TAO Performance Audit

What it does

Provides a step-by-step performance audit workflow focused on measurement, identifying real bottlenecks, applying targeted fixes, and proving improvements with before/after benchmarks. It covers common bottlenecks across databases, application code, and frontend bundles, and offers an output template for audit reports.

When to use it

Use this skill when investigating slow endpoints, high memory usage, unexplained load spikes, or when planning capacity and performance goals. It is ideal for pre-deployment checks, incident triage, and post-optimization verification.

What's included

• Scripts: none detected in repo (has_scripts=false)
• References: none detected (has_references=false)
• Instructions: a clear protocol: 1) Measure baseline metrics, 2) Identify the true bottleneck (not symptoms), 3) Optimize the hotspot, 4) Verify with benchmarks. The skill lists common patterns (N+1 queries, full table scans, blocking I/O, memory leaks, oversized payloads, large frontend bundles) and concrete fixes (indexes, pooling, caching, async, code-splitting).

Compatible agents

Best used by agents that can read and execute investigation and reporting workflows (generic developer assistants, Claude Code, Copilot-style agents).