Skill: AWS cost estimator

SkillFiles & storage

Estimate or review cost for proposed AWS resources (compute, storage, data transfer). Use when the user asks for cost estimate or cost optimization.

Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.

Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.

Then ask your AI: use the Skill: AWS cost estimator skill

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by girijashankarj/cursor-handbook in .cursor/skills/cloud/aws-cost-estimator/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Trigger

When the user asks for cost estimate, cost optimization, or "how much will this architecture cost."

Steps

  1. Gather — List resources (e.g. Lambda, RDS, S3, API Gateway) and expected usage (requests/month, GB, duration).
  2. Estimate — Use AWS Pricing Calculator assumptions or public pricing; state assumptions clearly.
  3. Summarize — Break down by service and total monthly/yearly; highlight high-cost items.
  4. Suggest — Offer 1–2 optimizations (reserved capacity, right-sizing, storage class) if relevant.

Rules

  • Use placeholder regions and account references; never real account IDs.
  • Clearly label estimates as approximate and state pricing date/region if known.

Signals

GitHub stars
30
Forks
3
Last commit
Aug 2026

ahel review

  • S4info
    community integration — published by girijashankarj, not aws

Automated review, not a security audit. Ruleset v1.

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github.com/girijashankarj/cursor-handbook