Performance Optimization Workflow

1. Capture Traces

Make a request with tracing enabled:

uv run plain request /path --user 1 --header "Observer: persist"

2. Find Traces

uv run plain observer traces --request-id <request-id>

3. Analyze Trace

uv run plain observer trace <trace-id> --json

4. Identify Bottlenecks

Look for:

• N+1 queries (many similar queries)
• Slow database queries
• Missing indexes
• Unnecessary work in hot paths

5. Apply Fixes

• Add select_related() / prefetch_related() for N+1
• Add database indexes for slow queries
• Cache expensive computations

6. Verify Improvement

Re-run the trace and compare.