Turn an app's code into a priced cloud setup plan
Developer bealesh built a Claude Code add-on that turns app code into tested cloud setup files with price estimates; they report sample apps costing $77 to about $801 monthly.
Done with Claude Code
What they did
Developer bealesh built neckbeard, an add-on for Claude Code. One command has the agent read the app's code and settings. It writes a profile that points to the exact file and line behind each fact. Then it asks what the code can't answer, like expected traffic and how much downtime is acceptable. A second command prices the plan. A third builds the setup files from a library of tested building blocks and runs safety checks. Humans review the changes and run any real launches.
How it went
The author reports monthly estimates for sample apps from $77 on Cloud Run to about $801 on AKS. The first real launch turned up ten problems. Five of them became fixes to the building blocks the same afternoon.
Worth knowing
Checks run without access to a real cloud account only cover formatting and rules. Real-account plans and launches are marked "not exercised" until a human runs them. Parts outside the library, such as Redis, are flagged as gaps rather than built.
Try it yourself with Claude Code
Read this repo and work out what it needs to run in the cloud: processes, ports, environment variables, health checks, database and storage. For each fact, cite the file and line. List your assumptions and ask me what you can't infer, such as expected traffic, acceptable downtime and whether to use an existing database. Then propose OpenTofu infrastructure for [AWS/GCP/Azure] with a [GitHub Actions/GitLab CI] pipeline, with a monthly cost estimate and every unpriced resource listed. Open it as a PR for my review and never apply or deploy anything.
Swap the highlighted [parts] for your own details.
Source: Hacker News · bealesh · Oct 14, 2026
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