alicloud-ecs-cpu-inventory

What problem does it solve?

Manually checking each Alibaba Cloud ECS instance's CPU usage across multiple accounts and regions to find idle or underutilized resources is time-consuming and error-prone, leading to wasted cloud spend from unneeded compute capacity.

Core Features & Use Cases

• 7-Day CPU Utilization Tracking: Collects hourly CPU metrics for all ECS instances in a specified Alibaba Cloud International account and region over the last 7 days.
• Idle Instance Detection: Flags instances as potentially unused if they are stopped or have a 7-day CPU peak below 5%.
• Cost-Aware Reporting: Generates a structured Markdown report with instance type cost summaries, cumulative billing costs for idle instances, and sorted CPU usage rankings to support FinOps cost optimization.
• Use Case: A cloud operations team can use this skill to quickly audit their Alibaba Cloud ECS fleet, identify wasted resources, and right-size their compute spend without manual API queries.

Quick Start

Ask the AI to run the alicloud-ecs-cpu-inventory skill for your specified aliyun profile and target region to generate a full ECS CPU inventory report with idle instance flags and cost summaries.