# andrewrk/poop

Performance Optimizer Observation Platform

Repository: https://github.com/andrewrk/poop
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/poop
Language: Zig
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-05-04T01:12:52+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 56/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 80, release rhythm 8, longevity 84
- inputs: {"age_days": 1177, "days_push": 122, "days_rel": 726, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2031, forks 93 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:07.289445+00:00)

## What it is
A Linux command-line benchmarking tool that compares the performance of multiple commands using perf_event_open hardware counters, with a colorful terminal UI. It reports wall time, peak memory, and additional hardware counters relative to a reference command.

## Use cases
- benchmark multiple commands and compare their performance
- measure peak memory usage of a command
- compare performance of code changes against a baseline
- profile commands with hardware performance counters
- find which implementation of an algorithm is faster
- avoid shell-spawning overhead in benchmark measurements

## When to choose
- you are on Linux and want hardware counter data (instructions, cycles, cache misses) alongside timing
- you want peak memory usage reported per command
- you want to benchmark raw commands without shell-spawning noise
- you prefer a simple tool with a colorful terminal output and a reference-command comparison

## When to avoid
- you need cross-platform benchmarking (macOS, Windows)
- you need to benchmark shell commands with pipes, quotes, or shell syntax
- you need extensive configuration options or mature polish like Hyperfine
- you are not on a Linux kernel with perf_event_open access

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: benchmarking, cli, terminal-ui, monitoring
- domain: developer-tools, performance
- platform: cli
- tags: perf-counters, command-benchmarking, hyperfine-alternative, zig, command-line, linux

## Member repositories
- andrewrk/poop (main) score 56

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:07.289445+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:59:31.998980+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/andrewrk/poop (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:07.289445+00:00, sha 9aaefd3b7368)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.