instruments-profiling
✓Use when profiling native macOS or iOS apps with Instruments/xctrace. Covers correct binary selection, CLI arguments, exports, and common gotchas.
Installation
SKILL.md
Use this skill when the user wants performance profiling or stack analysis for native apps. Focus: Time Profiler, xctrace CLI, and picking the correct binary/app instance.
Note: xcrun xctrace --help is not a valid subcommand. Use xcrun xctrace help record.
Gotcha: Instruments may profile the wrong app (e.g., one in /Applications) if LaunchServices resolves a different bundle. Use these rules:
Use when profiling native macOS or iOS apps with Instruments/xctrace. Covers correct binary selection, CLI arguments, exports, and common gotchas. Source: steipete/agent-scripts.
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- Install command
npx skills add https://github.com/steipete/agent-scripts --skill instruments-profiling- Source
- steipete/agent-scripts
- Category
- </>Dev Tools
- Verified
- ✓
- First Seen
- 2026-02-01
- Updated
- 2026-02-18
Quick answers
What is instruments-profiling?
Use when profiling native macOS or iOS apps with Instruments/xctrace. Covers correct binary selection, CLI arguments, exports, and common gotchas. Source: steipete/agent-scripts.
How do I install instruments-profiling?
Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.) Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/steipete/agent-scripts --skill instruments-profiling Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code or Cursor
Where is the source repository?
https://github.com/steipete/agent-scripts
Details
- Category
- </>Dev Tools
- Source
- skills.sh
- First Seen
- 2026-02-01