How does the skill identify cost savings?

It analyzes resource utilization patterns to find idle instances, over-provisioned storage, and opportunities for reserved instance or committed use discounts.

Which cloud providers does the Cloud Cost Optimizer support?

The skill is designed to work across major cloud platforms including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Can I use this skill to generate reports for stakeholders?

Yes, one of its primary functions is generating detailed cost reports that summarize current spending and provide a clear roadmap for potential savings.

Does it provide implementation-ready code?

Yes, it suggests specific configuration changes and can integrate with infrastructure-as-code tools to help automate the optimization process.

Cloud Cost Optimizer

Name: Cloud Cost Optimizer
Author: jeremylongshore

byjeremylongshore

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Cloud Infrastructure

Analyzes and reduces cloud infrastructure expenditures across AWS, Azure, and GCP by identifying underutilized resources and rightsizing opportunities.

About

The Cloud Cost Optimizer skill transforms Claude into an automated FinOps expert, helping teams audit their cloud infrastructure to eliminate waste and reduce monthly spending. By analyzing usage patterns and resource configurations, it identifies idle assets, suggests rightsizing for over-provisioned instances, and generates detailed cost reports with actionable, production-ready recommendations. Whether you are managing complex AWS environments or multi-cloud Azure/GCP subscriptions, this skill provides the visibility and configuration logic needed to achieve maximum cost efficiency without sacrificing performance.

Key Features

Instance rightsizing recommendations based on utilization metrics
Production-ready configuration suggestions for FinOps optimization
884 GitHub stars
Multi-cloud analysis for AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform
Identification of idle or orphaned resources like unattached storage
Comprehensive cost report generation with projected savings

Use Cases

Generating executive-ready reports on potential cloud savings and ROI
Auditing cloud subscriptions to find and terminate unused development resources
Optimizing AWS EC2 or Azure VM instance types to match actual workloads

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills cloud-cost-optimizer

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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