cost-optimization
Skill from microsoft/azure-skills
Install
npx skills add microsoft/azure-skills --skill cost-optimization
Runs the open skills CLI and installs the skill for your agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor …). Alternatively copy the skill folder into .claude/skills/ or upload it in Claude.ai under Settings → Skills.
As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-official
/plugin install azure-cost@azure-skills
This skill is part of the plugin “azure-cost”. In Claude Code the plugin installs it together with the plugin’s other skills, commands and hooks.
What does the cost-optimization skill do?
Description from the SKILL.md in the source repository.
Works with Microsoft AI
Questions about cost-optimization
What does the cost-optimization skill do?
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.
How do I install cost-optimization?
In a terminal: npx skills add microsoft/azure-skills --skill cost-optimization. The skills CLI asks which agents to install it for. In Claude.ai you can upload the skill folder as a ZIP under Settings → Skills.
Which agents can use cost-optimization?
Skills use the open SKILL.md format, which Claude Code, Claude.ai, the Claude API, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI and other agents support.
Is cost-optimization safe to use?
Our automatic check found no risky patterns (piped shell scripts, hidden characters, secret access, prompt overrides). It is not a full audit – read the SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.
Which tool is cost-optimization for?
cost-optimization comes from the makers of Microsoft AI and helps your agent work with it.
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