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Workflow SDK now writes over WebSockets on Vercel

Our short summary of Vercel’s engineering write-up. The full story, with all the detail, is on their blog.

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Problem

Many HTTP requests slowed down streaming AI token output and raised costs.

Solution

Switched event and stream writes to a persistent WebSocket, cutting request overhead and delivering token streams 4.2× faster.

4.2× faster response

Want the architecture, code and numbers? They’re in the original post.

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