How do I install the Network Testing skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add a5c-ai/network-testing in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Network Testing skill do?

Comprehensive network testing, benchmarking, and performance validation skill It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

Is Network Testing safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Independent scanners report: SkillSpector: PASS, Skill Scanner: PASS. Capability flags: makes network calls. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Network Testing?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Network Testing free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Network Testing?

a5c-ai (@a5c-ai) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Network Testing by a5c-ai — Agent Skill

Name: Network Testing
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: a5c-ai

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Network Testing Skill

Comprehensive skill for network testing, benchmarking, and performance validation across all network layers.

Capabilities

Bandwidth Testing: Run iperf3/netperf for throughput and bandwidth measurement
Load Testing: Execute load tests with wrk, hey, k6, and Apache Bench
Latency Analysis: Measure and analyze latency with ping, mtr, hping3, and traceroute
Protocol Conformance: Conduct protocol conformance testing against specifications
Chaos Engineering: Run chaos engineering network tests (packet loss, latency injection)
Test Reporting: Generate comprehensive network test reports with metrics
Performance Benchmarking: Benchmark network performance against baselines
Connection Testing: Test connection establishment, teardown, and pooling

Tools and Dependencies

iperf3 - Network bandwidth measurement
netperf - Network performance testing
wrk - HTTP benchmarking tool
k6 - Modern load testing tool
hey - HTTP load generator
tc - Traffic control for network shaping
mtr - Network diagnostic tool
hping3 - TCP/IP packet assembler

Target Processes

network-testing-framework.js
load-testing-tool.js
protocol-fuzzer.js

Usage Examples

Bandwidth Testing

iperf3 -c server.example.com -t 30 -P 4
iperf3 -s -p 5201

HTTP Load Testing

wrk -t12 -c400 -d30s http://localhost:8080/
k6 run --vus 100 --duration 30s script.js
hey -n 10000 -c 100 http://localhost:8080/

Latency Analysis

mtr --report --report-cycles 100 example.com
hping3 -S -p 80 -c 100 example.com

Network Chaos

tc qdisc add dev eth0 root netem delay 100ms 10ms
tc qdisc add dev eth0 root netem loss 5%

Quality Gates

Bandwidth meets requirements
Latency within SLA thresholds
Error rates below threshold
Connection handling validated
Protocol conformance verified

---name: network-testingdescription: Comprehensive network testing, benchmarking, and performance validation skill--- # Network Testing Skill Comprehensive skill for network testing, benchmarking, and performance validation across all network layers. ## Capabilities - **Bandwidth Testing**: Run iperf3/netperf for throughput and bandwidth measurement - **Load Testing**: Execute load tests with wrk, hey, k6, and Apache Bench - **Latency Analysis**: Measure and analyze latency with ping, mtr, hping3, and traceroute - **Protocol Conformance**: Conduct protocol conformance testing against specifications - **Chaos Engineering**: Run chaos engineering network tests (packet loss, latency injection) - **Test Reporting**: Generate comprehensive network test reports with metrics - **Performance Benchmarking**: Benchmark network performance against baselines - **Connection Testing**: Test connection establishment, teardown, and pooling ## Tools and Dependencies - `iperf3` - Network bandwidth measurement - `netperf` - Network performance testing - `wrk` - HTTP benchmarking tool - `k6` - Modern load testing tool - `hey` - HTTP load generator - `tc` - Traffic control for network shaping - `mtr` - Network diagnostic tool - `hping3` - TCP/IP packet assembler ## Target Processes - network-testing-framework.js - load-testing-tool.js - protocol-fuzzer.js ## Usage Examples ### Bandwidth Testing ```bash iperf3 -c server.example.com -t 30 -P 4 iperf3 -s -p 5201 ``` ### HTTP Load Testing ```bash wrk -t12 -c400 -d30s http://localhost:8080/ k6 run --vus 100 --duration 30s script.js hey -n 10000 -c 100 http://localhost:8080/ ``` ### Latency Analysis ```bash mtr --report --report-cycles 100 example.com hping3 -S -p 80 -c 100 example.com ``` ### Network Chaos ```bash tc qdisc add dev eth0 root netem delay 100ms 10ms tc qdisc add dev eth0 root netem loss 5% ``` ## Quality Gates - Bandwidth meets requirements - Latency within SLA thresholds - Error rates below threshold - Connection handling validated - Protocol conformance verified

Frequently asked questions

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