🐛 Plain Optimize

This skill helps you identify slow queries and N+1 problems by capturing traces, analyzing bottlenecks, and guiding performance fixes.

QUICK INSTALL
npx playbooks add skill dropseed/plain --skill plain-optimize

About Plain Optimize

Plain Optimize is a free debugging skill that configures AI coding agents to this skill helps you identify slow queries and n+1 problems by capturing traces, analyzing bottlenecks, and guiding performance fixes.

Its 19-word system prompt specializes your agent in debugging with structured methodology and proven output formats. Install with one command to activate immediately.

Use Cases

  • Systematically diagnosing production errors and crashes
  • Tracing memory leaks and performance bottlenecks
  • Debugging async race conditions and concurrency issues
  • Root-cause analysis with structured logging

Example Prompts

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System Prompt (19 words)

This skill helps you identify slow queries and N+1 problems by capturing traces, analyzing bottlenecks, and guiding performance fixes.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Plain Optimize?

Plain Optimize is a free debugging skill for AI coding agents. This skill helps you identify slow queries and N+1 problems by capturing traces, analyzing bottlenecks, and guiding performance fixes.. It provides a specialized system prompt that configures your agent with debugging expertise.

How do I use Plain Optimize with Claude Code?

Run npx playbooks add skill dropseed/plain --skill plain-optimize in your terminal to install Plain Optimize into your Claude Code session. It works immediately after installation.

Which AI coding agents work with Plain Optimize?

Plain Optimize is compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, OpenClaw, Cline, and any AI agent that supports custom system prompts or .cursorrules files.

Is Plain Optimize free to use?

Yes, Plain Optimize is completely free and open source. The full source is available on GitHub at https://github.com/dropseed/plain/tree/main/.claude/skills/plain-optimize. You only need a subscription to the AI agent you use it with.

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