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observability / cli

k6

Capability: k6

Use it when

  • load test HTTP APIs with staged traffic and explicit thresholds
  • turn latency and error budgets into a repeatable CI check

What it solves

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Not the fit when

  • browser-level performance needs its browser module and higher resources

Install

brew install k6

Invoke

Write a JavaScript scenario with checks and thresholds, run `k6 run test.js`, and fail CI when latency or error budgets are exceeded.

Alternatives

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