Agent skill

Performance Optimization

by ynulihao in ynulihao/AgentSkillOS

Apply systematic performance optimization techniques when writing or reviewing code.

No licenceAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Performance Optimization

skills CLI
$ npx skills add ynulihao/AgentSkillOS --skill performance-optimization -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install ynulihao/AgentSkillOS performance-optimization --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/ynulihao/AgentSkillOS.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/data/skill_seeds/performance-optimization .claude/skills/performance-optimization && 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
performance-optimization
GitHub stars
617
Token cost
~2k tokens
SKILL.md length
648 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
26
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Apply systematic performance optimization techniques when writing or reviewing code.

  • Works in 9 steps: Algorithmic Improvements (Highest Impact) → Reduce Memory Allocations → Compact Data Structures → …
  • Optimizing hot paths
  • SKILL.md covers Core Philosophy, Reference Latency Numbers, Optimization Techniques… and Profiling Workflow, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Performance Optimization is an agent skill from ynulihao/AgentSkillOS. Apply systematic performance optimization techniques when writing or reviewing code. Use when optimizing hot paths, reducing latency, improving throughput, fixing performance regressions, or when the user mentions performance, optimization, speed, latency, throughput, profiling, or benchmarking.

Its SKILL.md is about 2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Development, covering Performance optimization. The repository describes itself as: Build your agent from 200,000+ skills via skill RETRIEVAL & ORCHESTRATION.

When your agent uses it

  • Optimizing hot paths
  • Reducing latency
  • Improving throughput
  • Fixing performance regressions

Example prompts

  • “/performance-optimization”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

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

  1. Algorithmic Improvements (Highest Impact)
  2. Reduce Memory Allocations
  3. Compact Data Structures
  4. Fast Paths for Common Cases
  5. Precompute Expensive Information
  6. Bulk/Batch APIs
  7. Avoid Unnecessary Work
  8. Help the Compiler/Runtime
  9. Reduce Synchronization

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit c3cfae1. 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 python and rust).

    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

Performance Optimization loads about 2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 80 tokens; SKILL.md has 648 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~80
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2k

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 648 words (~1,971 tokens).

“Apply these principles when optimizing code for performance. Focus on the critical 3% where performance truly matters - a 12% improvement is never marginal in engineering.”

— opening of SKILL.md by ynulihao
name
performance-optimization

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in data/skill_seeds/performance-optimization of ynulihao/AgentSkillOS.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit c3cfae1

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Categories

Questions about Performance Optimization

What does Performance Optimization do?

Apply systematic performance optimization techniques when writing or reviewing code. Performance Optimization is an agent skill from ynulihao/AgentSkillOS. Apply systematic performance optimization techniques when writing or reviewing code.

When should I use Performance Optimization?

Performance Optimization fits situations like: optimizing hot paths; reducing latency; improving throughput; fixing performance regressions.

How do I install Performance Optimization in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add ynulihao/AgentSkillOS --skill performance-optimization -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (data/skill_seeds/performance-optimization in ynulihao/AgentSkillOS) into .claude/skills/performance-optimization in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Performance Optimization in Codex?

Run `npx skills add ynulihao/AgentSkillOS --skill performance-optimization -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (data/skill_seeds/performance-optimization in ynulihao/AgentSkillOS) into .agents/skills/performance-optimization in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Performance Optimization 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 ynulihao/AgentSkillOS --skill performance-optimization -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/performance-optimization, .gemini/skills/performance-optimization, .github/skills/performance-optimization and .opencode/skills/performance-optimization in your project.

What does Performance Optimization need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Performance Optimization is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Performance Optimization 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 Performance Optimization 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 Performance Optimization use?

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

How many tokens does Performance Optimization use?

About 2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.9k 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 Performance Optimization?

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Who maintains Performance Optimization?

ynulihao (a GitHub user) maintains it in ynulihao/AgentSkillOS, which has 617 GitHub stars. The repository holds 26 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on March 7, 2026.

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