Setup & Installation
npx skills add https://github.com/WordPress/agent-skills --skill wp-performance
https://github.com/WordPress/agent-skills/tree/trunk/skills/wp-performance
View on GitHubWhat This Skill Does
A backend-only agent skill for diagnosing and fixing WordPress performance problems. Covers profiling with WP-CLI (profile/doctor), database query optimization, autoloaded options, object caching, cron scheduling, and remote HTTP call behavior. Works without a browser using CLI tools, REST headers, and log inspection.
Instead of guessing at bottlenecks or clicking through browser-based profilers, this skill gives a structured, reproducible workflow that works over SSH or in CI without a UI.
When to use it
- Profiling a slow WordPress admin screen using WP-CLI profile stages
- Finding bloated autoloaded options inflating every page's database query
- Debugging N+1 query patterns in a custom REST API endpoint
- Inspecting Query Monitor data headlessly via REST response headers
- Auditing WP-Cron for duplicate or request-blocking scheduled events