azure-cost plugin
Azure cost analysis, estimation, optimization, and governance workflows backed by Azure Resource Manager MCP.
How to install the azure-cost plugin
Run both commands inside Claude Code. The first adds the marketplace once; the second installs the plugin.
/plugin marketplace add microsoft/azure-skills
/plugin install azure-cost@azure-skillsWhat's inside azure-cost
5 parts read from the plugin's own files.
Skills 4
Claude loads it when the task matches- cost-analysis
Analyze actual Azure spending, bill changes, and specific costs for AKS clusters and AI services.
- cost-estimation
Forecast Azure spending and estimate costs for planned resources or workloads using retail or negotiated pricing.
- cost-governance
Govern Azure costs by managing budgets, alerts, resource tags, and policy restrictions.
- cost-optimization
Optimize Azure resource usage and analyze Reservation or Savings Plan utilization to reduce cloud spending.
MCP servers 1
Starts with the plugin- mcp
No description in the file.
Using azure-cost in Claude Code
Skills need no command. Claude reads them when your request matches what they describe.
Update, turn off or remove
- Update the plugin (shell)
- claude plugin update azure-cost@azure-skills
- Refresh the marketplace
- /plugin marketplace update azure-skills
- Turn it off for now
- /plugin disable azure-cost@azure-skills
- Remove it
- /plugin uninstall azure-cost@azure-skills
Skills in azure-cost
Analyze actual Azure spending, bill changes, and specific costs for AKS clusters and AI services.
13 files1.6KstarsForecast Azure spending and estimate costs for planned resources or workloads using retail or negotiated pricing.
8 files1.6KstarsGovern Azure costs by managing budgets, alerts, resource tags, and policy restrictions.
5 files1.6KstarsOptimize Azure resource usage and analyze Reservation or Savings Plan utilization to reduce cloud spending.
9 files1.6Kstars
azure-cost plugin questions
How do I install the azure-cost plugin?
In Claude Code run /plugin marketplace add microsoft/azure-skills, then /plugin install azure-cost@azure-skills.
What does the azure-cost plugin include?
azure-cost bundles 4 skills, MCP servers.
How do I update or remove the azure-cost plugin?
Update it with claude plugin update azure-cost@azure-skills in your shell, or from the Installed tab of /plugin. Remove it with /plugin uninstall azure-cost@azure-skills.