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Lading Preflight by datadog — Agent Skill

Name: Lading Preflight
Author: datadog

Lading Preflight

Environment validation checklist. Run this FIRST when starting a new Claude session to verify the environment is ready for optimization work. Checks Rust toolchain, ci/ scripts, build, benchmarking tools, profilers, memory tools, git state, and SMP CLI.

datadog c1b3007 3 files · 12.6 KB Updated Sep 17, 2026

File contents

Run preflight script

.claude/skills/lading-preflight/scripts/preflight

STOP on any failure. Use the table below to suggest fixes for [X] items.

Offer suggestions then ask before proceeding

For each failed check, show the user the suggested fix from the table below and ask if they want you to run it. Do NOT automatically execute fixes — wait for user confirmation before taking action.

Failed Check	Fix
rustc not found	`curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs \| sh`
cargo not found	Reinstall rustup
cargo-nextest not found	`cargo install cargo-nextest`
ci/* not executable	`chmod +x ci/*`
ci/check failed	`cargo update`, check dependency issues
payloadtool build failed	Check Rust version and dependencies
hyperfine not found	`brew install hyperfine`
cargo-criterion not found	`cargo install cargo-criterion`
criterion benchmarks missing	Check `lading_payload/benches/` and `Cargo.toml`
payloadtool --memory-stats not supported	Rebuild payloadtool from current branch
git user.name not set	`git config user.name "Your Name"`
git user.email not set	`git config user.email "you@example.com"`
gh not found	`brew install gh`
aws CLI not found	`brew install awscli`
smp not found	`.claude/skills/lading-preflight/scripts/install_smp`

---name: lading-preflightdescription: Environment validation checklist. Run this FIRST when starting a new Claude session to verify the environment is ready for optimization work. Checks Rust toolchain, ci/ scripts, build, benchmarking tools, profilers, memory tools, git state, and SMP CLI.---# Run preflight script```bash.claude/skills/lading-preflight/scripts/preflight```**STOP on any failure.** Use the table below to suggest fixes for `[X]` items.# Offer suggestions then ask before proceedingFor each failed check, show the user the suggested fix from the table below and **ask if they want you to run it**. Do NOT automatically execute fixes — wait for user confirmation before taking action.| Failed Check | Fix || ---------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- || rustc not found | `curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs \| sh` || cargo not found | Reinstall rustup || cargo-nextest not found | `cargo install cargo-nextest` || ci/* not executable | `chmod +x ci/*` || ci/check failed | `cargo update`, check dependency issues || payloadtool build failed | Check Rust version and dependencies || hyperfine not found | `brew install hyperfine` || cargo-criterion not found | `cargo install cargo-criterion` || criterion benchmarks missing | Check `lading_payload/benches/` and `Cargo.toml` || payloadtool --memory-stats not supported | Rebuild payloadtool from current branch || git user.name not set | `git config user.name "Your Name"` || git user.email not set | `git config user.email "you@example.com"` || gh not found | `brew install gh` || aws CLI not found | `brew install awscli` || smp not found | `.claude/skills/lading-preflight/scripts/install_smp` |

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