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k6

OfficialAgent-readyInfraObservability

Load testing, performance, and http tests from the terminal.

The official CLI from Grafana. Load testing, performance, and http tests from the terminal.

Task fit

load testing, performance, and http tests from the terminal.

Lane

Work with Kubernetes, Terraform, containers, and ops tooling with more confidence.

Operator brief

Use k6 for load testing, performance, and http tests from the terminal.

Run `k6 run script.js` and see what comes back.

Repository family

Grafana

First trust check

k6 responds locally and is ready for the first real command.

Safe first loop

Install, verify, then run one real command.

Infra inspection loop

Install command

$ brew install k6

Operator pack

Copy or export the working notes for this CLI before handing it to an agent.

Verify

$ k6 --version

k6 responds locally and is ready for the first real command.

First real command

$ k6 run script.js

First steps

  1. 01Install k6.
  2. 02Run `k6 --version` first.
  3. 03Start with `k6 run script.js`.
  4. 04Install the infra CLI and verify kubeconfig, Docker context, or cloud credentials.

When to use / hold off when

Best for

load testing, performance, and http tests from the terminal.

Use this when

You need observability in both local dev and CI.

Hold off when

You don't work with observability.

Trust and constraints

trusted95/100
OfficialInstall readyTrusted
JSON outputNo
Non-interactiveYes
CI-friendlyYes

Why operators pick it

  • k6 fits infra well, especially for load testing, performance, and http tests from the terminal.
  • It is the official CLI from Grafana.
  • Easy to automate.

Constraints

  • Output is mostly plain text.

Repository context

Other CLIs in this family

This is the only CLI surfaced from this family right now.

Facts and links

Install withbrew
Homebrew installs (30d)4.8K
GitHub stars30.2K
LicenseAGPL-3.0
UpdatedMar 25, 2026