AI Agent Request Deduplication 2026

The user's hand trembled and clicked submit twice. The agent received two identical requests and processed them twice—wasting double the time and money.

💡 What You Will Learn

The user's hand trembled and clicked submit twice. The agent received two identical requests and processed them twice—wasting double the time and money.

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import hashlib, time

class Deduplicator:
    def __init__(self, ttl=300):
        self.cache = {}  # Redis
        self.ttl = ttl

    def is_duplicate(self, request_id, query):
        key = hashlib.md5(query.encode()).hexdigest()
        if key in self.cache:
            return True
        self.cache[key] = time.time() + self.ttl
        return False

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