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Analyze Azure costs, forecast spending, and identify waste-saving optimizations.
Copy the install command and let the AI configure it · recommended for beginners
Please install the "azure-cost" skill from askskill: 1. Download https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure/main/plugin/skills/azure-cost/SKILL.md 2. Save it as ~/.claude/skills/azure-cost/SKILL.md 3. Reload skills and tell me it's ready
Analyze my Azure costs for this month and break them down by subscription, resource group, service type, and region. Highlight the biggest cost drivers.
A clear cost breakdown summary with major spending sources and explanations of top cost drivers.
Based on my Azure spending trend over the last 30 days, forecast the total spend for the end of this month and explain which services are most likely to cause a budget overrun.
A month-end cost forecast with likely over-budget risks and the reasons behind them.
Help me identify Azure cost optimization opportunities such as idle resources, orphaned resources, oversized virtual machines, unusual storage costs, or AKS waste, and provide savings recommendations.
An actionable savings recommendation list with problematic resources, optimization actions, and expected savings areas.
Query historical costs, forecast future spending, optimize to reduce waste.
| User Intent | Workflow |
|---|---|
| Understand current costs | Cost Query |
| Reduce costs / find waste | Cost Optimization |
| Project future costs | Cost Forecast |
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Query API | POST {scope}/providers/Microsoft.CostManagement/query?api-version=2023-11-01 |
| Forecast API | POST {scope}/providers/Microsoft.CostManagement/forecast?api-version=2023-11-01 |
| Required Role | Cost Management Reader + Monitoring Reader + Reader (on target scope) |
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