FinOps Agent Features for AWS Cost Optimization

Automated FinOps Audits

Continuous AWS waste detection with estimated monthly savings and owner routing.

Capability	FinOps value	Status
Idle resource detection	Flags low-utilization instances, volumes, and services with monthly savings estimate	GA
Rightsizing opportunities	Recommends safer size adjustments by environment and risk profile	GA
Lifecycle gap detection	Finds missing retention/cleanup policies that increase storage spend	GA
Savings scoring	Prioritizes findings by expected savings and confidence	Beta

Trace each finding from AWS resource to Terraform module/address and GitHub file owner.

Capability	FinOps value	Status
AWS resource graph	Builds live dependency and ownership map across accounts and services	GA
Terraform linkage	Maps findings to Terraform state, addresses, and modules	GA
Repo/file ownership mapping	Routes each issue to the correct GitHub repo and code owner	GA
Impact context cards	Shows expected savings, blast radius, and dependencies before remediation	Beta

Turn findings into bounded code changes with traceability from issue to merged PR.

Capability	FinOps value	Status
Bounded change generation	Drafts minimal diffs targeted to approved remediation scope	GA
Remediation branch management	Commits to dedicated branch and opens or reuses existing PR	GA
Change context generation	Includes rationale, expected savings, and rollback notes in PR body	GA
Autopilot for low-risk classes	Allows automatic progression when risk and policy checks pass	EA

Keep remediation aligned with governance, operational constraints, and budget controls.

Capability	FinOps value	Status
Environment scoping	Different rules per environment, account, and resource class	GA
Risk and urgency checks	Balances savings opportunity with operational safety	GA
Approval gating	Requires owner approvals based on policy and impact	GA
Rollback confidence scoring	Blocks risky changes when rollback confidence is low	Beta

Track findings from discovery to implementation and measure estimated versus realized savings.

Feature	Intern	Junior	Middle
Finding queue with savings estimates	✅	✅	✅
Owner routing + impact tracking	✅	✅	✅
Estimated vs realized savings reporting	—	✅	✅
Business-unit chargeback dashboards (coming soon)	—	🕒	🕒

Run FinOps continuously with queues, job status, and synchronized findings/maps.

Feature	Intern	Junior	Middle
Audit and remediation job queue	✅	✅	✅
Job status and retry controls	✅	✅	✅
Cross-workspace policy templates	—	✅	✅
Automatic policy tuning from review history (coming soon)	—	—	🕒