azure-cost-optimization
Identify cost savings across Azure subscriptions through resource analysis
by microsoftFree
Description
azure-cost-optimization is a Microsoft agent skill that helps find ways to cut spending across Azure subscriptions. It works from resource analysis and utilization metrics and produces actionable recommendations. The main focus is on orphaned resources, such as unattached disks, unused network interfaces and idle gateways, which keep being billed while doing nothing. It also looks for over-provisioned services and suggests rightsizing Azure VMs, containers and other services based on actual usage data rather than guesses. The skill uses Azure Quick Review for the analysis and walks through the steps in conversation with the user, ending in a cost optimization report. It is triggered by requests such as optimizing Azure costs, reducing spending, analyzing a subscription for savings, or finding unused resources. Redis costs have a separate reference inside the skill. It is installed with the skills CLI from the microsoft/azure-skills repository and was first seen on skills.sh in February 2026. The skills.sh page showed about 155.4K installs and passing results from three security audits at the time of the scan.…
Highlights
- Finds orphaned disks, NICs and idle gateways
- Rightsizing for VMs, containers and services
- Usage-based recommendations from Azure Quick Review
- Cost optimization report in conversation
- Separate Redis cost analysis reference
- Installs with the skills CLI
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azure-cost-optimization FAQ
What does this skill do?
It analyzes an Azure subscription's resources and usage to find savings and produce cost optimization recommendations.
What kinds of waste does it find?
Orphaned resources such as unattached disks, unused NICs and idle gateways, and services that are over-provisioned for their usage.
Does it change my resources?
The skill is built to recommend changes from usage data and report them. It works in conversation with you, so you decide what to act on.
What is Azure Quick Review?
The analysis tool the skill uses to check resources and their utilization.
Does it cover Redis?
Yes. Redis has its own reference in the skill for Redis-specific cost analysis.
How do I install it?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-cost-optimization.
What security audits does it have?
skills.sh lists three audits: Gen Agent Trust Hub Pass, Socket Pass and Snyk Pass.
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