Glossary

• Agent — Small Go binary that runs inside Kubernetes or ECS and streams usage + pricing data.
• Tenant label — Any label or tag prefixed with cost.clustercost.io/ that lets you map spend to teams, products, or customers.
• Dashboard — Local UI (container or binary) used to explore costs without sending data outside your network.
• Control plane — Managed SaaS service that aggregates metrics across clusters/accounts and layers on automation.
• Namespace — Kubernetes grouping used for per-team cost allocation.
• Service — ECS service or Kubernetes workload that represents a billable unit.
• Idle spend — Portion of cost attributed to un-used CPU/memory reservations.
• Savings recommendation — Automated hint generated by the SaaS when idle/over-provisioned resources are detected.
• Forecast — Projection of spend for the current month based on trailing usage.
• Anomaly — Spend spike outside historical patterns, often due to scaling changes or misconfigurations.