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Finfocus Analyzer Setup by rshade — Agent Skill

Name: Finfocus Analyzer Setup
Author: rshade

Finfocus Analyzer Setup

Install and configure FinFocus as a Pulumi Analyzer for inline cost estimation during pulumi preview. Use when setting up the analyzer, configuring the policy pack, debugging analyzer issues, or enabling zero-click cost estimates in Pulumi workflows. Triggers on: "set up analyzer", "configure analyzer", "install analyzer", "Pulumi preview costs", "inline cost estimates", "policy pack setup", "analyzer integration", "zero-click cost estimation", "analyzer check", or any task involving finfocus Pulumi Analyzer configuration.

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FinFocus Analyzer Setup

Inline cost estimation during pulumi preview via the Pulumi Analyzer protocol. All diagnostics are ADVISORY — never blocks deployments.

Prerequisites

finfocus --version          # FinFocus CLI installed
pulumi version              # Pulumi CLI installed
finfocus plugin list        # At least one cost plugin installed

Quick Setup

finfocus analyzer install           # Install + create policy pack
finfocus analyzer check             # Verify all 4 checks pass

# Add to PATH (required for Pulumi to discover the binary)
export PATH="$HOME/.finfocus/analyzer:$PATH"

# Run preview with costs
pulumi preview --policy-pack ~/.finfocus/analyzer

For persistent PATH, add the export to ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc.

Windows (PowerShell): Add to your PowerShell profile ($PROFILE):

$env:PATH = "$env:USERPROFILE\.finfocus\analyzer;$env:PATH"

Restart PowerShell for changes to take effect.

What `analyzer install` Does

Creates ~/.pulumi/plugins/analyzer-finfocus-v{VERSION}/pulumi-analyzer-finfocus (symlink on Unix, copy on Windows)
Creates ~/.finfocus/analyzer/PulumiPolicy.yaml (runtime: finfocus)
Creates ~/.finfocus/analyzer/pulumi-analyzer-policy-finfocus (binary reference)

Use --force to reinstall after upgrading finfocus. Use --target-dir to override the Pulumi plugin directory.

Verification

finfocus analyzer check                # Table output
finfocus analyzer check --output json  # JSON for CI

Runs 4 sequential checks (later checks skip if earlier ones fail):

Check	Verifies
`policy_pack_dir`	`~/.finfocus/analyzer/` exists
`pulumi_policy_yaml`	`PulumiPolicy.yaml` has `runtime: finfocus`
`binary_in_path`	`pulumi-analyzer-policy-finfocus` on PATH
`grpc_smoke_test`	`analyzer serve` starts and responds to RPC

Expected Output

Policies:
    finfocus@v0.3.3 (local: ~/.finfocus/analyzer)
        - [advisory]  cost-estimate  (aws:ec2/instance:Instance: my-instance)
          Estimated Monthly Cost: $7.50 USD (source: finfocus-plugin-aws)
        - [advisory]  stack-cost-summary  (pulumi:pulumi:Stack: my-stack)
          Total Estimated Monthly Cost: $7.50 USD (1 resources analyzed)

CI/CD Usage

export PULUMI_POLICY_PACK_PATH="$HOME/.finfocus/analyzer"
pulumi preview    # No --policy-pack flag needed

Troubleshooting

See references/troubleshooting.md for common failure modes, PATH issues, version mismatches, plugin isolation, and config tuning.

Uninstall

finfocus analyzer uninstall              # Remove from Pulumi plugin dir
finfocus analyzer uninstall --target-dir /custom/path

---name: finfocus-analyzer-setupdescription: Install and configure FinFocus as a Pulumi Analyzer for inline cost estimation during pulumi preview. Use when setting up the analyzer, configuring the policy pack, debugging analyzer issues, or enabling zero-click cost estimates in Pulumi workflows. Triggers on: "set up analyzer", "configure analyzer", "install analyzer", "Pulumi preview costs", "inline cost estimates", "policy pack setup", "analyzer integration", "zero-click cost estimation", "analyzer check", or any task involving finfocus Pulumi Analyzer configuration.---# FinFocus Analyzer SetupInline cost estimation during `pulumi preview` via the Pulumi Analyzer protocol.All diagnostics are ADVISORY — never blocks deployments.## Prerequisites```bashfinfocus --version # FinFocus CLI installedpulumi version # Pulumi CLI installedfinfocus plugin list # At least one cost plugin installed```## Quick Setup```bashfinfocus analyzer install # Install + create policy packfinfocus analyzer check # Verify all 4 checks pass# Add to PATH (required for Pulumi to discover the binary)export PATH="$HOME/.finfocus/analyzer:$PATH"# Run preview with costspulumi preview --policy-pack ~/.finfocus/analyzer```For persistent PATH, add the export to `~/.bashrc` or `~/.zshrc`.**Windows (PowerShell):** Add to your PowerShell profile (`$PROFILE`):```powershell$env:PATH = "$env:USERPROFILE\.finfocus\analyzer;$env:PATH"```Restart PowerShell for changes to take effect.## What `analyzer install` Does1. Creates `~/.pulumi/plugins/analyzer-finfocus-v{VERSION}/pulumi-analyzer-finfocus` (symlink on Unix, copy on Windows)2. Creates `~/.finfocus/analyzer/PulumiPolicy.yaml` (runtime: finfocus)3. Creates `~/.finfocus/analyzer/pulumi-analyzer-policy-finfocus` (binary reference)Use `--force` to reinstall after upgrading finfocus. Use `--target-dir` tooverride the Pulumi plugin directory.## Verification```bashfinfocus analyzer check # Table outputfinfocus analyzer check --output json # JSON for CI```Runs 4 sequential checks (later checks skip if earlier ones fail):| Check | Verifies ||-------|----------|| `policy_pack_dir` | `~/.finfocus/analyzer/` exists || `pulumi_policy_yaml` | `PulumiPolicy.yaml` has `runtime: finfocus` || `binary_in_path` | `pulumi-analyzer-policy-finfocus` on PATH || `grpc_smoke_test` | `analyzer serve` starts and responds to RPC |## Expected Output```textPolicies: finfocus@v0.3.3 (local: ~/.finfocus/analyzer) - [advisory] cost-estimate (aws:ec2/instance:Instance: my-instance) Estimated Monthly Cost: $7.50 USD (source: finfocus-plugin-aws) - [advisory] stack-cost-summary (pulumi:pulumi:Stack: my-stack) Total Estimated Monthly Cost: $7.50 USD (1 resources analyzed)```## CI/CD Usage```bashexport PULUMI_POLICY_PACK_PATH="$HOME/.finfocus/analyzer"pulumi preview # No --policy-pack flag needed```## TroubleshootingSee [references/troubleshooting.md](references/troubleshooting.md) for commonfailure modes, PATH issues, version mismatches, plugin isolation, and configtuning.## Uninstall```bashfinfocus analyzer uninstall # Remove from Pulumi plugin dirfinfocus analyzer uninstall --target-dir /custom/path```

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