Cloud Cost Optimization
wshobson/agents
Cuts cloud spend across AWS, Azure, GCP and OCI with cost tagging, rightsizing, commitment and spot pricing models, and architecture changes.
Generates cost optimization guidance for Google Cloud workloads based on the Google Cloud Well-Architected Framework (WAF).
Install Google Cloud Waf Cost Optimization
$ npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/development/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization .claude/skills/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization" agent skill from https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/development/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization into .claude/skills/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/development/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimizationType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/development/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization .agents/skills/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization" agent skill from https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/development/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization into .agents/skills/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/development/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization .cursor/skills/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization" agent skill from https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/development/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization into .cursor/skills/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git --path cli-tool/components/skills/development/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/development/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization .gemini/skills/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization" agent skill from https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/development/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization into .gemini/skills/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates google-cloud-waf-cost-optimizationInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/development/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization .github/skills/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization" agent skill from https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/development/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization into .github/skills/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/development/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization .opencode/skills/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization" agent skill from https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/development/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization into .opencode/skills/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization- GitHub stars
- 32k
- Token cost
- ~1.7k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 734 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 478
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Generates cost optimization guidance for Google Cloud workloads based on the Google Cloud Well-Architected Framework (WAF).
- Evaluate a workload
- SKILL.md covers Overview, Core principles, Relevant Google Cloud products and Workload assessment questions, plus 1 more section
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Identify cost requirements and constraints
What it does
Google Cloud Waf Cost Optimization is an agent skill from davila7/claude-code-templates. Generates cost optimization guidance for Google Cloud workloads based on the Google Cloud Well-Architected Framework (WAF). Use to evaluate a workload, identify cost requirements and constraints, and provide actionable recommendations for building cost-efficient workloads on Google Cloud.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.7k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Cloud architecture and Cloud cost optimization. It works with Google Cloud. The repository describes itself as: CLI tool for configuring and monitoring Claude Code. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Evaluate a workload
- Identify cost requirements and constraints
- Provide actionable recommendations for building cost-efficient workloads on Google Cloud
Example prompts
- “Use the google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization skill to generate cost optimization guidance for Google Cloud workloads based on the Google Cloud…”
- “/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 46b4d8b. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
docs.cloud.google.com
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Google Cloud Waf Cost Optimization loads about 1.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 81 tokens; SKILL.md has 734 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from davila7/claude-code-templates at commit 46b4d8b, republished under its MIT licence (© davila7). 734 words, ~1,658 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization
- description
- Generates cost optimization guidance for Google Cloud workloads based on the Google Cloud Well-Architected Framework (WAF). Use to evaluate a workload, identify cost requirements and constraints, and provide actionable recommendations for building cost-efficient workloads on Google Cloud.
- source
- google/skills (Apache 2.0)
Google Cloud Well-Architected Framework skill for the Cost Optimization pillar
Overview
The Cost Optimization pillar of the Google Cloud Well-Architected Framework provides a structured approach to optimize the costs of your cloud workloads while maximizing business value. Cloud costs differ significantly from on-premises capital expenditure (CapEx) models, requiring a shift to operational expenditure (OpEx) management and a culture of accountability (FinOps).
Core principles
The recommendations in the cost optimization pillar of the Well-Architected Framework are aligned with the following core principles:
Align cloud spending with business value: Ensure that your cloud resources deliver measurable business value by aligning IT spending with business objectives. Prioritize investments that directly contribute to revenue, customer satisfaction, or operational efficiency. Grounding document: https://docs.cloud.google.com/architecture/framework/cost-optimization/align-cloud-spending-business-value
Foster a culture of cost awareness: Ensure that people across your organization consider the cost impact of their decisions and activities. Provide teams with the visibility and information they need to make informed, cost-conscious choices. Grounding document: https://docs.cloud.google.com/architecture/framework/cost-optimization/foster-culture-cost-awareness
Optimize resource usage: Provision only the resources that you need and pay only for what you consume. Select the most cost-effective resource types, sizes, and locations that meet your technical and business requirements. Grounding document: https://docs.cloud.google.com/architecture/framework/cost-optimization/optimize-resource-usage
Optimize continuously: Continuously monitor your cloud resource usage and costs, and proactively make adjustments as needed to optimize your spending. This iterative approach helps identify and address inefficiencies before they become significant. Grounding document: https://docs.cloud.google.com/architecture/framework/cost-optimization/optimize-continuously
Relevant Google Cloud products
The following are examples of Google Cloud products and features that are relevant to cost optimization:
Visibility and monitoring:
- Cloud Billing reports: Native dashboards for visualizing spending and trends.
- BigQuery billing export: Enables granular, custom analysis of billing data using SQL and BI tools.
- Looker Studio: Used for creating detailed, shared cost dashboards and reports.
- Billing alerts and budgets: Automated notifications when spending reaches predefined thresholds.
Automation and optimization tools:
- Recommender / Active Assist: Automatically identifies idle resources, rightsizing opportunities, and unused commitments.
- Cloud Hub Optimization: Integrates billing and resource utilization data to help developers and application owners quickly identify their most expensive, fluctuating, or underutilized cloud resources.
- FinOps hub: Presents active savings and optimization opportunities in one dashboard.
- Billing quotas: Limits on resource consumption to prevent unexpected cost spikes.
Efficient infrastructure:
- Managed services and serverless services: Services like Cloud Run, Cloud Run functions, and GKE Autopilot reduce operational overhead and pay-per-use scaling.
- Compute Engine: Use of Spot VMs for fault-tolerant workloads and Committed Use Discounts (CUDs) for stable workloads.
- Cloud Storage Lifecycle Policies: Automatically moves data to lower-cost storage classes (Nearline, Coldline, Archive) based on age or access.
Organization and governance:
- Resource Manager: Logical structure (Organizations, Folders, Projects) for cost attribution.
- Labels: Metadata tags for categorizing and filtering costs by environment, team, or application.
- Organization Policy Service: Enforces constraints (e.g., restricted regions or machine types) to control costs.
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Workload assessment questions
Ask appropriate questions to understand the cost-related requirements and constraints of the workload and the user's organization. Choose questions from the following list:
- How do you incorporate cost considerations into your cloud architecture design process?
- How do you foster a culture of cost awareness among your development teams?
- How do you monitor and manage cloud costs across different projects or departments?
- What strategies do you use to optimize the cost of your compute resources?
- How do you balance cost optimization with the need for agility and innovation?
- How do you ensure that you are not over-provisioning cloud resources?
- How do you use data and analytics to drive cost optimization decisions?
- How do you optimize costs in different environments (e.g., development, testing, production)?
- How do you ensure that your cost optimization efforts are sustainable and ongoing?
- How do you measure the success of your cloud cost optimization initiatives?
Validation checklist
Use the following checklist to evaluate the architecture's alignment with cost-optimization recommendations:
- Cost Attribution: 100% of resources are labeled with key metadata
(e.g.,
env,team,app). - Granular Visibility: BigQuery billing export is enabled and used for regular cost reviews.
- Budgets and Alerts: Every project or business unit has defined budgets and active alerts.
- Rightsizing: Resources are regularly adjusted based on rightsizing suggestions provided by Active Assist Recommender.
- Commitment Strategy: Spend is reviewed monthly to optimize Committed Use Discount coverage.
- Idle Resource Management: Unused disks, IP addresses, and idle VMs are identified and removed monthly.
- Managed Services: Serverless options are preferred for new workloads unless specific technical constraints exist.
- Storage Tiers: Lifecycle policies are active for all major storage buckets to minimize archival costs.
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Files
Just SKILL.md in cli-tool/components/skills/development/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization of davila7/claude-code-templates.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 46b4d8b
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| Google Cloud Waf Cost Optimization this skilldavila7/claude-code-templates | 32k | — | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Cloud Cost Optimizationwshobson/agents | 40k | 14 repos | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Cloud ArchitectJeffallan/claude-skills | 12k | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Google Cloud Waf Cost Optimizationgoogle/skills | 21k | — | ~2.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Senior Cloud Architectborghei/Claude-Skills | 886 | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Infrastructure Devops Cloud Architectchendongqi/OPB-Skills | 125 | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | None |
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Questions about Google Cloud Waf Cost Optimization
What does Google Cloud Waf Cost Optimization do?
Generates cost optimization guidance for Google Cloud workloads based on the Google Cloud Well-Architected Framework (WAF). Google Cloud Waf Cost Optimization is an agent skill from davila7/claude-code-templates. Generates cost optimization guidance for Google Cloud workloads based on the Google Cloud Well-Architected Framework (WAF).
When should I use Google Cloud Waf Cost Optimization?
Google Cloud Waf Cost Optimization fits situations like: evaluate a workload; identify cost requirements and constraints; provide actionable recommendations for building cost-efficient workloads on Google Cloud.
How do I install Google Cloud Waf Cost Optimization in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (cli-tool/components/skills/development/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization in davila7/claude-code-templates) into .claude/skills/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Google Cloud Waf Cost Optimization in Codex?
Run `npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (cli-tool/components/skills/development/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization in davila7/claude-code-templates) into .agents/skills/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Google Cloud Waf Cost Optimization in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization, .gemini/skills/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization, .github/skills/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization and .opencode/skills/google-cloud-waf-cost-optimization in your project.
What does Google Cloud Waf Cost Optimization need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Google Cloud Waf Cost Optimization is instructions for the agent only.
Does Google Cloud Waf Cost Optimization access the network?
SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: docs.cloud.google.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Google Cloud Waf Cost Optimization safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Google Cloud Waf Cost Optimization use?
Google Cloud Waf Cost Optimization is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Google Cloud Waf Cost Optimization use?
About 1.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Google Cloud Waf Cost Optimization?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Google Cloud Waf Cost Optimization: Cloud Cost Optimization (wshobson/agents, 40k stars), Cloud Architect (Jeffallan/claude-skills, 12k stars), Google Cloud Waf Cost Optimization (google/skills, 21k stars) and Senior Cloud Architect (borghei/Claude-Skills, 886 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Google Cloud Waf Cost Optimization?
davila7 (a GitHub user) maintains it in davila7/claude-code-templates, which has 32,483 GitHub stars. The repository holds 478 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.
Source: davila7/claude-code-templates on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.