# k6

> Claude/Codex skill by [@grafana](https://omgskills.com/library/grafana/index.md) · 286 stars · Updated 2026-10-17

Generate, validate, and review k6 test scripts — load, stress, spike, soak, smoke, breakpoint, functional, and protocol. Covers HTTP, WebSocket, gRPC, browser, all executors, thresholds, checks, custom metrics, the k6-testing library, k6 Cloud execution, and the xk6 extension ecosystem; uses the xk6-docs CLI (with grafana.com web fallback) for docs lookup and validates every script by running it. Use when writing, generating, validating, or debugging any k6 or load-test script (including plain-language asks like "load test this API" or "stress test my service"), choosing executors/scenarios, or setting thresholds. For end-to-end website performance suites use k6-perf-test-website; for documenting k6 itself use k6-docs; for a browser/UI test authored from a plain-language user journey (selectors discovered by exploring the live site) use k6-browser-test.

## Install

```sh
git clone https://github.com/grafana/skills /tmp/skills && ln -s /tmp/skills/skills/grafana-k6/k6 ~/.claude/skills/k6
```

## From README

k6 Script Generation Efficiency note: This is a short linear recipe (read example → adapt → save → validate → review). A todo list would just mirror the headings without adding value, so skip the planning overhead and execute the steps directly. Agent-agnostic: The steps below describe capabilities, not specific tools. Where a step says "fetch a URL" or "write a file", use whatever your agent provides for that capability (e.g. a web-fetch tool, a file-write tool, or shell curl/tee). --- Step 1: Pick the right example file Read only the file that matches the user's request. Examples provide structural scaffolding — the correct scaffold, option shapes, and import patterns.

## Links

- HTML page: https://omgskills.com/library/grafana/skills/k6/
- GitHub: https://github.com/grafana/skills
- Author: [@grafana](https://omgskills.com/library/grafana/index.md)

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