Azure Architect
FerroxLabs/wayland
Azure architecture. An agent skill from FerroxLabs/wayland.
Analyze Azure architectures for cost optimization opportunities, provide savings recommendations, and calculate ROI for improvements.
Install Cost Optimization
$ npx skills add thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills --skill cost-optimization -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills 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/thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/cost-optimization .claude/skills/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 "cost-optimization" agent skill from https://github.com/thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills/tree/main/.github/skills/cost-optimization into .claude/skills/cost-optimization/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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/thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills/tree/main/.github/skills/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 thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills --skill cost-optimization -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills cost-optimization --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/cost-optimization .agents/skills/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 "cost-optimization" agent skill from https://github.com/thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills/tree/main/.github/skills/cost-optimization into .agents/skills/cost-optimization/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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 thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills --skill cost-optimization -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills cost-optimization --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/cost-optimization .cursor/skills/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 "cost-optimization" agent skill from https://github.com/thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills/tree/main/.github/skills/cost-optimization into .cursor/skills/cost-optimization/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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/thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills.git --path .github/skills/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 thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills --skill cost-optimization -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills cost-optimization --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/cost-optimization .gemini/skills/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 "cost-optimization" agent skill from https://github.com/thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills/tree/main/.github/skills/cost-optimization into .gemini/skills/cost-optimization/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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 thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills 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 thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills --skill cost-optimization -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/cost-optimization .github/skills/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 "cost-optimization" agent skill from https://github.com/thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills/tree/main/.github/skills/cost-optimization into .github/skills/cost-optimization/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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 thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills --skill 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 thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills cost-optimization --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/cost-optimization .opencode/skills/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 "cost-optimization" agent skill from https://github.com/thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills/tree/main/.github/skills/cost-optimization into .opencode/skills/cost-optimization/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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
cost-optimization- GitHub stars
- 202
- Token cost
- ~2.8k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 668 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 15
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Analyze Azure architectures for cost optimization opportunities, provide savings recommendations, and calculate ROI for improvements.
- Works in 10 steps: Right-Sizing → Reserved Instances & Savings Plans → Auto-Scaling → …
- Tasks that involve Cloud cost optimization
- SKILL.md covers When to Use, Cost Optimization Categories, Cost Analysis Process and Output Format, plus 1 more section
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Cost Optimization is an agent skill from thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills. Analyze Azure architectures for cost optimization opportunities, provide savings recommendations, and calculate ROI for improvements.
Its SKILL.md is about 2.8k 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 cost optimization and Cloud architecture. It works with Microsoft Azure and Azure Cosmos DB. The repository describes itself as: Repo containing my GitHub Copilot Agent & Skills - continually experimenting!
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Cloud cost optimization
- Tasks that involve Cloud architecture
Example prompts
- “/cost-optimization”
Workflow steps
10 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Right-Sizing
- Reserved Instances & Savings Plans
- Auto-Scaling
- Storage Tiering
- Eliminate Waste
- Retrieve Live Pricing with Azure MCP Pricing Tool
- Gather Current Costs
- Analyze Resource Utilization
- Identify Opportunities
- Calculate ROI
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e9be58d. 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 (its code samples are markdown).
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 Optimization loads about 2.8k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 38 tokens; SKILL.md has 668 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
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 668 words (~2,785 tokens).
“Analyze Azure costs and identify optimization opportunities across compute, storage, networking, and data services. Provide actionable recommendations with savings estimates.”
- name
- cost-optimization
- metadata.author
- Thomas Thornton
- metadata.version
- 1.0.0
- metadata.last-updated
- 2026-05-19
Files
Just SKILL.md in .github/skills/cost-optimization of thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit e9be58d
Compare with similar skills
Cost Optimization 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.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost Optimization this skillthomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills | 202 | — | ~2.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Azure ArchitectFerroxLabs/wayland | 608 | — | ~4.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Cloud Cost Optimizationwshobson/agents | 40k | 13 repos | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Cloud Architectdavila7/claude-code-templates | 32k | 7 repos | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Cloud ArchitectJeffallan/claude-skills | 12k | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Azure Advisor GuidanceMicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills | 775 | — | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | CC-BY-4.0 |
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Questions about Cost Optimization
What does Cost Optimization do?
Analyze Azure architectures for cost optimization opportunities, provide savings recommendations, and calculate ROI for improvements. Cost Optimization is an agent skill from thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills. Analyze Azure architectures for cost optimization opportunities, provide savings recommendations, and calculate ROI for improvements.
When should I use Cost Optimization?
Cost Optimization fits situations like: tasks that involve Cloud cost optimization; tasks that involve Cloud architecture.
How do I install Cost Optimization in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills --skill cost-optimization -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.github/skills/cost-optimization in thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills) into .claude/skills/cost-optimization in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Cost Optimization in Codex?
Run `npx skills add thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills --skill cost-optimization -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.github/skills/cost-optimization in thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills) into .agents/skills/cost-optimization in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use 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 thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills --skill 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/cost-optimization, .gemini/skills/cost-optimization, .github/skills/cost-optimization and .opencode/skills/cost-optimization in your project.
What does Cost Optimization need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Cost Optimization is instructions for the agent only.
Does Cost Optimization 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 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 Cost Optimization use?
No licence was found for Cost Optimization or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Cost Optimization use?
About 2.8k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 11k 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 Optimization?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Cost Optimization: Azure Architect (FerroxLabs/wayland, 608 stars), Cloud Cost Optimization (wshobson/agents, 40k stars), Cloud Architect (davila7/claude-code-templates, 32k stars) and Cloud Architect (Jeffallan/claude-skills, 12k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Cost Optimization?
thomast1906 (a GitHub user) maintains it in thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills, which has 202 GitHub stars. The repository holds 15 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 30, 2026.
Source: thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.