Cost Analysis
by microsoft354361d83247MITListed Oct 8, 2026Updated Oct 8, 2026
Analyze actual Azure spend, bill changes, and AKS or AI costs. WHEN: "Azure cost breakdown", "most expensive resources", "why did my bill increase", "cost spike", "unexpected charge", "Cosmos DB charges", "Foundry model costs", "AKS cluster cost", "namespace cost", "enable AKS cost analysis", "idle AKS capacity". DO NOT USE FOR: forecasts, pricing estimates, rightsizing, commitments, or budgets.
Only the file list is public. File contents are available once the skill is installed in a workspace.
| Path | Size | Type |
|---|---|---|
| references/ai-cost-analysis.md | 2.1 KB | text/markdown |
| references/aks-anomaly.md | 1.4 KB | text/markdown |
| references/aks-cost-analysis.md | 1.5 KB | text/markdown |
| references/aks-enablement.md | 1.4 KB | text/markdown |
| references/cost-investigation.md | 3.2 KB | text/markdown |
| references/cost-query/dimensions-by-scope.md | 1.5 KB | text/markdown |
| references/cost-query/error-handling.md | 1.5 KB | text/markdown |
| references/cost-query/examples.md | 1.2 KB | text/markdown |
| references/cost-query/guardrails.md | 1.7 KB | text/markdown |
| references/cost-query/request-body-schema.md | 1.4 KB | text/markdown |
| references/cost-query/workflow.md | 2.6 KB | text/markdown |
| references/tools-and-safety.md | 2.2 KB | text/markdown |
| SKILL.md | 1.9 KB | text/markdown |
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Source:microsoft/skillsin.github/plugins/azure-cost/skills/cost-analysisat commit354361d
License: MIT
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