aks-cost-optimization
Analyze advanced AKS cost efficiency. WHEN: "AKS NAP readiness", "AKS bin packing", "AKS node scaling bottleneck", "AKS blocked scale-down", "AKS storage cost". DO NOT USE AS DIRECT ENTRY FOR: overall AKS cost assessments or rightsizing/VPA/CAS/Spot (azure-kubernetes); spend/anomalies/commitments (cost-analysis/cost-optimization); incidents (aks-troubleshooting).
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Topics in the source
- AKS Cost Optimization
- When to Use This Skill
- MCP Tools
- Workflow/Steps
- Error Handling
Use for advanced existing-cluster analysis requiring scheduling, placement, or verified storage mapping. Route overall AKS cost assessments to azure-kubernetes, spend/anomalies to cost-analysis, commitments to cost-optimization, and incidents to aks-troubleshooting when those skills are available. When called from an overall assessment, return findings for its ranked report. Prefer fitting Azure MCP reads. Never invent tools or use az/kubectl without approved shell access and a target-bound context. 1. Bind the subscription, cluster, resource group, and kube context. 2. Route to NAP readiness, bin-packing, node-scaling bottlenecks, or storage optimization. 3. When invoked for AKS commitment context, use the commitment-demand handoff and return demand evidence without benefit analysis or a transaction. 4. Keep reads non-mutating; require approval for every change. Missing capability: analyze supplied evidence or provide a collection plan; mark dependent cost or commitment results unavailable. Evidence conflict: mark the conclusion unconfirmed.
- Source repository
- microsoft/skills
- Source file
- .github/plugins/aks-skills/skills/aks-cost-optimization/SKILL.md
- Fixed revision
- 9287b443662d2433c85621c7325ee72a0ce499b5
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