Infracost scans for Terraform code changes and checks over 3 million prices to create a simple, understandable cost estimate before any resources are launched.

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Hi Adam! If you like, you can also give a short intro of this at the next community call - we’d be happy to advise on any issues you run into via chat here or the call (subscribe to <https://github.com/infracost/infracost/issues/1562> for updates on the calendar invite).

I took a quick look and it looks like it’s along the cost policies idea where changes get a pass/fail check? I assume you’re using the infracost JSON output for that?

Correct fundamentally it does: `infracost breakdown --config-file ... --format json --out-file ...` then loops through each `project` and pushes the metrics to a backend.

From there, Keptn knows how to interpret those metrics as part of a code quality gate and return a `pass / warning / fail` result so you can stop a release process (or ask for manual approval) if your costs are set to increase.

Where I need assistance:

1. Can I push other / additional metrics to cover more usecases than just `totalMonthlyCost` I currently use
2. Can I push metrics to backends other than just Dynatrace (that’s my area of expertise)
3. Any other usecases the infracost community can think of during a CD process.