# k6-perf-test-website

Scaffolds an end-to-end k6 performance testing suite for public websites with browser checks, protocol load, and generator monitoring.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 3300 installs · ★ 290
- Author: grafana
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/grafana/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/grafana-k6/k6-perf-test-website/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/k6-perf-test-website

## What it does

This skill sets up a full performance testing project using k6. It structures tests across user-defined workflows into dedicated folders. Each workflow receives functional checks followed by hybrid scenarios: smoke, average, stress, spike, soak, and breakpoint runs that mix protocol requests with a Playwright browser virtual user for Web Vitals.

The toolchain requires Node.js 20 or newer, k6 v2.0.0 or higher, and Chromium downloaded via `npx playwright install chromium`. Functional tests must pass before load testing starts. Test files deliberately avoid shared libraries in favor of self-contained scripts, making incident investigations readable.

A sidecar monitor script `tools/lg-monitor.sh` watches the load-generator host. This exposes client-side CPU or memory saturation before you mistake it for a backend outage.

## Requirements
- Works with: Grafana

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add grafana/skills --skill k6-perf-test-website -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/k6-perf-test-website/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/k6-perf-test-website/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add grafana/skills --skill k6-perf-test-website -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/k6-perf-test-website/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add grafana/skills --skill k6-perf-test-website -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/k6-perf-test-website/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install grafana/skills k6-perf-test-website
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/k6-perf-test-website/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add grafana/skills --skill k6-perf-test-website -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/grafana/skills --path skills/grafana-k6/k6-perf-test-website
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/k6-perf-test-website/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add grafana/skills --skill k6-perf-test-website -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/grafana/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/grafana-k6/k6-perf-test-website/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- scaffold a hybrid protocol and browser load testing suite in k6
- track Web Vitals under simulated traffic with browser virtual users
- monitor load generator hardware resources during active runs
- locate application limits with breakpoint tests

## Example prompts
- Set up a k6 performance testing suite for our web application
- Stress test this site under 500 concurrent users
- Create hybrid k6 load tests for catalog browsing and checkout

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```text
---
name: k6-perf-test-website
description: >
  Use when the user wants to performance-test, load-test, or stress-test
  a public website end-to-end with k6. Produces a hybrid (protocol +
  browser) test suite, SLO-backed thresholds, a load-generator monitor
  sidecar, and a Grafana-side investigation playbook for backends the
  user owns. Triggers on "perf test my site", "performance test my
  site", "load test this URL",
  "stress test my web app", "I want to load test [URL]", "set up k6
  against my website", "write a k6 suite for [site]", "see if my site
  handles N concurrent users", or "how does my site perform under
  traffic". Use this skill whenever the user mentions k6, load testing,
  stress testing, performance testing, or wants to validate a website
  under traffic — even if they don't explicitly use the word "test" or
  ask for the specific outputs this skill produces. This skill is for a
  full multi-test suite across several workflows; for a single browser test —
  functional OR a browser load test measuring Web Vitals for one journey —
  use k6-browser-test.
---

# `k6-perf-test-website`

An end-to-end, opinionated workflow for performance-testing any
public website with k6. The skill produces:

- A scaffolded project with one folder per user-described workflow.
- Functional protocol + browser tests (must pass before load testing).
- Hybrid load tests (protocol scenario + 1 browser VU) per test type
  (smoke / average / stress / spike / soak / breakpoint).
- SLO-backed thresholds with per-endpoint tagging and Web Vitals.
- A cross-platform load-generator monitor sidecar.
- Optional Grafana-side investigation when the user owns the backend.
- A structured Markdown report at the end.

> **Just want one functional browser test from a plain-language journey?**
> This skill builds a full, multi-test performance *suite*. For a single
> `k6/browser` functional (or standalone browser load) test — with selectors
> discovered by exploring the live site — use the **k6-browser-test** skill
> instead.

This skill enforces a few opinions you should not silently override:

- **Always elicit workflows first.** Don't guess.
- **Functional tests must be green before load tests run.**
- **Always monitor the load generator** — server-looks-slow is often
  laptop-looks-slow.
- **Local for validation, cloud for scale** — but ask the user where
  to run each test type; don't hardcode.
- **No shared `tests/lib/`.** Iteration-body duplication is preferred;
  each script reads cleanly on its own during incident review.

## Prerequisites

- **k6 ≥ v2.0.0** (`k6 version`) — required for stable `k6/browser`,
  `expect()`, async/await iteration functions, and per-request `tags`.
- **Node.js ≥ 20** + npm.
- **Playwright** with the Chromium download
  (`npx playwright install chromium`).
```
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