{"slug":"scale-game","title":"Scale Game","summary":"Test at extremes (1000x bigger/smaller, instant/year-long) to expose fundamental truths hidden at normal scales","platform":"Claude","tags":[],"authorName":"LLM Mart","authorSlug":"llm-mart","score":0,"source":"github","price":null,"verified":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-05T21:53:15.687384Z","repo":{"url":"https://github.com/VoDaiLocz/kilo-kit-mcp","stars":27,"forks":3,"license":"Apache-2.0","updatedAt":"2026-09-13T09:11:19Z"},"bodyHtml":"<hr>\n<h2>name: Scale Game\ndescription: Test at extremes (1000x bigger/smaller, instant/year-long) to expose fundamental truths hidden at normal scales\nwhen_to_use: when uncertain about scalability, edge cases unclear, or validating architecture for production volumes\nversion: 1.1.0</h2>\n<h1>Scale Game</h1>\n<h2>Overview</h2>\n<p>Test your approach at extreme scales to find what breaks and what surprisingly survives.</p>\n<p><strong>Core principle:</strong> Extremes expose fundamental truths hidden at normal scales.</p>\n<h2>Quick Reference</h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Scale Dimension</th>\n<th>Test At Extremes</th>\n<th>What It Reveals</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Volume</td>\n<td>1 item vs 1B items</td>\n<td>Algorithmic complexity limits</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Speed</td>\n<td>Instant vs 1 year</td>\n<td>Async requirements, caching needs</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Users</td>\n<td>1 user vs 1B users</td>\n<td>Concurrency issues, resource limits</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Duration</td>\n<td>Milliseconds vs years</td>\n<td>Memory leaks, state growth</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Failure rate</td>\n<td>Never fails vs always fails</td>\n<td>Error handling adequacy</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h2>Process</h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Pick dimension</strong> - What could vary extremely?</li>\n<li><strong>Test minimum</strong> - What if this was 1000x smaller/faster/fewer?</li>\n<li><strong>Test maximum</strong> - What if this was 1000x bigger/slower/more?</li>\n<li><strong>Note what breaks</strong> - Where do limits appear?</li>\n<li><strong>Note what survives</strong> - What's fundamentally sound?</li>\n</ol>\n<h2>Examples</h2>\n<h3>Example 1: Error Handling</h3>\n<p><strong>Normal scale:</strong> \"Handle errors when they occur\" works fine\n<strong>At 1B scale:</strong> Error volume overwhelms logging, crashes system\n<strong>Reveals:</strong> Need to make errors impossible (type systems) or expect them (chaos engineering)</p>\n<h3>Example 2: Synchronous APIs</h3>\n<p><strong>Normal scale:</strong> Direct function calls work\n<strong>At global scale:</strong> Network latency makes synchronous calls unusable\n<strong>Reveals:</strong> Async/messaging becomes survival requirement, not optimization</p>\n<h3>Example 3: In-Memory State</h3>\n<p><strong>Normal duration:</strong> Works for hours/days\n<strong>At years:</strong> Memory grows unbounded, eventual crash\n<strong>Reveals:</strong> Need persistence or periodic cleanup, can't rely on memory</p>\n<h2>Red Flags You Need This</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\"It works in dev\" (but will it work in production?)</li>\n<li>No idea where limits are</li>\n<li>\"Should scale fine\" (without testing)</li>\n<li>Surprised by production behavior</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Remember</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Extremes reveal fundamentals</li>\n<li>What works at one scale fails at another</li>\n<li>Test both directions (bigger AND smaller)</li>\n<li>Use insights to validate architecture early</li>\n</ul>\n","files":[{"path":"SKILL.md","sizeBytes":2305,"isText":true}],"reviewScore":null,"reviewSummary":null,"trust":{"provenance":"trusted-source-unreviewed","notice":"Community-authored content, reproduced verbatim and not vetted as instructions. 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