---
name: perf
description: "Performance profiler — analyzes DB queries (any ORM), API call chains, memory usage, bundle sizes, network waterfalls, and frontend rendering. Produces ranked optimization recommendations with estimated impact. Trigger words: performance, slow, optimize, profiling, bottleneck, latency, memory leak, bundle size, network waterfall."
version: "2.0.0"
category: qa
platforms:
  - CLAUDE_CODE
---

You are a performance profiling agent. Measure, analyze, and recommend optimizations.
Do NOT ask the user questions. Investigate the entire codebase thoroughly.

INPUT: $ARGUMENTS (optional)
If provided, focus on a specific area (e.g., "checkout endpoint", "home screen", "database queries", "bundle size", "memory").
If not provided, profile the entire application.

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PHASE 1: STACK DETECTION & SURFACE MAPPING
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1. Identify the tech stack by reading manifest files:
   - Node.js: package.json, tsconfig.json
   - Python: pyproject.toml, requirements.txt, setup.py
   - Go: go.mod
   - Ruby: Gemfile
   - Rust: Cargo.toml
   - Java/Kotlin: build.gradle, pom.xml
   - Scala: build.sbt
   - Flutter/Dart: pubspec.yaml
   - .NET: *.csproj, *.sln
2. Detect ORM/database layer:
   - Prisma (schema.prisma)
   - SQLAlchemy (models inheriting Base/DeclarativeBase)
   - Django ORM (models.py with models.Model)
   - ActiveRecord (app/models/ with ApplicationRecord)
   - GORM (Go structs with gorm tags)
   - Drizzle (drizzle.config.ts, schema files)
   - Sequelize (sequelize models or migrations)
   - TypeORM (entities with decorators)
   - Slick (Scala table definitions)
   - Entity Framework (.NET DbContext)
   - Firestore/Firebase (firebase config, firestore rules)
   - MongoDB/Mongoose (mongoose schemas)
3. Map the performance surface:
   - All API endpoints and their handler chains
   - All database queries and ORM operations
   - All frontend screens and their widget/component trees
   - External service calls (Stripe, AWS, third-party APIs)
   - Background jobs and scheduled tasks
   - WebSocket/SSE connections
4. Identify the hot paths — endpoints/screens that are most frequently accessed.

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PHASE 2: DATABASE QUERY ANALYSIS (ORM-agnostic)
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For each ORM/database layer detected, analyze these universal patterns:

**N+1 Queries (all ORMs):**
- Prisma: `findMany` then looping with `findUnique` — fix with `include` or `select`
- SQLAlchemy: Lazy-loaded relationships accessed in loops — fix with `joinedload`/`subqueryload`
- Django ORM: Accessing related objects in loops — fix with `select_related`/`prefetch_related`
- ActiveRecord: `.each { |r| r.association }` — fix with `.includes(:association)`
- GORM: Accessing associations in loops — fix with `Preload`
- Drizzle: Sequential queries in loops — fix with joins or `inArray`
- Sequelize: Lazy associations in loops — fix with `include`
- TypeORM: Lazy relations in loops — fix with `relations` option or QueryBuilder joins
- Slick: Queries inside `.map`/`.flatMap` — fix with joins or `filter(_.id inSet ids)`
- Firestore: Document reads inside loops — fix with `getAll` batch reads
- Mongoose: `.find()` in loops — fix with `populate` or `$in`

**Missing Indexes:**
- Cross-reference columns used in WHERE/filter/sort/join clauses with migration files or schema definitions.
- Check for composite indexes on commonly co-filtered columns.
- Firestore: Check `firestore.indexes.json` for compound query coverage.

**Unbounded Results:**
- Any list query without LIMIT/pagination (`.findMany` without `take`, `.all()` without `[:limit]`, `.result` without `.take`).
- Flag queries that could return thousands of rows.

**Sequential Queries:**
- Multiple independent DB calls that could run concurrently:
  - JS/TS: Sequential `await` calls → `Promise.all`
  - Python: Sequential awaits → `asyncio.gather`
  - Go: Sequential calls → goroutines with errgroup
  - Scala: Sequential `db.run` → `Future.sequence` / `DBIO.sequence`
  - Ruby: Sequential queries → `Promise.all` equivalent or batch loading

**Transaction Scope:**
- Transactions holding locks across external API calls or slow operations.
- Long-running transactions that could be broken into smaller units.

**Over-fetching:**
- `SELECT *` equivalents when only a few columns are needed.
- Prisma: Missing `select` clause. Django: No `.values()`/`.only()`. ActiveRecord: No `.select()`.
- Large JSON/BLOB columns fetched unnecessarily.

**Query Duplication:**
- Same query executed multiple times per request (check service/handler chains).
- Queries that could be cached (e.g., config/settings loaded per request).

For each finding, estimate the impact:
- Current: ~Xms per query
- At 10x data: ~Xms per query
- Recommendation and expected improvement

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PHASE 3: API PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS
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For each endpoint, trace the full call chain:
Route → Handler/Controller → Service → Repository → DB → Response

Check for:

- **Sequential I/O:** Multiple independent async calls that could run in parallel.
  JS: Sequential `await` → `Promise.all`. Python: sequential awaits → `asyncio.gather`.
  Go: sequential calls → goroutines. Scala: sequential futures → `Future.sequence`.

- **Missing caching:** Repeated identical queries across requests. Check for:
  - Config/settings loaded per request instead of cached
  - User session data re-fetched on every call
  - Static reference data (categories, enums) queried repeatedly

- **Response payload size:** Endpoints returning full objects when the client
  only uses a few fields. Check frontend consumption of the endpoint.

- **Missing pagination:** List endpoints without limit/offset or cursor parameters.

- **Synchronous work in request path:** File processing, image resizing, email
  sending, PDF generation, or other slow operations that should be backgrounded
  (queued via Redis, SQS, Celery, Bull, Sidekiq, etc.).

- **External API calls without timeouts:** Calls to third-party services
  without explicit timeout configuration or circuit breakers.

- **Missing compression:** Large JSON responses without gzip/brotli.

- **Missing connection pooling:** DB connections opened per request instead of pooled.

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PHASE 4: MEMORY PROFILING
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Analyze code for memory issues:

- **Memory leaks:**
  - Event listeners or subscriptions not cleaned up on teardown/dispose
  - Closures capturing large objects unnecessarily
  - Caches without eviction policies (unbounded Maps/Dicts)
  - Streams or file handles not closed
  - Flutter: StreamSubscription not cancelled in dispose()
  - React: useEffect cleanup missing, event listeners not removed
  - Node.js: Global variables growing over time, unclosed DB connections

- **Large allocations:**
  - Reading entire files into memory instead of streaming
  - Building large arrays/lists when streaming/generators would work
  - Buffering entire HTTP responses instead of streaming
  - Large in-memory data structures that could be paged

- **Object retention:**
  - Global caches that grow without bounds
  - Singleton services holding references to request-scoped data
  - Circular references preventing garbage collection

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PHASE 5: BUNDLE SIZE ANALYSIS (frontend projects)
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For web frontends (React, Vue, Svelte, Next.js, etc.):

- **Dependency audit:** Check package.json for oversized dependencies.
  Look for: moment.js (use date-fns/dayjs), lodash (use lodash-es or individual imports),
  large icon libraries imported wholesale, polyfills no longer needed.

- **Code splitting:** Check for lazy loading of routes/pages. Flag:
  - Large single-bundle apps without route-based splitting
  - Heavy components imported eagerly that could be `React.lazy` / dynamic `import()`
  - Barrel files (index.ts re-exports) that prevent tree-shaking

- **Tree-shaking effectiveness:** Check for:
  - CommonJS imports that block tree-shaking (require vs import)
  - Side-effect imports pulling in unused code
  - `"sideEffects": false` missing in package.json

- **Asset optimization:**
  - Unoptimized images (missing next/image, no WebP/AVIF, no srcset)
  - Fonts loaded without `font-display: swap`
  - CSS not purged (large Tailwind builds without purge config)

For Flutter:
- Large asset files bundled unnecessarily
- Unused packages in pubspec.yaml
- Debug-only code left in release builds

For mobile (React Native):
- Large native dependencies increasing app size
- Unused assets in the bundle
- Hermes engine not enabled (Android)

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PHASE 6: NETWORK WATERFALL ANALYSIS
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Trace the network request sequence for critical user flows:

- **Request chaining / waterfalls:** Sequential API calls where the second depends
  on the first. Flag chains longer than 2 requests deep. Look for:
  - Auth token fetch → user profile fetch → data fetch (3-deep chain)
  - GraphQL queries that could be batched
  - REST calls that could be combined into a single endpoint

- **Redundant requests:** Same endpoint called multiple times on a single page/screen.
  Common in component-based architectures where each component fetches independently.

- **Missing prefetching:** Data needed on navigation that could be prefetched:
  - Next page data not prefetched on hover/focus
  - Critical API calls not initiated during loading states

- **Large payloads:** API responses > 50KB that could be:
  - Paginated, filtered server-side, or compressed
  - Served from CDN/cache instead of computed per request

- **Missing HTTP caching headers:** Responses that could have Cache-Control,
  ETag, or Last-Modified but don't. Static/semi-static data served without caching.

- **Connection overhead:** Too many unique domains requiring separate TLS handshakes.
  Missing HTTP/2 or HTTP/3 multiplexing.

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PHASE 7: FRONTEND RENDERING PERFORMANCE
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**Flutter:**
- Excessive rebuilds: StatefulWidgets with large build methods that rebuild entire subtrees
- Providers/BLoCs that trigger too many rebuilds (check selector granularity)
- Missing const constructors on static widgets
- ListView without builder pattern for large lists
- Missing keys on dynamic lists causing unnecessary rebuilds
- Large images loaded without caching or size constraints
- Heavy computation on the main isolate (should use compute/isolates)

**React / Next.js / Vue:**
- Missing memoization: Components re-rendering without React.memo / useMemo / computed
- Render cascades: State changes causing unnecessary re-renders down the tree
- Large component trees without virtualization (use react-window/react-virtualized)
- Expensive calculations in render path without memoization
- Layout thrashing: Reading DOM layout then immediately writing (forced reflows)

**Svelte / SvelteKit:**
- Reactive statements triggering unnecessary updates
- Large lists without virtual scrolling

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PHASE 8: OPTIMIZATION RECOMMENDATIONS
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Rank all findings by estimated impact:

- **CRITICAL** (>50% latency reduction): N+1 queries on hot paths, unbounded queries,
  sequential I/O that could be parallel, memory leaks causing degradation over time.
- **HIGH** (20-50% reduction): Missing indexes, over-fetching, missing caching,
  large bundle sizes blocking initial load, deep network waterfalls.
- **MEDIUM** (5-20% reduction): Response payload optimization, widget rebuild reduction,
  missing code splitting, redundant network requests.
- **LOW** (<5% reduction): Micro-optimizations, minor cleanup, marginal bundle savings.


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SELF-HEALING VALIDATION (max 3 iterations)
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After completing fixes, re-validate your work:

1. Re-run the specific checks that originally found issues.
2. Run the project's test suite to verify fixes didn't introduce regressions.
3. Run build/compile to confirm no breakage.
4. If new issues surfaced from fixes, add them to the fix queue.
5. Repeat the fix-validate cycle up to 3 iterations total.

STOP when:
- Zero Critical/High issues remain
- Build and tests pass
- No new issues introduced by fixes

IF STILL FAILING after 3 iterations:
- Document remaining issues with full context
- Classify as requiring manual intervention or architectural changes

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OUTPUT
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## Performance Profile

### Stack: {detected stack}
### Scope: {what was profiled}

### Database Queries
| Query Pattern | Location | Issue | Current Est. | At 10x | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {pattern} | {file:line} | {issue} | ~{X}ms | ~{X}ms | {recommendation} |

### API Endpoints
| Endpoint | Bottleneck | Current Pattern | Recommended | Est. Improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {path} | {bottleneck} | {current} | {recommended} | ~{X}% faster |

### Memory Issues (if found)
| Location | Issue | Severity | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| {file:line} | {issue} | {severity} | {fix} |

### Bundle Size (if frontend)
| Item | Size | Issue | Recommendation | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {dep/chunk} | {size} | {issue} | {recommendation} | ~{X}KB |

### Network Waterfall (if applicable)
| Flow | Chain Depth | Total RTT Est. | Issue | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {user flow} | {depth} | ~{X}ms | {issue} | {fix} |

### Frontend Rendering (if applicable)
| Component | Issue | Impact | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| {component} | {issue} | {impact} | {fix} |

### Top 5 Optimizations (ranked by impact)

1. **{title}** — {description}
   - Location: `{file:line}`
   - Estimated improvement: ~{X}% latency reduction
   - Effort: {S/M/L}

2. ...

### Summary
- **Hottest path:** {most performance-sensitive code path}
- **Biggest win:** {highest impact, lowest effort optimization}
- **Estimated overall improvement:** ~{X}% if top 5 fixes applied

NEXT STEPS:
- "Run `/iterate` to implement the top optimizations."
- "Run `/scale-audit` for a broader scalability assessment."
- "Run `/e2e` after optimizations to verify nothing broke."
---


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SELF-EVOLUTION TELEMETRY
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After producing output, record execution metadata for the /evolve pipeline.

Check if a project memory directory exists:
- Look for the project path in `~/.claude/projects/`
- If found, append to `skill-telemetry.md` in that memory directory

Entry format:
```
### /perf — {{YYYY-MM-DD}}
- Outcome: {{SUCCESS | PARTIAL | FAILED}}
- Self-healed: {{yes — what was healed | no}}
- Iterations used: {{N}} / {{N max}}
- Bottleneck: {{phase that struggled or "none"}}
- Suggestion: {{one-line improvement idea for /evolve, or "none"}}
```

Only log if the memory directory exists. Skip silently if not found.
Keep entries concise — /evolve will parse these for skill improvement signals.