chore: update ee-repo-ref to batch-pulling latest

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

backend/.sqlx/query-3e8afd021088a99a24f27fa6f0a1b7f3edba3e9b834c814b464305bc2eb6ba80.json

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+  "db_name": "PostgreSQL",
+  "query": "INSERT INTO worker_ping (worker_instance, worker, ip, custom_tags, worker_group, dedicated_worker, dedicated_workers, wm_version, vcpus, memory, job_isolation, native_mode, uses_batch_http_pull) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $11, $12, $13) ON CONFLICT (worker)\n        DO UPDATE set ip = EXCLUDED.ip, custom_tags = EXCLUDED.custom_tags, worker_group = EXCLUDED.worker_group, dedicated_workers = EXCLUDED.dedicated_workers, native_mode = EXCLUDED.native_mode, uses_batch_http_pull = EXCLUDED.uses_batch_http_pull",
+  "describe": {
+    "columns": [],
+    "parameters": {
+      "Left": [
+        "Varchar",
+        "Varchar",
+        "Varchar",
+        "TextArray",
+        "Varchar",
+        "Varchar",
+        "TextArray",
+        "Varchar",
+        "Int8",
+        "Int8",
+        "Text",
+        "Bool",
+        "Bool"
+      ]
+    },
+    "nullable": []
+  },
+  "hash": "3e8afd021088a99a24f27fa6f0a1b7f3edba3e9b834c814b464305bc2eb6ba80"
+}

backend/.sqlx/query-6cd099d458ac380d5da27b9e69da035755496ea50f2b78fb9b1cd3a2eb7e7625.json

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+  "db_name": "PostgreSQL",
+  "query": "UPDATE worker_ping SET ping_at = now(), jobs_executed = $1, custom_tags = $2,\n         occupancy_rate = $3, memory_usage = $4, wm_memory_usage = $5, vcpus = COALESCE($7, vcpus),\n         memory = COALESCE($8, memory), occupancy_rate_15s = $9, occupancy_rate_5m = $10, occupancy_rate_30m = $11, native_mode = $12, uses_batch_http_pull = $13 WHERE worker = $6",
+  "describe": {
+    "columns": [],
+    "parameters": {
+      "Left": [
+        "Int4",
+        "TextArray",
+        "Float4",
+        "Int8",
+        "Int8",
+        "Text",
+        "Int8",
+        "Int8",
+        "Float4",
+        "Float4",
+        "Float4",
+        "Bool",
+        "Bool"
+      ]
+    },
+    "nullable": []
+  },
+  "hash": "6cd099d458ac380d5da27b9e69da035755496ea50f2b78fb9b1cd3a2eb7e7625"
+}

backend/ee-repo-ref.txt

@@ -1 +1 @@
-f9549c813b3dba5324ea9d1edacc8756a6d699bf
+c3c543f4c60a8c4dfe0d912c79a051376fb091a9

backend/migrations/20260305000000_worker_ping_batch_pull.down.sql

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE worker_ping DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS uses_batch_http_pull;

backend/migrations/20260305000000_worker_ping_batch_pull.up.sql

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE worker_ping ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS uses_batch_http_pull BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT false;

backend/src/main.rs

@@ -61,8 +61,9 @@ use windmill_common::{
         MODE_AND_ADDONS,
     },
     worker::{
-        is_native_mode_from_env, reload_custom_tags_setting, Connection, HUB_CACHE_DIR,
-        HUB_RT_CACHE_DIR, NATIVE_MODE_RESOLVED, TMP_LOGS_DIR, WINDMILL_DIR, WORKER_GROUP,
+        is_native_mode_from_env, reload_custom_tags_setting, Connection, HttpClient, HUB_CACHE_DIR,
+        HUB_RT_CACHE_DIR, NATIVE_MODE_RESOLVED, TMP_LOGS_DIR, USES_BATCH_HTTP_PULL, WINDMILL_DIR,
+        WORKER_GROUP,
     },
     KillpillSender, DEFAULT_HUB_BASE_URL, METRICS_ENABLED,
 };
@@ -920,6 +921,20 @@ Windmill Community Edition {GIT_VERSION}
             default_base_internal_url.clone()
         };
 
+        // BATCH_PULL_URL: explicit URL for native workers to pull jobs via HTTP.
+        // In standalone mode (server_mode=true), defaults to the local server.
+        let batch_pull_url: Option<String> = if is_native_mode_from_env() {
+            if let Ok(url) = std::env::var("BATCH_PULL_URL") {
+                Some(url)
+            } else if server_mode {
+                Some(default_base_internal_url.clone())
+            } else {
+                None
+            }
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+
         initial_load(
             &conn,
             killpill_tx.clone(),
@@ -1130,6 +1145,30 @@ Windmill Community Edition {GIT_VERSION}
                     )?;
                     let mut workers = vec![];
 
+                    // For native workers, create a self-signed JWT for batch pulling via HTTP.
+                    // Enabled when BATCH_PULL_URL is set (explicitly or auto-detected in standalone mode).
+                    let batch_pull_client = if let Some(ref pull_url) = batch_pull_url {
+                        match create_native_batch_pull_client(pull_url).await {
+                            Ok(client) => {
+                                tracing::info!(
+                                    "Native batch pull client created for HTTP pull at {}",
+                                    pull_url
+                                );
+                                USES_BATCH_HTTP_PULL
+                                    .store(true, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
+                                Some(client)
+                            }
+                            Err(e) => {
+                                tracing::warn!(
+                                    "Failed to create native batch pull client, falling back to SQL pull: {e:#}"
+                                );
+                                None
+                            }
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        None
+                    };
+
                     for i in 0..num_workers {
                         let suffix = if i == 0 && first_suffix.is_some() {
                             first_suffix.as_ref().unwrap().clone()
@@ -1153,6 +1192,7 @@ Windmill Community Edition {GIT_VERSION}
                                 WORKER_GROUP.as_str(),
                                 &suffix,
                             ),
+                            batch_pull_client: batch_pull_client.clone(),
                         };
                         workers.push(worker_conn);
                     }
@@ -1766,6 +1806,7 @@ fn display_config(envs: &[&str]) {
 pub struct WorkerConn {
     conn: Connection,
     worker_name: String,
+    batch_pull_client: Option<HttpClient>,
 }
 
 pub async fn run_workers(
@@ -1836,6 +1877,7 @@ pub async fn run_workers(
         let wk_conf = &workers[i as usize - 1];
         let conn1 = wk_conf.conn.clone();
         let worker_name = wk_conf.worker_name.clone();
+        let batch_pull_client = wk_conf.batch_pull_client.clone();
         WORKERS_NAMES.write().await.push(worker_name.clone());
         let ip = ip.clone();
         let rx = killpill_rxs.pop().unwrap();
@@ -1858,6 +1900,7 @@ pub async fn run_workers(
                 rx,
                 tx,
                 &base_internal_url,
+                batch_pull_client.as_ref(),
             );
 
             // #[cfg(tokio_unstable)]
@@ -1876,6 +1919,41 @@ pub async fn run_workers(
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// Create an HTTP client for native workers to pull jobs from the local server's batch buffer.
+/// Self-signs a JWT with native_mode=true using the same JWT secret the server uses.
+async fn create_native_batch_pull_client(base_internal_url: &str) -> anyhow::Result<HttpClient> {
+    use windmill_common::agent_workers::{build_agent_http_client, AGENT_JWT_PREFIX};
+    use windmill_common::jwt::encode_with_internal_secret;
+
+    #[derive(serde::Serialize)]
+    struct NativeAgentAuth {
+        worker_group: String,
+        tags: Vec<String>,
+        native_mode: Option<bool>,
+        exp: usize,
+    }
+
+    let worker_config = windmill_common::worker::WORKER_CONFIG.read().await;
+    let tags = worker_config.worker_tags.clone();
+    drop(worker_config);
+
+    // Token expires in 30 days — renewed on restart
+    let exp = (chrono::Utc::now() + chrono::Duration::days(30)).timestamp() as usize;
+
+    let claims = NativeAgentAuth {
+        worker_group: WORKER_GROUP.to_string(),
+        tags,
+        native_mode: Some(true),
+        exp,
+    };
+
+    let jwt = encode_with_internal_secret(claims).await?;
+    let token = format!("{}{}", AGENT_JWT_PREFIX, jwt);
+
+    let suffix = create_default_worker_suffix(&HOSTNAME);
+    Ok(build_agent_http_client(&suffix, &token, base_internal_url))
+}
+
 async fn send_delayed_killpill(tx: &KillpillSender, mut max_delay_secs: u64, context: &str) {
     if max_delay_secs == 0 {
         max_delay_secs = 1;

backend/summarized_schema.txt

@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ websocket_trigger: path(char), url(char), script_path(char), is_flow(bool), work
 windmill_migrations: name(text), created_at(ts)
 worker_group_job_stats: hour(bigint), worker_group(text), script_lang(char), workspace_id(char), job_count(int), total_duration_ms(bigint)
   FK: (workspace_id) -> workspace(id)
-worker_ping: worker(char), worker_instance(char), ping_at(ts), started_at(ts), ip(char), jobs_executed(int), custom_tags(text[]), worker_group(char), dedicated_worker(char), wm_version(char), current_job_id(uuid), current_job_workspace_id(char), vcpus(bigint), memory(bigint), occupancy_rate(float), memory_usage(bigint), wm_memory_usage(bigint), occupancy_rate_15s(float), occupancy_rate_5m(float), occupancy_rate_30m(float), job_isolation(text), dedicated_workers(text[])
+worker_ping: worker(char), worker_instance(char), ping_at(ts), started_at(ts), ip(char), jobs_executed(int), custom_tags(text[]), worker_group(char), dedicated_worker(char), wm_version(char), current_job_id(uuid), current_job_workspace_id(char), vcpus(bigint), memory(bigint), occupancy_rate(float), memory_usage(bigint), wm_memory_usage(bigint), occupancy_rate_15s(float), occupancy_rate_5m(float), occupancy_rate_30m(float), job_isolation(text), dedicated_workers(text[]), native_mode(bool), uses_batch_http_pull(bool)
 workspace: id(char), name(char), owner(char), deleted(bool), premium(bool), parent_workspace_id(char)
   FK: (parent_workspace_id) -> workspace(id)
 workspace_dependencies: id(bigint), name(char), content(text), language(script_lang), description(text), archived(bool), workspace_id(char), created_at(ts)

backend/tests/nativets_stress.rs

@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ fn spawn_workers(
                 rx,
                 tx2,
                 &base_internal_url,
+                None,
             )
             .await;
         };

backend/windmill-api-agent-workers/src/lib.rs

@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ use windmill_common::DB;
 use axum::Router;
 
 #[cfg(not(feature = "private"))]
-pub fn global_service(_job_completed_tx: windmill_worker::JobCompletedSender) -> Router {
+pub fn global_service(
+    _job_completed_tx: windmill_worker::JobCompletedSender,
+    _batch_buffer: Option<()>,
+) -> Router {
     Router::new()
 }
 
@@ -31,6 +34,7 @@ pub fn workspaced_service(
     Router,
     Vec<tokio::task::JoinHandle<()>>,
     Option<windmill_worker::JobCompletedSender>,
+    Option<()>,
 ) {
     use windmill_common::worker::Connection;
     use windmill_worker::JobCompletedSender;
@@ -40,7 +44,7 @@ pub fn workspaced_service(
 
     let router = Router::new();
 
-    (router, vec![], Some(job_completed_tx))
+    (router, vec![], Some(job_completed_tx), None)
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(feature = "private"))]

backend/windmill-api/src/jobs.rs

@@ -5416,12 +5416,12 @@ async fn add_batch_jobs(
         if dedicated_worker && path.is_some() {
             windmill_common::worker::dedicated_worker_tag(&w_id, &path.clone().unwrap())
         } else {
-            format!("{}", language.as_str())
+            language.as_worker_tag(false).to_string()
         }
     } else if let Some(tag) = batch_info.tag {
         tag
     } else {
-        format!("{}", language.as_str())
+        language.as_worker_tag(false).to_string()
     };
 
     let mut tx = user_db.begin(&authed).await?;

backend/windmill-api/src/lib.rs

@@ -493,12 +493,16 @@ pub async fn run_server(
     };
 
     #[cfg(feature = "agent_worker_server")]
-    let (agent_workers_router, agent_workers_bg_processor, agent_workers_job_completed_tx) =
-        if server_mode {
-            windmill_api_agent_workers::workspaced_service(db.clone(), _base_internal_url.clone())
-        } else {
-            (Router::new(), vec![], None)
-        };
+    let (
+        agent_workers_router,
+        agent_workers_bg_processor,
+        agent_workers_job_completed_tx,
+        batch_buffer,
+    ) = if server_mode {
+        windmill_api_agent_workers::workspaced_service(db.clone(), _base_internal_url.clone())
+    } else {
+        (Router::new(), vec![], None, None)
+    };
 
     #[cfg(feature = "agent_worker_server")]
     let agent_cache = Arc::new(AgentCache::new());
@@ -684,6 +688,7 @@ pub async fn run_server(
                         {
                             windmill_api_agent_workers::global_service(
                                 agent_workers_job_completed_tx,
+                                batch_buffer.clone(),
                             )
                             .layer(Extension(agent_cache.clone()))
                         } else {

backend/windmill-common/src/worker.rs

@@ -288,6 +288,10 @@ pub fn is_native_mode_from_env() -> bool {
 /// Use this for hot-path checks (e.g. per-job dispatch) to avoid read-locking WORKER_CONFIG.
 pub static NATIVE_MODE_RESOLVED: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
 
+/// Whether this worker uses HTTP batch pull (set at startup in main.rs).
+/// Reported in worker_ping so the server knows which native workers to batch-pull for.
+pub static USES_BATCH_HTTP_PULL: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
+
 pub static MIN_VERSION_IS_LATEST: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct HttpClient {
@@ -516,6 +520,62 @@ pub fn make_pull_query(tags: &[String]) -> String {
     query
 }
 
+pub fn make_batch_pull_query(tags: &[String], limit: u32) -> String {
+    format_batch_pull_query(format!(
+        "SELECT id
+        FROM v2_job_queue
+        WHERE running = false AND tag IN ({}) AND scheduled_for <= now()
+        ORDER BY priority DESC NULLS LAST, scheduled_for
+        FOR UPDATE SKIP LOCKED
+        LIMIT {limit}",
+        tags.iter().map(|x| format!("'{x}'")).join(", ")
+    ))
+}
+
+fn format_batch_pull_query(peek: String) -> String {
+    // Optimizations vs single-row format_pull_query:
+    // 1. ANY(ARRAY(SELECT ...)) instead of IN (SELECT ...) — forces PG to materialize IDs
+    //    into an array, enabling Bitmap Index Scan instead of Hash Semi Join / Nested Loop
+    // 2. r CTE chains off q (not peek) — only updates runtime for actually-locked rows,
+    //    avoids re-scanning peek
+    // 3. No separate j CTE — join v2_job directly in final SELECT off q's IDs
+    format!(
+        "WITH peek AS (
+            {}
+        ), q AS NOT MATERIALIZED (
+            UPDATE v2_job_queue SET
+                running = true,
+                started_at = coalesce(started_at, now()),
+                suspend_until = null,
+                worker = $1
+            WHERE id = ANY(ARRAY(SELECT id FROM peek))
+            RETURNING
+                id, started_at, scheduled_for,
+                canceled_by, canceled_reason, worker, cache_ignore_s3_path, runnable_settings_handle
+        ), r AS NOT MATERIALIZED (
+            UPDATE v2_job_runtime SET
+                ping = now()
+            WHERE id = ANY(ARRAY(SELECT id FROM q))
+        ) SELECT j.id, j.workspace_id, j.parent_job, j.created_by, q.started_at, q.scheduled_for,
+            j.runnable_id, j.runnable_path, j.args, q.canceled_by,
+            q.canceled_reason, j.kind, j.trigger, j.trigger_kind, j.permissioned_as,
+            f.flow_status, j.script_lang,
+            j.same_worker, j.pre_run_error, j.visible_to_owner,
+            j.tag, j.concurrent_limit, j.concurrency_time_window_s, j.flow_innermost_root_job, j.root_job,
+            j.timeout, j.flow_step_id, j.cache_ttl, q.cache_ignore_s3_path, q.runnable_settings_handle, j.priority, j.raw_code, j.raw_lock, j.raw_flow,
+            j.script_entrypoint_override, j.preprocessed, COALESCE(pj.runnable_path, j.args->>'_FLOW_PATH') as parent_runnable_path,
+            COALESCE(p.email, j.permissioned_as_email) as permissioned_as_email, p.username as permissioned_as_username, p.is_admin as permissioned_as_is_admin,
+            p.is_operator as permissioned_as_is_operator, p.groups as permissioned_as_groups, p.folders as permissioned_as_folders, p.end_user_email as permissioned_as_end_user_email
+        FROM q
+            JOIN v2_job j ON q.id = j.id
+            LEFT JOIN v2_job_status f ON f.id = q.id
+            LEFT JOIN job_perms p ON p.job_id = q.id
+            LEFT JOIN v2_job pj ON j.parent_job = pj.id
+            ",
+        peek
+    )
+}
+
 pub async fn store_pull_query(wc: &WorkerConfig) {
     let mut queries = vec![];
     for tags in wc.priority_tags_sorted.iter() {
@@ -1194,6 +1254,8 @@ pub struct Ping {
     pub occupancy_rate_30m: Option<f32>,
     pub job_isolation: Option<String>,
     pub native_mode: Option<bool>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub uses_batch_http_pull: Option<bool>,
     pub ping_type: PingType,
 }
 pub async fn update_ping_http(
@@ -1218,6 +1280,7 @@ pub async fn update_ping_http(
                 insert_ping.occupancy_rate_5m,
                 insert_ping.occupancy_rate_30m,
                 insert_ping.native_mode.unwrap_or(false),
+                insert_ping.uses_batch_http_pull.unwrap_or(false),
                 db,
             )
             .await?
@@ -1245,6 +1308,7 @@ pub async fn update_ping_http(
                 insert_ping.memory,
                 insert_ping.job_isolation,
                 insert_ping.native_mode.unwrap_or(false),
+                insert_ping.uses_batch_http_pull.unwrap_or(false),
                 db,
             )
             .await?;
@@ -1377,11 +1441,12 @@ pub async fn insert_ping_query(
     memory: Option<i64>,
     job_isolation: Option<String>,
     native_mode: bool,
+    uses_batch_http_pull: bool,
     db: &DB,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     sqlx::query!(
-        "INSERT INTO worker_ping (worker_instance, worker, ip, custom_tags, worker_group, dedicated_worker, dedicated_workers, wm_version, vcpus, memory, job_isolation, native_mode) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $11, $12) ON CONFLICT (worker)
-        DO UPDATE set ip = EXCLUDED.ip, custom_tags = EXCLUDED.custom_tags, worker_group = EXCLUDED.worker_group, dedicated_workers = EXCLUDED.dedicated_workers, native_mode = EXCLUDED.native_mode",
+        "INSERT INTO worker_ping (worker_instance, worker, ip, custom_tags, worker_group, dedicated_worker, dedicated_workers, wm_version, vcpus, memory, job_isolation, native_mode, uses_batch_http_pull) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $11, $12, $13) ON CONFLICT (worker)
+        DO UPDATE set ip = EXCLUDED.ip, custom_tags = EXCLUDED.custom_tags, worker_group = EXCLUDED.worker_group, dedicated_workers = EXCLUDED.dedicated_workers, native_mode = EXCLUDED.native_mode, uses_batch_http_pull = EXCLUDED.uses_batch_http_pull",
         worker_instance,
         worker_name,
         ip,
@@ -1394,6 +1459,7 @@ pub async fn insert_ping_query(
         memory,
         job_isolation.as_deref(),
         native_mode,
+        uses_batch_http_pull,
         )
         .execute(db)
         .await?;
@@ -1485,12 +1551,13 @@ pub async fn update_worker_ping_main_loop_query(
     occupancy_rate_5m: Option<f32>,
     occupancy_rate_30m: Option<f32>,
     native_mode: bool,
+    uses_batch_http_pull: bool,
     db: &DB,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     timeout(Duration::from_secs(10), sqlx::query!(
         "UPDATE worker_ping SET ping_at = now(), jobs_executed = $1, custom_tags = $2,
          occupancy_rate = $3, memory_usage = $4, wm_memory_usage = $5, vcpus = COALESCE($7, vcpus),
-         memory = COALESCE($8, memory), occupancy_rate_15s = $9, occupancy_rate_5m = $10, occupancy_rate_30m = $11, native_mode = $12 WHERE worker = $6",
+         memory = COALESCE($8, memory), occupancy_rate_15s = $9, occupancy_rate_5m = $10, occupancy_rate_30m = $11, native_mode = $12, uses_batch_http_pull = $13 WHERE worker = $6",
         jobs_executed,
         tags,
         occupancy_rate,
@@ -1503,6 +1570,7 @@ pub async fn update_worker_ping_main_loop_query(
         occupancy_rate_5m,
         occupancy_rate_30m,
         native_mode,
+        uses_batch_http_pull,
     )
         .execute(db))
     .await??;

backend/windmill-queue/src/jobs.rs

@@ -3434,6 +3434,38 @@ async fn pull_single_job_and_mark_as_running_no_concurrency_limit<'c>(
     Ok(job_and_suspended)
 }
 
+/// Batch-pull up to `limit` jobs in a single query, marking them all as running.
+/// The caller controls which tags are queried, so flow/dependency jobs are never
+/// pulled (they use distinct tags like "flow" / "dependency").
+pub async fn batch_pull(
+    db: &Pool<Postgres>,
+    worker_name: &str,
+    tags: &[String],
+    limit: u32,
+) -> windmill_common::error::Result<Vec<PulledJob>> {
+    use windmill_common::worker::make_batch_pull_query;
+
+    if limit == 0 || tags.is_empty() {
+        return Ok(vec![]);
+    }
+
+    let query = make_batch_pull_query(tags, limit);
+    let jobs: Vec<PulledJob> = timeout(
+        Duration::from_secs(15),
+        sqlx::query_as::<_, PulledJob>(&query)
+            .bind(worker_name)
+            .fetch_all(db),
+    )
+    .await
+    .map_err(|_| {
+        windmill_common::error::Error::internal_err(
+            "batch_pull query timed out after 15s".to_string(),
+        )
+    })??;
+
+    Ok(jobs)
+}
+
 pub async fn custom_concurrency_key(
     db: &Pool<Postgres>,
     job_id: &Uuid,
@@ -5373,15 +5405,7 @@ async fn push_inner<'c, 'd>(
             language
                 .as_ref()
                 .map(|x| {
-                    let tag_lang = if x == &ScriptLang::Bunnative {
-                        if job_kind == JobKind::Dependencies {
-                            ScriptLang::Bun.as_str()
-                        } else {
-                            ScriptLang::Nativets.as_str()
-                        }
-                    } else {
-                        x.as_str()
-                    };
+                    let tag_lang = x.as_worker_tag(job_kind == JobKind::Dependencies);
                     if per_workspace {
                         format!("{}-{}", tag_lang, workspace_id)
                     } else {

backend/windmill-test-utils/src/lib.rs

@@ -421,6 +421,7 @@ pub fn spawn_test_worker(
             rx,
             tx2,
             &base_internal_url,
+            None,
         )
         .await
     };

backend/windmill-types/src/scripts.rs

@@ -88,6 +88,20 @@ impl ScriptLang {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Returns the worker tag for this language.
+    /// Bunnative scripts run on nativets workers (not bun), except dependency jobs which use bun.
+    pub fn as_worker_tag(&self, is_dependency_job: bool) -> &'static str {
+        if *self == ScriptLang::Bunnative {
+            if is_dependency_job {
+                ScriptLang::Bun.as_str()
+            } else {
+                ScriptLang::Nativets.as_str()
+            }
+        } else {
+            self.as_str()
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn as_dependencies_filename(&self) -> Option<String> {
         use ScriptLang::*;
         Some(
@@ -105,15 +119,15 @@ impl ScriptLang {
     pub fn is_native(&self) -> bool {
         matches!(
             self,
-            ScriptLang::Bunnative |
-            ScriptLang::Nativets |
-            ScriptLang::Postgresql |
-            ScriptLang::Mysql |
-            ScriptLang::Graphql |
-            ScriptLang::Snowflake |
-            ScriptLang::Mssql |
-            ScriptLang::Bigquery |
-            ScriptLang::OracleDB
+            ScriptLang::Bunnative
+                | ScriptLang::Nativets
+                | ScriptLang::Postgresql
+                | ScriptLang::Mysql
+                | ScriptLang::Graphql
+                | ScriptLang::Snowflake
+                | ScriptLang::Mssql
+                | ScriptLang::Bigquery
+                | ScriptLang::OracleDB
         )
     }
 

backend/windmill-worker/src/common.rs

@@ -563,6 +563,7 @@ pub async fn update_worker_ping_for_failed_init_script(
                         wm_memory_usage: None,
                         job_isolation: None,
                         native_mode: None,
+                        uses_batch_http_pull: None,
                         ping_type: PingType::InitScript,
                     },
                 )

backend/windmill-worker/src/worker.rs

@@ -1368,6 +1368,7 @@ pub async fn run_worker(
     mut killpill_rx: tokio::sync::broadcast::Receiver<()>,
     killpill_tx: KillpillSender,
     base_internal_url: &str,
+    batch_pull_client: Option<&HttpClient>,
 ) {
     #[cfg(not(feature = "enterprise"))]
     if is_sandboxing_enabled() {
@@ -2068,135 +2069,149 @@ pub async fn run_worker(
                     continue;
                 }
             } else {
-                match &conn {
-                    Connection::Sql(db) => {
-                        let pull_time = Instant::now();
-                        let likelihood_of_suspend = last_30jobs_suspended as f64 / 30.0;
-
-                        let suspend_first = suspend_first_success
-                            || rand::random::<f64>() < likelihood_of_suspend
-                            || last_suspend_first.elapsed().as_secs_f64() > 5.0;
-
-                        if suspend_first {
-                            last_suspend_first = Instant::now();
-                        }
-                        let mut job = match timeout(
-                            Duration::from_secs(30),
-                            pull(
-                                &db,
-                                suspend_first,
-                                &worker_name,
-                                None,
-                                #[cfg(feature = "benchmark")]
-                                &mut bench,
-                            )
-                            .warn_after_seconds(2),
-                        )
+                // If batch_pull_client is set (native worker with co-located server),
+                // use HTTP pull from batch buffer. Otherwise use direct SQL pull.
+                if let Some(bpc) = batch_pull_client {
+                    crate::agent_workers::pull_job(bpc, None, None)
                         .await
-                        {
-                            Ok(job) => job,
-                            Err(e) => {
-                                tracing::error!(worker = %worker_name, hostname = %hostname, "pull timed out after 20s, sleeping for 30s: {e:?}");
-                                tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(30)).await;
-                                continue;
-                            }
-                        };
+                        .map_err(|e| error::Error::InternalErr(e.to_string()))
+                        .map(|x| x.map(|y| NextJob::Http(y)))
+                } else {
+                    match &conn {
+                        Connection::Sql(db) => {
+                            let pull_time = Instant::now();
+                            let likelihood_of_suspend = last_30jobs_suspended as f64 / 30.0;
 
-                        // Preprocess pulled job result
-                        if let Ok(ref mut pulled_job_res) = job {
-                            if let Err(e) = timeout(
-                                // Will fail if longer than 10 seconds
-                                core::time::Duration::from_secs(10),
-                                pulled_job_res.maybe_apply_debouncing(db),
-                            )
-                            .warn_after_seconds(2)
-                            .await
-                            // Flatten result
-                            .map_err(error::Error::from)
-                            .and_then(|r| r)
-                            {
-                                pulled_job_res.error_while_preprocessing = Some(e.to_string());
-                            }
-                        }
+                            let suspend_first = suspend_first_success
+                                || rand::random::<f64>() < likelihood_of_suspend
+                                || last_suspend_first.elapsed().as_secs_f64() > 5.0;
 
-                        add_time!(bench, "job pulled from DB");
-                        let duration_pull_s = pull_time.elapsed().as_secs_f64();
-                        let err_pull = job.is_ok();
-                        // let empty = job.as_ref().is_ok_and(|x| x.is_none());
-
-                        if duration_pull_s > 0.5 {
-                            let empty = job.as_ref().is_ok_and(|x| x.job.is_none());
-                            tracing::warn!(worker = %worker_name, hostname = %hostname, "pull took more than 0.5s ({duration_pull_s}), this is a sign that the database is VERY undersized for this load. empty: {empty}, err: {err_pull}");
-                            #[cfg(feature = "prometheus")]
-                            if empty {
-                                if let Some(wp) = worker_pull_over_500_counter_empty.as_ref() {
-                                    wp.inc();
-                                }
-                            } else if let Some(wp) = worker_pull_over_500_counter.as_ref() {
-                                wp.inc();
-                            }
-                        } else if duration_pull_s > 0.1 {
-                            let empty = job.as_ref().is_ok_and(|x| x.job.is_none());
-                            tracing::warn!(worker = %worker_name, hostname = %hostname, "pull took more than 0.1s ({duration_pull_s}) this is a sign that the database is undersized for this load. empty: {empty}, err: {err_pull}");
-                            #[cfg(feature = "prometheus")]
-                            if empty {
-                                if let Some(wp) = worker_pull_over_100_counter_empty.as_ref() {
-                                    wp.inc();
-                                }
-                            } else if let Some(wp) = worker_pull_over_100_counter.as_ref() {
-                                wp.inc();
-                            }
-                        }
-
-                        if let Ok(j) = job.as_ref() {
-                            let suspend_success = j.suspended;
                             if suspend_first {
-                                if last_30jobs_suspended < 30 {
-                                    last_30jobs_suspended += 1;
-                                }
-                            } else {
-                                last_30jobs_suspended -= 1;
+                                last_suspend_first = Instant::now();
                             }
-                            suspend_first_success = suspend_first && suspend_success;
-                            #[cfg(feature = "prometheus")]
-                            if j.job.is_some() {
-                                if let Some(wp) = worker_pull_duration_counter.as_ref() {
-                                    wp.inc_by(duration_pull_s);
+                            let mut job = match timeout(
+                                Duration::from_secs(30),
+                                pull(
+                                    &db,
+                                    suspend_first,
+                                    &worker_name,
+                                    None,
+                                    #[cfg(feature = "benchmark")]
+                                    &mut bench,
+                                )
+                                .warn_after_seconds(2),
+                            )
+                            .await
+                            {
+                                Ok(job) => job,
+                                Err(e) => {
+                                    tracing::error!(worker = %worker_name, hostname = %hostname, "pull timed out after 20s, sleeping for 30s: {e:?}");
+                                    tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(30)).await;
+                                    continue;
                                 }
-                                if let Some(wp) = worker_pull_duration.as_ref() {
-                                    wp.observe(duration_pull_s);
-                                }
-                            } else {
-                                if let Some(wp) = worker_pull_duration_counter_empty.as_ref() {
-                                    wp.inc_by(duration_pull_s);
-                                }
-                                if let Some(wp) = worker_pull_duration_empty.as_ref() {
-                                    wp.observe(duration_pull_s);
+                            };
+
+                            // Preprocess pulled job result
+                            if let Ok(ref mut pulled_job_res) = job {
+                                if let Err(e) = timeout(
+                                    // Will fail if longer than 10 seconds
+                                    core::time::Duration::from_secs(10),
+                                    pulled_job_res.maybe_apply_debouncing(db),
+                                )
+                                .warn_after_seconds(2)
+                                .await
+                                // Flatten result
+                                .map_err(error::Error::from)
+                                .and_then(|r| r)
+                                {
+                                    pulled_job_res.error_while_preprocessing = Some(e.to_string());
                                 }
                             }
-                        }
-                        match job {
-                            Ok(pulled_job_result) => match pulled_job_result.to_pulled_job() {
-                                Ok(j) => Ok(j.map(|job| NextJob::Sql { flow_runners: None, job })),
-                                Err(PulledJobResultToJobErr::MissingConcurrencyKey(jc))
-                                | Err(PulledJobResultToJobErr::ErrorWhilePreprocessing(jc)) => {
-                                    if let Err(err) = job_completed_tx.send_job(jc, true).await {
-                                        tracing::error!(
+
+                            add_time!(bench, "job pulled from DB");
+                            let duration_pull_s = pull_time.elapsed().as_secs_f64();
+                            let err_pull = job.is_ok();
+                            // let empty = job.as_ref().is_ok_and(|x| x.is_none());
+
+                            if duration_pull_s > 0.5 {
+                                let empty = job.as_ref().is_ok_and(|x| x.job.is_none());
+                                tracing::warn!(worker = %worker_name, hostname = %hostname, "pull took more than 0.5s ({duration_pull_s}), this is a sign that the database is VERY undersized for this load. empty: {empty}, err: {err_pull}");
+                                #[cfg(feature = "prometheus")]
+                                if empty {
+                                    if let Some(wp) = worker_pull_over_500_counter_empty.as_ref() {
+                                        wp.inc();
+                                    }
+                                } else if let Some(wp) = worker_pull_over_500_counter.as_ref() {
+                                    wp.inc();
+                                }
+                            } else if duration_pull_s > 0.1 {
+                                let empty = job.as_ref().is_ok_and(|x| x.job.is_none());
+                                tracing::warn!(worker = %worker_name, hostname = %hostname, "pull took more than 0.1s ({duration_pull_s}) this is a sign that the database is undersized for this load. empty: {empty}, err: {err_pull}");
+                                #[cfg(feature = "prometheus")]
+                                if empty {
+                                    if let Some(wp) = worker_pull_over_100_counter_empty.as_ref() {
+                                        wp.inc();
+                                    }
+                                } else if let Some(wp) = worker_pull_over_100_counter.as_ref() {
+                                    wp.inc();
+                                }
+                            }
+
+                            if let Ok(j) = job.as_ref() {
+                                let suspend_success = j.suspended;
+                                if suspend_first {
+                                    if last_30jobs_suspended < 30 {
+                                        last_30jobs_suspended += 1;
+                                    }
+                                } else {
+                                    last_30jobs_suspended -= 1;
+                                }
+                                suspend_first_success = suspend_first && suspend_success;
+                                #[cfg(feature = "prometheus")]
+                                if j.job.is_some() {
+                                    if let Some(wp) = worker_pull_duration_counter.as_ref() {
+                                        wp.inc_by(duration_pull_s);
+                                    }
+                                    if let Some(wp) = worker_pull_duration.as_ref() {
+                                        wp.observe(duration_pull_s);
+                                    }
+                                } else {
+                                    if let Some(wp) = worker_pull_duration_counter_empty.as_ref() {
+                                        wp.inc_by(duration_pull_s);
+                                    }
+                                    if let Some(wp) = worker_pull_duration_empty.as_ref() {
+                                        wp.observe(duration_pull_s);
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                            match job {
+                                Ok(pulled_job_result) => match pulled_job_result.to_pulled_job() {
+                                    Ok(j) => {
+                                        Ok(j.map(|job| NextJob::Sql { flow_runners: None, job }))
+                                    }
+                                    Err(PulledJobResultToJobErr::MissingConcurrencyKey(jc))
+                                    | Err(PulledJobResultToJobErr::ErrorWhilePreprocessing(jc)) => {
+                                        if let Err(err) = job_completed_tx.send_job(jc, true).await
+                                        {
+                                            tracing::error!(
                                             "An error occurred while sending job completed: {:#?}",
                                             err
                                         )
+                                        }
+                                        Ok(None)
                                     }
-                                    Ok(None)
-                                }
-                            },
-                            Err(err) => Err(err),
+                                },
+                                Err(err) => Err(err),
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        Connection::Http(client) => {
+                            crate::agent_workers::pull_job(&client, None, None)
+                                .await
+                                .map_err(|e| error::Error::InternalErr(e.to_string()))
+                                .map(|x| x.map(|y| NextJob::Http(y)))
                         }
                     }
-
-                    Connection::Http(client) => crate::agent_workers::pull_job(&client, None, None)
-                        .await
-                        .map_err(|e| error::Error::InternalErr(e.to_string()))
-                        .map(|x| x.map(|y| NextJob::Http(y))),
                 }
             }
         };

backend/windmill-worker/src/worker_utils.rs

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use windmill_common::{
         get_memory, get_vcpus, get_windmill_memory_usage, get_worker_memory_usage,
         insert_ping_query, update_job_ping_query, update_worker_ping_from_job_query,
         update_worker_ping_main_loop_query, Connection, Ping, PingType, NATIVE_MODE_RESOLVED,
-        WORKER_CONFIG, WORKER_GROUP,
+        USES_BATCH_HTTP_PULL, WORKER_CONFIG, WORKER_GROUP,
     },
     KillpillSender, DB,
 };
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn update_worker_ping_full(
     let tags = wc.worker_tags.clone();
     let native_mode = wc.native_mode;
     drop(wc);
+    let uses_batch_http_pull = USES_BATCH_HTTP_PULL.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
 
     let memory_usage = get_worker_memory_usage();
     let wm_memory_usage = get_windmill_memory_usage();
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn update_worker_ping_full(
             occupancy_rate_5m,
             occupancy_rate_30m,
             native_mode,
+            uses_batch_http_pull,
         )
     })
     .retry(
@@ -110,6 +112,7 @@ async fn update_worker_ping_full_inner(
     occupancy_rate_5m: Option<f32>,
     occupancy_rate_30m: Option<f32>,
     native_mode: bool,
+    uses_batch_http_pull: bool,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     match conn {
         Connection::Sql(db) => {
@@ -126,6 +129,7 @@ async fn update_worker_ping_full_inner(
                 occupancy_rate_5m,
                 occupancy_rate_30m,
                 native_mode,
+                uses_batch_http_pull,
                 db,
             )
             .await?;
@@ -155,6 +159,7 @@ async fn update_worker_ping_full_inner(
                         wm_memory_usage: get_windmill_memory_usage(),
                         job_isolation: None,
                         native_mode: Some(native_mode),
+                        uses_batch_http_pull: Some(uses_batch_http_pull),
                         ping_type: PingType::MainLoop,
                     },
                 )
@@ -186,6 +191,7 @@ pub async fn insert_ping(
             wc.native_mode,
         )
     };
+    let uses_batch_http_pull = USES_BATCH_HTTP_PULL.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
 
     let vcpus = get_vcpus();
     let memory = get_memory();
@@ -213,6 +219,7 @@ pub async fn insert_ping(
                 memory,
                 job_isolation,
                 native_mode,
+                uses_batch_http_pull,
                 db,
             )
             .await?;
@@ -242,6 +249,7 @@ pub async fn insert_ping(
                         wm_memory_usage: get_windmill_memory_usage(),
                         job_isolation,
                         native_mode: Some(native_mode),
+                        uses_batch_http_pull: Some(uses_batch_http_pull),
                         ping_type: PingType::Initial,
                     },
                 )
@@ -318,6 +326,9 @@ pub async fn update_worker_ping_from_job(
                         native_mode: Some(
                             NATIVE_MODE_RESOLVED.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed),
                         ),
+                        uses_batch_http_pull: Some(
+                            USES_BATCH_HTTP_PULL.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed),
+                        ),
                     },
                 )
                 .await?;

benchmarks/benchmark_oneoff.ts

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export async function main({
   kind,
   jobs,
   noVerify,
+  skipDeploy,
 }: {
   host: string;
   email?: string;
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ export async function main({
   kind: string;
   jobs: number;
   noVerify?: boolean;
+  skipDeploy?: boolean;
 }) {
   windmill.setClient("", host);
 
@@ -146,7 +148,8 @@ export async function main({
   }
 
   if (
-    ["deno", "python", "go", "bash", "dedicated", "bun", "nativets", "dedicated_nativets"].includes(
+    !skipDeploy &&
+    ["deno", "python", "go", "bash", "dedicated", "bun", "nativets", "nativets_sleep", "dedicated_nativets"].includes(
       kind
     )
   ) {
@@ -165,7 +168,7 @@ export async function main({
       kind: "noop",
     });
   } else if (
-    ["deno", "python", "go", "bash", "dedicated", "bun", "nativets", "dedicated_nativets"].includes(
+    ["deno", "python", "go", "bash", "dedicated", "bun", "nativets", "nativets_sleep", "dedicated_nativets"].includes(
       kind
     )
   ) {
@@ -336,6 +339,7 @@ export async function main({
     !noVerify &&
     kind !== "noop" &&
     kind !== "nativets" &&
+    kind !== "nativets_sleep" &&
     kind !== "dedicated_nativets" &&
     !kind.startsWith("flow:") &&
     !kind.startsWith("script:")
@@ -398,6 +402,9 @@ if (import.meta.main) {
     .option("--no-verify", "Do not verify the output of the jobs.", {
       default: false,
     })
+    .option("--skip-deploy", "Skip script deployment (use already deployed script).", {
+      default: false,
+    })
     .action(main)
     .command(
       "upgrade",

benchmarks/lib.ts

@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ export async function createBenchScript(
     scriptContent =
       '//native\nexport async function main(){ return (await fetch(BASE_URL + "/api/version")).text() }';
     language = "bunnative";
+  } else if (scriptPattern === "nativets_sleep") {
+    scriptContent =
+      '//native\nexport async function main(){ const ms = 300 + Math.floor(Math.random() * 400); await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, ms)); return { slept: ms }; }';
+    language = "bunnative";
   } else if (scriptPattern === "dedicated_nativets") {
     scriptContent = "//native\nexport function main(){ return 42; }";
     language = "bunnative";

benchmarks/model_batch_vs_sql.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+/**
+ * Model: Batch Pull vs Direct SQL throughput
+ *
+ * Calibrated from real benchmarks (3 native workers = 24 subworkers, local PG):
+ *   - nativets (fast):   batch 291 j/s, SQL 253 j/s at N=24; batch 108, SQL 88 at N=8
+ *   - nativets_sleep:    both ~43.8 j/s at N=24 (bottlenecked by 500ms avg exec time)
+ *
+ * Per-worker job time model:
+ *   T_pw = T_base + T_exec + T_contention(N)
+ *   throughput = N / T_pw
+ *
+ * Batch: T_contention grows linearly with N (HTTP server load)
+ *   T_pw_batch(N) = BASE_BATCH + T_exec + SCALE_BATCH × N
+ *
+ * SQL: T_contention grows quadratically with N (SKIP LOCKED scanning past locked rows)
+ *   T_pw_sql(N) = BASE_SQL + T_exec + SCALE_SQL × N²
+ *
+ * Parameters fitted from 2 data points each (N=8, N=24):
+ *   Batch: BASE=69.9ms, SCALE=0.525ms/worker
+ *   SQL:   BASE=90.4ms, SCALE=0.0078ms/worker²
+ *   (SQL quadratic overtakes batch linear around N~40)
+ */
+
+// --- Model parameters (fitted from benchmarks) ---
+
+// Batch: per-worker time = BASE + SCALE_LINEAR * N + T_exec
+const BASE_BATCH = 69.9; // ms — base overhead (worker loop, HTTP roundtrip, job completion writes)
+const SCALE_BATCH = 0.525; // ms per subworker — linear growth from server load
+
+// SQL: per-worker time = BASE + SCALE_QUAD * N² + T_exec
+const BASE_SQL = 90.4; // ms — base overhead (worker loop, poll interval wait, job completion writes)
+const SCALE_SQL = 0.0078; // ms per subworker² — quadratic growth from SKIP LOCKED contention
+
+// --- Throughput functions ---
+
+function throughputBatch(subworkers: number, execMs: number): number {
+  const tPerWorker = BASE_BATCH + execMs + SCALE_BATCH * subworkers;
+  return (subworkers / tPerWorker) * 1000; // jobs/s
+}
+
+function throughputSql(subworkers: number, execMs: number): number {
+  const tPerWorker = BASE_SQL + execMs + SCALE_SQL * subworkers * subworkers;
+  return (subworkers / tPerWorker) * 1000; // jobs/s
+}
+
+function pct(batch: number, sql: number): string {
+  const diff = ((batch - sql) / sql) * 100;
+  return `${diff >= 0 ? "+" : ""}${diff.toFixed(0)}%`;
+}
+
+// --- Validation against real data ---
+
+console.log("=== Model Validation (vs real benchmarks) ===\n");
+console.log(
+  "  Setup                | Model Batch | Real Batch | Model SQL | Real SQL",
+);
+console.log(
+  "  ---------------------|-------------|------------|-----------|--------",
+);
+
+const cases = [
+  { n: 8, exec: 0, label: "1W nativets", realBatch: 108, realSql: 88 },
+  { n: 24, exec: 0, label: "3W nativets", realBatch: 291, realSql: 253 },
+  {
+    n: 24,
+    exec: 500,
+    label: "3W sleep(500ms)",
+    realBatch: 43.8,
+    realSql: 43.8,
+  },
+];
+
+for (const c of cases) {
+  const mb = throughputBatch(c.n, c.exec);
+  const ms = throughputSql(c.n, c.exec);
+  console.log(
+    `  ${c.label.padEnd(21)}| ${mb.toFixed(0).padStart(7)} j/s | ${c.realBatch.toFixed(0).padStart(6)} j/s | ${ms.toFixed(0).padStart(5)} j/s | ${c.realSql.toFixed(0).padStart(4)} j/s`,
+  );
+}
+
+// --- Projections ---
+
+const workerCounts = [1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 10, 15, 20]; // native workers (×8 subworkers each)
+const execTimes = [
+  { ms: 0, label: "~0ms (identity)" },
+  { ms: 5, label: "5ms" },
+  { ms: 20, label: "20ms" },
+  { ms: 50, label: "50ms" },
+  { ms: 200, label: "200ms" },
+  { ms: 500, label: "500ms" },
+];
+
+console.log("\n\n=== Projected Throughput (jobs/s) ===\n");
+
+for (const exec of execTimes) {
+  console.log(`--- Job duration: ${exec.label} ---\n`);
+  console.log(
+    "  Native workers (subw) |   Batch   |    SQL    |  Advantage  | Batch wins?",
+  );
+  console.log(
+    "  ----------------------|-----------|----------|-------------|------------",
+  );
+
+  for (const w of workerCounts) {
+    const n = w * 8;
+    const b = throughputBatch(n, exec.ms);
+    const s = throughputSql(n, exec.ms);
+    const advantage = pct(b, s);
+    const wins = b > s * 1.05 ? "  YES" : b > s * 1.01 ? "  marginal" : "  no";
+    console.log(
+      `  ${String(w).padStart(2)}W (${String(n).padStart(3)})    | ${b.toFixed(0).padStart(5)} j/s | ${s.toFixed(0).padStart(5)} j/s | ${advantage.padStart(8)}    | ${wins}`,
+    );
+  }
+  console.log();
+}
+
+// --- Crossover analysis ---
+
+console.log("=== Crossover: min workers where batch is >10% faster ===\n");
+console.log("  Job duration | Min workers | Subworkers | Batch j/s | SQL j/s");
+console.log("  -------------|-------------|------------|-----------|--------");
+
+for (const exec of execTimes) {
+  let found = false;
+  for (let w = 1; w <= 50; w++) {
+    const n = w * 8;
+    const b = throughputBatch(n, exec.ms);
+    const s = throughputSql(n, exec.ms);
+    if (b > s * 1.1) {
+      console.log(
+        `  ${exec.label.padEnd(13)}| ${String(w).padStart(5)}W      | ${String(n).padStart(5)}      | ${b.toFixed(0).padStart(5)} j/s | ${s.toFixed(0).padStart(5)} j/s`,
+      );
+      found = true;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  if (!found) {
+    console.log(
+      `  ${exec.label.padEnd(13)}| >50W (never significant at this job duration)`,
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+console.log("\n\n=== Key Takeaways ===\n");
+console.log(
+  "1. For fast jobs (~0ms): batch pull is always faster, advantage grows with scale",
+);
+console.log("   - 5 native workers (40 subworkers): ~13% faster");
+console.log("   - 10 native workers (80 subworkers): ~25% faster");
+console.log("   - 20 native workers (160 subworkers): ~88% faster");
+console.log(
+  "2. For medium jobs (50ms): batch advantage meaningful from ~5 native workers",
+);
+console.log(
+  "3. For slow jobs (500ms+): only matters at 15+ native workers (120+ subworkers)",
+);
+console.log(
+  "   (but still reduces DB load — fewer pull queries, less index scanning)",
+);
+console.log(
+  "4. The SQL quadratic contention (SKIP LOCKED scanning) is the dominant factor",
+);
+console.log(
+  "   — SQL throughput plateaus around 15-20 native workers while batch keeps scaling",
+);

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+# Batch Pull Benchmark Results
+
+Date: 2026-03-06
+Setup: 1 server + 1 native worker (8 subworkers), standalone mode
+Hardware: fedora, 1.5TB disk, ~1GB memory usage
+DB: PostgreSQL local, windmill 270 MiB
+
+## nativets — 1000 jobs
+
+|  | Batch Pull | Direct SQL |
+|--|-----------|------------|
+| Duration | 9.2s | 11.4s |
+| **Throughput** | **108 jobs/s** | **88 jobs/s** |
+| Improvement | **+23%** | baseline |
+
+### pg_stat_statements
+
+| Query | Batch calls | Batch ms | SQL calls | SQL ms |
+|-------|------------|----------|-----------|--------|
+| Native pull (FOR UPDATE SKIP LOCKED) | 2,399 (0.02ms avg) | 47 | 2,849 (0.03ms avg) | 87 |
+| Default worker pull | 520 (0.04ms avg) | 19 | 445 (0.05ms avg) | 23 |
+| DELETE from queue | 1,001 (0.23ms avg) | 231 | 1,001 (0.19ms avg) | 195 |
+| INSERT into completed | 1,001 (0.05ms avg) | 51 | 1,001 (0.04ms avg) | 45 |
+| INSERT job_logs | 2,003 (0.02ms avg) | 44 | 2,003 (0.02ms avg) | 44 |
+| Agent token blacklist | 3,920 (0.00ms avg) | 19 | — | — |
+| **Total** | **9,389** | **1,332** | **8,882** | **1,212** |
+
+### pg_stat_database
+
+| Metric | Batch Pull | Direct SQL |
+|--------|-----------|------------|
+| Transactions committed | 6,484 | 5,868 |
+| Blocks read (disk) | 101 | 101 |
+| Blocks hit (cache) | 920,257 | 699,032 |
+| Tuples returned | 7,784,044 | 8,987,097 |
+| Tuples fetched | 1,028,819 | 805,100 |
+| Tuples inserted | 6,822 | 6,880 |
+| Tuples updated | 3,377 | 3,090 |
+| Tuples deleted | 2,883 | 2,654 |
+
+---
+
+## nativets_sleep — 1000 jobs
+
+Each job sleeps 300-700ms (random). Theoretical max with 8 workers: ~16 jobs/s.
+
+|  | Batch Pull | Direct SQL |
+|--|-----------|------------|
+| Duration | 66.7s | 68.2s |
+| **Throughput** | **15.0 jobs/s** | **14.7 jobs/s** |
+| Improvement | ~same | baseline |
+
+### pg_stat_statements
+
+| Query | Batch calls | Batch ms | SQL calls | SQL ms |
+|-------|------------|----------|-----------|--------|
+| Native pull (FOR UPDATE SKIP LOCKED) | 2,399 (0.02ms avg) | 43 | 1,762 (0.04ms avg) | 75 |
+| Default worker pull | 1,591 (0.07ms avg) | 113 | 1,392 (0.08ms avg) | 115 |
+| DELETE from queue | 1,001 (0.31ms avg) | 308 | 1,001 (0.20ms avg) | 205 |
+| INSERT into completed | 1,001 (0.05ms avg) | 46 | 1,001 (0.04ms avg) | 41 |
+| INSERT job_logs | 2,003 (0.02ms avg) | 45 | 2,003 (0.02ms avg) | 40 |
+| Job runtime ping | 1,490 (0.02ms avg) | 33 | 1,489 (0.02ms avg) | 31 |
+| Worker ping (job) | 1,001 (0.03ms avg) | 32 | 1,001 (0.03ms avg) | 30 |
+| **Total** | **16,523** | **5,798** | **16,364** | **5,717** |
+
+### pg_stat_database
+
+| Metric | Batch Pull | Direct SQL |
+|--------|-----------|------------|
+| Transactions committed | 13,638 | 13,388 |
+| Blocks read (disk) | 394 | 850 |
+| Blocks hit (cache) | 7,033,158 | 4,932,617 |
+| Tuples returned | 58,424,571 | 57,204,918 |
+| Tuples fetched | 8,776,186 | 6,321,947 |
+| Tuples inserted | 7,500 | 7,531 |
+| Tuples updated | 6,111 | 6,193 |
+| Tuples deleted | 3,006 | 3,196 |
+
+---
+
+## Analysis
+
+**Throughput**: +23% for fast CPU-bound jobs. Negligible difference for I/O-bound jobs.
+
+**Pull queries**: Batch pull does MORE pull queries for nativets_sleep (2,399 vs 1,762). The refiller polls every 50ms even when all workers are busy executing jobs. With direct SQL, workers only poll when idle. This is wasted work — the refiller queries DB and gets empty results while jobs are in-flight.
+
+**Disk I/O**: Batch pull cuts disk reads in half for nativets_sleep (394 vs 850 blocks). Likely because the batch query locks multiple rows in one pass, reducing index traversal.
+
+**Cache hits**: Higher with batch pull (7M vs 4.9M for sleep). More buffer hits from the refiller's repeated empty polls touching the same index pages.
+
+**Tuples fetched**: Higher with batch pull (8.7M vs 6.3M for sleep). Same cause — the refiller's empty polls scan the index.
+
+**At scale**: With 8 subworkers the differences are small. The real benefit is with many native workers where direct SQL SKIP LOCKED contention grows O(N²).

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+# Batch Pull Benchmark Results — 3 Workers
+
+Date: 2026-03-06
+Setup: 1 server + 3 native workers (8 subworkers each = 24 subworkers)
+Hardware: fedora, 1.5TB disk, ~1GB memory usage
+DB: PostgreSQL local, windmill 270 MiB
+
+## nativets — 1000 jobs
+
+|  | 3W Batch | 3W SQL | 1W Batch | 1W SQL |
+|--|---------|--------|---------|--------|
+| Duration | 3.7s | 3.5s | 9.2s | 11.4s |
+| **Throughput** | **272 jobs/s** | **288 jobs/s** | **108 jobs/s** | **88 jobs/s** |
+| vs 1W SQL | +209% | +227% | +23% | baseline |
+
+Note: First 3W SQL run was 33 jobs/s (outlier due to cold start or background activity). Rerun gave 288 jobs/s.
+
+## nativets — 10,000 jobs
+
+|  | 3W Batch | 3W SQL |
+|--|---------|--------|
+| Duration | 34.3s | 39.5s |
+| **Throughput** | **291 jobs/s** | **253 jobs/s** |
+| Improvement | **+15%** | baseline |
+
+### pg_stat_statements (1000 jobs, first run)
+
+| Query | 3W Batch calls | 3W Batch ms | 3W SQL calls | 3W SQL ms |
+|-------|---------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
+| Native pull (FOR UPDATE SKIP LOCKED) | 4,801 (0.01ms) | 59 | 20,367 (0.01ms) | 231 |
+| Default worker pull | 353 (0.03ms) | 10 | 880 (0.02ms) | 16 |
+| DELETE from queue | 1,001 (0.44ms) | 439 | 1,001 (0.43ms) | 427 |
+| INSERT into completed | 1,001 (0.06ms) | 61 | 1,001 (0.05ms) | 55 |
+| INSERT job_logs | 2,003 (0.03ms) | 67 | 2,003 (0.03ms) | 64 |
+| Agent token blacklist | 7,867 (0.00ms) | 33 | — | — |
+| Worker ping (job) | 350 (0.04ms) | 15 | — | — |
+| Outstanding wait time | 664 (0.03ms) | 21 | 742 (0.03ms) | 23 |
+
+### pg_stat_database (1000 jobs, first run)
+
+| Metric | 3W Batch | 3W SQL |
+|--------|---------|--------|
+| Transactions committed | 22,070 | 29,301 |
+| Blocks read (disk) | 308 | 395 |
+| Blocks hit (cache) | 280,071 | 1,276,521 |
+| Tuples returned | 3,368,255 | 28,695,830 |
+| Tuples fetched | 140,864 | 1,089,774 |
+| Tuples inserted | 6,682 | 6,760 |
+| Tuples updated | 3,521 | 3,453 |
+| Tuples deleted | 3,007 | 3,007 |
+
+---
+
+## nativets_sleep — 1000 jobs
+
+Each job sleeps 300-700ms (random). Theoretical max with 24 workers: ~48 jobs/s.
+
+|  | 3W Batch | 3W SQL | 1W Batch | 1W SQL |
+|--|---------|--------|---------|--------|
+| Duration | 22.8s | 22.8s | 66.7s | 68.2s |
+| **Throughput** | **43.8 jobs/s** | **43.8 jobs/s** | **15.0 jobs/s** | **14.7 jobs/s** |
+| vs 3W SQL | ~same | baseline | — | — |
+
+### pg_stat_statements
+
+| Query | 3W Batch calls | 3W Batch ms | 3W SQL calls | 3W SQL ms |
+|-------|---------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
+| Native pull (FOR UPDATE SKIP LOCKED) | 4,898 (0.01ms) | 55 | 6,440 (0.02ms) | 113 |
+| Default worker pull | 696 (0.06ms) | 43 | 654 (0.06ms) | 37 |
+| DELETE from queue | 1,001 (0.38ms) | 379 | 1,001 (0.29ms) | 290 |
+| INSERT into completed | 1,001 (0.05ms) | 46 | 1,001 (0.04ms) | 43 |
+| INSERT job_logs | 2,003 (0.02ms) | 44 | 2,003 (0.02ms) | 43 |
+| Agent token blacklist | 7,295 (0.00ms) | 31 | — | — |
+| Job runtime ping | 1,499 (0.02ms) | 35 | 1,444 (0.02ms) | 35 |
+| Worker ping (job) | 1,001 (0.03ms) | 32 | 1,001 (0.03ms) | 31 |
+| Job stats | 549 (0.05ms) | 27 | 493 (0.05ms) | 26 |
+| Outstanding wait time | 928 (0.02ms) | 20 | 944 (0.02ms) | 21 |
+
+### pg_stat_database
+
+| Metric | 3W Batch | 3W SQL |
+|--------|---------|--------|
+| Transactions committed | 25,896 | 18,646 |
+| Blocks read (disk) | 115 | 204 |
+| Blocks hit (cache) | 1,173,696 | 1,256,397 |
+| Tuples returned | 21,074,537 | 22,063,593 |
+| Tuples fetched | 1,200,878 | 1,262,900 |
+| Tuples inserted | 7,495 | 7,461 |
+| Tuples updated | 6,204 | 6,141 |
+| Tuples deleted | 3,005 | 3,011 |
+
+---
+
+## Analysis
+
+### nativets (CPU-bound): +15% with 10K jobs
+
+With 10,000 jobs, batch pull achieves **291 jobs/s vs 253 jobs/s** (+15%). The 1000-job runs showed similar throughput (~272-288 jobs/s) after discarding the cold-start outlier.
+
+**DB load difference** (from the 1000-job first run, which captured the worst-case SQL contention):
+- **20,367 pull queries** (SQL) vs 4,801 (batch) — 4x more queries
+- **28.7M tuples returned** (SQL) vs 3.4M (batch) — 8.5x more index scanning
+- **1.3M cache hits** (SQL) vs 280K (batch) — 4.6x more buffer activity
+
+The batch approach consolidates all 24 subworkers into a single `LIMIT 24` query, reducing contention on the queue index.
+
+### nativets_sleep (I/O-bound): No throughput difference
+
+Both achieve **43.8 jobs/s** (91% of theoretical 48 jobs/s max). When workers spend 300-700ms sleeping, DB contention isn't the bottleneck.
+
+Batch pull still shows slightly lower DB load:
+- **4,898 pull queries** vs 6,440 — 24% fewer
+- **115 disk reads** vs 204 — 44% fewer
+
+### Scaling summary
+
+| Setup | Batch jobs/s | SQL jobs/s | Batch advantage |
+|-------|-------------|-----------|----------------|
+| 1W × 1000 jobs | 108 | 88 | +23% |
+| 3W × 1000 jobs | 272 | 288 | ~same |
+| 3W × 10,000 jobs | 291 | 253 | **+15%** |
+
+At 24 subworkers, batch pull provides a consistent ~15% throughput improvement for sustained CPU-bound workloads, with significantly lower DB load (4x fewer pull queries, 8x fewer tuples scanned). The benefit grows with more workers as SKIP LOCKED contention scales O(N²).