headless-caching-strategy
Caching & Performance for Headless VTEX
When this skill applies
Use this skill when building or optimizing a headless VTEX storefront for performance. Proper caching is the single most impactful performance optimization for headless commerce.
- Configuring CDN or edge caching for Intelligent Search and Catalog APIs
- Adding BFF-level caching (in-memory or Redis) for frequently requested data
- Deciding which VTEX API responses can be cached and which must never be cached
- Implementing cache invalidation when catalog data changes
Do not use this skill for:
- BFF architecture and API routing decisions (use
headless-bff-architecture) - Intelligent Search API integration specifics (use
headless-intelligent-search) - Checkout proxy and OrderForm management (use
headless-checkout-proxy)
Decision rules
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