Performance & cost
7,122 rows from 1,256 repositories
Same behaviour, less time or less money.
What Performance & cost skills agree on
853 skill files read, by 797 of the 1,117 authors on this shelf whose files we hold, 2026-09-06
The middle one of the 154 measured here is ~1.9k tokens long, counted with cl100k_base
Counted by distinct author, so one author publishing three of these counts once. Where a claim sits in fewer files than authors, that is said: a claim held by forty authors across three files is one file people copied, not forty people who agreed. Near-identical wordings are grouped and the other wordings are shown, so the grouping is yours to check.
What they tell the agent to do
- Check for product marketing context first46 of 797 in 20 filesalso worded as Read product marketing context before asking questions; Read product marketing context first
- Measure before optimizing31 of 797 in 25 filesalso worded as Measure performance before optimizing; Measure the baseline before optimizing
- Profile first to identify the actual bottleneck23 of 797 in 22 filesalso worded as Find the actual bottleneck.; Identify the bottleneck
- Verify your robots.txt allows AI crawlers21 of 797 in 12 filesalso worded as Check robots.txt for AI crawlers; Check robots.txt for blocked AI crawlers
- Import directly and avoid barrel files19 of 797 in 15 filesalso worded as Avoid barrel imports; Avoid barrel file imports
- Spawn all runs in the same turn18 of 797 in 11 filesalso worded as Spawn with-skill and baseline runs in the same turn; Spawn all test runs in the same turn
- Write a draft of the skill17 of 797 in 10 filesalso worded as Write the skill draft; Write the SKILL.md draft
- Understand the user's intent17 of 797 in 10 filesalso worded as Understand the user's intent first; Understand the user intent
- Use React.cache for per-request deduplication16 of 797 in 11 filesalso worded as Use React.cache() for request deduplication; Use React.cache() for per-request deduplication
- Profile before optimizing16 of 797 in 14 filesalso worded as Profile with DevTools before optimizing; Profile before optimising
- Include specific numbers with sources15 of 797 in 8 filesalso worded as Include specific numbers and data points; Add specific numbers with sources
- Add lazy loading to below-fold images15 of 797 in 10 filesalso worded as Lazy load below the fold images; Add loading lazy to below-fold images
- Set width and height attributes15 of 797 in 8 filesalso worded as Set explicit width and height attributes; Set width and height attributes on all img elements
- Use Promise.all for independent operations15 of 797 in 11 filesalso worded as Use Promise.all() for independent operations; Use Promise.all for independent async operations
- Extract expensive work into memoized components13 of 797 in 8 filesalso worded as Apply memo to expensive components
What they tell it not to do
- Do not optimize without a baseline and correctness gate28 of 797 in 21 filesalso worded as Do not optimize until a baseline exists; Do not optimize without profiling first.
- Do not use select star19 of 797 in 12 filesalso worded as Avoid select star; Never SELECT star on a list
- Do not trap or trick users16 of 797 in 5 filesalso worded as Don't trap or trick users
- Do not write custom HTML16 of 797 in 9 filesalso worded as Do not write custom HTML for the viewer; Do not write custom HTML for the review viewer
- Do not pre-check opt-ins16 of 797 in 5 filesalso worded as Don't pre-check opt-ins; Do not pre-check opt-ins for GDPR compliance
- Do not use testing skills15 of 797 in 9 filesalso worded as Do not use skill-test; Do not use testing skills like skill-test
- Do not optimize before you have evidence of a problem14 of 797 in 13 filesalso worded as Do not optimize without evidence of a problem; Don't optimize before you have evidence of a problem.
- Do not use keyword stuffing in alt text14 of 797 in 5 filesalso worded as Do not use keyword stuffing; Avoid keyword stuffing
- Do not define components inside components12 of 797 in 8 filesalso worded as Don't define components inside components; Never define components inside other components
- Do not lazy-load above-fold or hero images12 of 797 in 7 filesalso worded as Do not lazy-load above-the-fold or LCP images; Do not lazy load above-fold hero images
What they expect to be installed
- python66 of 797
- grep39 of 797
- git38 of 797
- node35 of 797 in 33 files
- Lighthouse30 of 797 in 28 files
- python328 of 797
- npx25 of 797 in 18 files
- curl25 of 797
- npm24 of 797 in 19 files
- jq20 of 797 in 15 files
What they ask it to produce
- SKILL.md26 of 797 in 19 filesalso worded as Refactored SKILL.md
- benchmark.json24 of 797 in 17 filesalso worded as benchmark.md; benchmark_report.json
- Evals/evals.json24 of 797 in 17 filesalso worded as evals.json; eval_metadata.json
- Performance audit report22 of 797 in 21 filesalso worded as Performance review report; performance report
- Test hypotheses17 of 797 in 7 files
- Popup design16 of 797 in 5 filesalso worded as Popup design specifications
- Recommendations16 of 797 in 9 filesalso worded as recommended
- Before and after measurements14 of 797also worded as Before and after metrics; before and after numbers
When Performance & cost authors say to reach for one
The situations these authors wrote into their own files, counted out of the same 797 authors, with the skills that name each one
- Optimizing performance49 of 797 in 35 files
- Performance
- Flutter dev
- Clickhouse io
- Fec performance optimization
- Frontend patterns
- Geo
- and 14 more on this shelf
- Implementing data fetching30 of 797 in 15 files
- Reviewing code for performance issues26 of 797 in 19 files
- Users want to create a skill from scratch24 of 797 in 17 files
- User asks to optimize performance21 of 797
- Refactoring existing React or Next.js code19 of 797 in 13 files
- Optimizing bundle size or load times18 of 797 in 13 files
- Writing new React components or Next.js pages18 of 797 in 12 files
How Performance & cost skills are built
6,266 skill directories by 1,149 authors, read from their repositories’ own file trees 2026-08-05
The middle bundle among those shipping files is 3 files, 20.7 KB beside SKILL.md
Counted by distinct author, same as above, so one author publishing forty template copies counts once. SKILL.md itself is not counted as a file, so a single-file skill is one where that file is the whole skill.
The shape
- SKILL.md is the whole skill391 of 1,149 authors, 3,031 of 6,266 skills
- files ship beside it758 of 1,149 authors, 3,235 of 6,266 skills
- executable scripts ship inside326 of 1,149 authors, 883 of 6,266 skills
The folders they converge on
- references/535 of 1,149 authors, 1,930 of 6,266 skills
- scripts/303 of 1,149 authors, 820 of 6,266 skills
- agents/209 of 1,149 authors, 392 of 6,266 skills
- assets/161 of 1,149 authors, 332 of 6,266 skills
- eval-viewer/93 of 1,149 authors, 119 of 6,266 skills
- rules/79 of 1,149 authors, 134 of 6,266 skills
anthropics/skills/skills/skill-creator Skill
in 1 stackno license168,934★ repoPublic repository for Agent Skills
samber/cc-skills-golang/skills/golang-benchmark Skill
2,949★ repo🧑🎨 A collection of Golang agentic skills that works
silverstein/minutes/.agents/skills/impeccable Skill
1,426★ repoEvery meeting, every idea, every voice note — searchable by your AI. Open-source, privacy-first conversation memory layer.
ReScienceLab/opc-skills/skills/seo-geo Skill
1,282★ repoAgent Skills for Solopreneurs
mhattingpete/claude-skills-marketplace/code-operations-plugin/skills/code-execution Skill
660★ repoClaude Code Skills for software engineering workflows - Git automation, testing, and code review
skydoves/compose-performance-skills/audit/auditing-compose-performance Skill
469★ repo⚡️ A curated library of Agent Skills focused on Jetpack Compose performance.
leonardomso/rust-skills Skill
398★A collection of 265 rules across 26 categories that AI coding agents can use to write idiomatic, fast, and safe Rust.
elvismdev/claude-wordpress-skills/skills/wp-performance-review Skill
222★ repoProfessional WordPress engineering skills for Claude Code - performance optimization, security auditing, Gutenberg block development, and theme/plugin best practices.
priyankark/lighthouse-mcp/io.github.priyankark/lighthouse-mcp MCP server
201★ repoMCP server for Google Lighthouse performance metrics
matlab/agent-skills-playground/demos/embedded-ai-deployment/skills/embedded-ai-deployment Skill
no license162★ repoA sandbox for prototyping and demonstrating Agent Skills for MATLAB and Simulink work.
share-skills/pi/claude-code/pi-en-progressive Skill
107★ repoPI(π)—— When The Art of War Meets Cognitive Science for Ai
SummerKaze/skill-arkts-syntax-assistant Skill
83★ArkTS language learning and development assistant
AzureCosmosDB/cosmosdb-agent-kit/skills/cosmosdb-best-practices Skill
50★ repoA collection of skills for AI coding agents working with Azure Cosmos DB. Skills are packaged instructions and scripts that extend agent capabilities.
OptimNow/cloud-finops-skills/skills/cloud-finops Skill
no license45★ repoOpen-source, FinOps Foundation aligned FinOps knowledge skill and mcp for AI coding assistants. 28 reference files spanning cloud cost (AWS/Azure/GCP/OCI), AI inference economics, Kubernetes, data platforms, allocation, chargeback, anomaly management, waste detection, GreenOps. Installs into 11 AI tools. Refreshed monthly. Built by OptimNow
Markifact: AI Performance Marketing
markifact/markifact-mcp/com.markifact/mcp MCP server
43★ repoAI marketing agent for Google Ads, Meta, GA4, TikTok, LinkedIn, Shopify, HubSpot and more.
Zulut30/Wordpress-skills/skills/wordpress-plugin-dev Skill
42★ repoProfessional Agent Skill for building, auditing, testing, and releasing modern WordPress plugins with Codex, Cursor, and Claude Code.
chrisvoncsefalvay/autostar/autostar-claude-ai-skill Skill
39★ repoAutoresearch ALL THE THINGS. RLVR for the masses.
skillberry-ai/cap-evolve/skills/algorithms/agent-optimize Skill
37★ repoOptimize any AI agent’s skills, tools/MCP, and prompts against your own evals.
KarmaloopAI/Jiva/examples/personas/code-reviewer/skills/code-review Skill
35★ repoJiva is a CLI-first, open source autonomous AI agent and open alternative to Claude. Written in TypeScript with native support for Sarvam-105B and gpt-oss-120b, it autonomously plans and executes tasks from your terminal. Supports MCP servers, a built-in Skills system, and Jiva Personas - a plugin framework fully compatible with Claude Plugins.
tonkotsuboy/x-impact-checker/skills/x-impact-checker Skill
35★ repoAI agent skill to analyze X (Twitter) posts for viral potential using the actual recommendation algorithm
wieslawsoltes/Performance-Skill Skill
32★Cross-platform .NET performance engineering skill for coding agents, covering CPU, memory, GC, benchmarking, concurrency, startup, native profiling, GPU rendering, and production diagnostics on macOS, Windows, and Linux.
jmxt3/gitscape.ai/.agents/skills/ad-creative Skill
32★ repoScan any agent skill — authored or compiled — for prompt injection, secrets, and malicious execution before it touches your agent. Or compile the long tail on the fly.
yaooqinn/spark-history-cli/skills/spark-advisor Skill
28★ repoCLI tool for querying Apache Spark History Server REST API
panaversity/agentfactory-business-plugins/.claude/skills/skill-creator Skill
28★ repoMarketplace of domain-specific plugins for AI agents (Cowork, Claude Code, OpenClaw). Build autonomous business workflows for finance, banking, legal operations, and sales using modular agent skills and commands.
stellarlinkco/skills/skills/code-review Skill
no license25★ repoAgent skills for long-running execution, high-recall code review, and measurable self-improvement loops.
PostgreSQL performance Tuner MCP Server
isdaniel/pgtuner_mcp/io.github.isdaniel/pgtuner_mcp MCP server
25★ repoprovides AI-powered PostgreSQL performance tuning capabilities.
guramzhgamadze/WordPress-Elementor-Skill/wp-elementor-skill Skill
21★ repoThis is WordPress and Elementor skill.md made for Claude.ai
2dubu/liquid-glass/plugins/liquid-glass/skills/liquid-glass Skill
18★ repoClaude Code skill for iOS 26 Liquid Glass - API references, code generation, migration guides, and troubleshooting
Gracker/Perfetto-Skills/skills/perfetto-performance-analysis Skill
no license18★ repoPortable Agent Skill for evidence-based Android, Linux, and Chromium Perfetto analysis.
shinpr/rashomon/plugins/rashomon/skills/prompt-optimization Skill
17★ repoMeasure prompt and skill improvements with blind A/B comparison.
Fabric data agent perf remediate
PatrickGallucci/fabric-skills/skills/fabric-data-agent-perf-remediate Skill
16★ repoCopilot, Claude AI Skills for Microsoft Fabric
schwepps/skills/geo-aeo-optimization Skill
16★ repoClaude Code skills marketplace - documentation-based skills that extend Claude Code with specialized workflows
justvinhhere/bigquery-expert/skills/bigquery-cost-optimization Skill
15★ repoBigQuery Skills - Claude Code plugin that makes Claude a BigQuery expert. 5 skills covering query optimization, SQL generation, schema design, cost optimization, and BigQuery-specific features. Detects 11 anti-patterns, generates optimized SQL, designs schemas, and estimates costs.
a-tokyo/agent-skills/.agents/skills/skill-creator Skill
15★ repo🧠 AI Agent skills for LLMs and AI Agents - Claude, Codex, Cursor etc.
v0lka/skills/agentic/prompts-review Skill
15★ repoA set of AI agent skills for research and development tasks.
yungbose/upskill/optimise-skill Skill
14★ repoThe recursive self-improvement loop for your skills (including itself) — runs a retro after every session and turns corrections into permanent skill improvements, so skills compound instead of plateauing.
proyecto26/autoresearch-ai-plugin/skills/autoresearch-ml Skill
12★ repoAI Agent plugin for Autoresearch with AI (Claude, OpenClaw, etc) to improve anything!
di37/EvalSurfer/skills/eval-surfer Skill
11★ repoSkill-first, agent-native evaluation protocol for AI apps
isomoes/skills/.agents/skills/skill-creator Skill
10★ repoCustom skills for agents to support academic paper writing and thesis management
rcampos09/performance-testing-skills/skills/gatling-best-practices Skill
no license10★ repoOpen-source Claude Code skills for performance and load testing. Install any skill to get AI-guided test generation for your stack.
a-tokyo/agent-skills-harness/.agents/skills/autoresearch Skill
10★ repoA factory for building production-grade agent skills — benchmarked against gold standards, autonomously improved via an autoresearch loop, and verified by independent multi-agent consensus.
efremidze/swift-patterns-skill/swift-patterns Skill
9★ repoModern Swift/SwiftUI Best Practices (Agent Skills)
netresearch/composer-agent-skill-plugin/examples/database-analyzer-skill Skill
9★ repoComposer plugin enabling universal Agent Skill distribution and management for PHP projects
itallstartedwithaidea/MiniAgent/skills/google-ads-analysis Skill
no license9★ repoThe Cowork Agent for Everything — trainable advertising AI + 14 platform MCP servers + agent skills. Based on minimind (42k stars). Train from zero in 2 hours.
rohit-yadav34/second-mind/.agents/skills/skill-creator Skill
no license8★ repoSecond Mind is a skill that scans your repository and conversation history to capture design decisions, open questions, and session context, storing everything as plain Markdown so project knowledge is portable, human-readable, and easy to resume.
itallstartedwithaidea/google-ads-gemini-extension/skills/google-ads-agent Skill
8★ repoGemini CLI extension for Google Ads management — campaign analysis, auditing, optimization skills and commands. Ported from production at googleadsagent.ai
Victory-7291/project-scaffold-setup-skills/.agents/skills/skill-creator Skill
7★ repoReusable agent skills for scaffolding C++ and embedded projects
siddiqss/semantic-seo-suite/skills/answer-engine-optimizer Skill
7★ repoGrounded semantic SEO, GEO & off-page as Claude Code skills — with a fabrication guard that refuses to invent numbers. Free & MIT.
X twitter social manager skill
rabden/X-twitter-social-manager-skill Skill
no license7★A self-evolving AI Agent Skill (agentskills.io standard) that turns Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, or OpenCode into a personalized X (Twitter) social media manager. Features automated onboarding, voice-pattern extraction, algorithm-optimized posting/replying, and self-improving memory logs.
thisisAhsanIqbal/nextjs-seo-audit Skill
7★AI Agent Skills for SEO auditing , 11 SKILL.md files that teach Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot & more to perform comprehensive SEO audits. Zero dependencies.
Poorgramer-Zack/dart-expert-skills/.agents/skills/skill-creator Skill
no license7★ repoA comprehensive library of modular Agent Skills for Flutter & Dart development
xonack/wp-ux-design-claude-skill/skills/wp-ux-design Skill
6★ repoWordPress UX Design skill for Claude Code - Core Web Vitals, mobile-first design, typography systems, color management, navigation UX
poferraz/career-ops Skill
6★An agent skill for Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, and more.
KraitDev/skiLL.Md/skills/architecture/caching-strategies Skill
6★ reposkiLL.Md is a structured, open-source collection of reusable, self-contained markdown modules that describe how to perform specific software engineering tasks.
Optimize claude fable 5 prompts
IchenDEV/prompt-optimizer-plugins/plugins/claude-fable-5-prompt-optimizer/skills/optimize-claude-fable-5-prompts Skill
6★ repoDual-protocol prompt optimizer plugins for GPT-5.6 and Claude Fable 5, compatible with Codex and Claude Code.
yamaru-eu/hardware-probe/io.github.yamaru-eu/hardware-probe MCP server
6★ repoHardware probe for performance diagnostics, thermal monitoring, and LLM optimization.
jeeinn/claude-skills/php-code-review Skill
5★ repoclaude skills for my work
samibajwaisking/Token-Optimizer-Skill Skill
no license5★Maximum Claude output with minimum tokens. 50+ compression patterns, 10 system prompts, benchmarked results. Star to unlock usage.
s1gmamale1/apple-design-skills/skills/apple-design-backend Skill
no license5★ repoApple-grade design skill family for Claude Code & Codex — 9 confidence-labeled skills (HIG, Liquid Glass, motion, scrollytelling, OS surfaces, delivery, a11y) with a restraint × surface discipline. One installer links into both ~/.claude/skills and ~/.agents/skills.
crowdin/skills/.agents/skills/skill-creator Skill
5★ repoAgent Skills to help developers using AI agents with Crowdin