and completeness of your usage data.
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