Patterns · Vol. 13

Pattern

Token streaming UX

Reduce perceived latency for agent responses by streaming tokens to the UI as they generate, producing the feeling of an agent typing in real time rather than waiting silently and then dumping a complete response.

Classification — The baseline pattern: display response tokens as they generate rather than waiting for completion.

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