budget-forecast

Forecast monthly cloud costs from Terraform, CloudFormation, Kubernetes, and Pulumi definitions.

8|4|Updated Feb 7, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/adrien-barret/claude-kit --skill budget-forecast
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
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Skill: budget-forecast
Source: https://github.com/adrien-barret/claude-kit/tree/main/project-template/.claude/skills/finops/budget-forecast
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/adrien-barret/claude-kit --skill budget-forecast

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Managing cloud budgets from infrastructure definitions is often error-prone and manual. This Skill automates cost forecasting by analyzing IaC to deliver consistent monthly budgets and clear spend visibility, helping teams plan and optimize resources.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Static IaC analysis to map resources to typical cloud pricing
  • Region detection with a default to us-east-1
  • Per-service and per-environment cost breakdown (Production, Staging, Development)
  • Use case: estimate monthly spend for Terraform/AWS deployment and plan budget adjustments before deployment

Quick Start

Run budget-forecast against your infrastructure directory or Terraform root module to generate a cost forecast for the current month. You can pass a specific region or environment as context.

Frequently Asked Questions about budget-forecast

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I forecast cloud costs from Terraform and Kubernetes manifests?▼

Forecast cloud costs from IaC by running static analysis against your infrastructure directory to map resources to published on-demand pricing, generating a monthly budget baseline. It supports Terraform, CloudFormation, Kubernetes manifests, and Pulumi definitions.

Can I estimate monthly cloud spend for Production, Staging, and Development environments?▼

Yes, estimating monthly cloud spend per environment is supported. The tool analyzes your IaC definitions to produce a service-by-service cost breakdown across Production, Staging, and Development environments for clear spend visibility.

What is the best way to generate a budget baseline from infrastructure code before deployment?▼

Generating a budget baseline from infrastructure code involves analyzing IaC statically to estimate monthly spend. This approach automates cost forecasting using published on-demand pricing, helping teams plan and optimize resources before deployment.

Does cloud cost estimation from IaC require specifying an AWS region?▼

Cloud cost estimation from IaC includes region detection but does not require you to specify a region. It defaults to us-east-1 for regional mapping and monthly cost estimation if no region is passed as context.

What are the limitations of static IaC analysis for cloud budgeting?▼

Static IaC analysis for cloud budgeting maps resources to typical on-demand pricing but may not capture dynamic runtime costs, usage-based scaling, or post-deployment resource drift, providing a baseline forecast rather than real-time spend tracking.