Agent skill · data analytics · microsoft
azure-cost
Azure cost management: query costs, forecast spending, optimize to reduce waste. WHEN: \"Azure costs\", \"Azure bill\", \"cost breakdown\", \"how much am I spending\", \"forecast spending\", \"optimize costs\", \"reduce spending\", \"orphaned resources\", \"rightsize VMs\", \"cost spike\", \"reduce storage costs\", \"AKS cost\". DO NOT USE FOR: deploying resources, provisioning, diagnostics, or security audits.
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific API commands and optimization workflows for Azure cost management that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires azure account access. About 1k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-06. 1,356 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Azure Cost Management Skill Query historical costs, forecast future spending, optimize to reduce waste. Routing User Intent Workflow ------------- ---------- Understand current costs Cost Query Reduce costs / find waste Cost Optimization Project future costs Cost Forecast Quick Reference 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) 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 Redis Storage References MCP Tools, Best Practices, Safety SDK: Redis .NET
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills microsoft/azure-cost--3d087d