--- title: "#k6 articles | Hashnode" description: "Explore 41 articles tagged #k6 on Hashnode. Tutorials, guides, and how-tos from the community." url: "https://hashnode.com/tag/k6" --- Tag # #k6 41 posts · 8 followers [Carmelo Buelvas Comas](https://hashnode.com/@cbuelvasc) · [1d ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/observing-ai-agents-grafana-dashboards-and-k6-load-tests-for-mcp/6af79105a87c70622a6271f9) ### [Observing AI Agents: Grafana Dashboards and k6 Load Tests for MCP](https://cbuelvasc.hashnode.dev/observing-ai-agents-grafana-dashboards-and-k6-load-tests-for-mcp?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) TL;DR Agents don't behave like humans: they call tools in bursts, in loops and in chains. If you can't see latency, errors and auth failures per tool, you can't run an MCP server in production. ⭐ Co 5 min read · [cbuelvasc.hashnode.dev](https://cbuelvasc.hashnode.dev/observing-ai-agents-grafana-dashboards-and-k6-load-tests-for-mcp?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Zain Ul Rehman](https://hashnode.com/@zainqa) · [2d ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/k6-vs-jmeter-the-same-100-user-load-test-side-by-side/6af61ddbbff92477066dc65e) ### [k6 vs JMeter: The Same 100-User Load Test, Side by Side](https://blog.aitestingguide.com/k6-vs-jmeter-the-same-100-user-load-test-side-by-side?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) One small endpoint, two tools, real numbers, and the one-character k6 typo that stops your test with exit code 104. 4 min read · [blog.aitestingguide.com](https://blog.aitestingguide.com/k6-vs-jmeter-the-same-100-user-load-test-side-by-side?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [4](https://hashnode.com/posts/k6-vs-jmeter-the-same-100-user-load-test-side-by-side/6af61ddbbff92477066dc65e) [Ashen Jayawardena](https://hashnode.com/@cinderloop) · [5d ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/performance-testing-foundations/6af2d51bcea5de82daf0ad08) ### [Foundations: From "It Works" to "It Works for 500 Users](https://ashenasserts.hashnode.dev/performance-testing-foundations?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Plan, run and read your first load test with k6 30 min read · [ashenasserts.hashnode.dev](https://ashenasserts.hashnode.dev/performance-testing-foundations?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Ayush Nigam](https://hashnode.com/@ayush-nigam) · [Nov 8](https://hashnode.com/posts/performance-testing-guide-for-sdets/6af0761bdaae7545e369944b) ### [Performance Testing for SDETs: Which Test to Run and When](https://ayushnigam.hashnode.dev/performance-testing-guide-for-sdets?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Learn load, stress, spike and soak testing with k6, CI/CD setup, and how to connect results with observability. Practical guide for SDETs. 13 min read · [ayushnigam.hashnode.dev](https://ayushnigam.hashnode.dev/performance-testing-guide-for-sdets?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Aravind R](https://hashnode.com/@aravindr31) · [Jul 10](https://hashnode.com/posts/observability-without-the-invoice/6a508d07a9902350c5c02aa9) ### [Observability Without the Invoice: An SRE's Open Source APM Experiment](https://o11y-lab.hashnode.dev/observability-without-the-invoice?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) What eBPF, Grafana's LGTM stack, and k6 can — and can't — replace from Dynatrace and Datadog 5 min read · [o11y-lab.hashnode.dev](https://o11y-lab.hashnode.dev/observability-without-the-invoice?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Becky](https://hashnode.com/@becky99) · [May 11](https://hashnode.com/posts/building-a-reusable-load-test-environment-for-a-messenger-service-make-based-iac-observability-and-auth-seeding/6a01c0bdfca21b0d4b1015e6) ### [Building a Reusable Load-Test Environment for a Messenger Service — Make-based IaC, Observability, and Auth Seeding](https://beckybuilds.hashnode.dev/building-a-reusable-load-test-environment-for-a-messenger-service-make-based-iac-observability-and-auth-seeding?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) A reproducible 7-VM clone of production, k6 + a Go WebSocket receiver, and the actual TPS our send API breaks at. 15 min read · [beckybuilds.hashnode.dev](https://beckybuilds.hashnode.dev/building-a-reusable-load-test-environment-for-a-messenger-service-make-based-iac-observability-and-auth-seeding?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Saad Patel](https://hashnode.com/@saad-patel) · [Apr 23](https://hashnode.com/posts/autoscaleops-devsecops-cicd-platform/69ea1cb573da2cf26b2c1c81) ### [AutoScaleOps: I Built a Production-Grade DevSecOps Platform From Scratch — Here's Everything](https://saad-patel.hashnode.dev/autoscaleops-devsecops-cicd-platform?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) How I built a full DevSecOps pipeline with Terraform, ArgoCD, Trivy security gates, HPA auto-scaling, and Grafana monitoring . 23 min read · [saad-patel.hashnode.dev](https://saad-patel.hashnode.dev/autoscaleops-devsecops-cicd-platform?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Md. Niaz Morshed](https://hashnode.com/@niaz94) · [Mar 24](https://hashnode.com/posts/comparing-jmeter-and-k6-a-guide-for-modern-qa-engineers/69c2ee5d92029d915f755c2e) ### [Comparing JMeter and k6: A Guide for Modern QA Engineers](https://niazmorshed1494.hashnode.dev/comparing-jmeter-and-k6-a-guide-for-modern-qa-engineers?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) comparison between jmeter and k6 2 min read · [niazmorshed1494.hashnode.dev](https://niazmorshed1494.hashnode.dev/comparing-jmeter-and-k6-a-guide-for-modern-qa-engineers?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Md. Niaz Morshed](https://hashnode.com/@niaz94) · [Mar 15](https://hashnode.com/posts/grafana-k6-a-complete-practical-guide-for-automating-performance-tests/69b70454f4eb2f8b04d28b9e) ### [Grafana k6: A Complete Practical Guide for Automating Performance Tests](https://niazmorshed1494.hashnode.dev/grafana-k6-a-complete-practical-guide-for-automating-performance-tests?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Grafana k6 step by step understanding 10 min read · [niazmorshed1494.hashnode.dev](https://niazmorshed1494.hashnode.dev/grafana-k6-a-complete-practical-guide-for-automating-performance-tests?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [DevTools Guide](https://hashnode.com/@devtoolsguide) · [Mar 4](https://hashnode.com/posts/k6-modern-load-testing-for-apis-and-web-services/69a826aa9ac90ede164273f0) ### [k6: Modern Load Testing for APIs and Web Services](https://devtoolsguide.hashnode.dev/k6-modern-load-testing-for-apis-and-web-services?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) k6: Modern Load Testing for APIs and Web Services Most load testing tools feel like they were designed for QA teams, not developers. k6 is different: tests are JavaScript files, results pipe cleanly into Grafana, and the CLI integrates naturally into... 6 min read · [devtoolsguide.hashnode.dev](https://devtoolsguide.hashnode.dev/k6-modern-load-testing-for-apis-and-web-services?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)