# 162-java-profiling-analyze

This skill reads the Java profiling data you already collected — flamegraphs, JFR, GC logs, thread dumps — and sorts the problems it finds by priority.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 350 installs · ★ 456
- Author: Juan Antonio Breña Moral
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/jabrena/plinth/tree/HEAD/skills/162-java-profiling-analyze/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-21
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/162-java-profiling-analyze

## What it does

It is step two of the profiling workflow in Plinth Toolkit. The skill starts by taking inventory of artifacts in `profiler/results/`: allocation-flamegraph, heatmap-cpu, memory-leak, plus `*.jfr`, `*.log` and `*.txt` files. From there it looks for leaks and excessive allocations, GC pressure, CPU hotspots, blocking, deadlocks, lock contention and thread pool saturation.

Findings go into two files: `docs/profiling-problem-analysis-YYYYMMDD.md` and `docs/profiling-solutions-YYYYMMDD.md`. Each issue gets an Impact (1–5) and Effort (1–5) score so you know what to fix first. The skill works with async-profiler, JFR, JProfiler/YourKit, GCViewer, flamegraphs and heatmaps.

The constraint that matters most is baked into the skill itself: it checks that your captures came from a realistic load before drawing conclusions. A profile taken against an empty database will send you chasing the wrong hotspot, so the skill asks you to record assumptions and limitations. It also cross-references several files instead of trusting one. If your request is ambiguous, it stops and asks a clarifying question first.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jabrena/plinth --skill 162-java-profiling-analyze -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/162-java-profiling-analyze/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/162-java-profiling-analyze/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jabrena/plinth --skill 162-java-profiling-analyze -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/162-java-profiling-analyze/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jabrena/plinth --skill 162-java-profiling-analyze -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/162-java-profiling-analyze/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install jabrena/plinth 162-java-profiling-analyze
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/162-java-profiling-analyze/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jabrena/plinth --skill 162-java-profiling-analyze -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/jabrena/plinth --path skills/162-java-profiling-analyze
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/162-java-profiling-analyze/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jabrena/plinth --skill 162-java-profiling-analyze -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/jabrena/plinth/tree/HEAD/skills/162-java-profiling-analyze/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- read a flamegraph and locate CPU hotspots
- tell a memory leak apart from ordinary GC pressure
- merge findings from JFR, GC logs and thread dumps into one report
- rank performance bugs by Impact and Effort
- check that captures reflect a realistic load

## Example prompts
- Analyze the JFR profile in profiler/results/
- Go through the GC logs and thread dumps, find the bottlenecks
- Prioritize the bottlenecks by Impact/Effort and write the report to docs/

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: 162-java-profiling-analyze
description: Use when you need to analyze Java profiling data collected during the detection phase — including interpreting flamegraphs, memory allocation patterns, CPU hotspots, threading issues, systematic problem categorization, evidence documentation with profiling-problem-analysis and profiling-solutions markdown files, or prioritizing fixes using Impact/Effort scoring. This should trigger for requests such as Analyze JFR profile; Analyze the profile; Analyze the performance; Analyze the memory; Analyze the threading; Analyze GC logs from profiling; Prioritize Java profiling bottlenecks by impact. Part of Plinth Toolkit
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
  author: Juan Antonio Breña Moral
  version: 0.19.0
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# Java Profiling Workflow / Step 2 / Analyze profiling data

Analyze profiling results systematically: inventory results (flamegraphs, JFR, GC logs, thread dumps), identify problems (memory leaks, CPU hotspots, threading issues), document findings using standardized templates (profiling-problem-analysis-YYYYMMDD.md, profiling-solutions-YYYYMMDD.md), prioritize using Impact/Effort scores, and correlate multiple profiling files for validation.

**What is covered in this Skill?**

- Inventory: scan profiler/results/ for allocation-flamegraph, heatmap-cpu, memory-leak, *.jfr, *.log, *.txt
- Problem identification: memory (leaks, excessive allocations, GC pressure), performance (CPU hotspots, blocking), threading (deadlocks, contention, pool saturation)
- Documentation: docs/profiling-problem-analysis-YYYYMMDD.md, docs/profiling-solutions-YYYYMMDD.md
- Prioritization: Impact (1–5) / Effort (1–5), focus on high priority first
- Tools: async-profiler, JFR, JProfiler/YourKit, GCViewer, flamegraphs, heatmaps

**Scope:** Validate profiling results represent realistic load scenarios. Cross-reference multiple files. Include quantitative metrics.

## Constraints

Validate profiling results represent realistic load before analysis. Document assumptions and limitations. Cross-reference multiple files.

- **VALIDATE**: Ensure profiling results represent realistic load scenarios before analysis
- **DOCUMENT**: Record assumptions and limitations in analysis reports
- **CROSS-REFERENCE**: Use multiple profiling files to validate findings
- **BEFORE APPLYING**: Read the reference for problem analysis and solutions templates
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