costs

name	costs
description	API spend breakdown and cost-optimization analysis
when_to_use	Use when Abdout asks where the money goes — API and infra spend breakdown with cost-optimization analysis across Vercel, Neon, AWS, and the Anthropic plan, honoring the subscription-only posture. Triggers on: costs, spend, how much are we paying, cost optimization, budget check.
argument-hint	[monthly|<service>]
model	sonnet

API spend breakdown and cost optimization analysis.

Arguments: $ARGUMENTS (optional: "monthly" for full report, or specific service like "vercel", "neon", "stripe")

Steps:

1. Gather cost data:
   • Claude Max subscription: $200/mo (fixed)
   • Vercel: Check usage tier and bandwidth (vercel MCP)
   • Neon: Check branch count, compute hours (neon MCP)
   • Stripe: Calculate transaction fees from recent volume (stripe MCP)
   • Domains: Estimate from known registrations
2. Calculate total monthly spend
3. Compare against budget (~$500/mo burn, $5K capital = 10 months runway)
4. Identify optimization opportunities:
   • Can any Vercel project stay on free tier?
   • Are there stale Neon branches to delete?
   • Can Stripe fees be reduced with annual billing?
   • Are we using Claude API efficiently?
5. Project next month's costs based on trends
6. Output: cost table, trend, optimizations, recommendation

Reference: .claude/agents/ops.md for cost structure Reference: .claude/agents/revenue.md for revenue context