Issue Fix
mono/SkiaSharp
Fix bugs in SkiaSharp C bindings. An agent skill from mono/SkiaSharp.
Installs, runs, parses and optimizes Phoronix Test Suite benchmarks, saving scores and comparing results before and after code changes.
Install Phoronix Test Suite Benchmarks
$ npx skills add intel/intel-performance-skills --skill phoronix-test-suite -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install intel/intel-performance-skills phoronix-test-suite --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/intel/intel-performance-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/phoronix-test-suite .claude/skills/phoronix-test-suite && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "phoronix-test-suite" agent skill from https://github.com/intel/intel-performance-skills/tree/main/skills/phoronix-test-suite into .claude/skills/phoronix-test-suite/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "phoronix-test-suite", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/intel/intel-performance-skills/tree/main/skills/phoronix-test-suiteType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add intel/intel-performance-skills --skill phoronix-test-suite -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install intel/intel-performance-skills phoronix-test-suite --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/intel/intel-performance-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/phoronix-test-suite .agents/skills/phoronix-test-suite && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "phoronix-test-suite" agent skill from https://github.com/intel/intel-performance-skills/tree/main/skills/phoronix-test-suite into .agents/skills/phoronix-test-suite/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "phoronix-test-suite", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add intel/intel-performance-skills --skill phoronix-test-suite -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install intel/intel-performance-skills phoronix-test-suite --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/intel/intel-performance-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/phoronix-test-suite .cursor/skills/phoronix-test-suite && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "phoronix-test-suite" agent skill from https://github.com/intel/intel-performance-skills/tree/main/skills/phoronix-test-suite into .cursor/skills/phoronix-test-suite/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "phoronix-test-suite", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/intel/intel-performance-skills.git --path skills/phoronix-test-suite--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add intel/intel-performance-skills --skill phoronix-test-suite -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install intel/intel-performance-skills phoronix-test-suite --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/intel/intel-performance-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/phoronix-test-suite .gemini/skills/phoronix-test-suite && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "phoronix-test-suite" agent skill from https://github.com/intel/intel-performance-skills/tree/main/skills/phoronix-test-suite into .gemini/skills/phoronix-test-suite/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "phoronix-test-suite", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install intel/intel-performance-skills phoronix-test-suiteInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add intel/intel-performance-skills --skill phoronix-test-suite -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/intel/intel-performance-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/phoronix-test-suite .github/skills/phoronix-test-suite && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "phoronix-test-suite" agent skill from https://github.com/intel/intel-performance-skills/tree/main/skills/phoronix-test-suite into .github/skills/phoronix-test-suite/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "phoronix-test-suite", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add intel/intel-performance-skills --skill phoronix-test-suite -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install intel/intel-performance-skills phoronix-test-suite --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/intel/intel-performance-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/phoronix-test-suite .opencode/skills/phoronix-test-suite && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "phoronix-test-suite" agent skill from https://github.com/intel/intel-performance-skills/tree/main/skills/phoronix-test-suite into .opencode/skills/phoronix-test-suite/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "phoronix-test-suite", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
phoronix-test-suite- GitHub stars
- 332
- Token cost
- ~2.4k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 968 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 3
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Installs, runs, parses and optimizes Phoronix Test Suite benchmarks, saving scores and comparing results before and after code changes.
- Works in 5 steps: Resolve the test version — if not… → Install — use Install a test → Run — use Run a test → …
- Running a pts/ test and reporting its score
- SKILL.md covers Flow A: running a test, Flow B: optimizing a test, Resolve PTS root directory and Refresh test list, plus 9 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
The skill has two parts: flows that run end to end, and smaller building blocks the flows combine. Running a test means resolving the test version, installing it, running it and parsing the output, then saving the score to a results store and reporting the test name, version, score and unit, plus the change against any earlier result for that test.
Optimizing starts with a labelled baseline run, then analysis. The agent locates the test's source, reads its entry-point shell script to find the compiled binary, and calls the `linux-perf` skill to profile it and the `performance-patterns` skill to spot SIMD and vectorization opportunities. It can check `generated.json` to see whether the runner honors compiler flags such as `-march=native` or `-O3`, edit the source, rebuild, rerun with a label like after-avx512 and compare scores. The excerpt is cut off before the report template.
When your agent uses it
- Running a pts/ test and reporting its score
- Improving the performance of a Phoronix test's source code
- Comparing a rebuilt benchmark against its earlier baseline
- Finding or editing the source of a PTS test
Example prompts
- “Run pts/mt-dgemm and tell me the score and unit.”
- “Optimize pts/compress-zstd and show the change against a baseline run.”
- “Where is the source for pts/x265, and how do I rebuild it after editing?”
Requirements
- The `phoronix-test-suite` command-line tool
- The `linux-perf` and `performance-patterns` skills for the optimize flow
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Resolve the test version — if not specified, run Refresh test list and then Resolve test version
- Install — use Install a test
- Run — use Run a test
- Parse output — use Parse test output
- Save and report — save to the results store and report to the user
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 3e33aec. 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 (its code samples are bash and json).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
raw.githubusercontent.com
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
Phoronix Test Suite Benchmarks loads about 2.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 130 tokens; SKILL.md has 968 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 968 words (~2,371 tokens).
“End-to-end support for running and optimizing benchmarks with the Phoronix Test Suite CLI (phoronix-test-suite). PTS is used as shorthand throughout.”
- name
- phoronix-test-suite
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/phoronix-test-suite of intel/intel-performance-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 3e33aec
Compare with similar skills
Phoronix Test Suite Benchmarks next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoronix Test Suite Benchmarks this skillintel/intel-performance-skills | 332 | — | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Issue Fixmono/SkiaSharp | 5.6k | — | ~5.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| MAUI PR Performance Analysisdotnet/maui | 23k | — | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Dynamic Instrumentationaftermathlabs/llvm-msvc | 438 | — | ~2.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | AGPL-3.0 | |
| Profiling Client PerformanceTriliumNext/Trilium | 38k | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | AGPL-3.0 | |
| Performance Profileralirezarezvani/claude-skills | 28k | — | ~684 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Phoronix Test Suite Benchmarks
What does Phoronix Test Suite Benchmarks do?
Installs, runs, parses and optimizes Phoronix Test Suite benchmarks, saving scores and comparing results before and after code changes. The skill has two parts: flows that run end to end, and smaller building blocks the flows combine. Running a test means resolving the test version, installing it, running it and parsing the output, then saving the score to a results store and reporting the test name, version, score and unit, plus the change against any earlier result for that test.
When should I use Phoronix Test Suite Benchmarks?
Phoronix Test Suite Benchmarks fits situations like: running a pts/ test and reporting its score; improving the performance of a Phoronix test's source code; comparing a rebuilt benchmark against its earlier baseline; finding or editing the source of a PTS test.
How do I install Phoronix Test Suite Benchmarks in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add intel/intel-performance-skills --skill phoronix-test-suite -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/phoronix-test-suite in intel/intel-performance-skills) into .claude/skills/phoronix-test-suite in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Phoronix Test Suite Benchmarks in Codex?
Run `npx skills add intel/intel-performance-skills --skill phoronix-test-suite -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/phoronix-test-suite in intel/intel-performance-skills) into .agents/skills/phoronix-test-suite in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Phoronix Test Suite Benchmarks 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 intel/intel-performance-skills --skill phoronix-test-suite -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/phoronix-test-suite, .gemini/skills/phoronix-test-suite, .github/skills/phoronix-test-suite and .opencode/skills/phoronix-test-suite in your project.
What does Phoronix Test Suite Benchmarks need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Phoronix Test Suite Benchmarks is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: The `phoronix-test-suite` command-line tool; The `linux-perf` and `performance-patterns` skills for the optimize flow.
Does Phoronix Test Suite Benchmarks access the network?
SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: raw.githubusercontent.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Phoronix Test Suite Benchmarks 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 Phoronix Test Suite Benchmarks use?
Phoronix Test Suite Benchmarks has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Phoronix Test Suite Benchmarks use?
About 2.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 9.5k 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 Phoronix Test Suite Benchmarks?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Phoronix Test Suite Benchmarks: Issue Fix (mono/SkiaSharp, 5.6k stars), MAUI PR Performance Analysis (dotnet/maui, 23k stars), Dynamic Instrumentation (aftermathlabs/llvm-msvc, 438 stars) and Profiling Client Performance (TriliumNext/Trilium, 38k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Phoronix Test Suite Benchmarks?
intel (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in intel/intel-performance-skills, which has 332 GitHub stars. The repository holds 3 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 28, 2026.
Source: intel/intel-performance-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.