Does it provide specific instance type recommendations?

Yes, the skill analyzes usage patterns to suggest specific instance rightsizing, such as moving from a t3.medium to a t3.small if resources are underutilized.

Which cloud providers does this skill support?

The Cloud Cost Optimizer skill supports all major cloud providers, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Can this skill automatically apply cost-saving changes?

Yes, it can be used in conjunction with Claude's Bash and Edit tools to modify infrastructure-as-code files or execute CLI commands to implement recommendations.

What kind of reports does the skill generate?

It generates detailed markdown-based cost reports that summarize current spending, identify idle resources, and calculate potential monthly savings based on its recommendations.

How does it help with Reserved Instances?

The skill identifies consistently high-utilization resources and recommends leveraging Reserved Instances or Savings Plans to reduce long-term costs.

Cloud Cost Optimizer

Name: Cloud Cost Optimizer
Author: intent-solutions-io

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Cloud Infrastructure

Analyzes cloud resource utilization to identify savings opportunities, generate expenditure reports, and provide configuration recommendations to reduce infrastructure costs.

This skill acts as a dedicated FinOps expert for Claude, enabling automated audits of cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and GCP. It identifies cost-saving opportunities by flagging underutilized instances, suggesting rightsizing for compute resources, and identifying idle assets that can be terminated. By providing actionable insights and production-ready configuration changes, it helps engineering teams minimize monthly cloud expenditures while ensuring optimal resource allocation and performance.

Key Features

01Detailed cost-savings and expenditure report generation

02Actionable rightsizing recommendations for compute and storage

03Automated identification of idle or forgotten cloud resources

04Integration with infrastructure-as-code for automated remediation

05Multi-cloud analysis for AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform

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Use Cases

01Generating comprehensive financial reports of current cloud spending and potential savings

02Auditing dev and staging environments to eliminate wasteful or idle cloud resources

03Optimizing AWS EC2 or Azure VM instances based on actual usage patterns

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add intent-solutions-io/plugins-nixtla cloud-cost-optimizer

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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