azure-cost

Query historical Azure costs, forecast future spending, and identify optimization opportunities across subscriptions and resource groups. Supports three primary workflows: cost queries with breakdown by service/resource/tag, spending forecasts with configurable time periods, and cost optimization analysis including orphaned resources and VM rightsizing Integrates with Azure Cost Management API (query and forecast endpoints) and Azure Monitor for utilization metrics; includes MCP tools for documentation lookup, CLI command generation, and Azure Quick Review compliance scanning Handles subscription, resource group, management group, and billing account scopes; enforces Cost Management Reader role requirement and includes rate-limit handling (4 requests/minute per scope) Requires actual cost data validation before recommendations; always presents total bill alongside optimization suggestions and includes Azure Portal links for all resources

INSTALLATION
npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-cost
Run in your project or agent environment. Adjust flags if your CLI version differs.

SKILL.md

Azure Cost Management Skill

Query historical costs, forecast future spending, optimize to reduce waste.

Routing

User IntentWorkflow
Understand current costsCost Query
Reduce costs / find wasteCost Optimization
Project future costsCost Forecast

Quick Reference

PropertyValue
Query APIPOST {scope}/providers/Microsoft.CostManagement/query?api-version=2023-11-01
Forecast APIPOST {scope}/providers/Microsoft.CostManagement/forecast?api-version=2023-11-01
Required RoleCost Management Reader + Monitoring Reader + Reader (on target scope)

Scope Patterns

  • Subscription: /subscriptions/<id>
  • Resource Group: /subscriptions/<id>/resourceGroups/<name>
  • Management Group: /providers/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/<id>
  • Billing Account: /providers/Microsoft.Billing/billingAccounts/<id>

Service-Specific Optimization

References

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