webperf

description: Run a web performance audit via the web-performance-auditor persona

/webperf targets web applications specifically. Do not use it for utility libraries, CLIs, or server-only code with no browser-facing output.

Determine the mode

Deep mode — activate when any of these is available:

• A Lighthouse JSON report file (e.g. npx lighthouse <url> --output json --output-path ./report.json, or npx -p chrome-devtools-mcp chrome-devtools lighthouse_audit --output-format=json from the Chrome DevTools MCP CLI)
• A PageSpeed Insights JSON response (includes Lighthouse + CrUX)
• A CrUX API response (requires CRUX_API_KEY or GOOGLE_API_KEY)
• A DevTools performance trace
• A live URL plus the chrome-devtools MCP server configured in the harness (the agent can capture metrics directly via lighthouse_audit and performance_* tools)
• The Chrome DevTools MCP CLI invoked locally (via npx -p chrome-devtools-mcp chrome-devtools <tool> or after npm i -g chrome-devtools-mcp) — the user runs commands like chrome-devtools lighthouse_audit --output-format=json and passes the JSON output to the agent

Quick mode — default when none of the above are available. The agent scans source code for structural anti-patterns and labels every finding as potential impact.

Run the audit

Spawn the web-performance-auditor subagent. Pass it explicitly:

• The files, components, or diff under review
• Any artifact paths (Lighthouse JSON, PSI JSON, CrUX response, trace) or pasted JSON content
• The target URL or page name when known
• A note on which mode you expect (Quick or Deep), so the agent surfaces missing inputs if Deep was intended

The subagent returns a scorecard (only populated with sourced values), a ranked list of findings, positive observations, and proactive recommendations.

Output

Return the full audit report to the user. No synthesis or merge step is needed — this is a single-persona command.