Azure Cost Management Skill

Query historical costs, forecast future spending, optimize to reduce waste.

Routing

User Intent	Workflow
Understand current costs	Cost Query
Reduce costs / find waste	Cost Optimization
Project future costs	Cost Forecast

Quick Reference

Property	Value
Query API	POST {scope}/providers/Microsoft.CostManagement/query?api-version=2023-11-01
Forecast API	POST {scope}/providers/Microsoft.CostManagement/forecast?api-version=2023-11-01
Required Role	Cost Management Reader + Monitoring Reader + Reader (on target scope)

Scope Patterns

• Subscription: /subscriptions/<id>
• Resource Group: /subscriptions/<id>/resourceGroups/<name>
• Management Group: /providers/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/<id>
• Billing Account: /providers/Microsoft.Billing/billingAccounts/<id>

Service-Specific Optimization

• Redis
• Storage

References

• MCP Tools, Best Practices, Safety
• SDK: Redis .NET