cost-estimation

by microsoft3.1k

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The skill file stays in the publisher's repository.

Paste the copied command in a terminal. It installs this SKILL.md into that agent.

npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill cost-estimation -a cursor -y

Download skill .github/plugins/azure-cost/skills/cost-estimation/SKILL.md on GitHub

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Forecast Azure spend and price planned resources or workloads. WHEN: \"forecast Azure spending\", \"project next month cost\", \"compare forecast to my planning target\", \"how much will Azure cost\", \"estimate VM cost\", \"compare storage tiers\", \"compare Azure regions\", \"retail price\", \"EA rate card\", \"negotiated pricesheet\". DO NOT USE FOR: configured budget health or alerts, bill analysis, cost spikes, rightsizing, or commitments.

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How do I install cost-estimation?: Download .github/plugins/azure-cost/skills/cost-estimation/SKILL.md from the publisher, or copy the path and open the repository. PlugMCP lists the skill and does not host the file.
Where does cost-estimation live?: The publisher keeps it at https://github.com/microsoft/skills.
Which agents can use cost-estimation?: Claude, Cursor, and Codex can read a SKILL.md you add from the publisher's repository.

name: cost-estimation description: "Forecast Azure spend and price planned resources or workloads. WHEN: "forecast Azure spending", "project next month cost", "compare forecast to my planning target", "how much will Azure cost", "estimate VM cost", "compare storage tiers", "compare Azure regions", "retail price", "EA rate card", "negotiated pricesheet". DO NOT USE FOR: configured budget health or alerts, bill analysis, cost spikes, rightsizing, or commitments." license: MIT metadata: author: Microsoft version: "1.1.1"

Intent	Workflow	Primary tools
Forecast existing spend	Cost forecast	`forecast_costs`
Price planned resources	Pricing estimate	Pricing tools

Tool	Use
`forecast_costs`	Forecast a scope.
`get_retail_prices`	Get public prices.
`start_pricesheet_download`, `get_pricesheet_status`	Get Enterprise Agreement (EA) or Microsoft Customer Agreement (MCA) prices.

Error	Action
Ambiguous meter	Ask for OS, term, tier, or usage.
Forecast unavailable	Explain the history requirement.
Pricesheet pending	Honor the returned polling interval.
Multiple currencies	Never combine currencies.
Server error	Retry once; then report the trace ID.

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