name: hyperfine
binary: hyperfine
aliases: []
category: benchmark
summary: Command-line benchmarking tool.
homepage: https://github.com/sharkdp/hyperfine
docs: https://github.com/sharkdp/hyperfine#readme
detect:
version_args: ["--version"]
local:
files: []
dirs: []
package_json:
package_manager_prefixes: []
use_when:
- Compare command performance with statistically useful runs
avoid_when:
- The command has irreversible side effects
risk:
level: medium
effects:
- execute_code
- read_files
- write_files
requires_auth: false
destructive: false
confirmation_required_for:
- benchmarking mutating commands
guardrails:
- Benchmark commands should be repeatable and side-effect controlled.