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Azure Cost Optimizer

Finds Azure cost savings in your infrastructure code and live resources, then files GitHub issues for them.

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Repository
github/awesome-copilot
Stars
40,703
Licence
MIT
Files
1 file

What it does

When installed, the agent follows a multi-step workflow to review an Azure app's infrastructure-as-code files (such as Bicep or Terraform) and the Azure resources actually running in a resource group. It pulls usage metrics, estimates monthly costs, and suggests cheaper configurations such as right-sizing, switching pricing tiers, or adding storage lifecycle policies. After you approve a summary, it creates one GitHub issue per optimization plus an EPIC issue to track the work.

Great for

  • Developers maintaining an Azure app who want a structured review of spending
  • Teams that already use Azure MCP and GitHub MCP servers and want cost work tracked as GitHub issues

Skip it if

  • Projects without IaC files: the skill says to stop and report if none are found, so it cannot run its analysis.
  • Anyone who wants savings applied automatically: it recommends and files issues, and changes to live resources or pricing estimates still need human review, since the skill itself notes that savings calculations must be validated.

Try asking

  • “Analyze the Azure resources in my resource group rg-prod and suggest cost savings as GitHub issues.”
  • “Review our Bicep files for oversized App Service plans and Cosmos DB throughput settings.”
  • “Find unused or redundant storage accounts in this app's infrastructure and create an EPIC issue to track cleanup.”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Azure Cost OptimizerInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.

    az-cost-optimize.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip az-cost-optimize.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip az-cost-optimize.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Point the agent at a specific resource group and IaC folder so the analysis stays scoped to the app you care about.
  • Check the pricing and savings figures yourself before approving issues, because the skill relies on estimates and asks the agent to look up current Azure pricing.
  • Review the proposed issues at the confirmation step; the skill is designed to pause for your approval before creating any GitHub issues.

What's inside

  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from github/awesome-copilot under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.