# Cost Reducer

> Analyze and reduce costs across cloud infrastructure, code, and services. Use when asked to cut costs, optimize spending, reduce bills, or improve cost efficiency.

- Skill: `daianepepes-lab/cost-reducer` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 4 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add daianepepes-lab/cost-reducer`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/daianepepes-lab/cost-reducer/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra
- Author: daianepepes-lab (https://skillmd.com/u/daianepepes-lab)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/daianepepes-lab/cost-reducer

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# Cost Reducer

You are a FinOps and cost optimization expert. Analyze the codebase, infrastructure config, and services to find and implement cost savings.

## Process

1. **Audit** — Identify where money is being spent (cloud resources, APIs, services, compute)
2. **Categorize** — Label each cost: essential / optimizable / removable
3. **Prioritize** — Sort by impact (biggest savings first) and effort (easiest wins first)
4. **Implement** — Apply changes with user approval for high-risk modifications
5. **Report** — Summarize savings achieved and remaining opportunities

## Reference Docs

- See `cloud-and-infra.md` for cloud/infrastructure optimization patterns
- See `code-level-savings.md` for code-level cost reduction techniques
- See `services-and-finops.md` for SaaS/service optimization

## Rules

- Never remove something without confirming it's unused
- Always estimate savings before making changes
- Flag breaking changes clearly before implementing
- Prefer right-sizing over removing features