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cost-estimation
GitHub用于预测 Azure 支出、估算计划资源成本及对比目标。支持零售价与 EA/MCA 协议价格查询，涵盖现有花费预测与新资源定价场景。
Trigger Scenarios
forecast Azure spending
project next month cost
compare forecast to my planning target
how much will Azure cost
estimate VM cost
compare storage tiers
compare Azure regions
retail price
EA rate card
negotiated pricesheet
Install
npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill cost-estimation -g -y
SKILL.md
Frontmatter
{
"name": "cost-estimation",
"license": "MIT",
"metadata": {
"author": "Microsoft",
"version": "1.1.1"
},
"description": "Forecast Azure spend and price planned resources or workloads. WHEN: \"forecast Azure spending\", \"project next month cost\", \"compare forecast to my planning target\", \"how much will Azure cost\", \"estimate VM cost\", \"compare storage tiers\", \"compare Azure regions\", \"retail price\", \"EA rate card\", \"negotiated pricesheet\". DO NOT USE FOR: configured budget health or alerts, bill analysis, cost spikes, rightsizing, or commitments."
}
Azure Cost Estimation
Quick Reference
| Intent | Workflow | Primary tools |
|---|---|---|
| Forecast existing spend | Cost forecast | forecast_costs |
| Price planned resources | Pricing estimate | Pricing tools |
When to Use This Skill
Use for forecasts, pricing, and planning targets.
MCP Tools
| Tool | Use |
|---|---|
forecast_costs |
Forecast a scope. |
get_retail_prices |
Get public prices. |
start_pricesheet_download, get_pricesheet_status |
Get Enterprise Agreement (EA) or Microsoft Customer Agreement (MCA) prices. |
Fallback: API mappings.
Workflow
- Distinguish forecasts from hypothetical pricing.
- Confirm scope, assumptions, period, region, OS, and currency.
- Load the matching workflow and label every value type.
- Never transform MCP results in a shell or interpreter; request tool-side filtering or bounded follow-up queries.
Error Handling
| Error | Action |
|---|---|
| Ambiguous meter | Ask for OS, term, tier, or usage. |
| Forecast unavailable | Explain the history requirement. |
| Pricesheet pending | Honor the returned polling interval. |
| Multiple currencies | Never combine currencies. |
| Server error | Retry once; then report the trace ID. |
Version History
- 23d0dac Current 2026-09-28 00:59
