---
title: "CircleCI Workflow Cost Auditor"
description: "Audits CircleCI workflow spend using the CircleCI Insights API and machine-type pricing tables. Identifies jobs running on oversized resource classes and recommends downgrades using historical CPU/memory utilization from the pipeline telemetry endpoint. Produces a cost breakdown by project, branch, and executor type."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/circleci/circleci-docs"
category:
  - "CI/CD Integrations"
framework:
  - "OpenClaw"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "circleci/circleci-docs"
  github_stars: 843
---

# CircleCI Workflow Cost Auditor

Audits CircleCI workflow spend using the CircleCI Insights API and machine-type pricing tables. Identifies jobs running on oversized resource classes and recommends downgrades using historical CPU/memory utilization from the pipeline telemetry endpoint. Produces a cost breakdown by project, branch, and executor type.

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/circleci-workflow-cost-auditor/)