Can I automate cost reporting with this skill?

Yes, it provides guidance for installing Kubecost for real-time visibility and setting up automated cleanup policies to maintain a lean cluster environment.

Does this work with all major cloud providers?

Absolutely. The strategies and patterns provided are designed for Kubernetes standards and apply to managed services like AWS EKS, GCP GKE, and Azure AKS.

Will optimizing costs affect my application's performance?

No, the skill focuses on 'right-sizing'—ensuring resources match actual demand—and uses intelligent autoscaling to maintain reliability while trimming waste.

How does this skill handle spot instances?

It provides configurations for mixed node pool strategies, including the necessary taints, tolerations, and affinity rules to safely run fault-tolerant workloads on cheaper spot capacity.

Can this skill help me identify unused resources in my cluster?

Yes, it includes specialized routines for detecting idle pods, oversized deployments, and unused Persistent Volume Claims (PVCs) to eliminate unnecessary spending.

Kubernetes Cost Optimization

Name: Kubernetes Cost Optimization
Author: pluginagentmarketplace

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Cloud Infrastructure

Optimizes Kubernetes cluster expenses through intelligent resource right-sizing, spot instance strategies, and FinOps-driven waste elimination.

This Claude Code skill empowers engineers and SREs to implement production-grade cost management strategies within their Kubernetes environments. It provides specialized guidance on Vertical and Horizontal Pod Autoscaling, implementing visibility tools like Kubecost, and automating the cleanup of idle resources. By leveraging advanced patterns like spot instance integration and event-driven scaling with KEDA, users can achieve significant cost savings—typically between 30% and 50%—without compromising application performance or cluster reliability.

Key Features

01Automated resource right-sizing with Vertical Pod Autoscaler (VPA)

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03Cloud-native cost visibility and allocation with Kubecost integration

04Spot and Preemptible instance management with tolerance patterns

05Advanced autoscaling strategies using HPA and KEDA event-driven triggers

06Idle resource detection and automated waste elimination via Kyverno policies

Use Cases

01Establishing FinOps-aligned cost reporting and team-based chargeback models

02Implementing event-driven scale-to-zero patterns for non-production environments

03Reducing cloud bills by right-sizing over-provisioned production workloads

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add pluginagentmarketplace/custom-plugin-kubernetes cost-optimization

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