1# Cost Optimization Report Template
2 
3Use `create_file` with path `output/costoptimizereport<YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS>.md` and the following structure:
4 
5```markdown
6# Azure Cost Optimization Report
7**Generated**: <timestamp>
8 
9## Executive Summary
10- Total Monthly Cost: $X (ACTUAL DATA from Cost Management API)
11- Top Cost Drivers: [List top 3 services with costs]
12- Potential Savings: $Y/month
13 
14## Cost Breakdown by Service
15| Service | Cost (USD) | % of Total |
16|---------|-----------|------------|
17| ... | ... | ... |
18| **Total** | **$X** | **100%** |
19 
20## Free Tier Analysis
21[Resources operating within free tiers]
22 
23## Orphaned Resources (Immediate Savings)
24[From azqr — resources that can be deleted immediately]
25 
26## Optimization Recommendations
27 
28### Priority 1: High Impact, Low Risk
29- ACTUAL cost: $X/month
30- ESTIMATED savings: $Y/month
31- Commands to execute
32 
33### Priority 2: Medium Impact, Medium Risk
34- ACTUAL baseline, ACTUAL metrics, VALIDATED pricing
35- ESTIMATED savings with commands
36 
37### Priority 3: Long-term Optimization
38[Reserved Instances, Storage tiering]
39 
40## Total Estimated Savings
41- Monthly: $X | Annual: $Y
42 
43## Implementation Commands
44[Safe commands with approval warnings]
45 
46## Validation Appendix
47- Cost Query Results: `output/cost-query-result<timestamp>.json`
48- Pricing Sources: [Links]
49```
50 
51## Portal Link Format
52 
53Include Azure Portal links for all resources using this format:
54 
55```text
56https://portal.azure.com/#@<TENANT_ID>/resource/subscriptions/<SUBSCRIPTION_ID>/resourceGroups/<RESOURCE_GROUP>/providers/<RESOURCE_PROVIDER>/<RESOURCE_TYPE>/<RESOURCE_NAME>/overview
57```
58 
59## Audit Trail
60 
61Save cost query results to `output/cost-query-result<YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS>.json` for reproducibility.
62 
63## Cleanup
64 
65After generating the report, remove temporary files:
66 
67```powershell
68Remove-Item -Path "temp" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
69```
70