Agent skill · data analytics · sickn33
aws-cost-operations
AWS cost optimization, monitoring, and operational excellence expert. Use when analyzing AWS bills, estimating costs, setting up CloudWatch alarms, querying logs, auditing CloudTrail activity, or assessing security posture.
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific commands and workflows for AWS cost estimation and optimization that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires aws account access. About 5k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 44,571 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
AWS Cost & Operations This skill provides comprehensive guidance for AWS cost optimization, monitoring, observability, and operational excellence with integrated MCP servers. AWS Documentation Requirement Always verify AWS facts using MCP tools (mcpaws-mcp or mcpawsdocs) before answering. The aws-mcp-setup dependency is auto-loaded — if MCP tools are unavailable, guide the user through that skill's setup flow. Integrated MCP Servers This plugin provides 3 MCP servers: Bundled Servers 1. AWS Pricing MCP Server (pricing) Purpose: Pre-deployment cost estimation and optimization Estimate costs before deploying resources Compare pricing across regions Calculate Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Evaluate different service options for cost efficiency 2. AWS Cost Explorer MCP Server (costexp) Purpose: Detailed cost analysis and reporting Analyze historical spending patterns Identify cost anomalies and trends Forecast future costs Analyze cost by service, region, or tag 3. Amazon CloudWatch MCP Server (cw) Purpose: Metrics, alarms, and logs analysis Query CloudWatch metrics and logs Create and manage CloudWatch alarms Troubleshoot operational issues Monitor resource utilization Note: The following servers are available separately via the Full AWS MCP Server (see aws-mcp-setup skill) and are not bundled with this plugin: - AWS Billing and Cost Management MCP — Real-time billing details - CloudWatch Application Signals MCP — APM and SLOs - AWS Managed Prometheus MCP — PromQL queries for containers - AWS CloudTrail MCP — API activity audit - AWS Well-Architected Security Assessment MCP — Security posture assessment When to Use This Skill Use this skill when: Optimizing AWS costs and reducing spending Estimating costs before deployment Monitoring application and infrastructure performance Setting up observability and alerting Analyzing spending patterns and trends Investigating operational issues Auditing AWS activity and changes Assessing security posture Implementing operational e …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills sickn33/aws-cost-operations--c8a755