[Performance] API Response Compression

[ayshadogo]

Description:
API responses not gzip compressed

• Impact: 3x larger network payloads
• Solution: Configure backend compression, verify in network tab

[Unclebaffa]

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[SamixYasuke]

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Hello Maintainer,

I can enable gzip/Brotli compression for API responses, configure it appropriately on the backend, and verify the Content-Encoding headers and reduced payload sizes in the network layer. I’ll also ensure compression does not affect existing API behavior or error responses.

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