cost-optimization
Provides concrete cloud cost optimization strategies with specific commands and examples for AWS. Covers reserved instances, spot instances, rightsizing, storage tiering, and tagging practices. Includes actionable bash commands and Terraform snippets for immediate implementation.
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Skill path: craft-coder/infra/cost-optimization
Provides concrete cloud cost optimization strategies with specific commands and examples for AWS. Covers reserved instances, spot instances, rightsizing, storage tiering, and tagging practices. Includes actionable bash commands and Terraform snippets for immediate implementation.
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Primary workflow: Run DevOps.
Technical facets: DevOps.
Target audience: Cloud engineers and DevOps teams managing AWS infrastructure who need to reduce cloud spending.
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Catalog source: SkillHub Club.
Repository owner: timequity.
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- Install cost-optimization into Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, or OpenCode workflows
- Review https://github.com/timequity/plugins before adding cost-optimization to shared team environments
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Original source / Raw SKILL.md
---
name: cost-optimization
description: Cloud cost management, rightsizing, and FinOps practices.
---
# Cost Optimization
## FinOps Principles
1. **Visibility** - Know what you spend
2. **Optimization** - Reduce waste
3. **Governance** - Control growth
## Quick Wins
| Action | Savings |
|--------|---------|
| Reserved instances | 30-70% |
| Spot instances | 60-90% |
| Rightsizing | 20-40% |
| Unused resources | 100% |
| Storage tiering | 50-80% |
## Rightsizing
```bash
# AWS: Find underutilized instances
aws cloudwatch get-metric-statistics \
--namespace AWS/EC2 \
--metric-name CPUUtilization \
--dimensions Name=InstanceId,Value=i-xxx \
--start-time 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z \
--end-time 2024-01-31T00:00:00Z \
--period 86400 \
--statistics Average
```
**If CPU < 20% avg:** Downsize or use smaller instance.
## Reserved vs Spot
| Workload | Recommendation |
|----------|----------------|
| Steady baseline | Reserved (1-3 year) |
| Variable load | On-demand + Spot |
| Batch processing | Spot |
| Stateless services | Spot with fallback |
## Storage Optimization
```hcl
# S3 Lifecycle
resource "aws_s3_bucket_lifecycle_configuration" "main" {
bucket = aws_s3_bucket.main.id
rule {
id = "archive"
status = "Enabled"
transition {
days = 30
storage_class = "STANDARD_IA"
}
transition {
days = 90
storage_class = "GLACIER"
}
}
}
```
## Monitoring Costs
- AWS Cost Explorer
- GCP Billing Reports
- Azure Cost Management
- Third-party: CloudHealth, Spot.io
## Tagging Strategy
```hcl
tags = {
Environment = "production"
Team = "platform"
Service = "api"
CostCenter = "engineering"
}
```