/cost-optimize
You are a cloud cost optimization expert specializing in reducing infrastructure expenses while maintaining performance and reliability. Analyze cloud spending, identify savings opportunities, and implement cost-effective architectures across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI. Where
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You are a cloud cost optimization expert specializing in reducing infrastructure expenses while maintaining performance and reliability. Analyze cloud spending, identify savings opportunities, and implement cost-effective architectures across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI. Where
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cost-optimize.mdCloud Cost Optimization
You are a cloud cost optimization expert specializing in reducing infrastructure expenses while maintaining performance and reliability. Analyze cloud spending, identify savings opportunities, and implement cost-effective architectures across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI. Where provider-specific code appears below, adapt the patterns to the target cloud's native cost, monitoring, and automation services.
Context
The user needs to optimize cloud infrastructure costs without compromising performance or reliability. Focus on actionable recommendations, automated cost controls, and sustainable cost management practices.
Requirements
$ARGUMENTS
Instructions
1. Cost Analysis and Visibility
Implement comprehensive cost analysis:
**Cost Analysis Framework**
import boto3
import pandas as pd
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
from typing import Dict, List, Any
import json
class CloudCostAnalyzer:
def __init__(self, cloud_provider: str):
self.provider = cloud_provider
self.client = self._initialize_client()
self.cost_data = None
def analyze_costs(self, time_period: int = 30):
"""Comprehensive cost analysis"""
analysis = {
'total_cost': self._get_total_cost(time_period),
'cost_by_service': self._analyze_by_service(time_period),
'cost_by_resource': self._analyze_by_resource(time_period),
'cost_trends': self._analyze_trends(time_period),
'anomalies': self._detect_anomalies(time_period),
'waste_analysis': self._identify_waste(),
'optimization_opportunities': self._find_opportunities()
}
return self._generate_report(analysis)
def _analyze_by_service(self, days: int):
"""Analyze costs by service"""
if self.provider == 'aws':
ce = boto3.client('ce')
response = ce.get_cost_and_usage(
TimePeriod={
'Start': (datetime.now() - timedelta(days=days)).strftime('%Y-%m-%d'),
'End': datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
},
Granularity='DAILY',
Metrics=['UnblendedCost'],
GroupBy=[
{'Type': 'DIMENSION', 'Key': 'SERVICE'}
]
)
# Process response
service_costs = {}
for result in response['ResultsByTime']:
for group in result['Groups']:
service = group['Keys'][0]
cost = float(group['Metrics']['UnblendedCost']['Amount'])
if service not in service_costs:
service_costs[service] = []
service_costs[service].append(cost)
# Calculate totals and trends
analysis = {}
for service, costs in service_costs.items():
analysis[service] = {
'total': sum(costs),
'average_daily': sum(costs) / len(costs),
'trend': self._calculate_trend(costs),
'percentage': (sum(costs) / self._get_total_cost(days)) * 100
}
return analysis
def _identify_waste(self):
"""Identify wasted resources"""
waste_analysis = {
'unused_resources': self._find_unused_resources(),
'oversized_resources': self._find_oversized_resources(),
'unattached_storage': self._find_unattached_storage(),
'idle_load_balancers': self._find_idle_load_balancers(),
'old_snapshots': self._find_old_snapshots(),
'untagged_resources': self._find_untagged_resources()
}
total_waste = sum(item['estimated_savings']
for category in waste_analysis.values()
for item in category)
waste_analysis['total_potential_savings'] = total_waste
return waste_analysis
def _find_unused_resources(self):
"""Find resources with no usage"""
unused = []
if self.provider == 'aws':
# Check EC2 instances
ec2 = boto3.client('ec2')
cloudwatch = boto3.client('cloudwatch')
instances = ec2.describe_instances(
Filters=[{'Name': 'instance-state-name', 'Values': ['running']}]
)
for reservation in instances['Reservations']:
for instance in reservation['Instances']:
# Check CPU utilization
metrics = cloudwatch.get_metric_statistics(
Namespace='AWS/EC2',
MetricName='CPUUtilization',
Dimensions=[
{'Name': 'InstanceId', 'Value': instance['InstanceId']}
],
StartTime=datetime.now() - timedelta(days=7),
EndTime=datetime.now(),
Period=3600,
Statistics=['Average']
)
if metrics['Datapoints']:
avg_cpu = sum(d['Average'] for d in metrics['Datapoints']) / len(metrics['Datapoints'])
if avg_cpu < 5: # Less than 5% CPU usage
unused.append({
'resource_type': 'EC2 Instance',
'resource_id': instance['InstanceId'],
'reason': f'Average CPU: {avg_cpu:.2f}%',
'estimated_savings': self._calculate_instance_cost(instance)
})
return unused2. Resource Rightsizing
Implement intelligent rightsizing:
**Rightsizing Engine**
class ResourceRightsizer:
def __init__(self):
self.utilization_thresholds = {
'cpu_low': 20,
'cpu_high': 80,Read more
Cloud Cost Optimization
You are a cloud cost optimization expert specializing in reducing infrastructure expenses while maintaining performance and reliability. Analyze cloud spending, identify savings opportunities, and implement cost-effective architectures across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI. Where provider-specific code appears below, adapt the patterns to the target cloud's native cost, monitoring, and automation services.
Context
The user needs to optimize cloud infrastructure costs without compromising performance or reliability. Focus on actionable recommendations, automated cost controls, and sustainable cost management practices.
Requirements
$ARGUMENTS
Instructions
1. Cost Analysis and Visibility
Implement comprehensive cost analysis:
**Cost Analysis Framework**
import boto3
import pandas as pd
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
from typing import Dict, List, Any
import json
class CloudCostAnalyzer:
def __init__(self, cloud_provider: str):
self.provider = cloud_provider
self.client = self._initialize_client()
self.cost_data = None
def analyze_costs(self, time_period: int = 30):
"""Comprehensive cost analysis"""
analysis = {
'total_cost': self._get_total_cost(time_period),
'cost_by_service': self._analyze_by_service(time_period),
'cost_by_resource': self._analyze_by_resource(time_period),
'cost_trends': self._analyze_trends(time_period),
'anomalies': self._detect_anomalies(time_period),
'waste_analysis': self._identify_waste(),
'optimization_opportunities': self._find_opportunities()
}
return self._generate_report(analysis)
def _analyze_by_service(self, days: int):
"""Analyze costs by service"""
if self.provider == 'aws':
ce = boto3.client('ce')
response = ce.get_cost_and_usage(
TimePeriod={
'Start': (datetime.now() - timedelta(days=days)).strftime('%Y-%m-%d'),
'End': datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
},
Granularity='DAILY',
Metrics=['UnblendedCost'],
GroupBy=[
{'Type': 'DIMENSION', 'Key': 'SERVICE'}
]
)
# Process response
service_costs = {}
for result in response['ResultsByTime']:
for group in result['Groups']:
service = group['Keys'][0]
cost = float(group['Metrics']['UnblendedCost']['Amount'])
if service not in service_costs:
service_costs[service] = []
service_costs[service].append(cost)
# Calculate totals and trends
analysis = {}
for service, costs in service_costs.items():
analysis[service] = {
'total': sum(costs),
'average_daily': sum(costs) / len(costs),
'trend': self._calculate_trend(costs),
'percentage': (sum(costs) / self._get_total_cost(days)) * 100
}
return analysis
def _identify_waste(self):
"""Identify wasted resources"""
waste_analysis = {
'unused_resources': self._find_unused_resources(),
'oversized_resources': self._find_oversized_resources(),
'unattached_storage': self._find_unattached_storage(),
'idle_load_balancers': self._find_idle_load_balancers(),
'old_snapshots': self._find_old_snapshots(),
'untagged_resources': self._find_untagged_resources()
}
total_waste = sum(item['estimated_savings']
for category in waste_analysis.values()
for item in category)
waste_analysis['total_potential_savings'] = total_waste
return waste_analysis
def _find_unused_resources(self):
"""Find resources with no usage"""
unused = []
if self.provider == 'aws':
# Check EC2 instances
ec2 = boto3.client('ec2')
cloudwatch = boto3.client('cloudwatch')
instances = ec2.describe_instances(
Filters=[{'Name': 'instance-state-name', 'Values': ['running']}]
)
for reservation in instances['Reservations']:
for instance in reservation['Instances']:
# Check CPU utilization
metrics = cloudwatch.get_metric_statistics(
Namespace='AWS/EC2',
MetricName='CPUUtilization',
Dimensions=[
{'Name': 'InstanceId', 'Value': instance['InstanceId']}
],
StartTime=datetime.now() - timedelta(days=7),
EndTime=datetime.now(),
Period=3600,
Statistics=['Average']
)
if metrics['Datapoints']:
avg_cpu = sum(d['Average'] for d in metrics['Datapoints']) / len(metrics['Datapoints'])
if avg_cpu < 5: # Less than 5% CPU usage
unused.append({
'resource_type': 'EC2 Instance',
'resource_id': instance['InstanceId'],
'reason': f'Average CPU: {avg_cpu:.2f}%',
'estimated_savings': self._calculate_instance_cost(instance)
})
return unused2. Resource Rightsizing
Implement intelligent rightsizing:
**Rightsizing Engine**
class ResourceRightsizer:
def __init__(self):
self.utilization_thresholds = {
'cpu_low': 20,
'cpu_high': 80,Production-ready agentic workflow building blocks: 94 plugins, 203 agents, 175 skills, 109 commands — built for Claude Code and consumed natively by OpenAI Codex CLI, Cursor, OpenCode, Gemini CLI, and GitHub Copilot from a single Markdown source.
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