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title: "Where to go next | Grafana Labs"
description: "Resources and next steps after completing the journey"
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> For a curated documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt). For the complete documentation index, see [llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt).

# After baseline: stress, spike, soak

| Level          | Test type | Question                          | Where you are  |
|----------------|-----------|-----------------------------------|----------------|
| **Foundation** | Baseline  | “What does normal look like?”     | You are here   |
| Next           | Stress    | “Where does performance degrade?” | After baseline |
| Next           | Spike     | “Can we survive a traffic burst?” | After baseline |
| Next           | Soak      | “Does anything break over hours?” | After baseline |

Refer to the [k6 test types guide](/docs/k6/latest/testing-guides/test-types/) for stress, spike, and soak patterns once your baseline is stable.

## Extensions

Extend k6 with official and community add-ons when you need extra protocols, outputs, or integrations.

- [Explore extensions](/docs/k6/latest/extensions/explore/)

## Further reading

- [AI-assisted testing with k6 v2.0](/events/grafanacon/agenda/ai-assisted-testing-k6-v2/) (GrafanaCON session recording)

## Documentation

- [Grafana Cloud k6](/docs/grafana-cloud/testing/k6/)
- [k6 documentation](/docs/k6/latest/)
- [k6 results and outputs](/docs/k6/latest/results-output/)
- [k6 thresholds reference](/docs/k6/latest/using-k6/thresholds/)
- [k6 executors reference](/docs/k6/latest/using-k6/scenarios/executors/)

## Community

- [Grafana Community Forums](https://community.grafana.com/)
- [Grafana Slack](https://slack.grafana.com/)
- [k6 GitHub](https://github.com/grafana/k6)