scan

Scan configured cloud accounts for actionable cost-savings opportunities.

clanker scan prints a color-coded cost receipt and can export JSON, Markdown, or a maker-style fix plan.

Usage

clanker scan [flags]

Modes

Mode	Description
Default	Deep scan with detector findings, commitment recommendations, anomalies, and LLM spend context
--quick	In-process detectors only; useful for fast local checks
--local	Skip Clanker Cloud backend discovery and use local CLI commitment scan only

Examples

clanker scan
clanker scan --quick
clanker scan --format json
clanker scan --export receipt.md --format markdown
clanker scan --fix waste-fix-plan.json
clanker scan --profile prod --quick

Flags

Flag	Default	Description
--format	terminal	Output format: terminal, json, or markdown
--export	empty	Write the receipt to a file
--fix	empty	Write a maker plan JSON with one command per finding
--quick	false	Run fast detector-only scan
--local	false	Skip backend discovery
--backend	auto	Override Clanker Cloud backend URL
--profile	AWS_PROFILE	AWS profile for AWS checks
--lookback	60	Commitment recommendation lookback
--term	1	Commitment recommendation term in years
--top	20	Limit findings by monthly waste; 0 means all
--no-color	false	Disable ANSI color output

Sources

The scan composes findings from local detectors, Clanker Cloud backend detectors when available, AWS Cost Explorer recommendations, anomaly data, and LLM spend context in deep mode.