References Serverless OpenClaw cost optimization guidelines.

No licenceAuto-check passedBackend & APIs

Install Cost

skills CLI
$ npx skills add serithemage/serverless-openclaw --skill cost -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install serithemage/serverless-openclaw cost --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/serithemage/serverless-openclaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.codex/skills/cost .claude/skills/cost && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Facts

Skill name
cost
GitHub stars
196
Token cost
~586 tokens
SKILL.md length
173 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
17
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

References Serverless OpenClaw cost optimization guidelines.

  • Writing CDK stacks
  • SKILL.md covers Detailed Cost Analysis, Cost Validation (Required for…, Cost Targets and Lambda Agent Cost (Phase 2)
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Making infrastructure changes

What it does

Cost is an agent skill from serithemage/serverless-openclaw. References Serverless OpenClaw cost optimization guidelines. Validates that no resources exceeding the cost target ($1/month) are created during implementation. Use when writing CDK stacks or making infrastructure changes.

Its SKILL.md is about 590 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 Backend & APIs, covering Serverless. The repository describes itself as: Run OpenClaw AI agent on-demand on AWS serverless infrastructure with Web UI and Telegram interfaces. Cost target ~$1/month.

When your agent uses it

  • Writing CDK stacks
  • Making infrastructure changes

Example prompts

  • “Use the cost skill to reference Serverless OpenClaw cost optimization guidelines”
  • “/cost”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Glob, Grep

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 504300d. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Read
    • Glob
    • Grep

    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

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    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

Cost loads about 586 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 57 tokens; SKILL.md has 173 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~57
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~586

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 173 words (~586 tokens).

“Per-service cost breakdown, before/after optimization comparison, checklist:”

— opening of SKILL.md by serithemage
name
cost
allowed-tools
Read, Glob, Grep

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .codex/skills/cost of serithemage/serverless-openclaw.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 504300d

Compare with similar skills

Cost next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

Cost compared with similar skills
SkillStarsUsed inTokensAuto-checkLicenceRepo updated
Cost this skillserithemage/serverless-openclaw196—~586Automated safety check: PassNone
Arcgis To Portaljsdatopian/portaljs2.4k1 repos~2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
AWS Serverless Edazxkane/aws-skills3674 repos~3.2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
AI Model NodejsTencentCloudBase/CloudBase-AI-Toolkit1.1k3 repos~5kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Qstash JSupstash/qstash-js2691 repos~746Automated safety check: PassMIT
NubaseOtterMind/Nubase623—~2.2kAutomated safety check: NotesApache-2.0

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Categories

Questions about Cost

What does Cost do?

References Serverless OpenClaw cost optimization guidelines. Cost is an agent skill from serithemage/serverless-openclaw. References Serverless OpenClaw cost optimization guidelines.

When should I use Cost?

Cost fits situations like: writing CDK stacks; making infrastructure changes.

How do I install Cost in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add serithemage/serverless-openclaw --skill cost -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.codex/skills/cost in serithemage/serverless-openclaw) into .claude/skills/cost in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Cost in Codex?

Run `npx skills add serithemage/serverless-openclaw --skill cost -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.codex/skills/cost in serithemage/serverless-openclaw) into .agents/skills/cost in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Cost 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 serithemage/serverless-openclaw --skill cost -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/cost, .gemini/skills/cost, .github/skills/cost and .opencode/skills/cost in your project.

What does Cost need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Cost is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Glob, Grep.

Does Cost access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Cost 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 Cost use?

No licence was found for Cost or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Cost use?

About 586 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.3k 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 Cost?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Cost: Arcgis To Portaljs (datopian/portaljs, 2.4k stars), AWS Serverless Eda (zxkane/aws-skills, 367 stars), AI Model Nodejs (TencentCloudBase/CloudBase-AI-Toolkit, 1.1k stars) and Qstash JS (upstash/qstash-js, 269 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Cost?

serithemage (a GitHub user) maintains it in serithemage/serverless-openclaw, which has 196 GitHub stars. The repository holds 17 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on March 29, 2026.

Source: serithemage/serverless-openclaw on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.