Add API benchmark suite

.github/workflows/api-benchmark-smoke.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+name: API benchmark smoke
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - "apps/api/**"
+      - "benchmarks/**"
+      - "package.json"
+      - "package-lock.json"
+      - ".github/workflows/api-benchmark-smoke.yml"
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  benchmark-smoke:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 22
+          cache: npm
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Run API benchmark smoke gate
+        env:
+          BENCHMARK_DISABLE_RATE_LIMIT: "true"
+        run: npm run benchmark:smoke

README.md

@@ -54,6 +54,30 @@ npm install
 npm run test
 ```
 
+## API Benchmarking
+
+The repository includes a reproducible benchmark runner for `/health` and every
+mounted `/api/*` route. By default it starts the local Express app on an
+ephemeral port, uses synthetic marketplace payloads, creates a benchmark-only
+admin token for protected routes, and writes JSON plus Markdown output to
+`benchmarks/results/`.
+
+```bash
+npm run benchmark
+```
+
+For CI and quick local checks, run the low-concurrency smoke gate:
+
+```bash
+npm run benchmark:smoke
+```
+
+To benchmark an existing environment instead of the local app, copy
+`benchmarks/benchmark.env.example`, set `BENCHMARK_TARGET_URL`, and provide
+`BENCHMARK_ADMIN_TOKEN` for protected admin endpoints. Thresholds are stored in
+`benchmarks/thresholds.json` so reviewers can tune p99 latency and error-rate
+limits without changing the runner.
+
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apps/api/package.json

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "node src/server.js",
     "start": "node src/server.js",
-    "test": "node --test src/tests"
+    "test": "node --test src/tests/*.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "cors": "^2.8.5",

apps/api/src/middleware/rateLimit.js

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import rateLimit from "express-rate-limit";
 export const apiLimiter = rateLimit({
   windowMs: 15 * 60 * 1000,
   limit: 200,
+  skip: () => process.env.BENCHMARK_DISABLE_RATE_LIMIT === "true",
   standardHeaders: "draft-7",
   legacyHeaders: false
 });