How does the Windsurf Cost Tuning skill help reduce my bills?

The skill provides implementation patterns for request batching, sampling, and caching, alongside calculators that help you select the most cost-effective pricing tier based on your real-world usage.

Which Windsurf pricing tiers are covered?

The skill includes cost estimation and optimization logic for the Free, Pro, and Enterprise tiers, including specific calculations for Pro overage fees.

Can this skill automatically enforce hard budget limits?

It provides the monitoring logic and alert thresholds needed to track spending. You can integrate these patterns into your application to trigger shutdowns or notifications when limits are reached.

Do I need to share my Windsurf credentials with this skill?

No, the skill operates by analyzing your usage patterns (like request counts and byte sizes) and providing code-based solutions to manage those patterns efficiently.

Windsurf Cost Optimizer

Name: Windsurf Cost Optimizer
Author: jeremylongshore

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Analytics & Monitoring

Optimizes Windsurf API usage and monthly expenses through smart tier selection, request sampling, and budget monitoring.

About

The Windsurf Cost Tuning skill empowers developers to manage and reduce their Windsurf operational expenses by providing specialized tools for tier analysis, usage tracking, and the implementation of architectural cost-saving patterns. It includes utility functions for estimating monthly costs based on request volume, code snippets for setting up usage monitors with customizable alert thresholds, and practical strategies like request sampling, batching, and caching. This skill is essential for teams scaling their Windsurf usage who need to maintain budget predictability, avoid unexpected overage fees, and ensure efficient API utilization within their development workflows.

Key Features

Implementation guides for high-efficiency request sampling and batching
Pre-built SQL queries for analyzing historical usage and billing logs
Automated usage monitoring patterns with proactive budget alerts
Comprehensive troubleshooting guide for identifying and resolving billing spikes
982 GitHub stars
Interactive cost estimation logic for Free, Pro, and Enterprise tiers

Use Cases

Implementing programmatic guardrails to prevent accidental API overage charges
Estimating monthly budgets and selecting tiers when scaling AI-powered workflows
Reducing infrastructure costs for high-volume telemetry through intelligent sampling

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills windsurf-cost-tuning

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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