Quick Reference
| Intent | Workflow | Primary tools |
|---|---|---|
| Check budget status | Budget health | list_budgets, forecast_costs, query_costs, list_alerts |
| Configure a budget | Budget setup | Cost tools, create_budget |
| Review guardrails | Guardrails | Resource Graph, list_budgets |
When to Use This Skill
Use for budgets, alerts, tags, and policy.
MCP Tools
Use cost tools for budgets; Resource Graph for guardrails. Writes need confirmed scope, amount, thresholds, and recipients. Fallback: API mappings.
Workflow
- Confirm scope and load the matching workflow.
- Never transform MCP results in a shell or interpreter; request tool-side filtering or bounded follow-up queries.
- Distinguish access failures from empty results.
- Report gaps without implying budgets cap spend.
Error Handling
| Error | Action |
|---|---|
| Access denied | Name missing permission. |
| No budget or forecast | Report unavailable data, not zero. |
| Multiple currencies | Never sum or compare across currencies. |
| Write conflict | Preserve the budget. |
| Server error | Retry once; then stop with the trace ID. |