# core-web-vitals-tuner

Provides step-by-step code patterns to improve LCP, INP, and CLS scores. Helps tune frontend performance for Core Web Vitals audits.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 308 installs · ★ 63
- Author: patricio0312rev
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/patricio0312rev/skills/tree/HEAD/performance/core-web-vitals-tuner/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-01-12
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/core-web-vitals-tuner

## What it does

The skill standardizes frontend performance fixes across three Core Web Vitals targets: LCP under 2.5s, INP under 200ms, and CLS under 0.1.

It provides concrete code snippets for common bottlenecks. For LCP, the instructions inject `srcset`, `sizes`, and `fetchpriority="high"` on hero images, alongside asset preloading and critical CSS inlining. For INP, it advises debounce wrappers, code splitting via `lazy()`, and background processing with Web Workers. For CLS, it enforces explicit image dimensions and the CSS `aspect-ratio` property.

The skill acts as an advisory checklist and does not execute browser benchmarks on its own. You need an external runner like Lighthouse CI or the `web-vitals` package to verify real scores.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add patricio0312rev/skills --skill core-web-vitals-tuner -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/core-web-vitals-tuner/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/core-web-vitals-tuner/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add patricio0312rev/skills --skill core-web-vitals-tuner -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/core-web-vitals-tuner/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add patricio0312rev/skills --skill core-web-vitals-tuner -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/core-web-vitals-tuner/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install patricio0312rev/skills core-web-vitals-tuner
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/core-web-vitals-tuner/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add patricio0312rev/skills --skill core-web-vitals-tuner -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/patricio0312rev/skills --path performance/core-web-vitals-tuner
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/core-web-vitals-tuner/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add patricio0312rev/skills --skill core-web-vitals-tuner -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/patricio0312rev/skills/tree/HEAD/performance/core-web-vitals-tuner/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- speed up hero image loading to satisfy LCP targets
- lower interaction delays using debouncing and Web Workers
- stop layout shifts with explicit dimensions and aspect-ratio
- add production monitoring with the web-vitals package

## Example prompts
- Optimize the hero banner markup to bring LCP under 2.5s
- Fix layout shifts in the banner container using aspect-ratio
- Offload heavy search processing to a Web Worker to reduce INP

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: core-web-vitals-tuner
description: Systematically improves Largest Contentful Paint (LCP), Interaction to Next Paint (INP), and Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) with prioritized fixes and verification. Use for "Core Web Vitals", "performance", "LCP", "INP", or "CLS".
---

# Core Web Vitals Tuner

Improve LCP, INP, and CLS systematically.

## LCP Optimization (<2.5s)

**Prioritized Fixes:**

1. **Optimize images** (Biggest impact)

   ```html
   <!-- Before -->
   <img src="hero.jpg" />

   <!-- After -->
   <img
     src="hero.jpg"
     srcset="hero-400.webp 400w, hero-800.webp 800w, hero-1200.webp 1200w"
     sizes="(max-width: 600px) 400px, (max-width: 1200px) 800px, 1200px"
     loading="eager"
     fetchpriority="high"
   />
   ```

2. **Preload LCP resource**

   ```html
   <link rel="preload" as="image" href="/hero.webp" fetchpriority="high" />
   ```

3. **Inline critical CSS**

   ```html
   <style>
     /* Above-the-fold styles */
     .hero {
       display: flex;
       height: 100vh;
     }
   </style>
   ```

4. **Use CDN**
   - Serve images from CloudFront/Cloudflare
   - Enable HTTP/2 or HTTP/3

## INP Optimization (<200ms)

**Fixes:**

1. **Debounce expensive interactions**

   ```typescript
   import { debounce } from "lodash";

   const handleSearch = debounce((query) => {
     fetchResults(query);
   }, 300);
   ```

2. **Use Web Workers for heavy tasks**

   ```typescript
   const worker = new Worker("processor.js");
   worker.postMessage(largeData);
   worker.onmessage = (e) => console.log(e.data);
   ```

3. **Code splitting**
   ```typescript
   const HeavyComponent = lazy(() => import("./HeavyComponent"));
   ```

## CLS Optimization (<0.1)

**Fixes:**

1. **Reserve space for images/ads**

   ```html
   <img src="banner.jpg" width="1200" height="600" />
   ```

2. **Use CSS aspect-ratio**

   ```css
   .video-container {
     aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
   }
   ```

3. **Avoid injecting content above existing**
   ```css
   .notification {
     position: fixed;
     top: 0;
   }
   ```

## Verification

```bash
# Lighthouse CI
npm run lighthouse -- --url=https://example.com

# Web Vitals in production
import { getCLS, getFID, getLCP } from 'web-vitals';

getCLS(console.log);
getFID(console.log);
getLCP(console.log);
```

## Output Checklist

- [ ] LCP optimized (<2.5s)
- [ ] INP optimized (<200ms)
- [ ] CLS optimized (<0.1)
- [ ] Monitoring in place
- [ ] Performance regression tests
      ENDFILE
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© patricio0312rev · MIT · https://github.com/patricio0312rev/skills/tree/HEAD/performance/core-web-vitals-tuner/SKILL.md

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