Perf Expert
The Perf Expert skill analyzes code for performance bottlenecks, suggesting optimizations to improve speed and efficiency – a vital tool for developers.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add perf-expert npx -- -y @trustedskills/perf-expert
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"perf-expert": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/perf-expert"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
The perf-expert skill provides performance analysis and optimization recommendations. It can analyze code snippets or system configurations to identify bottlenecks and suggest improvements. This includes identifying inefficient algorithms, suggesting better data structures, and recommending hardware upgrades based on workload characteristics.
When to use it
- Debugging slow applications: Use it to pinpoint the cause of performance issues in existing software.
- Optimizing code for efficiency: Get suggestions for improving the speed and resource usage of new or modified code.
- Planning hardware upgrades: Determine if a system needs more RAM, faster storage, or a better processor based on its current workload.
- Analyzing database queries: Identify slow-running queries and receive recommendations for optimization.
Key capabilities
- Performance bottleneck identification
- Algorithm efficiency analysis
- Data structure suggestions
- Hardware upgrade recommendations
Example prompts
- "Analyze this Python code snippet for performance bottlenecks: [code snippet]"
- "Suggest ways to optimize a database query that takes 10 seconds to run."
- "My application is using 95% of my CPU. What hardware upgrades would you recommend?"
Tips & gotchas
The skill's effectiveness depends on the quality and completeness of the input provided. Providing context about the environment (programming language, database type, hardware specifications) will yield more accurate results.
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