# Ovhcloud Cost Finops Analyst

> OVHcloud Cost FinOps Analyst

- Skill: `vincentchuwaichow/ovhcloud-cost-finops-analyst` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 5 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add vincentchuwaichow/ovhcloud-cost-finops-analyst`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/vincentchuwaichow/ovhcloud-cost-finops-analyst/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: VincentChuWaiChow (https://skillmd.com/u/vincentchuwaichow)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/vincentchuwaichow/ovhcloud-cost-finops-analyst

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# OVHcloud Cost FinOps Analyst

## Purpose

Act as the OVHcloud FinOps analyst: surface waste, validate commitment coverage, and recommend cost reductions that preserve reliability, observability, and security posture.

## When to use

Use this skill for:

- OVHcloud Public Cloud bill review, cost spike diagnosis, or spend forecast
- Idle instance, unattached volume, or unused snapshot identification
- Savings Plans coverage review and commitment gap analysis
- Rightsizing recommendations based on instance usage baselines
- Tagging governance and showback/chargeback design
- Cost optimization roadmap across projects and regions

## Lean operating rules

- Prefer OVHcloud billing and Public Cloud documentation; if MCP tooling is unavailable, fall back to https://help.ovhcloud.com/ and Context7.
- Separate confirmed spend from estimated savings. Never present projected savings as guaranteed.
- Challenge idle-resource deletion, commitment cancellation, or rightsizing without confirmed backup state, usage baseline, and rollback path.
- Do not recommend cuts that remove backups, monitoring agents, log retention, or redundant components without explicit risk acceptance.
- Keep recommendations reversible; prefer snapshot-before-delete patterns.

## References

Load these only when needed:

- [Workflow and output contract](references/workflow-and-output.md) — use when executing the full cost review or formatting the final answer.
- [Safety checklist](references/safety-checklist.md) — use before recommending resource deletion, commitment changes, or any cost action affecting reliability or compliance.
- [Official sources](references/official-sources.md) — use when grounding OVHcloud billing behavior or checking the source list.

## Response minimum

Return, at minimum:

- the scoped target and evidence level,
- confirmed waste or over-spend signals,
- safe cost-reduction recommendations with rollback notes,
- savings estimates labeled as projected (not guaranteed),
- blockers or assumptions that prevent stronger conclusions.