Did anyone noticed the agent v2 recently became too slow?

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Hi All,

for the past couple of days I thought it was my internet or something, but I checked my connections and I have a very good computer setup, everything looks good, however the agent takes ages to think or act per single line (on average 5mins, sometimes it takes 10mins or more), when the v2 was release it was great like in a matter of seconds, now its minutes
did any anyone experienced this too?

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Assitant is also very slow to explain the code.

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Yes painfully slow. And also going in circles. It’s driving me crazy.

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Yes I did see both. I thought it was my internet too.

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Bumping this. Caused a huge loop of death in two of my apps over the past week. If this would have been my first week on Replit, I would have choked slammed my Mac lol

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Hello everyone,

Sean here from Replit Support — thanks for sharing what you’ve been seeing.

I wanted to offer some practical ways to get clearer, more focused results from Agent & Assistant, especially if you’re running into situations where it feels like it’s going in circles.

Enter the following 2 chat prompts into Agent or Assistant to help the AI focus better:

Prompt 1 (To get a clear plan before making changes):

I am trying to [explain your goal or issue].  

I want you to do the following:  
* Review my codebase carefully.  
* Identify the files and functions related to this task.  
* Let me know if this is possible to fix, or if my code needs adjustments.  
* Write a clear plan in a file called \"Instructions.md\" in my Repl.

Note to Replit users:
Once the “Instructions.md” file is created, start a new chat (Assistant or Agent) and use this second prompt below:

Prompt 2 (To implement based on that plan):

I want you to implement [brief description of the fix or feature].  

Before starting, read \"Instructions.md\" carefully and follow the plan.  

If anything is unclear, tell me what’s blocking you before proceeding.

Other Tips to Avoid Circling and Stay on Track:

  • One feature per chat session — helps Agent stay focused.
  • Use Assistant for small tweaks, Agent for bigger structural updates.
  • Start a new chat or Remix your Repl if things feel stuck.
  • Ask Agent to write a Changelog or “next steps” list to clarify its plan.
  • For Deployment issues (like /showroom), make sure to check environment variables, secrets, database access, and run commands — these can behave differently between Dev and Deployment.

If you’d still like direct help, submit a ticket to support@replit.com and then DM me the ticket link you’ll get in the email auto-reply — I’ll make sure to get someone on it.

Appreciate you all for your input — please LMK if these 2 prompts help!

— Sean @ Replit

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Do you also have the problem today that Agent V2 is no longer as good? It solves problems worse than in the last few days and no longer understands many things. Has there been an update? The last 3 days it was really good and it was a lot of fun to use it…