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Performance Profiler

Systematic performance profiling for Node.js, Python, and Go applications. Identifies CPU, memory, and I/O bottlenecks, generates flamegraphs, analyzes bundle sizes, optimizes database queries, runs load tests with k6 and Artillery. Always measures before and after. Use when inv…

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By alirezarezvani
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# Performance Profiler

**Tier:** POWERFUL  
**Category:** Engineering  
**Domain:** Performance Engineering  

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## Overview

Systematic performance profiling for Node.js, Python, and Go applications. Identifies CPU, memory, and I/O bottlenecks; generates flamegraphs; analyzes bundle sizes; optimizes database queries; detects memory leaks; and runs load tests with k6 and Artillery. Always measures before and after.

## Core Capabilities

- **CPU profiling** — flamegraphs for Node.js, py-spy for Python, pprof for Go
- **Memory profiling** — heap snapshots, leak detection, GC pressure
- **Bundle analysis** — webpack-bundle-analyzer, Next.js bundle analyzer
- **Database optimization** — EXPLAIN ANALYZE, slow query log, N+1 detection
- **Load testing** — k6 scripts, Artillery scenarios, ramp-up patterns
- **Before/after measurement** — establish baseline, profile, optimize, verify

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## When to Use

- App is slow and you don't know where the bottleneck is
- P99 latency exceeds SLA before a release
- Memory usage grows over time (suspected leak)
- Bundle size increased after adding dependencies
- Preparing for a traffic spike (load test before launch)
- Database queries taking >100ms

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## Quick Start

```bash
# Analyze a project for performance risk indicators
python3 scripts/performance_profiler.py /path/to/project

# JSON output for CI integration
python3 scripts/performance_profiler.py /path/to/project --json

# Custom large-file threshold
python3 scripts/performance_profiler.py /path/to/project --large-file-threshold-kb 256
```

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## Golden Rule: Measure First

```bash
# Establish baseline BEFORE any optimization
# Record: P50, P95, P99 latency | RPS | error rate | memory usage

# Wrong: "I think the N+1 query is slow, let me fix it"
# Right: Profile → confirm bottleneck → fix → measure again → verify improvement
```

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## Node.js Profiling
→ See references/profiling-recipes.md for details

## References

- [references/profiling-recipes.md](references/profiling-recipes.md) — Node.js/Python/Go profiling commands, flamegraph generation, heap snapshots
- [references/optimization-playbook.md](references/optimization-playbook.md) — before/after measurement template, quick-win optimization checklist (DB/Node/bundle/API), common pitfalls, best practices

How to use

  1. Copy the skill content above
  2. Create a .claude/skills directory in your project
  3. Save as .claude/skills/claude-skills-performance-profiler.md
  4. Use /claude-skills-performance-profiler in Claude Code to invoke this skill

README

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Claude Code Skills & Plugins — Agent Skills for Every Coding Tool

355 production-ready Claude Code skills, plugins, and agent skills for 13 AI coding tools.

The most comprehensive open-source library of Claude Code skills and agent plugins — also works with OpenAI Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, and 9 more coding agents. Reusable expertise packages covering engineering, DevOps, marketing (incl. AEO — Answer Engine Optimization for LLM citation), security (PreToolUse hooks), compliance, C-level advisory (incl. founder-mode CFO/CMO/CRO/CPO/COO/CHRO/CISO/GC/CDO/CAIO/CCO/VPE personas + 21 /cs:* slash commands), productivity (capture/email/reflect), an academic research stack (litreview/grants/dossier/patent/syllabus/pulse/notebooklm/deep-research + hybrid router), and enterprise Research Operations (clinical-research/research-finance/market-research/product-research, v2.9.0).

Works with: Claude Code · OpenAI Codex · Gemini CLI · OpenClaw · Hermes Agent1 · Mistral Vibe2 · Cursor · Aider · Windsurf · Kilo Code · OpenCode · Augment · Antigravity

License: MIT Skills Agents Personas Commands Stars SkillCheck Validated

5,200+ GitHub stars — the most comprehensive open-source Claude Code skills & agent plugins library.

What Are Claude Code Skills & Agent Plugins?

Claude Code skills (also called agent skills or coding agent plugins) are modular instruction packages that give AI coding agents domain expertise they don't have out of the box. Each skill includes:

  • SKILL.md — structured instructions, workflows, and decision frameworks
  • Python tools — 602 CLI scripts (all stdlib-only, zero pip installs)
  • Reference docs — 711 templates, checklists, and domain-specific knowledge files

One repo, thirteen platforms. Works natively as Claude Code plugins, Codex agent skills, Gemini CLI skills, Hermes Agent skills, Mistral Vibe skills, and converts to more tools via scripts/convert.sh. All 602 Python tools run anywhere Python runs.

Skills vs Agents vs Personas

SkillsAgentsPersonas
PurposeHow to execute a taskWhat task to doWho is thinking
ScopeSingle domainSingle domainCross-domain
VoiceNeutralProfessionalPersonality-driven
Example"Follow these steps for SEO""Run a security audit""Think like a startup CTO"

All three work together. See Orchestration for how to combine them.

Quick Install

Gemini CLI (New)

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git
cd claude-skills

# Run the setup script
./scripts/gemini-install.sh

# Start using skills
> activate_skill(name="senior-architect")

Claude Code (Recommended)

# Add the marketplace
/plugin marketplace add alirezarezvani/claude-skills

# Install by domain
/plugin install engineering-skills@claude-code-skills          # 24 core engineering
/plugin install engineering-advanced-skills@claude-code-skills  # 25 POWERFUL-tier
/plugin install product-skills@claude-code-skills               # 12 product skills
/plugin install marketing-skills@claude-code-skills             # 43 marketing skills
/plugin install ra-qm-skills@claude-code-skills                 # 12 regulatory/quality
/plugin install pm-skills@claude-code-skills                    # 6 project management
/plugin install c-level-skills@claude-code-skills               # 28 C-level advisory (full C-suite)
/plugin install business-growth-skills@claude-code-skills       # 4 business & growth
/plugin install finance-skills@claude-code-skills               # 2 finance (analyst + SaaS metrics)

# Or install individual skills
/plugin install skill-security-auditor@claude-code-skills       # Security scanner
/plugin install playwright-pro@claude-code-skills                  # Playwright testing toolkit
/plugin install self-improving-agent@claude-code-skills         # Auto-memory curation
/plugin install content-creator@claude-code-skills              # Single skill

OpenAI Codex

npx agent-skills-cli add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --agent codex
# Or: git clone + ./scripts/codex-install.sh

OpenClaw

bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills/main/scripts/openclaw-install.sh)

Manual Installation

git clone https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git
# Copy any skill folder to ~/.claude/skills/ (Claude Code) or ~/.codex/skills/ (Codex)

Multi-Tool Support (New)

Convert all 345 skills to 9 AI coding tools with a single script:

ToolFormatInstall
Cursor.mdc rules./scripts/install.sh --tool cursor --target .
AiderCONVENTIONS.md./scripts/install.sh --tool aider --target .
Kilo Code.kilocode/rules/./scripts/install.sh --tool kilocode --target .
Windsurf.windsurf/skills/./scripts/install.sh --tool windsurf --target .
OpenCode.opencode/skills/./scripts/install.sh --tool opencode --target .
Augment.augment/rules/./scripts/install.sh --tool augment --target .
Antigravity~/.gemini/antigravity/skills/./scripts/install.sh --tool antigravity
Hermes Agent~/.hermes/skills/python scripts/sync-hermes-skills.py --verbose
Mistral Vibe~/.vibe/skills/./scripts/vibe-install.sh

How it works:

# 1. Convert all skills to all tools (takes ~15 seconds)
./scripts/convert.sh --tool all

# 2. Install into your project (with confirmation)
./scripts/install.sh --tool cursor --target /path/to/project

# Or use --force to skip confirmation:
./scripts/install.sh --tool aider --target . --force

# 3. Verify
find .cursor/rules -name "*.mdc" | wc -l  # Should show 346

Each tool gets:

  • ✅ All 345 skills converted to native format
  • ✅ Per-tool README with install/verify/update steps
  • ✅ Support for scripts, references, templates where applicable
  • ✅ Zero manual conversion work

Run ./scripts/convert.sh --tool all to generate tool-specific outputs locally.

Skills Overview

355 skills across 18 domains:

DomainSkillsHighlightsDetails
🔧 Engineering — Core52Architecture, frontend, backend, fullstack, QA, DevOps, SecOps, AI/ML, data, Playwright Pro (test gen, flaky fix, migrations), self-improving agent (auto-memory curation), security suite, a11y audit, named-persona-adversarial-review (review via named engineering philosophies)engineering-team/
⚡ Engineering — POWERFUL81Agent designer, RAG architect, database designer, CI/CD builder, security auditor, MCP builder, AgentHub, Helm charts, Terraform, self-eval, llm-wiki, tc-tracker, autoresearch-agent, reliability portfolio (feature-flags-architect, kubernetes-operator, chaos-engineering, slo-architect), ship-gate, security-guidance PreToolUse hook, Matt Pocock skills (write-a-skill, caveman, grill-me, handoff, grill-with-docs), zero-hallucination-coder (Discuss→Map→Decompose→Execute→Verify), agent-harness (goal→plan→execute→verify→close loops over any domain)engineering/
🎯 Product17Product manager, agile PO, strategist, UX researcher, UI design, landing pages, SaaS scaffolder, analytics, experiment designer, discovery, roadmap communicator, code-to-prd, apple-hig-expertproduct-team/
📣 Marketing488 pods: Content, SEO + AEO (aeo — E-E-A-T audit, citation tracking across 5 LLMs) + local (local-seo-manager — GBP/NAP/Map-Pack), CRO, Channels, Growth, Intelligence, Sales + context foundation + orchestration routermarketing-skill/
🚀 Productivity7capture (brain-dump-to-action), email pair (inbox-setup + inbox-triage), reflect (journal), handoff (Matt Pocock-inspired), andreessen (market-first decision mode), roast (5-angle idea panel → GO/RESHAPE/KILL)productivity/
🎨 Marketing (top-level)1landing — single-file HTML landing-page generator (4 design styles, GSAP patterns, brand palette validator)marketing/
🔬 Research (academic)9research orchestrator (hybrid router + fallback) + 8 specialists: pulse, litreview, grants (NIH), dossier, patent, syllabus, notebooklm, deep-research (rigor-first meta-research)research/
🧪 Research Operations ✨v2.9.05Enterprise/cross-functional research: orchestrator + clinical-research (study design), research-finance (R&D program finance), market-research (sizing/survey/segmentation), product-research (user research) — each with onboarding + customization + opt-in autoresearch bridgeresearch-ops/
📋 Project Management9Senior PM, scrum master, Jira, Confluence, Atlassian admin, templates + bundled Atlassian Remote MCPproject-management/
🏥 Regulatory & QM19ISO 13505, MDR 2017/745, FDA, ISO 27001, GDPR, SOC 2, CAPA, risk management, agent-decision-receipts (PQ-signed action receipts)ra-qm-team/
🛡️ Compliance OS9Compliance operating system — controls, evidence, audit-readiness workflowscompliance-os/
💼 C-Level Advisory68Full C-suite (CEO/CTO/CFO/CMO/CRO/CPO/COO/CHRO/CISO/GC/CDO/CAIO/CCO/VPE) + founder-mode agents + orchestration + board meetings + culture & collaborationc-level-advisor/
📈 Business & Growth5Customer success, sales engineer, revenue ops, contracts & proposals, BizDev toolkitbusiness-growth/
🏭 Business Operations7Orchestrator + process-mapper, vendor-management, capacity-planner, internal-comms, knowledge-ops, procurement-optimizerbusiness-operations/
🤝 Commercial8Orchestrator + pricing-strategist, deal-desk, partnerships-architect, channel-economics, commercial-policy, rfp-responder, commercial-forecastercommercial/
💰 Finance4Financial analyst (DCF, budgeting, forecasting), SaaS metrics coach, business investment advisorfinance/
🔄 Loop Library1loop-library — discover, find, audit/repair, adapt, and design bounded AI-agent loops; reads the live catalog from signals.forwardfuture.ai at runtime (vendored verbatim from [Forward-Future/loop-library](https://github.com/Forward-Future/loop-libr

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Footnotes

  1. Hermes Agent is BYO-sync tier: the repo ships a pre-generated .hermes/skills/claude-skills/ tree, but you run python scripts/sync-hermes-skills.py once locally to install into ~/.hermes/skills/. Uses the same agentskills.io SKILL.md standard — no format conversion. ↩

  2. Mistral Vibe is also BYO-sync tier: the repo ships a pre-generated .vibe/skills/claude-skills/ tree, run ./scripts/vibe-install.sh once locally to install into ~/.vibe/skills/. Same agentskills.io SKILL.md standard — no format conversion. Docs: https://docs.mistral.ai/mistral-vibe/agents-skills. ↩

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