Azure Cost Optimization
Helps with Azure, optimization as part of deploying and managing cloud infrastructure workflows.
Install on your platform
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add tyler-r-kendrick-azure-cost-optimization npx -- -y @trustedskills/tyler-r-kendrick-azure-cost-optimization
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"tyler-r-kendrick-azure-cost-optimization": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/tyler-r-kendrick-azure-cost-optimization"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill analyzes Azure resource utilization and provides recommendations for cost optimization. It can identify underutilized resources, suggest rightsizing options, and help automate the process of shutting down non-production environments during off-hours. The goal is to reduce unnecessary spending on cloud infrastructure.
When to use it
- You're seeing unexpectedly high Azure bills and need a quick assessment of potential savings.
- You want to automatically shut down development/test VMs overnight or on weekends.
- You’re unsure if your existing Azure resources are appropriately sized for their workloads.
- You need help identifying idle or underutilized services in your Azure subscription.
Key capabilities
- Resource utilization analysis
- Rightsizing recommendations
- Automated shutdown scheduling
- Cost anomaly detection (implied)
Example prompts
- "Analyze my Azure costs for the last month and identify potential savings."
- "Suggest ways to reduce the cost of my virtual machines in resource group 'DevEnvironment'."
- "Create a schedule to shut down all VMs in the 'Test' resource group between 6 PM and 8 AM daily."
Tips & gotchas
Requires appropriate Azure permissions (Reader or higher) to access billing and resource data. The accuracy of rightsizing recommendations depends on the quality of workload monitoring data within Azure.
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Security Audits
| Gen Agent Trust Hub | Pass |
| Socket | Pass |
| Snyk | Pass |
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