# E2e Fabric Cost Estimation

Estimates Fabric capacity cost before a migration by profiling Spark, SQL, Power BI...

- Repository: https://github.com/microsoft/skills-for-fabric (1306 stars)
- Category: Data and ML
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-10-29
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add microsoft/skills-for-fabric --skill e2e-fabric-cost-estimation -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add microsoft/skills-for-fabric --skill e2e-fabric-cost-estimation -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add microsoft/skills-for-fabric --skill e2e-fabric-cost-estimation -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add microsoft/skills-for-fabric --skill e2e-fabric-cost-estimation -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add microsoft/skills-for-fabric`

## Description

Estimates Fabric capacity cost before a migration by profiling Spark, SQL, Power BI, and Real-Time workloads, then recommending SKU size and comparing Reserved, Pay-As-You-Go, and Autoscale billing. Use only for capacity sizing and pricing questions, not for general migration or connectivity work.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

> **Telemetry, MANDATORY.** Every `api.fabric.microsoft.com` call must carry
> `x-ms-fabric-skill: e2e-fabric-cost-estimation` (`az rest`: `--headers "x-ms-fabric-skill=e2e-fabric-cost-estimation"`),
> including every LRO poll, `fabric_lro` and retry. Snippets omit it, add it anyway.

> **CRITICAL NOTES**
> 1. To find the workspace details (including its ID) from workspace name: list all workspaces and, then, use JMESPath filtering
> 2. To find the item details (including its ID) from workspace ID, item type, and item name: list all items of that type in that workspace and, then, use JMESPath filtering
> 3. **Pricing is region-specific.** Always resolve the capacity's Azure region (via the Fabric REST `GET /v1/capacities`, which returns `region`/`sku`/`state`, or via ARM) or ask the user *before* any price lookup, and state the region with every quoted figure.

The rest: https://github.com/microsoft/skills-for-fabric/blob/HEAD/plugins/fabric-skills/skills/e2e-fabric-cost-estimation/SKILL.md