Micro-Optimizer Skill

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Apply language-specific micro-optimizations

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Then ask your AI: use the Micro-Optimizer Skill skill

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by a5c-ai/babysitter in library/specializations/algorithms-optimization/skills/micro-optimizer/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Purpose

Apply language-specific micro-optimizations to squeeze maximum performance from competitive programming solutions.

Capabilities

C++ optimization tricks (fast I/O, pragma optimizations)
Python optimization (PyPy hints, list comprehensions)
Memory layout optimization
Vectorization opportunities
Compiler-specific optimizations

Target Processes

code-level-optimization
io-optimization
memory-optimization

Optimization Catalog

C++ Optimizations

Fast I/O: ios_base::sync_with_stdio(false)
Pragma optimizations: #pragma GCC optimize
Inline expansion
Loop unrolling
Memory prefetching

Python Optimizations

Use PyPy when possible
List comprehensions over loops
Local variable caching
__slots__ for classes
Avoiding global lookups

General Optimizations

Branch prediction hints
Cache-friendly data layout
Avoiding unnecessary copies
Bit manipulation tricks

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "code": { "type": "string" },
    "language": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["cpp", "python", "java"]
    },
    "optimizationLevel": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["safe", "aggressive", "maximum"]
    },
    "preserveReadability": { "type": "boolean", "default": true }
  },
  "required": ["code", "language"]
}

Output Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "success": { "type": "boolean" },
    "optimizedCode": { "type": "string" },
    "appliedOptimizations": { "type": "array" },
    "expectedSpeedup": { "type": "string" },
    "warnings": { "type": "array" }
  },
  "required": ["success", "optimizedCode"]
}

Signals

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Last commit: Sep 2026

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Item type: skill
Key: micro-optimizer
Source: github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter

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