Generating Baseline Profiles

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Generating Baseline Profiles skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Generating Baseline Profiles is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Dev Tools category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Dev Tools · Sub-category: scaffolders · Last updated: 2026-05-27

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Use this skill to generate and measure Jetpack Compose Baseline Profiles end-to-end with the AGP 8.2+ Baseline Profile Generator module and the Macrobenchmark harness. Covers writing the `BaselineProfileRule` journey for cold startup plus first-scroll, generating `baseline-prof.txt`, verifying it shipped at `assets/dexopt/baseline.prof`, measuring with `MacrobenchmarkRule` under `CompilationMode.Partial(BaselineProfileMode.Require)`, and emitting accurate time-to-fully-drawn via `ReportDrawn` / `ReportDrawnWhen` / `ReportDrawnAfter` from `androidx.activity.compose`. Compose ships unbundled, so every Compose UI app benefits — cited gains around 30% faster startup and 40% smoother first-scroll. Use when the user mentions "baseline profile", "macrobenchmark", "slow cold startup", "first-scroll jank", "StartupTimingMetric", "FrameTimingMetric", "ReportDrawn", "TTFD", or preparing a release build for performance measurement.

About this skill (catalog notes)

Generating Baseline Profiles includes explicit scope boundaries (an explicit 'when not to use' or 'out of scope' section); a dedicated installation section; 21 code blocks for direct copy-paste. At roughly 2,185 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

License: Apache-2.0
Original author: skydoves
Indexed lastmod: 2026-05-27
Catalog position: Dev Tools · scaffolders
Indexed related skills: 10

How Generating Baseline Profiles fits the catalog

Generating Baseline Profiles sits in the Dev Tools category under the scaffolders sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

Baseline Profiles ship an AOT compilation hint list inside the APK so ART pre-compiles hot Compose code paths on install instead of relying on JIT during the first runs. Cited gains: roughly 30% faster cold startup and 40% smoother first-scroll on the journeys that were profiled. Compose ships unbundled from the platform, so every Compose UI app benefits — there is no version of Android where Compose is already AOT-compiled by the system image.

What this skill does

Generating Baseline Profiles is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the scaffolders sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/generating-baseline-profiles/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when the user mentions "baseline profile", "macrobenchmark", "slow cold startup", "first-scroll jank", "StartupTimingMetric", "FrameTimingMetric", "ReportDrawn", "TTFD", or preparing a release build for performance measurement.

Who uses this skill

The Generating Baseline Profiles Claude Code skill is built for developers, power users, and teams automating repetitive workflows and improving developer experience. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 116,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/generating-baseline-profiles
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/generating-baseline-profiles/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/generating-baseline-profiles/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/generating-baseline-profiles/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/generating-baseline-profiles/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\generating-baseline-profiles\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Generating Baseline Profiles Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/generating-baseline-profiles/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Generating Baseline Profiles skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Generating Baseline Profiles skill?

Use Generating Baseline Profiles when your Claude Code task falls under the Dev Tools category — specifically in the scaffolders area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Generating Baseline Profiles" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/tools/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Generating Baseline Profiles skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Generating Baseline Profiles is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Dev Tools category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/skydoves/compose-performance-skills/blob/HEAD/measurement/generating-baseline-profiles/SKILL.md
License: Apache-2.0
Author: skydoves

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

skydoves. (2026). Generating Baseline Profiles [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/generating-baseline-profiles/

BibTeX

@misc{generating-baseline-profiles-2026,
  author    = {skydoves},
  title     = {Generating Baseline Profiles [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/generating-baseline-profiles/}
}

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