Spotinfo FAQs

Question 1

What is Spotinfo and what problem does it solve?

Accepted Answer

Spotinfo is an open-source command-line tool designed to help users explore AWS EC2 Spot instance types, their prices, potential savings, and interruption frequencies. It solves the challenge of easily accessing and automating AWS Spot instance data, which is difficult to do with AWS's web-based Spot Instance Advisor.

Question 2

What is the Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration in Spotinfo?

Accepted Answer

Spotinfo functions as a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, allowing AI assistants like Claude to directly query AWS EC2 Spot instance data in real-time. This enables AI agents to provide intelligent recommendations, analyze pricing, and assist with infrastructure planning based on current Spot market conditions.

Question 3

What kind of filtering and comparison features does Spotinfo offer?

Accepted Answer

Spotinfo provides advanced filtering by vCPU, memory, OS, region, savings, interruption frequency, and hourly rate, with support for regular expressions on instance types. Crucially, it allows for cross-region comparison of Spot instances across all AWS regions, a feature not readily available in the native AWS console.

Question 4

How can Spotinfo help me save on AWS costs?

Accepted Answer

Spotinfo helps you identify the most cost-effective EC2 Spot instances by providing detailed data on prices, savings (up to 90% over on-demand), and interruption rates. Its advanced filtering and cross-region comparison features enable you to find optimal instances for your workloads, maximizing savings while minimizing interruptions.

Question 5

Can Spotinfo be integrated into my automation workflows?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely. Spotinfo is built as a command-line tool with flexible output formats including JSON, CSV, and plain text. This makes it ideal for scripting and integrating into CI/CD pipelines or other automation workflows to dynamically select and manage EC2 Spot instances.

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