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# Performance & Reliability > **⚡ Built for Production**: Reliable, fast, and resilient MCP server management with intelligent recovery ## 🔄 Efficient Request Handling **What it does**: Direct request forwarding to backend MCP servers with proper error handling **Why you need it**: Reliable communication between AI assistants and MCP servers **How it helps**: Consistent request processing, error recovery, connection management **⏱️ Setup Time**: Built-in functionality **🎯 Perfect For**: Reliable MCP server communication, error handling **✅ You Get**: Stable connections, proper error handling, request forwarding --- ## 🔄 Automatic Retry & Recovery **What it does**: Intelligent retry logic with exponential backoff for failed connections **Why you need it**: Handle temporary server failures gracefully without manual intervention **How it helps**: Automatic recovery, circuit breaker pattern, minimal service disruption **Recovery Strategy**: ``` Connection Failure → Wait 1s → Retry Still Failing → Wait 2s → Retry Still Failing → Wait 4s → Retry Still Failing → Wait 8s → Mark server unavailable Server Recovers → Immediate reconnection ``` **Reliability Impact**: - **Individual Server Uptime**: 95% typical - **Effective System Uptime**: 99.9% with retry logic - **Recovery Time**: Seconds instead of manual intervention **⏱️ Setup Time**: Built-in resilience **🎯 Perfect For**: Production systems, unreliable networks, critical workflows **✅ You Get**: Automatic recovery, improved uptime, reduced maintenance --- ## ⚡️ Request Pagination **What it does**: Paginates responses for `list` methods to handle large result sets from multiple servers efficiently. **Why you need it**: Prevents memory overload and slow responses when aggregating thousands of items (tools, resources, etc.) from many servers. **How it helps**: Instead of returning all results at once, it returns them in manageable "pages" that the client can navigate through. **Key Details**: - **Opt-in Feature**: Disabled by default to ensure compatibility with all clients. - **Cursor-Based**: Uses a `nextCursor` token to fetch subsequent pages. - **Improves Scalability**: Essential for environments with 5 or more MCP servers. > For a complete guide on how to enable and use this feature, see the **[Pagination Support Guide](/reference/pagination.md)**. --- ## 📊 Basic Monitoring & Logging **What it does**: Structured logging and basic monitoring for system status **Why you need it**: Track system status and troubleshoot issues **How it helps**: Winston-based logging, request/error tracking, connection monitoring **Available Monitoring**: ```bash # Health endpoint GET /health # OAuth management dashboard GET /oauth # Application logs for monitoring # Request/response logging # Error tracking with stack traces ``` **⏱️ Setup Time**: Built-in logging **🎯 Perfect For**: Basic monitoring, troubleshooting, system status **✅ You Get**: Structured logs, error tracking, request monitoring --- ## Performance Optimization Tips ### Connection Management - **Connection Pooling**: Automatically manages MCP server connections - **Keep-Alive**: Maintains persistent connections for better performance - **Load Balancing**: Distributes requests across available servers ### Error Handling Best Practices - **Circuit Breaker**: Prevents cascading failures - **Graceful Degradation**: Continues operation when servers are unavailable - **Timeout Management**: Prevents resource exhaustion from hanging requests ### Monitoring and Observability - **Log Analysis**: Use structured logs for performance insights - **Error Tracking**: Monitor error rates and patterns - **Health Checks**: Regular server status verification ### Next Steps - **Advanced Monitoring** → [Enterprise Features](/guide/advanced/enterprise) - **Security** → [Security Features](/guide/advanced/security) - **Development** → [Developer Features](/guide/integrations/developer-tools) --- > **⚡ Performance Note**: These features work automatically to ensure your MCP servers stay responsive and available. For advanced monitoring and observability, see the Enterprise features.