scaleapi
diff --git a/examples/tutorials/00_sync/010_multiturn/.ipynb_checkpoints/dev-checkpoint.ipynb b/examples/tutorials/00_sync/010_multiturn/.ipynb_checkpoints/dev-checkpoint.ipynb
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+{
+ "cells": [
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "0",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "from agentex import Agentex\n",
+    "\n",
+    "client = Agentex(base_url=\"http://localhost:5003\")"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "1",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "AGENT_NAME = \"s010-multiturn\""
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "2",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "# # (Optional) Create a new task. If you don't create a new task, each message will be sent to a new task. The server will create the task for you.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "# import uuid\n",
+    "\n",
+    "# TASK_ID = str(uuid.uuid4())[:8]\n",
+    "\n",
+    "# rpc_response = client.agents.rpc_by_name(\n",
+    "#     agent_name=AGENT_NAME,\n",
+    "#     method=\"task/create\",\n",
+    "#     params={\n",
+    "#         \"name\": f\"{TASK_ID}-task\",\n",
+    "#         \"params\": {}\n",
+    "#     }\n",
+    "# )\n",
+    "\n",
+    "# task = rpc_response.result\n",
+    "# print(task)"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "3",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "# Test non streaming response\n",
+    "from agentex.types import TextContent\n",
+    "\n",
+    "# The response is expected to be a list of TaskMessage objects, which is a union of the following types:\n",
+    "# - TextContent: A message with just text content   \n",
+    "# - DataContent: A message with JSON-serializable data content\n",
+    "# - ToolRequestContent: A message with a tool request, which contains a JSON-serializable request to call a tool\n",
+    "# - ToolResponseContent: A message with a tool response, which contains response object from a tool call in its content\n",
+    "\n",
+    "# When processing the message/send response, if you are expecting more than TextContent, such as DataContent, ToolRequestContent, or ToolResponseContent, you can process them as well\n",
+    "\n",
+    "rpc_response = client.agents.send_message(\n",
+    "    agent_name=AGENT_NAME,\n",
+    "    params={\n",
+    "        \"content\": {\"type\": \"text\", \"author\": \"user\", \"content\": \"Hello what can you do?\"},\n",
+    "        \"stream\": False\n",
+    "    }\n",
+    ")\n",
+    "\n",
+    "if not rpc_response or not rpc_response.result:\n",
+    "    raise ValueError(\"No result in response\")\n",
+    "\n",
+    "# Extract and print just the text content from the response\n",
+    "for task_message in rpc_response.result:\n",
+    "    content = task_message.content\n",
+    "    if isinstance(content, TextContent):\n",
+    "        text = content.content\n",
+    "        print(text)\n"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "4",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "# Test streaming response\n",
+    "from agentex.types.text_delta import TextDelta\n",
+    "from agentex.types.task_message_update import StreamTaskMessageFull, StreamTaskMessageDelta\n",
+    "\n",
+    "# The result object of message/send will be a TaskMessageUpdate which is a union of the following types:\n",
+    "# - StreamTaskMessageStart: \n",
+    "#   - An indicator that a streaming message was started, doesn't contain any useful content\n",
+    "# - StreamTaskMessageDelta: \n",
+    "#   - A delta of a streaming message, contains the text delta to aggregate\n",
+    "# - StreamTaskMessageDone: \n",
+    "#   - An indicator that a streaming message was done, doesn't contain any useful content\n",
+    "# - StreamTaskMessageFull: \n",
+    "#   - A non-streaming message, there is nothing to aggregate, since this contains the full message, not deltas\n",
+    "\n",
+    "# Whenn processing StreamTaskMessageDelta, if you are expecting more than TextDeltas, such as DataDelta, ToolRequestDelta, or ToolResponseDelta, you can process them as well\n",
+    "# Whenn processing StreamTaskMessageFull, if you are expecting more than TextContent, such as DataContent, ToolRequestContent, or ToolResponseContent, you can process them as well\n",
+    "\n",
+    "for agent_rpc_response_chunk in client.agents.send_message_stream(\n",
+    "    agent_name=AGENT_NAME,\n",
+    "    params={\n",
+    "        \"content\": {\"type\": \"text\", \"author\": \"user\", \"content\": \"Hello what can you do?\"},\n",
+    "        \"stream\": True\n",
+    "    }\n",
+    "):\n",
+    "    # We know that the result of the message/send when stream is set to True will be a TaskMessageUpdate\n",
+    "    task_message_update = agent_rpc_response_chunk.result\n",
+    "    # Print oly the text deltas as they arrive or any full messages\n",
+    "    if isinstance(task_message_update, StreamTaskMessageDelta):\n",
+    "        delta = task_message_update.delta\n",
+    "        if isinstance(delta, TextDelta):\n",
+    "            print(delta.text_delta, end=\"\", flush=True)\n",
+    "        else:\n",
+    "            print(f\"Found non-text {type(task_message)} object in streaming message.\")\n",
+    "    elif isinstance(task_message_update, StreamTaskMessageFull):\n",
+    "        content = task_message_update.content\n",
+    "        if isinstance(content, TextContent):\n",
+    "            print(content.content)\n",
+    "        else:\n",
+    "            print(f\"Found non-text {type(task_message)} object in full message.\")\n"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "5",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": []
+  }
+ ],
+ "metadata": {
+  "kernelspec": {
+   "display_name": ".venv",
+   "language": "python",
+   "name": "python3"
+  },
+  "language_info": {
+   "codemirror_mode": {
+    "name": "ipython",
+    "version": 3
+   },
+   "file_extension": ".py",
+   "mimetype": "text/x-python",
+   "name": "python",
+   "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
+   "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
+   "version": "3.12.9"
+  }
+ },
+ "nbformat": 4,
+ "nbformat_minor": 5
+}
diff --git a/examples/tutorials/00_sync/010_multiturn/dev.ipynb b/examples/tutorials/00_sync/010_multiturn/dev.ipynb
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
  ],
  "metadata": {
   "kernelspec": {
-   "display_name": ".venv",
+   "display_name": "Python 3 (ipykernel)",
    "language": "python",
    "name": "python3"
   },
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
    "name": "python",
    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
-   "version": "3.12.9"
+   "version": "3.14.2"
   }
  },
  "nbformat": 4,

diff --git a/src/agentex/lib/adk/_modules/tracing.py b/src/agentex/lib/adk/_modules/tracing.py
@@ -67,14 +67,13 @@ def _tracing_service(self) -> TracingService:
         if self._tracing_service_lazy is None or (loop_id is not None and loop_id != self._bound_loop_id):
             import httpx
 
-            # Disable keepalive so each span HTTP call gets a fresh TCP
-            # connection.  Reused connections carry asyncio primitives bound
-            # to the event loop that created them; in sync-ACP / streaming
-            # contexts the loop context can shift between calls, causing
-            # "bound to a different event loop" RuntimeErrors.
+            # Keepalive ON: connections are reused within a single event
+            # loop, eliminating the TLS-handshake-per-span penalty under
+            # load.  Cross-loop safety is preserved by rebuilding the
+            # client whenever loop_id changes (the conditional above).
             agentex_client = create_async_agentex_client(
                 http_client=httpx.AsyncClient(
-                    limits=httpx.Limits(max_keepalive_connections=0),
+                    limits=httpx.Limits(max_keepalive_connections=20),
                 ),
             )
             tracer = AsyncTracer(agentex_client)

diff --git a/src/agentex/lib/core/tracing/processors/agentex_tracing_processor.py b/src/agentex/lib/core/tracing/processors/agentex_tracing_processor.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-from typing import Any, Dict, override
+import asyncio
+import weakref
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, override
 
 from agentex import Agentex
 from agentex.types.span import Span
@@ -9,6 +11,9 @@
     AsyncTracingProcessor,
 )
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from agentex import AsyncAgentex
+
 
 class AgentexSyncTracingProcessor(SyncTracingProcessor):
     def __init__(self, config: AgentexTracingProcessorConfig):  # noqa: ARG002
@@ -67,19 +72,40 @@ def shutdown(self) -> None:
 
 class AgentexAsyncTracingProcessor(AsyncTracingProcessor):
     def __init__(self, config: AgentexTracingProcessorConfig):  # noqa: ARG002
+        # Per-event-loop client cache.  httpx.AsyncClient is bound to the
+        # loop that created it, so in sync-ACP / streaming contexts (where
+        # the active loop can change between requests) we keep one client
+        # per loop instead of disabling keepalive entirely.  The cache is a
+        # WeakKeyDictionary so a GC'd loop and its client are evicted
+        # automatically — using id() as a key would reuse entries when
+        # CPython recycles a freed loop's memory address.
+        self._clients_by_loop: weakref.WeakKeyDictionary[
+            asyncio.AbstractEventLoop, "AsyncAgentex"
+        ] = weakref.WeakKeyDictionary()
+
+    def _build_client(self) -> "AsyncAgentex":
         import httpx
 
-        # Disable keepalive so each span HTTP call gets a fresh TCP connection.
-        # Reused connections carry asyncio primitives bound to the event loop
-        # that created them; in sync-ACP / streaming contexts the loop context
-        # can shift between calls, causing "bound to a different event loop"
-        # RuntimeErrors.
-        self.client = create_async_agentex_client(
+        # Keepalive ON: connections are reused within a single event loop,
+        # eliminating the TLS-handshake-per-span penalty under load.
+        return create_async_agentex_client(
             http_client=httpx.AsyncClient(
-                limits=httpx.Limits(max_keepalive_connections=0),
+                limits=httpx.Limits(max_keepalive_connections=20),
             ),
         )
 
+    @property
+    def client(self) -> "AsyncAgentex":
+        try:
+            loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+        except RuntimeError:
+            return self._build_client()
+        client = self._clients_by_loop.get(loop)
+        if client is None:
+            client = self._build_client()
+            self._clients_by_loop[loop] = client
+        return client
+
     # TODO(AGX1-199): Add batch create/update endpoints to Agentex API and use
     # them here instead of one HTTP call per span.
     # https://linear.app/scale-epd/issue/AGX1-199/add-agentex-batch-endpoint-for-traces

diff --git a/src/agentex/lib/core/tracing/processors/sgp_tracing_processor.py b/src/agentex/lib/core/tracing/processors/sgp_tracing_processor.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import asyncio
+import weakref
 from typing import cast, override
 
 import scale_gp_beta.lib.tracing as tracing
@@ -92,23 +94,50 @@ def shutdown(self) -> None:
 class SGPAsyncTracingProcessor(AsyncTracingProcessor):
     def __init__(self, config: SGPTracingProcessorConfig):
         self.disabled = config.sgp_api_key == "" or config.sgp_account_id == ""
+        self._config = config
+        # Per-event-loop client cache.  httpx.AsyncClient ties its connection
+        # pool to the loop it was created on; in sync-ACP / streaming contexts
+        # the active loop can change between requests.  Caching per loop lets
+        # us keep keepalive on within each loop while staying safe across
+        # loops.  The cache is a WeakKeyDictionary so a GC'd loop and its
+        # client are evicted automatically — using id() as a key would reuse
+        # entries when CPython recycles a freed loop's memory address.
+        self._clients_by_loop: weakref.WeakKeyDictionary[
+            asyncio.AbstractEventLoop, AsyncSGPClient
+        ] = weakref.WeakKeyDictionary()
+        self.env_vars = EnvironmentVariables.refresh()
+
+    def _build_client(self) -> AsyncSGPClient:
         import httpx
 
-        # Disable keepalive so each HTTP call gets a fresh TCP connection,
-        # avoiding "bound to a different event loop" errors in sync-ACP.
-        self.sgp_async_client = (
-            AsyncSGPClient(
-                api_key=config.sgp_api_key,
-                account_id=config.sgp_account_id,
-                base_url=config.sgp_base_url,
-                http_client=httpx.AsyncClient(
-                    limits=httpx.Limits(max_keepalive_connections=0),
-                ),
-            )
-            if not self.disabled
-            else None
+        return AsyncSGPClient(
+            api_key=self._config.sgp_api_key,
+            account_id=self._config.sgp_account_id,
+            base_url=self._config.sgp_base_url,
+            # Keepalive ON: connections are reused within a single event loop,
+            # which removes the TLS-handshake-per-span penalty observed under
+            # load.  Cross-loop safety is preserved by the per-loop cache.
+            http_client=httpx.AsyncClient(
+                limits=httpx.Limits(max_keepalive_connections=20),
+            ),
         )
-        self.env_vars = EnvironmentVariables.refresh()
+
+    def _get_client(self) -> AsyncSGPClient | None:
+        """Return the AsyncSGPClient bound to the current event loop, creating
+        one on first use.  Returns None when the processor is disabled."""
+        if self.disabled:
+            return None
+        try:
+            loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+        except RuntimeError:
+            # Called from outside an event loop — should not happen on the
+            # hot path, but build a one-off client rather than crashing.
+            return self._build_client()
+        client = self._clients_by_loop.get(loop)
+        if client is None:
+            client = self._build_client()
+            self._clients_by_loop[loop] = client
+        return client
 
     @override
     async def on_span_start(self, span: Span) -> None:
@@ -123,31 +152,29 @@ async def on_spans_start(self, spans: list[Span]) -> None:
         if not spans:
             return
 
-        sgp_spans = [_build_sgp_span(span, self.env_vars) for span in spans]
-
-        if self.disabled:
+        client = self._get_client()
+        if client is None:
             logger.warning("SGP is disabled, skipping span upsert")
             return
-        await self.sgp_async_client.spans.upsert_batch(  # type: ignore[union-attr]
-            items=[s.to_request_params() for s in sgp_spans]
-        )
+
+        sgp_spans = [_build_sgp_span(span, self.env_vars) for span in spans]
+        await client.spans.upsert_batch(items=[s.to_request_params() for s in sgp_spans])
 
     @override
     async def on_spans_end(self, spans: list[Span]) -> None:
         if not spans:
             return
 
+        client = self._get_client()
+        if client is None:
+            return
+
         sgp_spans: list[SGPSpan] = []
         for span in spans:
             sgp_span = _build_sgp_span(span, self.env_vars)
             sgp_span.end_time = span.end_time.isoformat()  # type: ignore[union-attr]
             sgp_spans.append(sgp_span)
-
-        if self.disabled:
-            return
-        await self.sgp_async_client.spans.upsert_batch(  # type: ignore[union-attr]
-            items=[s.to_request_params() for s in sgp_spans]
-        )
+        await client.spans.upsert_batch(items=[s.to_request_params() for s in sgp_spans])
 
     @override
     async def shutdown(self) -> None: