load-testing - Load Testing with k6 and Locust
Design and run load tests with k6 and Locust for backend stacks
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Updated: 2026-05-28Capabilities
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Typical Outputs
What this skill does
- create load test scripts
- design test scenarios
- define performance thresholds
- run smoke tests
- run load tests
- run stress tests
- run soak tests
- integrate into CI/CD pipelines
- analyze test results
- identify bottlenecks
- validate SLAs
Inputs
- API endpoints
- user flows
- test scenarios
- performance SLAs
- backend stack
- target metrics
Outputs
- test results
- performance metrics
- error reports
- bottleneck reports
- log files
- test reports
Requirements
- k6
- Locust
- Node.js runtime
- Python runtime
- local environment
- CI/CD environment
- Docker support
- GitHub Actions support