The plain-English version
Delivering output in pieces as it becomes available instead of waiting for the complete response.
Why it matters
It changes how an interface handles progress, cancellation, errors, and partial results.
Let’s make it click
A drafting interface displays text while generation continues and marks completion explicitly.
Vibe Bro’s heads-up
A partial stream may be incomplete or invalid structured data; do not treat early fragments as a committed final record.
The docs behind it
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Editorial review · October 28, 2026
Supported: Streaming definition and warning that partial structured output may be incomplete are accurate.