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Core 90–120 min8 stepsLoad test a fleet slice against a mock
A scaled-down mock Claude API (SSE, lognormal latency and length, an OTPM bucket with 429 and retry-after, a 529 switch), a two-step matter-assistant service with a token limiter, one retry layer and admission control, and Locust driving a sweep and a month-end shape. The knee lands where the limiter's M/D/1 model says, and the report shows what each flow-control piece buys under the spike and a 529 period.
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