AI Agent Latency 101: How do I speed up my AI agent?

Developers often focus on speeding up AI agents after ensuring functionality, using strategies like diagnosing latency sources, improving user experience to mask delays, reducing the number of LLM calls, and parallelizing calls. Tools like LangSmith help identify latency bottlenecks, while UX changes such as streaming results or background processing can enhance perceived responsiveness without reducing actual latency.