# k6 Load Testing and Performance Benchmarking Tool

> A modern open-source load testing tool from Grafana Labs, written in Go with JavaScript scripting. Enables developers to write performance tests as code, run HTTP/WebSocket/gRPC load tests, and integrate results with Grafana Cloud for analysis.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/k6-load-testing-and-performance-benchmarking-tool` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/k6-load-testing-and-performance-benchmarking-tool`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/k6-load-testing-and-performance-benchmarking-tool/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/k6-load-testing-and-performance-benchmarking-tool

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# k6 Load Testing and Performance Benchmarking Tool

A modern open-source load testing tool from Grafana Labs, written in Go with JavaScript scripting. Enables developers to write performance tests as code, run HTTP/WebSocket/gRPC load tests, and integrate results with Grafana Cloud for analysis.

## Installation

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- ## Example script
- You can run scripts like this on the CLI, or in your CI, or across a Kubernetes cluster.
- [Get Started](https://grafana.com/docs/k6/latest/). Install, run a test, inspect results.

- Source: https://github.com/grafana/k6
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/grafana/k6/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/k6-load-testing-performance-benchmarking-tool/)