Overview
aws-cost-optimize is an open-source devops skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by github. Its author describes it as: “Analyze AWS resources used in the app (IaC files and/or resources in a target account/region) and optimize costs - creating GitHub issues for identified optimizations.”. The project has 38k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot ~/.claude/skills/aws-cost-optimize`.
What aws-cost-optimize does
This workflow analyzes Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) files and AWS resources to generate cost optimization recommendations. It creates individual GitHub issues for each optimization opportunity plus one EPIC issue to coordinate implementation, enabling efficient tracking and execution of cost savings initiatives.
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for aws-cost-optimize is organised into these sections:
- Prerequisites
- Workflow Steps
- Step 1: Get AWS Cost Optimization Best Practices
- Step 2: Discover AWS Infrastructure
- Step 3: Collect Usage Metrics & Validate Current Costs
- Step 4: Generate Cost Optimization Recommendations
- Step 5: User Confirmation
- Step 6: Create Individual Optimization Issues
- Step 7: Create EPIC Coordinating Issue
- Error Handling
- Success Criteria
Installation
Add aws-cost-optimize to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot ~/.claude/skills/aws-cost-optimizeReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
- GitHub Copilot — declared in the repository topics
License
aws-cost-optimize is published under the MIT license.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in github/awesome-copilot, an established project with 37,982 GitHub stars
- Works with GitHub Copilot
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Author
Topics
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Frequently asked questions
- What does aws-cost-optimize do?
- Analyze AWS resources used in the app (IaC files and/or resources in a target account/region) and optimize costs - creating GitHub issues for identified optimizations.
- How do I install aws-cost-optimize?
- Run git clone https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot ~/.claude/skills/aws-cost-optimize in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot before installing.
- Is aws-cost-optimize free to use?
- Yes. aws-cost-optimize is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Which agents does aws-cost-optimize work with?
- aws-cost-optimize lists GitHub Copilot — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
- Where does aws-cost-optimize come from?
- aws-cost-optimize ships inside github/awesome-copilot, a repository that contains 41 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 37,982 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.
