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phoronix-test-suite from intel/skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

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intel/skills
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skills/phoronix-test-suite/SKILL.md
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Apache-2.0

Install, run, parse, and optimize benchmarks from the Phoronix Test Suite (PTS). Use this skill whenever the user mentions "phoronix", "pts/", or "phoronix-test-suite", or asks to run, measure, improve, or optimize a PTS test — e.g., "run pts/mt-dgemm", "optimize pts/compress-zstd", "what score does pts/x265 get". Trigger immediately on any `pts/<testname>` reference, even if the user doesn't explicitly say "phoronix". Also trigger when the user asks to find or edit the source code of a PTS…

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<!-- (C) 2026 Intel Corporation, MIT license -->

# Phoronix Test Suite skill

End-to-end support for running and optimizing benchmarks with the Phoronix Test Suite CLI (`phoronix-test-suite`). **PTS** is used as shorthand throughout.

This skill is organized into two parts:
- **Part 1: flows** — end-to-end workflows (running, optimizing)
- **Part 2: primitives** — focused building blocks that flows compose

---

# Part 1: flows

## Flow A: running a test

Use when the user wants to run or benchmark a PTS test.

1. **Resolve the test version** — if not specified, run [Refresh test list](#refresh-test-list) and then [Resolve test version](#resolve-test-version)
2. **Install** — use [Install a test](#install-a-test)
3. **Run** — use [Run a test](#run-a-test)
4. **Parse output** — use [Parse test output](#parse-test-output)
5. **Save and report** — save to the [results store](#results-persistence) and report to the user:
   - State the test name, version, score, and unit
   - If a prior result for this test exists in the store, report the delta using [Evaluate test scores](#evaluate-test-scores)

---

## Flow B: optimizing a test
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How to install

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Source

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intel/skills · 29 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-11-06 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_i2hmsglst6p4f7vz
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=intel/skills/phoronix-test-suite
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/7c04d86210c11f0d91435cc2e5fdcf97a4095a18ac0d37e177d6b08765a29bdf

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