Clerk Performance Tuning Overview Optimize Clerk authentication for best performance. Covers middleware optimization, user data caching, token handling, lazy loading, and edge runtime configuration. Prerequisites - Clerk integration working - Performance monitoring in place (Lighthouse, Web Vitals) - Understanding of Next.js rendering strategies Instructions Step 1: Optimize Middleware (Skip Static Assets) Step 2: Cache User Data For cross-request caching with : Step 3: Optimize Token Handling Step 4: Lazy Load Auth Components Step 5: Optimize Server Components Step 6: Edge Runtime for Middle…