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Hill Climb

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Metric-driven optimization loop: baseline a number, profile the cost, then accept or revert one change per iteration on measured evidence until the target is hit or the curve plateaus. Use when the user says "make this faster", "reduce memory", "speed up CI", "get p99 under 200ms", "improve the frame rate", "cut the bundle size", "make the tests run quicker", or "reduce token cost". Requires one number, a repeatable command that prints it, and a fixed dataset; the loop stops and says so when the harness is too noisy to measure the improvement being chased.
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From the source SKILL.md

The toolkit's metric-driven optimization loop. One number moves; everything else stays fixed. Each iteration states one hypothesis, makes one change, runs the correctness floor, re-measures, and either accepts the change or reverts it. The ledger of what was tried and what failed ships with the code.

What this skill does

Hill Climb is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/hill-climb/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when the user says "make this faster", "reduce memory", "speed up CI", "get p99 under 200ms", "improve the frame rate", "cut the bundle size", "make the tests run quicker", or "reduce token cost". Requires one number, a repeatable command that prints it, and a fixed dataset; the loop stops and says so when the harness is too noisy to measure the improvement being chased.

Who uses this skill

The Hill Climb Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 190,000+ 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/hill-climb
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/hill-climb/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/hill-climb/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/hill-climb/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\hill-climb\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 Hill Climb Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/hill-climb/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Hill Climb skill do?
Metric-driven optimization loop: baseline a number, profile the cost, then accept or revert one change per iteration on measured evidence until the target is hit or the curve plateaus. Use when the user says "make this faster", "reduce memory", "speed up CI", "get p99 under 200ms", "improve the frame rate", "cut the bundle size", "make the tests run quicker", or "reduce token cost". Requires one number, a repeatable command that prints it, and a fixed dataset; the loop stops and says so when the harness is too noisy to measure the improvement being chased.
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 Hill Climb skill?
Use Hill Climb when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the general misc 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 Hill Climb" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Hill Climb 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. Hill Climb is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

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APA
notque. (2026). Hill Climb [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/hill-climb/
BibTeX
@misc{hill-climb-2026,
  author    = {notque},
  title     = {Hill Climb [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/hill-climb/}
}

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