Borrowing it
Nothing to install: this file belongs to emrgcl/Azure-Region-Advisor. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/emrgcl/Azure-Region-Advisor/main/.claude/skills/azure-pricing/SKILL.mdgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/emrgcl/Azure-Region-AdvisorWrote this? Show the measurements
A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.
[](https://agentmods.dev/skills/emrgcl/azure-region-advisor/azure-pricing)<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/emrgcl/azure-region-advisor/azure-pricing"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/emrgcl/azure-region-advisor/azure-pricing/github.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>Or the 80×15 button, for a site that already has a row of RSS and ATOM ones. Only the verdict fits; the numbers stay here.
<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/emrgcl/azure-region-advisor/azure-pricing"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/emrgcl/azure-region-advisor/azure-pricing.svg" alt="Reviewed on agentmods" width="80" height="20"></a>What it costs to keep this loaded
Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $0.00098 | $0.00808 |
| Opus 5 | $0.00049 | $0.00404 |
| Sonnet 5 | $0.00020 | $0.00162 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00010 | $0.00081 |
Grade A, and why
azure-pricing scanned grade A with 1 finding against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 10d ago.
A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.
Makes network callslowCapability
Not a fault in itself. Listed so you know the mod talks to something, and to what.
2. **Run the Python script** - MANDATORY, do not use curl How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 95 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
Azure Pricing Skill
Query Azure retail prices via https://prices.azure.com/api/retail/prices
Scripts are located under scripts folder
Workflow
- Parse user query - Extract SKU name
- Run the Python script - MANDATORY, do not use curl
- Display the FULL output - Both tables must be shown
CRITICAL: Always Use the Python Script
DO NOT use curl or manual API calls. ALWAYS run this command:
On Linux/Mac:
python3 scripts/query_vm_pricing.py --sku Standard_D48as_v6
On Windows:
python scripts\query_vm_pricing.py --sku Standard_D48as_v6
The script outputs TWO sections - you must display BOTH:
- Summary table (all regions)
- Cost analysis (cheapest vs most expensive with savings)
Options:
--sku- VM SKU name (required, e.g., Standard_D48as_v6)--currency- Currency code (default: USD)--regions- Comma-separated list of specific regions (optional)
Required Output Format
The script produces TWO sections that MUST both be displayed:
Section 1: Summary Table (All Regions)
Sorted by Linux hourly price (ascending):
| Region | Linux (Win+AHB)/hr | Windows/hr | Spot/hr | 1yr Reserved | 3yr Reserved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| eastus | $2.304 | $3.120 | $0.461 | $1.456 | $0.982 |
| ... |
Notes:
- Linux and Windows with Azure Hybrid Benefit share the same compute price
- Spot prices vary based on demand and can be evicted
Section 2: Cost Analysis (8,760 hrs/year)
Cheapest Region: {region}
| Price Type | Hourly | Annual |
|---|
Most Expensive Region: {region}
| Price Type | Hourly | Annual |
|---|
Annual Savings (Cheapest vs Most Expensive)
| Price Type | Cheapest Annual | Expensive Annual | Savings | % Saved |
|---|
IMPORTANT: Always show BOTH sections. Do not truncate or summarize.
What ships with it
2 files beside SKILL.md in the same directory: the scripts, references and assets a skill reads on demand. Not counted in the per-session cost; read them before you install if any of them is executable.
What this file has done since we first saw it
Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.
- 10d ago First seen · 95 lines · 98 tokens per session scan A 3a4eee450544
azure-pricing is a skill published in the GitHub repository emrgcl/Azure-Region-Advisor (0 stars, last pushed 7mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 98 tokens to every session and 808 once invoked, about $0.0005 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 1 finding (makes network calls). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.
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