cost-optimization

by microsoft3.1k

Install

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-optimization -a cursor -y

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

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Optimize existing Azure resources and analyze Reservations or Savings Plans. WHEN: \"optimize Azure costs\", \"reduce cloud spending\", \"rightsize resources\", \"find idle resources\", \"orphaned disk\", \"deleted VM still charged\", \"public IP still charging\", \"reservation utilization\", \"Savings Plan coverage\", \"commitment recommendation\", \"why is pay-as-you-go still charged\". DO NOT USE FOR: cost spikes, forecasts, pricing estimates, budgets, or governance.

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How do I install cost-optimization?: Download .github/plugins/azure-cost/skills/cost-optimization/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-optimization live?: The publisher keeps it at https://github.com/microsoft/skills.
Which agents can use cost-optimization?: Claude, Cursor, and Codex can read a SKILL.md you add from the publisher's repository.

name: cost-optimization description: "Optimize existing Azure resources and analyze Reservations or Savings Plans. WHEN: "optimize Azure costs", "reduce cloud spending", "rightsize resources", "find idle resources", "orphaned disk", "deleted VM still charged", "public IP still charging", "reservation utilization", "Savings Plan coverage", "commitment recommendation", "why is pay-as-you-go still charged". DO NOT USE FOR: cost spikes, forecasts, pricing estimates, budgets, or governance." license: MIT metadata: author: Microsoft version: "1.0.1"

Intent	Workflow	Primary tools
Reduce waste or rightsize	Optimization	Cost and Resource Graph tools
Review commitments	Commitments	`list_benefit_utilization`, `list_reservation_transactions`, `get_benefit_recommendations`

Error	Action
Access denied	Name the scope and permission.
Multiple currencies	Group and report each currency separately.
Missing evidence	State the gap; do not invent values.
Server error	Retry once; then report the trace ID.

cost-optimization

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