Agent skill

Nginx C Module Perf

by pproenca in pproenca/dot-skills

nginx C module performance optimization and reliability guidelines based on the official nginx development guide.

MITAuto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install Nginx C Module Perf

skills CLI
$ npx skills add pproenca/dot-skills --skill nginx-c-module-perf -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install pproenca/dot-skills nginx-c-module-perf --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/pproenca/dot-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/.experimental/nginx-c-module-perf .claude/skills/nginx-c-module-perf && 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
nginx-c-module-perf
GitHub stars
214
Token cost
~2k tokens
SKILL.md length
624 words
Files
47 (incl. references, assets)
Skills in repo
182
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

nginx C module performance optimization and reliability guidelines based on the official nginx development guide.

  • Works in 8 steps: Buffer & Zero-Copy I/O (CRITICAL) → Connection Efficiency (CRITICAL) → Lock Contention & Atomics (HIGH) → …
  • Tasks involving buffer optimization
  • SKILL.md covers When to Apply, Rule Categories by Priority, Quick Reference and How to Use, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Nginx C Module Perf is an agent skill from pproenca/dot-skills. nginx C module performance optimization and reliability guidelines based on the official nginx development guide. This skill should be used when optimizing nginx C modules for throughput, latency, memory efficiency, and operational resilience. Triggers on tasks involving buffer optimization, connection tuning, shared memory contention, error recovery, timeout strategy, caching implementation, worker process tuning, or logging performance in nginx C modules.

Its SKILL.md is about 2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 49 other files, including reference files and assets (for example `assets/templates/_template.md`, `metadata.json` and `references/_sections.md`).

It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Cloud networking and Caching. It works with NGINX. The repository describes itself as: A collection of AI agent skills following the Agent Skills open format. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks involving buffer optimization
  • Connection tuning
  • Shared memory contention
  • Timeout strategy

Example prompts

  • “/nginx-c-module-perf”

Workflow steps

8 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Buffer & Zero-Copy I/O (CRITICAL)
  2. Connection Efficiency (CRITICAL)
  3. Lock Contention & Atomics (HIGH)
  4. Error Recovery & Resilience (HIGH)
  5. Timeout & Retry Strategy (MEDIUM-HIGH)
  6. Response Caching (MEDIUM)
  7. Worker & Process Tuning (MEDIUM)
  8. Logging & Metrics (LOW-MEDIUM)

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit cf93c57. 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

Nginx C Module Perf loads about 2k tokens when it runs, and up to ~34k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 120 tokens; SKILL.md has 624 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~120
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~34k

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

The full file from pproenca/dot-skills at commit cf93c57, republished under its MIT licence (© pproenca). 624 words, ~2,027 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/nginx-c-module-perf/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 46 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
nginx-c-module-perf
description
nginx C module performance optimization and reliability guidelines based on the official nginx development guide. This skill should be used when optimizing nginx C modules for throughput, latency, memory efficiency, and operational resilience. Triggers on tasks involving buffer optimization, connection tuning, shared memory contention, error recovery, timeout strategy, caching implementation, worker process tuning, or logging performance in nginx C modules.

nginx.org C Module Performance & Reliability Best Practices

Comprehensive performance optimization and reliability guide for nginx C modules, derived from the official nginx development documentation and production engineering experience. Contains 43 rules across 8 categories, prioritized by impact to guide automated optimization and resilience improvements.

Companion skill: This skill complements nginx-c-modules which covers correctness (memory safety, request lifecycle, configuration). This skill covers performance optimization and operational reliability.

When to Apply

Reference these guidelines when:

  • Optimizing nginx C module throughput and latency
  • Reducing buffer copies and enabling zero-copy I/O paths
  • Tuning connection pooling and socket options
  • Minimizing shared memory lock contention across workers
  • Implementing graceful error recovery and fallback responses
  • Configuring upstream timeouts and retry strategies
  • Building in-module response caches with shared memory
  • Tuning worker process behavior under load

Rule Categories by Priority

PriorityCategoryImpactPrefix
1Buffer & Zero-Copy I/OCRITICALbuf-
2Connection EfficiencyCRITICALconn-
3Lock Contention & AtomicsHIGHlock-
4Error Recovery & ResilienceHIGHerr-
5Timeout & Retry StrategyMEDIUM-HIGHtimeout-
6Response CachingMEDIUMcache-
7Worker & Process TuningMEDIUMworker-
8Logging & MetricsLOW-MEDIUMlog-

Quick Reference

1. Buffer & Zero-Copy I/O (CRITICAL)
2. Connection Efficiency (CRITICAL)
3. Lock Contention & Atomics (HIGH)
Show full SKILL.md (274 more words)Show less
4. Error Recovery & Resilience (HIGH)
5. Timeout & Retry Strategy (MEDIUM-HIGH)
6. Response Caching (MEDIUM)
7. Worker & Process Tuning (MEDIUM)
8. Logging & Metrics (LOW-MEDIUM)

How to Use

Read individual reference files for detailed explanations and code examples:

Reference Files

FileDescription
references/_sections.mdCategory definitions and ordering
assets/templates/_template.mdTemplate for new rules
metadata.jsonVersion and reference information

© pproenca, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 46 other files (references, assets) in skills/.experimental/nginx-c-module-perf of pproenca/dot-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • assets/templates/_template.md
  • metadata.json
  • references/_sections.md
  • references/buf-avoid-copy.md
  • references/buf-chain-reuse.md
  • references/buf-coalesce-small.md
  • references/buf-file-sendfile.md
  • references/buf-recycled-flag.md
  • references/buf-shadow-reference.md
  • references/cache-conditional-store.md
  • references/cache-key-hash.md
  • references/cache-shm-lru.md
  • references/cache-stampede-lock.md
  • references/cache-ttl-atomic.md
  • references/conn-close-linger.md
  • references/conn-drain-pressure.md
  • references/conn-prealloc-pool.md
  • … and 29 more

Open the folder on GitHubat commit cf93c57

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Questions about Nginx C Module Perf

What does Nginx C Module Perf do?

nginx C module performance optimization and reliability guidelines based on the official nginx development guide. Nginx C Module Perf is an agent skill from pproenca/dot-skills. nginx C module performance optimization and reliability guidelines based on the official nginx development guide.

When should I use Nginx C Module Perf?

Nginx C Module Perf fits situations like: tasks involving buffer optimization; connection tuning; shared memory contention; timeout strategy.

How do I install Nginx C Module Perf in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add pproenca/dot-skills --skill nginx-c-module-perf -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/.experimental/nginx-c-module-perf in pproenca/dot-skills) into .claude/skills/nginx-c-module-perf in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Nginx C Module Perf in Codex?

Run `npx skills add pproenca/dot-skills --skill nginx-c-module-perf -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/.experimental/nginx-c-module-perf in pproenca/dot-skills) into .agents/skills/nginx-c-module-perf in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Nginx C Module Perf 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 pproenca/dot-skills --skill nginx-c-module-perf -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/nginx-c-module-perf, .gemini/skills/nginx-c-module-perf, .github/skills/nginx-c-module-perf and .opencode/skills/nginx-c-module-perf in your project.

What does Nginx C Module Perf need to run?

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

Does Nginx C Module Perf 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 Nginx C Module Perf 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 Nginx C Module Perf use?

Nginx C Module Perf is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Nginx C Module Perf use?

About 2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 32k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Nginx C Module Perf?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Nginx C Module Perf: Phy HTTP Cache Audit (LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills, 2.2k stars), Nginx To Higress Migration (higress-group/higress, 9.5k stars), NGINX Ingress Controller Feature Checklists (nginx/kubernetes-ingress, 5.1k stars) and NGINX Ingress Policy CRD Guide (nginx/kubernetes-ingress, 5.1k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Nginx C Module Perf?

pproenca (a GitHub user) maintains it in pproenca/dot-skills, which has 214 GitHub stars. The repository holds 182 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 15, 2026.

Source: pproenca/dot-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.