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version: "1.0.0" name: azure-cost description: "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." license: MIT metadata: author: Microsoft version: "1.2.2"


Azure Cost Management Skill

Query historical costs, forecast future spending, optimize to reduce waste.

Routing

User IntentWorkflow
Understand current costsCost Query
Reduce costs / find wasteCost Optimization
Project future costsCost Forecast

Quick Reference

PropertyValue
Query APIPOST {scope}/providers/Microsoft.CostManagement/query?api-version=2023-11-01
Forecast APIPOST {scope}/providers/Microsoft.CostManagement/forecast?api-version=2023-11-01
Required RoleCost 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

References

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