A skill your agent uses when running controlled perf experiments to validate hypotheses.

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Install Perf Theory Tester

skills CLI
$ npx skills add composio-community/awesome-claude-plugins --skill perf-theory-tester -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install composio-community/awesome-claude-plugins perf-theory-tester --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/composio-community/awesome-claude-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/perf/skills/theory-tester .claude/skills/perf-theory-tester && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
perf-theory-tester
GitHub stars
1.9k
Token cost
~183 tokens
SKILL.md length
56 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
12
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when running controlled perf experiments to validate hypotheses.

  • Works in 4 steps: Confirm baseline is clean. → Apply a single change tied to the… → Run 2+ validation passes. → …
  • Running controlled perf experiments to validate hypotheses
  • SKILL.md covers Required Steps, Output Format and Constraints
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Perf Theory Tester is an agent skill from composio-community/awesome-claude-plugins. Use when running controlled perf experiments to validate hypotheses.

Its SKILL.md is about 180 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: A curated list of Plugins that let you extend Claude Code with custom commands, agents, hooks, and MCP servers through the plugin system.

When your agent uses it

  • Running controlled perf experiments to validate hypotheses

Example prompts

  • “/perf-theory-tester”

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Confirm baseline is clean.
  2. Apply a single change tied to the hypothesis.
  3. Run 2+ validation passes.
  4. Revert to baseline before the next experiment.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e521f7a. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Perf Theory Tester loads about 183 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 22 tokens; SKILL.md has 56 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~22
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~183

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 56 words (~183 tokens).

name
perf-theory-tester
version
1.0.0

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in perf/skills/theory-tester of composio-community/awesome-claude-plugins.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e521f7a

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Finding ExperimentsPostHog/posthog40k—~826Automated safety check: PassCustom licence

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Questions about Perf Theory Tester

What does Perf Theory Tester do?

A skill your agent uses when running controlled perf experiments to validate hypotheses. Perf Theory Tester is an agent skill from composio-community/awesome-claude-plugins. Use when running controlled perf experiments to validate hypotheses.

When should I use Perf Theory Tester?

Perf Theory Tester fits situations like: running controlled perf experiments to validate hypotheses.

How do I install Perf Theory Tester in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add composio-community/awesome-claude-plugins --skill perf-theory-tester -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (perf/skills/theory-tester in composio-community/awesome-claude-plugins) into .claude/skills/perf-theory-tester in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Perf Theory Tester in Codex?

Run `npx skills add composio-community/awesome-claude-plugins --skill perf-theory-tester -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (perf/skills/theory-tester in composio-community/awesome-claude-plugins) into .agents/skills/perf-theory-tester in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Perf Theory Tester in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add composio-community/awesome-claude-plugins --skill perf-theory-tester -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/perf-theory-tester, .gemini/skills/perf-theory-tester, .github/skills/perf-theory-tester and .opencode/skills/perf-theory-tester in your project.

What does Perf Theory Tester need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Perf Theory Tester is instructions for the agent only.

Does Perf Theory Tester access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Perf Theory Tester safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Perf Theory Tester use?

No licence was found for Perf Theory Tester or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Perf Theory Tester use?

About 183 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 732 characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Perf Theory Tester?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Perf Theory Tester: Jedpsych Theory And Hypotheses (brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, 1.2k stars), Devpsych Theory And Hypotheses (brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, 1.2k stars), Control UI (openclaw/openclaw, 392k stars) and Agent Tester (ruvnet/ruflo, 74k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Perf Theory Tester?

composio-community (a GitHub organization) maintains it in composio-community/awesome-claude-plugins, which has 1,936 GitHub stars. The repository holds 12 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 26, 2026.

Source: composio-community/awesome-claude-plugins on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.