Aws Cost Operations
Provides AWS guidance and assistance for deploying and managing cloud infrastructure.
Install on your platform
We auto-selected Claude Code based on this skill’s supported platforms.
Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add microck-aws-cost-operations npx -- -y @trustedskills/microck-aws-cost-operations
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"microck-aws-cost-operations": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/microck-aws-cost-operations"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill allows AI agents to interact with and manage AWS Cost Explorer data. It can retrieve cost and usage information, filter by various dimensions (like service, region, or account), and provide insights into spending patterns. The agent can also perform actions like generating reports and identifying potential cost optimization opportunities.
When to use it
- Cost Anomaly Detection: Investigate sudden spikes in AWS costs and identify the root cause.
- Budget Tracking: Monitor current spending against defined budgets and receive alerts when thresholds are approached.
- Resource Optimization: Identify underutilized or oversized resources contributing to unnecessary expenses.
- Report Generation: Create custom reports summarizing AWS cost and usage data for stakeholders.
Key capabilities
- Retrieval of cost and usage data from AWS Cost Explorer.
- Filtering by dimensions (service, region, account, etc.).
- Generation of cost and usage reports.
- Identification of potential cost optimization opportunities.
Example prompts
- "Show me the total AWS spend for last month."
- "What were our costs for EC2 instances in us-east-1?"
- "Generate a report comparing this month's spending to the previous month."
- “Identify services that exceeded their budget.”
Tips & gotchas
- Requires appropriate AWS credentials with Cost Explorer access.
- The granularity of data available depends on your AWS Cost and Usage Reports configuration.
Tags
TrustedSkills Verification
Unlike other registries that point to live repositories, TrustedSkills pins every skill to a verified commit hash. This protects you from malicious updates — what you install today is exactly what was reviewed and verified.
Security Audits
| Gen Agent Trust Hub | Pass |
| Socket | Pass |
| Snyk | Pass |
🌐 Community
Passed automated security scans.