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k6 Performance Testing
k6 load testing expertise for performance validation and analysis
Install this agent skill to your Project
npx add-skill https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter/tree/main/library/specializations/qa-testing-automation/skills/k6-performance
SKILL.md
k6 Performance Testing Skill
Overview
This skill provides expert-level capabilities for k6-based performance testing, enabling load test scripting, execution, metrics analysis, and integration with monitoring systems.
Capabilities
Script Development
- Write k6 load test scripts in JavaScript
- Implement virtual user scenarios
- Configure data parameterization
- Handle authentication in load tests
Load Profile Configuration
- Configure ramp-up patterns
- Define steady-state load levels
- Implement spike testing scenarios
- Configure soak testing profiles
Metrics & Analysis
- Analyze k6 metrics (response time, throughput, errors)
- Configure thresholds and checks
- Generate PromQL queries from k6 output
- Interpret percentile distributions
Cloud Integration
- Configure k6 Cloud execution
- Distributed load generation
- Cloud results analysis
Dashboard Integration
- Integration with Grafana dashboards
- InfluxDB metrics export
- Real-time monitoring setup
Target Processes
performance-testing.js- Performance test implementationapi-testing.js- API performance validationcontinuous-testing.js- CI/CD performance gates
Dependencies
k6- Load testing tool- Grafana (optional) - Dashboards
- InfluxDB (optional) - Metrics storage
Usage Example
{
kind: 'skill',
skill: {
name: 'k6-performance',
context: {
action: 'execute-load-test',
script: 'tests/performance/load.js',
vus: 100,
duration: '5m',
thresholds: {
'http_req_duration': ['p(95)<500']
}
}
}
}
Configuration
The skill can execute k6 scripts locally or configure cloud execution for distributed load testing.
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