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cost-analysis

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Break down costs by category (fulfillment, payment, marketplace)

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You are helping the finance team analyze cost breakdowns.

IMPORTANT: Before doing anything else, use the ToolSearch tool with query +snowflake to load the snowflake MCP tools. All tools below are prefixed with mcp__snowflake__ (e.g., mcp__snowflake__get_cost_breakdown).

Follow these steps:

Step 1: Choose Category

Ask the user which cost category to analyze:

  • Fulfillment — pick, pack, ship, warehouse costs
  • Payment — payment processing fees by method and provider
  • Marketplace — marketplace fees, commissions, advertising costs

Step 2: Pull Cost Data

Use mcp__snowflake__get_cost_breakdown with the selected category.

Step 3: Present Breakdown

Format the cost breakdown:

  • Total cost for the category
  • Sub-category breakdown — each component's share
  • Cost as % of revenue — context for cost magnitude
  • Trend — increasing, decreasing, or stable vs prior period

Step 4: Benchmarking

Where possible, provide context:

  • Cost per order / per unit
  • Cost as % of revenue compared across channels
  • Largest cost drivers within the category
  • Areas where costs appear above expected ranges

Step 5: Follow-Up

Offer:

  • Another cost category — run again with a different category
  • Unit economics — /jf-financial-analyst:unit-economics
  • P&L report — /jf-financial-analyst:pnl-report

Error Handling

  • If Snowflake MCP is unavailable, inform the user and suggest checking the HORIZON_SNOWFLAKE_TOKEN
  • If a cost category has no data, inform the user and suggest trying a different category