By name: grey-haven-performance-optimization description: "Comprehensive performance analysis and optimization for algorithms (O(n²)→O(n)), databases (N+1 queries, indexes), React (memoization, virtual lists), bundles (code splitting), API caching, and memory leaks. 85%+ improvement rate. Use when application is slow, response times exceed SLA, high CPU/memory usage, performance budgets needed, or when user mentions 'performance', 'slow', 'optimization', 'bottleneck', 'speed up', 'latency', 'memory leak', or 'performance tuning'."
v2.0.43: Skills to auto-load for performance work
skills:
- grey-haven-code-style
- grey-haven-observability-monitoring
v2.0.74: Tools for performance optimization
allowed-tools: - Read - Write - MultiEdit - Bash - Grep - Glob - TodoWrite
Performance Optimization Skill
Comprehensive performance analysis and optimization techniques for identifying bottlenecks and improving application speed.
Description
This skill provides production-ready patterns, examples, and checklists for optimizing application performance across algorithms, databases, infrastructure, and code structure.
What's Included
Examples (examples/)
- Algorithm optimization - Improve time complexity (O(n²) → O(n))
- Database optimization - Eliminate N+1 queries, add indexes
- Bundle size reduction - Code splitting, tree shaking
- React performance - Memoization, virtual lists
- API response time - Caching strategies, async processing
- Memory optimization - Reduce allocations, fix leaks
Reference Guides (reference/)
- Performance profiling tools and techniques
- Benchmarking best practices
- Optimization decision frameworks
- Performance budget guidelines
- Monitoring and alerting strategies
Templates (templates/)
- Performance test templates (Lighthouse, Web Vitals)
- Benchmark comparison templates
- Optimization report structures
- Performance budget definitions
Use This Skill When
- Application is slow or unresponsive
- Response times exceed SLA targets
- High CPU/memory usage detected
- Need to meet performance budgets
- Optimizing for production deployment
Related Agents
performance-optimizer- Automated performance analysis and optimizationmemory-profiler- Memory leak detection and profilingobservability-engineer- Production monitoring setup
Quick Start
# View optimization examples
ls examples/
# Check reference guides
ls reference/
# Use templates for benchmarking
ls templates/
Metrics
- Optimization Success Rate: 85%+ performance improvement
- Coverage: Algorithm, database, infrastructure, code structure
- Production-Ready: All examples tested in real applications
Skill Version: 1.0 Last Updated: 2025-01-15