Optimize Windsurf costs through tier selection, sampling, and usage monitoring. Use when analyzing Windsurf billing, reducing API costs, or implementing usage monitoring and budget alerts. Trigger with phrases like "windsurf cost", "windsurf billing", "reduce windsurf costs", "windsurf pricing", "windsurf expensive", "windsurf budget".
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This skill provides clear structure and actionable TypeScript code for cost monitoring and optimization strategies (sampling, batching, caching). However, it suffers from a critical flaw: 'Windsurf' appears to be the IDE/editor the user is working in, not an external API service with tiered pricing. The skill treats Windsurf as if it were a paid API with Free/Pro/Enterprise tiers, billing dashboards, and per-request charges—none of which align with Windsurf's actual nature as a development tool. This fundamental misunderstanding undermines novelty completely (a CLI agent could discuss generic cost optimization without this confusion) and reduces practical value. The code examples are well-structured but solve a non-existent problem. If this were repositioned as a generic 'API cost optimization' skill with placeholder service names, it would score higher, but as written for 'Windsurf cost tuning,' it lacks real-world applicability.
jeremylongshore
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