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Tool overview
Reference · livetool:k6
k6 overview
Open-source load testing tool built for developer-centric performance testing of APIs, microservices, and websites. Scripts are written in JavaScript with a clean async API; results are exported to Grafana Cloud, Prometheus, and many other backends. Supports threshold assertions, scenarios, and distributed cloud execution via Grafana Cloud k6.
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Open-source load testing tool built for developer-centric performance
testing of APIs, microservices, and websites. Scripts are written in
JavaScript with a clean async API; results are exported to Grafana Cloud,
Prometheus, and many other backends. Supports threshold assertions,
scenarios, and distributed cloud execution via Grafana Cloud k6.
Outgoing edges
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- tool:locust·ToolLocust
- tool:artillery·ToolArtillery
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- language:go·LanguageGo
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- skill-area:performance-testing·SkillAreaPerformance Testing
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- skill-area:api-testing·SkillAreaAPI Testing
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- tool:locust·ToolLocust
- tool:artillery·ToolArtillery
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- stack-profile:performance-testing·StackProfilePerformance Testing (k6, Grafana, Prometheus, Docker, TypeScript)
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- tool-server:mcp-k6·ToolServerk6 MCP Server
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- specialization:performance-optimization·Specialization