load-simulation

name	load-simulation
description	Use this when the user wants to test client behavior under slow responses with realistic payloads. Combines the delay tool (to introduce latency) with the random_data tool (to produce a test payload of the requested shape).
tags	["mock","testing","performance"]

load-simulation

Use this when the user wants to test how their client behaves under slow responses carrying realistic test payloads - e.g. verifying timeouts, streaming buffers, progress indicators, or retry logic.

When to use

• The user asks to "simulate slow responses", "test timeout handling", "produce a delayed payload", or similar.
• The user wants a response that combines latency with a non-trivial body (rather than just an echo round-trip).
• The user is benchmarking client-side handling of slow upstreams.

Do NOT use this skill for pure latency tests (call delay directly) or for pure data generation (call random_data directly).

Workflow

1. Parse the user's request for two parameters:
   • Delay: seconds to wait before responding. Default to 2 if not specified.
   • Payload shape: the data_type and count to pass to random_data. Default to data_type: json, count: 1 if not specified.
2. Call random_data first with the chosen data_type and count to build the payload. Capture the JSON result.
3. Call delay with duration_seconds set to the requested delay, and message set to a short summary of the payload (e.g. "5 json records ready").
4. Return the user a single combined response that reports:
   • The actual delay observed (from the delay tool's response).
   • The full random payload (from step 2).

Tools

• random_data - generates the payload.
• delay - introduces the configured latency.