# performance-profiler

This skill guides performance profiling across network, rendering, memory, and compute. Use it when an app loads slowly, leaks memory, or needs measured tuning.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 311 installs · ★ 382
- Author: OneWave-AI
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/OneWave-AI/claude-skills/tree/HEAD/performance-profiler/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-20
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/onewave-ai-performance-profiler

## What it does

The skill follows a profiling workflow: classify the bottleneck, record a baseline, choose a suitable tool, apply a change, and measure again. Its web section covers Lighthouse, Core Web Vitals, and bundle inspection for Next.js, Webpack, and Vite.

It also walks through React DevTools Profiler, memoization, list virtualization, and lazy loading. For Node.js, it includes CPU profiles, heap snapshots, and Clinic.js commands. Database guidance covers `EXPLAIN ANALYZE`, missing-index checks, and replacing N+1 access with a single query.

React profiling requires the React DevTools browser extension before the Profiler workflow can be used. The skill also covers compression, cache headers, CDNs, image sizing, and connection pooling.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add OneWave-AI/claude-skills --skill performance-profiler -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add OneWave-AI/claude-skills --skill performance-profiler -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add OneWave-AI/claude-skills --skill performance-profiler -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install OneWave-AI/claude-skills performance-profiler
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/performance-profiler/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add OneWave-AI/claude-skills --skill performance-profiler -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/OneWave-AI/claude-skills --path performance-profiler
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add OneWave-AI/claude-skills --skill performance-profiler -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/OneWave-AI/claude-skills/tree/HEAD/performance-profiler/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- locate a web page loading bottleneck
- check Core Web Vitals results
- trace a slow React component
- inspect a Node.js memory leak
- analyze slow PostgreSQL queries

## Example prompts
- Profile this app with Lighthouse and explain which Core Web Vitals need attention.
- Use React DevTools Profiler to find the slow component and suggest changes I can measure.
- Analyze these PostgreSQL queries with `EXPLAIN ANALYZE` and check for missing indexes.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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````text
---
name: performance-profiler
description: Profile and optimize application performance including load times, memory usage, and rendering. Use when debugging slow performance, memory leaks, or optimizing app speed.
---

# Performance Profiler

## Instructions

When profiling performance:

1. **Identify the bottleneck type**: Network, rendering, memory, or compute
2. **Measure baseline** before optimizing
3. **Profile with appropriate tools**
4. **Apply optimizations**
5. **Measure improvement**

## Web Performance

### Core Web Vitals

```bash
# Lighthouse CLI
npx lighthouse https://yoursite.com --view

# With specific metrics
npx lighthouse https://yoursite.com --only-categories=performance
```

**Target Metrics**:
| Metric | Good | Needs Work | Poor |
|--------|------|------------|------|
| LCP (Largest Contentful Paint) | < 2.5s | 2.5-4s | > 4s |
| INP (Interaction to Next Paint) | < 200ms | 200-500ms | > 500ms |
| CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift) | < 0.1 | 0.1-0.25 | > 0.25 |

### Bundle Analysis

```bash
# Next.js
ANALYZE=true npm run build

# Webpack
npx webpack-bundle-analyzer stats.json

# Vite
npx vite-bundle-visualizer
```

## React Performance

### React DevTools Profiler

1. Install React DevTools browser extension
2. Open DevTools → Profiler tab
3. Click Record, interact with app, stop recording
4. Analyze flame graph for slow components

### Common React Optimizations

```tsx
// 1. Memoize expensive components
const MemoizedList = React.memo(function List({ items }) {
  return items.map(item => <Item key={item.id} {...item} />);
});

// 2. Use useMemo for expensive calculations
const sortedItems = useMemo(() => {
  return [...items].sort((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name));
}, [items]);

// 3. Use useCallback for stable function references
const handleClick = useCallback((id: string) => {
  setSelected(id);
}, []);

// 4. Virtualize long lists
import { FixedSizeList } from 'react-window';

function VirtualList({ items }) {
  return (
    <FixedSizeList
      height={400}
      itemCount={items.length}
      itemSize={50}
      width="100%"
    >
      {({ index, style }) => (
        <div style={style}>{items[index].name}</div>
      )}
    </FixedSizeList>
  );
}

// 5. Lazy load components
const HeavyComponent = React.lazy(() => import('./HeavyComponent'));

function App() {
  return (
    <Suspense fallback={<Loading />}>
      <HeavyComponent />
    </Suspense>
  );
}
```

## Node.js Performance

### Profiling

```bash
# CPU profile
node --prof app.js
node --prof-process isolate-*.log > profile.txt

# Heap snapshot
node --inspect app.js
# Then use Chrome DevTools Memory tab

# Clinic.js (comprehensive)
npx clinic doctor -- node app.js
npx clinic flame -- node app.js
npx clinic bubbleprof -- node app.js
```

### Memory Leak Detection

```javascript
// Add to app for debugging
const used = process.memoryUsage();
console.log({
````
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