azure-pricing

# Azure Pricing Skill Use this skill to retrieve real-time Azure retail pricing data from the public Azure Retail Prices API. No authentication is required. ## When to Use This Skill - User asks about the cost of an Azure service (e.g., "How much does a D4s v5 VM cost?") - User wants to compare pricing across regions or SKUs - User needs a cost estimate for a workload or architecture - User mentions Azure pricing, Azure costs, or Azure billing - User asks about reserved instance vs. pay-as-you-go pricing - User wants to know about savings plans or spot pricing ## API Endpoint ``` GET https://prices.azure.com/api/retail/prices?api-version=2023-01-01-preview ``` Append `$filter` as a query parameter using OData filter syntax. Always use `api-version=2023-01-01-preview` to ensure savings plan data is included. ## Step-by-step Instructions If anything is unclear about the user's request, ask clarifying questions to identify the correct filter fields and values before calling the API. 1. **Identify filter fields** from the user's request (service name, region, SKU, price type). 2. **Resolve the region**: the API requires `armRegionName` values in lowercase with no spaces (e.g. "East US" → `eastus`, "West Europe" → `westeurope`, "Southeast Asia" → `southeastasia`). See [references/REGIONS.md](references/REGIONS.md) for a complete list. 3. **Build the filter string** using the fields below and fetch the URL. 4. **Parse the `Items` array** from the JSON response. Each item c...