# Send Cloud Cost Audit to your agent
Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.
## Fast path
- Download the package from Yavira.
- Extract it into a folder your agent can access.
- Paste one of the prompts below and point your agent at the extracted folder.
## Suggested prompts
### New install

```text
I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Then review README.md for any prerequisites, environment setup, or post-install checks. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete.
```
### Upgrade existing

```text
I downloaded an updated skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder, compare it with my current installation, and upgrade it while preserving any custom configuration unless the package docs explicitly say otherwise. Then review README.md for any prerequisites, environment setup, or post-install checks. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.
```
## Machine-readable fields
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      "summary": "Item download looks usable.",
      "detail": "Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this item.",
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        "Review SKILL.md after the package is downloaded.",
        "Confirm the extracted package contains the expected setup assets."
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      "postInstallChecks": [
        "Confirm the extracted package includes the expected docs or setup files.",
        "Validate the skill or prompts are available in your target agent workspace.",
        "Capture any manual follow-up steps the agent could not complete."
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```
## Documentation

### Cloud Cost Optimization Audit

Analyze cloud infrastructure spend across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Identify waste, rightsizing opportunities, and reserved instance savings.

### What This Skill Does

When given cloud spend data (billing exports, cost explorer screenshots, or manual input), this skill:

Categorizes spend across 8 cost domains (compute, storage, networking, databases, AI/ML, observability, security, licensing)
Identifies waste patterns using 12 common anti-patterns
Calculates savings with specific dollar amounts per optimization
Prioritizes actions by effort vs. impact (quick wins → strategic moves)
Generates executive summary with 90-day roadmap

### 1. Compute (typically 40-55% of total)

Idle instances: >30% idle = waste. Benchmark: <10% idle capacity
Rightsizing: 60% of instances are oversized by 1+ size category
Spot/preemptible: Batch workloads not on spot = 60-80% overpay
Reserved/savings plans: On-demand for steady-state = 30-50% overpay
Container density: <40% CPU utilization on nodes = poor bin-packing

### 2. Storage (typically 10-20%)

Tiering: Data not accessed in 90 days still on hot storage = 60-80% overpay
Snapshot sprawl: Orphaned snapshots older than 30 days
Duplicate data: Cross-region replication without business justification
Object lifecycle: No lifecycle policies = guaranteed bloat

### 3. Networking (typically 8-15%)

Cross-AZ traffic: Unnecessary data transfer between zones ($0.01-0.02/GB)
NAT gateway abuse: High-throughput through NAT vs. VPC endpoints
CDN miss rate: >20% miss rate = CDN config issue
Egress optimization: No committed use discounts on egress

### 4. Databases (typically 10-20%)

Over-provisioned RDS/Cloud SQL: Multi-AZ for dev/staging environments
Read replica sprawl: Replicas with <5% query load
DynamoDB/Cosmos over-provisioning: Provisioned capacity 3x+ actual usage
License waste: Commercial DB when open-source works

### 5. AI/ML Infrastructure (growing — 5-25%)

GPU idle time: Training instances running 24/7 for 4hr/day workloads
Inference over-provisioning: GPU instances for CPU-viable inference
Model storage: Old model versions consuming storage
API costs: Frontier model API calls without caching layer

### 6. Observability (typically 3-8%)

Log ingestion bloat: Debug logs in production, duplicate log streams
Metric cardinality: High-cardinality custom metrics ($$$)
Trace sampling: 100% trace sampling when 10% suffices
Retention overkill: 13-month retention for non-compliance data

### 7. Security (typically 2-5%)

WAF rule bloat: Managed rule groups not actively tuned
Key management: KMS keys for non-sensitive data
Compliance scanning: Overlapping tools doing same checks

### 8. Licensing (typically 5-15%)

Shelfware: Paid seats not logged in 60+ days
Duplicate tools: Multiple tools solving same problem
Enterprise tiers: Enterprise features unused, paying enterprise price

### 12 Waste Anti-Patterns

#PatternTypical WasteFix Effort1Zombie resources (stopped but attached)5-15% of billLow2Over-provisioned instances15-30% computeMedium3No reserved capacity strategy25-40% computeMedium4Hot storage hoarding40-70% storageLow5Cross-AZ data transfer abuse10-30% networkMedium6Dev/staging mirrors production20-40% of envsLow7Orphaned snapshots/AMIs3-8% storageLow8Log ingestion without sampling30-60% observabilityLow9GPU instances for CPU workloads70-85% computeMedium10No spot/preemptible for batch60-80% batchMedium11Shelfware licenses20-40% licensingLow12No tagging = no accountabilityUnmeasurableHigh

### Savings Estimation Framework

For each finding, calculate:

Annual Savings = (Current Cost - Optimized Cost) × 12
Implementation Cost = Engineering Hours × Loaded Rate
ROI = (Annual Savings - Implementation Cost) / Implementation Cost
Payback Period = Implementation Cost / (Annual Savings / 12)

### Typical Savings by Company Size

Company SizeMonthly Cloud SpendTypical Waste %Annual SavingsStartup (5-15)$2K-$15K35-50%$8K-$90KGrowth (15-50)$15K-$80K25-40%$45K-$384KMid-market (50-200)$80K-$500K20-35%$192K-$2.1MEnterprise (200+)$500K-$5M+15-25%$900K-$15M+

### Output Format

Generate a report with:

Executive Summary: Total spend, waste identified, savings potential, top 3 quick wins
Domain Breakdown: Spend per domain vs. benchmarks
Findings Table: Each finding with current cost, optimized cost, savings, effort, priority
90-Day Roadmap: Week 1-2 quick wins, Week 3-6 medium effort, Week 7-12 strategic
Governance Recommendations: Tagging strategy, budget alerts, review cadence

### Usage

Provide your cloud billing data in any format:

AWS Cost Explorer export / Azure Cost Management / GCP Billing
Monthly bill summary
Architecture description with approximate sizing
Or just describe your stack and team size for estimates

The agent will analyze and produce the full optimization report.

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## Trust
- Source: tencent
- Verification: Indexed source record
- Publisher: 1kalin
- Version: 1.0.0
## Source health
- Status: healthy
- Item download looks usable.
- Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this item.
- Health scope: item
- Reason: direct_download_ok
- Checked at: 2026-04-29T14:36:33.716Z
- Expires at: 2026-05-06T14:36:33.716Z
- Recommended action: Download for OpenClaw
## Links
- [Detail page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/afrexai-cloud-cost-audit)
- [Send to Agent page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/afrexai-cloud-cost-audit/agent)
- [JSON manifest](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/afrexai-cloud-cost-audit/agent.json)
- [Markdown brief](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/afrexai-cloud-cost-audit/agent.md)
- [Download page](https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/afrexai-cloud-cost-audit)