Cost Optimization

dokhacgiakhoa/cost-optimization

Optimize cloud costs through resource rightsizing, tagging strategies, reserved instances, and spending analysis. Use when reducing cloud expenses, analyzing infrastructure costs, or implementing cost governance policies.

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the whole folder, loaded on every use

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how many repositories repackaged it

505

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Install

one command, takes just this skill from the repository

npx skills add https://github.com/Dokhacgiakhoa/Agent-Skills-4-Vibe-Coding-CLI --skill cost-optimization

What comes with it

5 565 bytes besides the instruction

sub-skills/1-visibility.md

sub-skills/2-right-sizing.md

sub-skills/3-pricing-models.md

sub-skills/4-architecture-optimization.md

sub-skills/aws-tagging.md

sub-skills/azure-advisor-recommendations.md

sub-skills/azure-hybrid-benefit.md

sub-skills/budget-alerts.md

sub-skills/committed-use-discounts.md

sub-skills/cost-anomaly-detection.md

sub-skills/pattern-1-serverless-first.md

sub-skills/pattern-2-right-sized-databases.md

sub-skills/pattern-3-multi-tier-storage.md

sub-skills/pattern-4-auto-scaling.md

sub-skills/preemptible-vms.md

sub-skills/reserved-instances.md

sub-skills/reserved-vm-instances.md

sub-skills/s3-cost-optimization.md

sub-skills/savings-plans.md

sub-skills/spot-instances.md

sub-skills/sustained-use-discounts.md

The instruction itself

28 sections, as written by the author

Cloud Cost Optimization

Strategies and patterns for optimizing cloud costs across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

Do not use this skill when

The task is unrelated to cloud cost optimization
You need a different domain or tool outside this scope

Instructions

Clarify goals, constraints, and required inputs.
Apply relevant best practices and validate outcomes.
Provide actionable steps and verification.
If detailed examples are required, open resources/implementation-playbook.md.

Purpose

Implement systematic cost optimization strategies to reduce cloud spending while maintaining performance and reliability.

Use this skill when

Reduce cloud spending
Right-size resources
Implement cost governance
Optimize multi-cloud costs
Meet budget constraints

Cost Optimization Framework

🧠 Knowledge Modules (Fractal Skills)

1. 1. Visibility

2. 2. Right-Sizing

3. 3. Pricing Models

4. 4. Architecture Optimization

5. Reserved Instances

6. Savings Plans

7. Spot Instances

8. S3 Cost Optimization

9. Reserved VM Instances

10. Azure Hybrid Benefit

11. Azure Advisor Recommendations

12. Committed Use Discounts

13. Sustained Use Discounts

14. Preemptible VMs

15. AWS Tagging

16. Budget Alerts

17. Cost Anomaly Detection

18. Pattern 1: Serverless First

19. Pattern 2: Right-Sized Databases

20. Pattern 3: Multi-Tier Storage

21. Pattern 4: Auto-Scaling

How to use it

Copy the folder

Take dokhacgiakhoa/cost-optimization from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.

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