Agent Engineering
Request Coalescing
Combining overlapping requests for the same logical work so callers share one in-progress operation and its result. It usually operates within a defined key and coordinator scope. Unlike caching, it need not retain results after completion; unlike durable deduplication, it does not inherently prevent repeated effects after a crash.
Also called: Singleflight, In-flight deduplication
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