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Branch prediction and speculative execution v1.0.0

Use this resource to understand branch prediction and the risks of speculative execution

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install branch-prediction-speculation

With no option, the skill goes to ~/.agents/skills/; add --agent claude-code (or codex, cursor…) to target an agent.

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

The agent describes branch predictors, the cost of a misprediction, speculative execution and the mitigations for Spectre and Meltdown. It also suggests branchless code patterns.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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What you get

  • SKILL.md: predictors and the cost of a misprediction
  • SKILL.md: speculative execution, Spectre and Meltdown, branchless patterns

Good fit for

  • A loop with an unpredictable test runs much slower than expected
  • You must assess the impact of Spectre mitigations on sensitive code

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    Tags

    • branch
    • speculation
    • spectre
    • performance

    About

    You say

    “Rewrite this sorting loop with an unpredictable test in branchless form and explain the expected gain.”

    Card for the “Branch prediction and speculative execution” skill

    Skill published by mohitmishra786 under the MIT license, delivered in its original version.

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    How to use it

    1. Install the skill in your agent's skills folder
    2. Ask your agent to understand branch prediction and the risks of speculative execution
    3. Review and adjust the result

    Content preview

    Files

    • LICENSE1.1 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB
    • SKILL.md3.7 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    mohitmishra786
    Source
    github.com/mohitmishra786/low-level-dev-skills/tree/bdc58472fa9f309ed1b3f7d985a0d8e9bd8f4608/skills/computer-architecture/branch-prediction-and-speculation
    Licence
    MIT

    Notice

    « branch-prediction-and-speculation » (mohitmishra786, MIT) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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