Power BI Performance Troubleshooting Skill for Claude Code: What It Does and How to Install It

Makes the agent act as a Power BI performance expert and diagnose a slow model, report or query step by step.

Installs: 8.9K; on skills.sh
Stars: 40.7K; on GitHub
Updated: Oct 2026; last repo commit

The agent starts with a problem definition and a baseline (page load under 10 seconds, visual response under 3 seconds, query execution under 30 seconds), then diagnoses four areas: model, DAX, report design, and infrastructure and capacity. It points to Performance Analyzer, DAX Studio and the Fabric Capacity Metrics app, and gives before and after DAX examples.

It offers three workflows: a 30 minute quick-win checklist, a 2 to 4 hour comprehensive analysis and a 1 to 2 week strategic plan. It also covers monitoring thresholds and an issue-report template. The skill is a written guide and bundles no scripts.

Good for

Power BI developers with slow report pages or refreshes
Analysts tuning a data model, DAX measures or storage modes
Admins checking Fabric or Premium capacity load

Install power-bi-performance-troubleshooting

Claude Code

Copy this prompt.

Install the power-bi-performance-troubleshooting skill in Claude Code. Run this command:

npx skills add https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot --skill power-bi-performance-troubleshooting

Then check that it loaded and tell me how to use it.

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Paste it into Claude Code. It shows the change and asks before running it.

Requires Node.js.

The Copilot CLI plugin installs the power-bi-development bundle: 4 skills and 4 Power BI expert agents (see plugin.json). The skills CLI and folder routes install only this skill. If Copilot CLI reports an unknown marketplace, the awesome-copilot README says to run copilot plugin marketplace add github/awesome-copilot first.

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What's in the skill

When it loads

Systematic Power BI performance troubleshooting prompt for identifying, diagnosing, and resolving performance issues in Power BI models, reports, and queries.

Sections in SKILL.md

Troubleshooting Methodology
Step 1: Problem Definition and Scope
Step 2: Performance Baseline Collection
Step 3: Systematic Diagnosis
Diagnostic Tools and Techniques
Power BI Desktop Tools
DAX Studio Analysis
Capacity Monitoring
Solution Framework
Immediate Performance Fixes
Advanced Performance Solutions
Troubleshooting Workflows
Quick Win Checklist (30 minutes)
Comprehensive Analysis (2-4 hours)
Strategic Optimization (1-2 weeks)
Performance Monitoring Setup

Key facts

Author: Awesome Copilot Community (author in the power-bi-development plugin.json)
License: MIT (plugin.json and repo LICENSE)
Installs on skills.sh: 8,896 (Nov 2, 2026)
GitHub stars: 40,666 for the whole awesome-copilot repo (Nov 2, 2026)
Last repo commit: Oct 30, 2026
Audits on skills.sh: Gen Agent Trust Hub: pass, Socket: pass, Snyk: pass
What it includes: 1 file: SKILL.md (no scripts)
Part of: The power-bi-development plugin: 4 skills and 4 agents

What it includes

Classify the issue and who and what it affects
Read · Step 1: Problem definition and scope
Collect page load, interaction, query and refresh numbers and load
Read · Step 2: Performance baseline
Four areas: A model, B DAX, C report design, D infrastructure and capacity
Try: “My Power BI report takes 25 seconds to load. Help me find out why”
Read · Step 3: Systematic diagnosis
Performance Analyzer, DAX Studio and the Fabric Capacity Metrics app
The skill describes how to use them; it does not run them.
Read · Diagnostic tools
Immediate fixes for model and report, plus advanced storage-mode and scaling options
Read · Solution framework
Quick win (30 minutes), comprehensive (2 to 4 hours), strategic (1 to 2 weeks)
Read · Troubleshooting workflows
KPIs, alert thresholds, health checks and an issue-report template
Read · Monitoring and reporting

From the official docs

Permissions

Medium risk

The guide itself is Markdown only, but the plugin route also installs agents that can edit files and run commands. Use the single-skill route if you only want the guide.

What it can do

Read your data
Create and change things
Delete things
Read-only mode

Watch out for

The plugin route adds agents that can edit files and run commands
The Power BI Performance Expert agent lists tools such as editFiles, runCommands, runTasks, runTests, fetch and microsoft.docs.mcp. The data modeling, DAX and visualization agents list the same kinds of tools. Use the single-skill route if you only want this guide. github.com
The plugin installs 4 skills, not 1
plugin.json lists power-bi-dax-optimization, power-bi-model-design-review, this skill and power-bi-report-design-consultation. github.com

Security advisories

No published security advisories as of Nov 2, 2026.

Technical details

Turning on read-only	No read-only switch exists.
Sign-in and keys	SKILL.md names no key or token.
Scopes	The skill folder bundles no scripts The Copilot CLI plugin route installs 4 skills and 4 agents The agents list tools including editFiles, runCommands, runTasks and fetch

Questions

What does the power-bi-performance-troubleshooting skill do?

It makes the agent follow a fixed method for Power BI performance problems. The agent defines the issue, gathers baseline numbers, checks the model, DAX, report design and capacity, then suggests fixes.

How do I install it?

Use the install box at the top of this page. It lists a Copilot CLI plugin that holds the Power BI bundle, a skills CLI command for this skill only, and folder routes.

Does it connect to my Power BI workspace?

SKILL.md describes no connection to Power BI. It is a written guide, and you or the agent run Performance Analyzer or DAX Studio yourself.

Do I need an API key?

No key is named in SKILL.md. The skill folder holds one Markdown file.

Is it safe?

The skill folder bundles no scripts, so it adds instructions only. The plugin route adds four agents that list tools such as editFiles and runCommands, which the permissions section describes.

What else is in the plugin?

The power-bi-development plugin lists four skills (DAX optimization, model design review, performance troubleshooting, report design consultation) and four expert agents for data modeling, DAX, performance and visualization.

Information

updated Nov 2, 2026

Repository: github/awesome-copilot
Folder: skills/power-bi-performance-troubleshooting

github/awesome-copilot skills.sh

Sources

Docs, issue trackers and discussions this page is built from.

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awesome-copilot README · github.com
power-bi-development plugin.json · github.com
awesome-copilot marketplace.json · github.com
power-bi-performance-troubleshooting SKILL.md · github.com
power-bi-performance-expert agent · github.com