Build Streaming Backpressure Contracts for AI API Routes
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Build Streaming Backpressure Contracts for AI API Routes Streaming makes an AI API feel fast. It can also hide the moment where a system stops being controllable. A non-streaming request has one obvious boundary: the response arrives or it does not. A streaming request has more moving parts. Tokens arrive over time. The client may pause. The browser tab may close. A worker may hit a timeout while the upstream model is still producing. A retry may start while the first stream is still