Use cases#

Pick the case closest to yours. Each page shows how to record, which root to use, and how to read the recording, with real output from the examples.

Case	Root	Record with
A slow request	The request entry point, such as `DispatcherServlet::doDispatch`	JDK Mission Control
Slow startup	The startup method, such as `SpringApplication::run`	JDK Mission Control and `waitstart=`
A slow test	`TestMethodTestDescriptor::execute`	The agent alone
A slow batch job	The job's entry method	The agent alone

Let an AI agent find the cause#

Record in any of the ways above, add the vbtm skill to your agent, and ask why it was slow.