bosskuai-cost-optimization

name	bosskuai-cost-optimization
description	Use this for cloud/server/API/model cost control, token budgets, queue sizing, storage costs, vendor spend, and unit economics.

Bosskuai Cost Optimization

Use this for cloud/server/API/model cost control, token budgets, queue sizing, storage costs, vendor spend, and unit economics.

Fast Path

1. Measure before optimizing: request volume, token usage, queue duration, DB load, storage, vendor API calls.
2. Separate product quality modes: cheap default, frontier escalation, batch/offline jobs.
3. Cache only safe, scoped, invalidatable data.
4. Track cost per active user, per job, per lead, or per successful transaction.

Default Checks

• Measure before optimizing: request volume, token usage, queue duration, DB load, storage, vendor API calls.
• Separate product quality modes: cheap default, frontier escalation, batch/offline jobs.
• Cache only safe, scoped, invalidatable data.
• Track cost per active user, per job, per lead, or per successful transaction.
• Never reduce cost by weakening security, audit, or critical correctness.

When To Open The Playbook

Open ../../references/playbooks/bosskuai-cost-optimization-playbook.md only when the task needs detailed workflow, implementation examples, or release-grade depth.

Output Quality

• Start with the verdict or action.
• Separate confirmed facts, assumptions, and risks.
• Include exact files, commands, tests, metrics, or rollback triggers when relevant.
• Do not claim legal, security, or cost certainty without evidence.

References

• ../../references/playbooks/bosskuai-cost-optimization-playbook.md

• ../../references/checklists/cost-optimization-checklist.md

• Track LLM cost separately from general API cost when model usage is material.