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Profile Lean programs with demangled names using samply and Firefox Profiler. Use when the user asks to profile a Lean binary or investigate performance.

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How to use this skill

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  1. Open your project in Codex.
  2. Copy the prompt below and paste it into your agent.
  3. Review the proposed files and risks before you approve installation.
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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/leanprover/lean4/blob/HEAD/.claude/skills/profiling/SKILL.md

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First, summarize what it does, its dependencies, license status if identifiable, and any risks. Show the exact files you propose to add under .agents/skills/profiling/. Do not write files or run scripts until I approve.

After I approve, install the complete skill folder, including required referenced files, into that project location. Verify it is discoverable, then tell me its actual invocation name and how to use it. Do not claim it is installed until you have verified it.

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Profiling Lean Programs

Full documentation: script/PROFILER_README.md.

Quick Start

script/lean_profile.sh ./build/release/stage1/bin/lean some_file.lean

Requires samply (cargo install samply) and python3.

Agent Notes

  • The pipeline is interactive (serves to browser at the end). When running non-interactively, run the steps manually instead of using the wrapper script.
  • The three steps are: samply record --save-only, symbolicate_profile.py, then serve_profile.py.
  • lean_demangle.py works standalone as a stdin filter (like c++filt) for quick name lookups.
  • The --raw flag on lean_demangle.py gives exact demangled names without postprocessing (keeps ._redArg, ._lam_0 suffixes as-is).
  • Use PROFILE_KEEP=1 to keep the temp directory for later inspection.
  • The demangled profile is a standard Firefox Profiler JSON. Function names live in threads[i].stringArray, indexed by threads[i].funcTable.name.