Performance Smell Detection
Identifies code inefficiencies, potential bugs, and suboptimal patterns within software projects using advanced analysis techniques.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add performance-smell-detection npx -- -y @trustedskills/performance-smell-detection
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"performance-smell-detection": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/performance-smell-detection"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill identifies potential performance bottlenecks and inefficiencies in Java code. It analyzes code for common "smells" that often indicate areas where optimization is needed, such as excessive object creation or inefficient data structures. The tool aims to provide suggestions for improving the runtime performance of Java applications.
When to use it
- Code Review: Integrate into a code review process to proactively identify and address potential performance issues before deployment.
- Performance Tuning: Use when attempting to optimize an existing application that is exhibiting slow response times or high resource consumption.
- Refactoring: Apply during refactoring efforts to ensure that changes don't inadvertently introduce new performance bottlenecks.
- Learning & Education: Help developers learn about common Java performance pitfalls and best practices.
Key capabilities
- Identifies code smells related to performance.
- Provides suggestions for optimization.
- Supports analysis of existing Java codebases.
Example prompts
- "Analyze this Java code snippet for potential performance issues: [code snippet]"
- "Can you identify any areas in this function that could be optimized for speed? [function definition]"
- "Find performance smells in the
OrderProcessingServiceclass."
Tips & gotchas
The skill's effectiveness depends on providing clear and complete code snippets or references to specific files. It is a diagnostic tool, and requires developer expertise to interpret results and implement suggested changes.
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