Benchmark Results

Run node benchmark/install-speed.js to reproduce on your machine.

Environment: Node.js v22.18.0, macOS Fixture (local): SKILL.md + 1 JS file (2 files, 78 bytes) Fixture (GitHub): sametcelikbicak/task-decomposerIterations: 10 per tool per scenario

Local path install

Tool	avg	min	max	p50	vs rolecraft
rolecraft	9.83 ms	5.16 ms	15.23 ms	9.60 ms	1.00x
skills (Vercel)	4263.29 ms	3964.79 ms	4960.78 ms	4267.36 ms	433.78x
@agentskill.sh/cli	—	—	—	—	N/A

@agentskill.sh/cli is marketplace-only and does not support local paths.

GitHub install (sametcelikbicak/task-decomposer)

Tool	avg	min	max	p50	vs rolecraft
rolecraft	4186.74 ms	3499.20 ms	4843.22 ms	4380.64 ms	1.00x
skills (Vercel)	10024.51 ms	8668.28 ms	11556.99 ms	9986.56 ms	2.39x
@agentskill.sh/cli	—	—	—	—	failed

@agentskill.sh/cli fetches the skill but exits with Error: Unknown agent: antigravity-cli during the agent detection phase. The install does not complete successfully.

Key takeaways

Scenario	rolecraft	Vercel skills	@agentskill.sh/cli
Local skill install	✅ 9.83 ms	✅ 4263 ms (434x slower)	❌ not supported
GitHub skill install	✅ 4.2 s	✅ 10.0 s (2.4x slower)	❌ fails (bug)
Zero dependencies	✅ 0	❌ 1 dep	❌ 2 deps
Package size	~4 KB	~465 KB	~84 KB