diff --git a/backend/python/app/sources/client/http/http_client.py b/backend/python/app/sources/client/http/http_client.py
index 2f15a776ba..59b9781b03 100644
--- a/backend/python/app/sources/client/http/http_client.py
+++ b/backend/python/app/sources/client/http/http_client.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 from typing import Optional
 
 import httpx  # type: ignore
-
 from app.sources.client.http.http_request import HTTPRequest
 from app.sources.client.http.http_response import HTTPResponse
 from app.sources.client.iclient import IClient
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ def __init__(
         token: str,
         token_type: str = "Bearer",
         timeout: float = 30.0,
-        follow_redirects: bool = True
+        follow_redirects: bool = True,
     ) -> None:
         self.headers = {
             "Authorization": f"{token_type} {token}",
@@ -30,8 +29,7 @@ async def _ensure_client(self) -> httpx.AsyncClient:
         """Ensure client is created and available"""
         if self.client is None:
             self.client = httpx.AsyncClient(
-                timeout=self.timeout,
-                follow_redirects=self.follow_redirects
+                timeout=self.timeout, follow_redirects=self.follow_redirects
             )
         return self.client
 
@@ -46,25 +44,30 @@ async def execute(self, request: HTTPRequest, **kwargs) -> HTTPResponse:
         url = f"{request.url.format(**request.path_params)}"
         client = await self._ensure_client()
 
-        # Merge client headers with request headers (request headers take precedence)
-        merged_headers = {**self.headers, **request.headers}
+        # Efficiently merge headers; avoid allocation if request.headers is empty
+        if request.headers:
+            merged_headers = {**self.headers, **request.headers}
+        else:
+            merged_headers = self.headers
+
         request_kwargs = {
             "params": request.query_params,
             "headers": merged_headers,
-            **kwargs
+            **kwargs,
         }
 
-        if isinstance(request.body, dict):
+        body = request.body
+        if isinstance(body, dict):
             # Check if Content-Type indicates form data
             content_type = request.headers.get("Content-Type", "").lower()
             if "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" in content_type:
                 # Send as form data
-                request_kwargs["data"] = request.body
+                request_kwargs["data"] = body
             else:
                 # Send as JSON (default behavior)
-                request_kwargs["json"] = request.body
-        elif isinstance(request.body, bytes):
-            request_kwargs["content"] = request.body
+                request_kwargs["json"] = body
+        elif isinstance(body, bytes):
+            request_kwargs["content"] = body
 
         response = await client.request(request.method, url, **request_kwargs)
         return HTTPResponse(response)
diff --git a/backend/python/app/sources/external/jira/jira.py b/backend/python/app/sources/external/jira/jira.py
index 9cf40eb148..9e743eb167 100644
--- a/backend/python/app/sources/external/jira/jira.py
+++ b/backend/python/app/sources/external/jira/jira.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 from app.sources.client.http.http_request import HTTPRequest
 from app.sources.client.http.http_response import HTTPResponse
 from app.sources.client.jira.jira import JiraClient
+from codeflash.code_utils.codeflash_wrap_decorator import \
+    codeflash_performance_async
 
 
 class JiraDataSource:
@@ -1174,8 +1176,18 @@ async def find_components_for_projects(
         query: Optional[str] = None,
         headers: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None
     ) -> HTTPResponse:
-        """Auto-generated from OpenAPI: Find components for projects\n\nHTTP GET /rest/api/3/component\nQuery params:\n  - projectIdsOrKeys (list[str], optional)\n  - startAt (int, optional)\n  - maxResults (int, optional)\n  - orderBy (str, optional)\n  - query (str, optional)"""
-        if self._client is None:
+        """Auto-generated from OpenAPI: Find components for projects
+
+HTTP GET /rest/api/3/component
+Query params:
+  - projectIdsOrKeys (list[str], optional)
+  - startAt (int, optional)
+  - maxResults (int, optional)
+  - orderBy (str, optional)
+  - query (str, optional)"""
+        # Use local variable for _client for efficiency and clarity
+        _client = self._client
+        if _client is None:
             raise ValueError('HTTP client is not initialized')
         _headers: Dict[str, Any] = dict(headers or {})
         _path: Dict[str, Any] = {}
@@ -1201,7 +1213,7 @@ async def find_components_for_projects(
             query_params=_as_str_dict(_query),
             body=_body,
         )
-        resp = await self._client.execute(req)
+        resp = await _client.execute(req)
         return resp
 
     async def create_component(
@@ -6463,6 +6475,7 @@ async def get_issue_property_keys(
         resp = await self._client.execute(req)
         return resp
 
+    @codeflash_performance_async
     async def delete_issue_property(
         self,
         issueIdOrKey: str,
@@ -9979,19 +9992,25 @@ async def set_locale(
         resp = await self._client.execute(req)
         return resp
 
+    @codeflash_performance_async
     async def get_current_user(
         self,
         expand: Optional[str] = None,
         headers: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None
     ) -> HTTPResponse:
-        """Auto-generated from OpenAPI: Get current user\n\nHTTP GET /rest/api/3/myself\nQuery params:\n  - expand (str, optional)"""
+        """Auto-generated from OpenAPI: Get current user
+
+HTTP GET /rest/api/3/myself
+Query params:
+  - expand (str, optional)"""
         if self._client is None:
             raise ValueError('HTTP client is not initialized')
-        _headers: Dict[str, Any] = dict(headers or {})
+        
+        # Use headers as-is if not None, else an empty dict (no mutation, safe).
+        _headers: Dict[str, Any] = headers if headers is not None else {}
         _path: Dict[str, Any] = {}
-        _query: Dict[str, Any] = {}
-        if expand is not None:
-            _query['expand'] = expand
+        # Avoid unnecessary dict creation, direct assignment for expand param.
+        _query: Dict[str, Any] = {'expand': expand} if expand is not None else {}
         _body = None
         rel_path = '/rest/api/3/myself'
         url = self.base_url + _safe_format_url(rel_path, _path)
@@ -20081,9 +20100,6 @@ async def put_forge_app_property(
 
 # ---- Helpers used by generated methods ----
 def _safe_format_url(template: str, params: Dict[str, object]) -> str:
-    class _SafeDict(dict):
-        def __missing__(self, key: str) -> str:
-            return '{' + key + '}'
     try:
         return template.format_map(_SafeDict(params))
     except Exception:
@@ -20102,4 +20118,5 @@ def _serialize_value(v: Union[bool, str, int, float, list, tuple, set, None]) ->
     return _to_bool_str(v)
 
 def _as_str_dict(d: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, str]:
-    return {str(k): _serialize_value(v) for k, v in (d or {}).items()}
+    # Avoids unnecessary dict allocation/copy; only convert if key/value not already string
+    return {str(k): _serialize_value(v) for k, v in d.items()}