Performance Load Testing

Overview

Use this skill to validate performance under realistic and stress conditions before production risk increases.

Scope Boundaries

• Use this skill when the task matches the trigger condition described in description.
• Do not use this skill when the primary task falls outside this skill’s domain.

Shared References

• Workload realism rules:
  • references/workload-realism-rules.md

Templates And Assets

• Load profile template:
  • assets/load-profile-template.md
• Load test report template:
  • assets/load-test-report-template.md

Inputs To Gather

• Critical user flows and traffic distribution.
• Target latency/throughput/error thresholds.
• Environment and dependency readiness.
• Saturation and recovery expectations.

Deliverables

• Load profile and execution plan.
• Bottleneck evidence and saturation points.
• Release readiness recommendation and fixes.

Workflow

1. Define workload in assets/load-profile-template.md.
2. Validate realism using references/workload-realism-rules.md.
3. Execute baseline/peak/stress phases.
4. Document outcomes in assets/load-test-report-template.md.
5. Publish remediation and retest plan.

Quality Standard

• Load profiles represent production-critical behavior.
• Bottlenecks are evidenced and prioritized.
• Saturation behavior and failure modes are understood.

Failure Conditions

• Stop when test profile misses critical production traffic patterns.
• Stop when results cannot be reproduced or interpreted confidently.
• Escalate when unresolved bottlenecks threaten SLOs.