aws-cost-operations

Name: aws-cost-operations
Author: aws-samples

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How to install aws-cost-operations?

aws-samples/sample-agent-skills-for-builders/aws-cost-operations

$npx -y skills add aws-samples/sample-agent-skills-for-builders --skill aws-cost-operations

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Summary

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. Essential when user mentions AWS costs, spending, billin

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SKILL.md

1	# AWS Cost & Operations
2
3	This skill provides comprehensive guidance for AWS cost optimization, monitoring, observability, and operational excellence with integrated MCP servers.
4
5	## AWS Documentation Requirement
6
7	Always verify AWS facts using MCP tools (`mcp__aws-mcp__` or `mcp__awsdocs__`) before answering. The `aws-mcp-setup` dependency is auto-loaded — if MCP tools are unavailable, guide the user through that skill's setup flow.
8
9	## Integrated MCP Servers
10
11	This plugin provides 3 MCP servers:
12
13	### Bundled Servers
14
15	#### 1. AWS Pricing MCP Server (`pricing`)
16	Purpose: Pre-deployment cost estimation and optimization
17	- Estimate costs before deploying resources
18	- Compare pricing across regions
19	- Calculate Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
20	- Evaluate different service options for cost efficiency
21
22	#### 2. AWS Cost Explorer MCP Server (`costexp`)
23	Purpose: Detailed cost analysis and reporting
24	- Analyze historical spending patterns
25	- Identify cost anomalies and trends
26	- Forecast future costs
27	- Analyze cost by service, region, or tag
28
29	#### 3. Amazon CloudWatch MCP Server (`cw`)
30	Purpose: Metrics, alarms, and logs analysis
31	- Query CloudWatch metrics and logs
32	- Create and manage CloudWatch alarms
33	- Troubleshoot operational issues
34	- Monitor resource utilization
35
36	> 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:
37	> - AWS Billing and Cost Management MCP — Real-time billing details
38	> - CloudWatch Application Signals MCP — APM and SLOs
39	> - AWS Managed Prometheus MCP — PromQL queries for containers
40	> - AWS CloudTrail MCP — API activity audit
41	> - AWS Well-Architected Security Assessment MCP — Security posture assessment
42
43	## When to Use This Skill
44
45	Use this skill when:
46	- Optimizing AWS costs and reducing spending
47	- Estimating costs before deployment
48	- Monitoring application and infrastructure performance
49	- Setting up observability and alerting
50	- Analyzing spending patterns and trends
51	- Investigating operational issues
52	- Auditing AWS activity and changes
53	- Assessing security posture
54	- Implementing operational excellence
55
56	## Cost Optimization Best Practices
57
58	### Pre-Deployment Cost Estimation
59
60	Always estimate costs before deploying:
61	1. Use AWS Pricing MCP to estimate resource costs
62	2. Compare pricing across different regions
63	3. Evaluate alternative service options
64	4. Calculate expected monthly costs
65	5. Plan for scaling and growth
66
67	Example workflow:
68	```
69	"Estimate the monthly cost of running a Lambda function with
70	1 million invocations, 512MB memory, 3-second duration in us-east-1"
71	```
72
73	### Cost Analysis and Optimization
74
75	Regular cost reviews:
76	1. Use Cost Explorer MCP to analyze spending trends
77	2. Identify cost anomalies and unexpected charges
78	3. Review costs by service, region, and environment
79	4. Compare actual vs. budgeted costs
80	5. Generate cost optimization recommendations
81
82	Cost optimization strategies:
83	- Right-size over-provisioned resources
84	- Use appropriate storage classes (S3, EBS)
85	- Implement auto-scaling for dynamic workloads
86	- Leverage Savings Plans and Reserved Instances
87	- Delete unused resources and snapshots
88	- Use cost allocation tags effectively
89
90	### Budget Monitoring
91
92	Track spending against budgets:
93	1. Use Billing and Cost Management MCP to monitor budgets
94	2. Set up budget alerts for threshold breaches
95	3. Review budget utilization regularly
96	4. Adjust budgets based on trends
97	5. Implement cost controls and governance
98
99	## Monitoring and Observability Best Practices
100
101	### CloudWatch Metrics and Alarms
102
103	Implement comprehensive monitoring:
104	1. Use CloudWatch MCP to query metrics and logs
105	2. Set up alarms for critical metrics:
106	- CPU and memory utilization
107	- Error rates and latency
108	- Queue depths and processing times
109	- API gateway throttling
110	- Lambda errors and timeouts
111	3. Create CloudWatch dashboards for visualization
112	4. Use log insights for troubleshooting
113
114	Example alarm scenarios:
115	- Lambda error rate > 1%
116	- EC2 CPU utilization > 80%
117	-

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aws-cost-operations

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View on GitHub

How to install aws-cost-operations?

aws-samples/sample-agent-skills-for-builders/aws-cost-operations

$npx -y skills add aws-samples/sample-agent-skills-for-builders --skill aws-cost-operations

Installs into the current project.

Summary

Files · 1

View on GitHub

SKILL.md

1	# AWS Cost & Operations
2
3	This skill provides comprehensive guidance for AWS cost optimization, monitoring, observability, and operational excellence with integrated MCP servers.
4
5	## AWS Documentation Requirement
6
7	Always verify AWS facts using MCP tools (`mcp__aws-mcp__` or `mcp__awsdocs__`) before answering. The `aws-mcp-setup` dependency is auto-loaded — if MCP tools are unavailable, guide the user through that skill's setup flow.
8
9	## Integrated MCP Servers
10
11	This plugin provides 3 MCP servers:
12
13	### Bundled Servers
14
15	#### 1. AWS Pricing MCP Server (`pricing`)
16	Purpose: Pre-deployment cost estimation and optimization
17	- Estimate costs before deploying resources
18	- Compare pricing across regions
19	- Calculate Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
20	- Evaluate different service options for cost efficiency
21
22	#### 2. AWS Cost Explorer MCP Server (`costexp`)
23	Purpose: Detailed cost analysis and reporting
24	- Analyze historical spending patterns
25	- Identify cost anomalies and trends
26	- Forecast future costs
27	- Analyze cost by service, region, or tag
28
29	#### 3. Amazon CloudWatch MCP Server (`cw`)
30	Purpose: Metrics, alarms, and logs analysis
31	- Query CloudWatch metrics and logs
32	- Create and manage CloudWatch alarms
33	- Troubleshoot operational issues
34	- Monitor resource utilization
35
36	> 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:
37	> - AWS Billing and Cost Management MCP — Real-time billing details
38	> - CloudWatch Application Signals MCP — APM and SLOs
39	> - AWS Managed Prometheus MCP — PromQL queries for containers
40	> - AWS CloudTrail MCP — API activity audit
41	> - AWS Well-Architected Security Assessment MCP — Security posture assessment
42
43	## When to Use This Skill
44
45	Use this skill when:
46	- Optimizing AWS costs and reducing spending
47	- Estimating costs before deployment
48	- Monitoring application and infrastructure performance
49	- Setting up observability and alerting
50	- Analyzing spending patterns and trends
51	- Investigating operational issues
52	- Auditing AWS activity and changes
53	- Assessing security posture
54	- Implementing operational excellence
55
56	## Cost Optimization Best Practices
57
58	### Pre-Deployment Cost Estimation
59
60	Always estimate costs before deploying:
61	1. Use AWS Pricing MCP to estimate resource costs
62	2. Compare pricing across different regions
63	3. Evaluate alternative service options
64	4. Calculate expected monthly costs
65	5. Plan for scaling and growth
66
67	Example workflow:
68	```
69	"Estimate the monthly cost of running a Lambda function with
70	1 million invocations, 512MB memory, 3-second duration in us-east-1"
71	```
72
73	### Cost Analysis and Optimization
74
75	Regular cost reviews:
76	1. Use Cost Explorer MCP to analyze spending trends
77	2. Identify cost anomalies and unexpected charges
78	3. Review costs by service, region, and environment
79	4. Compare actual vs. budgeted costs
80	5. Generate cost optimization recommendations
81
82	Cost optimization strategies:
83	- Right-size over-provisioned resources
84	- Use appropriate storage classes (S3, EBS)
85	- Implement auto-scaling for dynamic workloads
86	- Leverage Savings Plans and Reserved Instances
87	- Delete unused resources and snapshots
88	- Use cost allocation tags effectively
89
90	### Budget Monitoring
91
92	Track spending against budgets:
93	1. Use Billing and Cost Management MCP to monitor budgets
94	2. Set up budget alerts for threshold breaches
95	3. Review budget utilization regularly
96	4. Adjust budgets based on trends
97	5. Implement cost controls and governance
98
99	## Monitoring and Observability Best Practices
100
101	### CloudWatch Metrics and Alarms
102
103	Implement comprehensive monitoring:
104	1. Use CloudWatch MCP to query metrics and logs
105	2. Set up alarms for critical metrics:
106	- CPU and memory utilization
107	- Error rates and latency
108	- Queue depths and processing times
109	- API gateway throttling
110	- Lambda errors and timeouts
111	3. Create CloudWatch dashboards for visualization
112	4. Use log insights for troubleshooting
113
114	Example alarm scenarios:
115	- Lambda error rate > 1%
116	- EC2 CPU utilization > 80%
117	-

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