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Finops Compare by laurigates — Agent Skill

Name: Finops Compare
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: laurigates

File contents

/finops:compare

Compare GitHub Actions FinOps metrics across multiple repositories - cache usage, workflow frequency, failure rates, and efficiency.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when...	Use a sibling instead when...
You need to benchmark CI metrics across many repos in an org	You only need a snapshot of the current repo — use `/finops:overview`
You want to identify the worst-performing repos in an org	You need a deep dive on one repo's caches — use `/finops:caches`
You are running an org-wide cache or failure audit	You need per-workflow analysis on one repo — use `/finops:workflows`
You want to rank repos by efficiency or cache size	You want actionable workflow waste fixes — use `/finops:waste`

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Default
`org`	GitHub organization name (required)	-
`repos...`	Space-separated list of repo names	All org repos
`--limit N`	Limit auto-discovery to N repos	30

Usage Examples

# Compare specific repos
/finops:compare myorg repo1 repo2 repo3

# Compare all repos in org (up to 30)
/finops:compare myorg

# Compare more repos
/finops:compare myorg --limit 50

Execution

bash "${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/compare-repos.sh" $ARGS

Output Format

=== FinOps Comparison: myorg ===

Discovering repos (limit: 30)...
Found 25 repos

=== Cache Usage ===
Repository                               Caches    Size (MB)
----------                               ------    ---------
frontend-app                                 45         2340
backend-api                                  32         1850
shared-libs                                  18          420
...

=== Workflow Activity (last 30 days) ===
Repository                                 Runs  Success   Failed  Skip Rate
----------                                 ----  -------   ------  ---------
frontend-app                                156      140       10         3%
backend-api                                  89       85        2         2%
...

=== Failure Rates (top 15) ===
Repository                                Total   Failed       Rate
----------                                -----   ------       ----
legacy-service                               45       12        26%
experimental-repo                            20        5        25%
...

=== Active Workflows ===
Repository                               Workflows
----------                               ---------
frontend-app                                     8
backend-api                                      5
...

=== Summary ===
Total cache usage: 8450MB across 25 repos

Repos exceeding 1GB cache:
  frontend-app: 2340MB
  backend-api: 1850MB

Repos with >20% failure rate:
  legacy-service: 26%
  experimental-repo: 25%

Agentic Optimizations

Context	Command
List org repos (JSON)	`gh api "/orgs/{org}/repos?per_page=100&sort=pushed" --jq '.[].full_name'`
Cache count per repo	`gh api "/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/caches" --jq '.total_count'`
Workflow runs (JSON)	`gh api "/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runs?per_page=100" --jq '.workflow_runs'`
Compact multi-repo compare	`bash "${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/compare-repos.sh" $ARGS`

Post-actions

Based on comparison results:

High cache repos: Run /finops:caches <repo> for detailed analysis
High failure repos: Run /finops:workflows <repo> to investigate
High activity repos: Run /finops:waste <repo> to find optimizations
Create report: Consider creating a GitHub issue with findings

---name: finops-comparedescription: FinOps metrics comparison across repos in an org. Use when benchmarking repos, identifying worst-performing ones, or doing org-wide CI cost analysis.--- # /finops:compare Compare GitHub Actions FinOps metrics across multiple repositories - cache usage, workflow frequency, failure rates, and efficiency. ## When to Use This Skill | Use this skill when... | Use a sibling instead when... | |---|---| | You need to benchmark CI metrics across many repos in an org | You only need a snapshot of the current repo — use `/finops:overview` | | You want to identify the worst-performing repos in an org | You need a deep dive on one repo's caches — use `/finops:caches` | | You are running an org-wide cache or failure audit | You need per-workflow analysis on one repo — use `/finops:workflows` | | You want to rank repos by efficiency or cache size | You want actionable workflow waste fixes — use `/finops:waste` | ## Parameters | Parameter | Description | Default | |-----------|-------------|---------| | `org` | GitHub organization name (required) | - | | `repos...` | Space-separated list of repo names | All org repos | | `--limit N` | Limit auto-discovery to N repos | 30 | ## Usage Examples ```bash # Compare specific repos /finops:compare myorg repo1 repo2 repo3 # Compare all repos in org (up to 30) /finops:compare myorg # Compare more repos /finops:compare myorg --limit 50 ``` ## Execution ```bash bash "${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/compare-repos.sh" $ARGS ``` ## Output Format ``` === FinOps Comparison: myorg === Discovering repos (limit: 30)... Found 25 repos === Cache Usage === Repository Caches Size (MB) ---------- ------ --------- frontend-app 45 2340 backend-api 32 1850 shared-libs 18 420 ... === Workflow Activity (last 30 days) === Repository Runs Success Failed Skip Rate ---------- ---- ------- ------ --------- frontend-app 156 140 10 3% backend-api 89 85 2 2% ... === Failure Rates (top 15) === Repository Total Failed Rate ---------- ----- ------ ---- legacy-service 45 12 26% experimental-repo 20 5 25% ... === Active Workflows === Repository Workflows ---------- --------- frontend-app 8 backend-api 5 ... === Summary === Total cache usage: 8450MB across 25 repos Repos exceeding 1GB cache: frontend-app: 2340MB backend-api: 1850MB Repos with >20% failure rate: legacy-service: 26% experimental-repo: 25% ``` ## Agentic Optimizations | Context | Command | |---------|---------| | List org repos (JSON) | `gh api "/orgs/{org}/repos?per_page=100&sort=pushed" --jq '.[].full_name'` | | Cache count per repo | `gh api "/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/caches" --jq '.total_count'` | | Workflow runs (JSON) | `gh api "/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runs?per_page=100" --jq '.workflow_runs'` | | Compact multi-repo compare | `bash "${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/compare-repos.sh" $ARGS` | ## Post-actions Based on comparison results: - **High cache repos**: Run `/finops:caches <repo>` for detailed analysis - **High failure repos**: Run `/finops:workflows <repo>` to investigate - **High activity repos**: Run `/finops:waste <repo>` to find optimizations - **Create report**: Consider creating a GitHub issue with findings

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