Cost Optimization Report Template

Use create_file with path output/costoptimizereport<YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS>.md and the following structure:

# Azure Cost Optimization Report
**Generated**: <timestamp>

## Executive Summary
- Total Monthly Cost: $X (ACTUAL DATA from Cost Management API)
- Top Cost Drivers: [List top 3 services with costs]
- Potential Savings: $Y/month

## Cost Breakdown by Service
| Service | Cost (USD) | % of Total |
|---------|-----------|------------|
| ... | ... | ... |
| **Total** | **$X** | **100%** |

## Free Tier Analysis
[Resources operating within free tiers]

## Orphaned Resources (Immediate Savings)
[From azqr — resources that can be deleted immediately]

## Optimization Recommendations

### Priority 1: High Impact, Low Risk
- ACTUAL cost: $X/month
- ESTIMATED savings: $Y/month
- Commands to execute

### Priority 2: Medium Impact, Medium Risk
- ACTUAL baseline, ACTUAL metrics, VALIDATED pricing
- ESTIMATED savings with commands

### Priority 3: Long-term Optimization
[Reserved Instances, Storage tiering]

## Total Estimated Savings
- Monthly: $X | Annual: $Y

## Implementation Commands
[Safe commands with approval warnings]

## Validation Appendix
- Cost Query Results: `output/cost-query-result<timestamp>.json`
- Pricing Sources: [Links]

Portal Link Format

Include Azure Portal links for all resources using this format:

https://portal.azure.com/#@<TENANT_ID>/resource/subscriptions/<SUBSCRIPTION_ID>/resourceGroups/<RESOURCE_GROUP>/providers/<RESOURCE_PROVIDER>/<RESOURCE_TYPE>/<RESOURCE_NAME>/overview

Audit Trail

Save cost query results to output/cost-query-result<YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS>.json for reproducibility.

Cleanup

After generating the report, remove temporary files:

Remove-Item -Path "temp" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue