Report cloud costs in EUR across USD invoices
Report in your company currency while providers bill in USD, with consistent conversion rules across AWS, Google Cloud, Azure and Datadog.
Runs in
Claude · Slack
First optimization recommendation
The next day
ROI
Pays for itself with the first recommendation you act on
Playbook
What the agent does
From what Costory notices to what you decide. Costory suggests the next step in conversation, and you decide whether to go ahead.
Costory notices
Month-end, or when FX moves materially.
Costory investigates
01
Pick a reporting currency
Costory applies documented conversion rules per provider.
02
Report consistently
Dashboards, reports and MCP answers use the same currency.
03
Keep both
The original currency stays available.
04
Close
Month-end numbers in EUR.
Where you see it
Claude
You decide
Finance validates the reporting currency rules.
Why it matters
European companies receive USD invoices and report in EUR. Every team converts differently, and the totals never match.
Who it’s for
Finance, FinOps leads
Where it runs
Claude · Slack
What you get
What lands in front of your team
One currency
EUR everywhere.
Documented rules
The same conversion across providers.
FX vs usage
Separate currency effects from real changes.
Sources and assistants
What it connects
Data sources
Example prompts
Or drive it yourself
FAQ
Questions about this playbook
When are month-end numbers final?
Costory refreshes month n-1 until the 10th of month n, then freezes it so close numbers stay stable.
How long does this playbook take to set up?
Connecting your billing data and the Costory MCP takes under 30 minutes with Terraform or CloudFormation. The playbook itself takes minutes: pick the scope, the trigger and the Slack channel. The first billing data lands the next day, and the agent starts from there.
Can we adjust what the agent does?
Yes. You choose the trigger, the scope (team, service, environment), the channel and the format, and you can pause or change it at any time.
Does Costory change anything in our cloud accounts?
No. Costory reads billing exports and the metrics you connect, and has no write access to your cloud. Actions it takes create Costory objects only: alerts, reports, dashboards and events. Your team stays in control of every change.
Step-by-step guide in the Costory docs
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The 11th of every month, after month n-1 is frozen.
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Quarter end, or before a board meeting.
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Put this playbook on call
Included in every plan, from €250/month. 30-day free trial: connect in under 30 minutes, get your first optimization recommendation the next day.
First optimization recommendation
The next day
ROI
Pays for itself with the first recommendation you act on
Setup
About 30 minutes
Data residency
EU
Access
Read-only on your cloud