diff --git a/.jules/bolt.md b/.jules/bolt.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..acbf18f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.jules/bolt.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Bolt's Performance Journal ⚡
+
+## 2025-05-14 - [Webhook Latency Optimization & PowerShell Efficiency]
+**Learning:** In event-driven systems like webhook listeners, the "Early Response" pattern is critical for minimizing sender-side latency. By closing the HTTP response immediately after reading the payload, we decouple the processing/logging time from the network turnaround time. Additionally, in PowerShell, cmdlets like `Get-Date` and the use of the pipeline (`|`) introduce significant overhead compared to direct .NET methods and parameter passing (`-InputObject`).
+
+**Action:**
+1. Move `$response.Close()` to immediately follow the request body read.
+2. Replace `Get-Date` with `[DateTime]::Now` for timestamping.
+3. Replace pipeline operations with direct parameter passing in high-frequency loops.
+4. Pre-allocate static buffers (like response bytes) outside the main request loop.
diff --git a/tests/Project.Tests.ps1 b/tests/Project.Tests.ps1
index 3e27506..a4f48a6 100644
--- a/tests/Project.Tests.ps1
+++ b/tests/Project.Tests.ps1
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-Describe "System Automation Hub Structure" {
+Describe "System Automation Hub Structure" {
     It "Should have the main entry point (start-automation.ps1)" {
-        Test-Path "./start-automation.ps1" | Should -Be \$true
+        Test-Path "./start-automation.ps1" | Should -Be $true
     }
 
     It "Should have the webhooks/listener.ps1 script" {
-        Test-Path "./webhooks/listener.ps1" | Should -Be \$true
+        Test-Path "./webhooks/listener.ps1" | Should -Be $true
     }
 
     It "Should have at least one script in the scripts/ directory" {
@@ -14,15 +14,19 @@
 
 Describe "PowerShell Script Syntax Verification" {
     Context "Checking all .ps1 files" {
-        \$psFiles = Get-ChildItem -Path . -Include *.ps1 -Recurse
+        $psFiles = Get-ChildItem -Path . -Include *.ps1 -Recurse
 
-        foreach (\$file in \$psFiles) {
-            It "Should have valid syntax for \$(\$file.Name)" {
-                \$errorActionPreference = "Stop"
-                Get-Command -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Name Out-Null # Ensure we can run commands
+        foreach ($file in $psFiles) {
+            It "Should have valid syntax for $($file.Name)" {
+                $errors = $null
+                $tokens = $null
+                # Use the built-in Parser to verify syntax without external module dependencies
+                [System.Management.Automation.Language.Parser]::ParseFile($file.FullName, [ref]$tokens, [ref]$errors) | Out-Null
 
-                # Check for syntax errors by parsing the script
-                { [Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ScriptAnalyzer.Helper]::GetTokens(\$file.FullName, [ref]\$null, [ref]\$null) } | Should -Not -Throw
+                if ($errors) {
+                    $errorMessages = $errors | ForEach-Object { "$($_.Message) at line $($_.Extent.StartLineNumber):$($_.Extent.StartColumnNumber)" }
+                    throw "Syntax errors found in $($file.Name):`n$($errorMessages -join "`n")"
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/webhooks/listener.ps1 b/webhooks/listener.ps1
index 8d8f929..0cb6a15 100644
--- a/webhooks/listener.ps1
+++ b/webhooks/listener.ps1
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ param()
 $port = 9000
 $endpoint = "http://localhost:$port/"
 
+# Performance: Pre-calculate encoding and response buffer to avoid redundant allocations in the loop
+$utf8 = [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8
+$responseBytes = $utf8.GetBytes("System Automation Hub: Event Received")
+
 # Ensure we don't try to start another listener if one is already running in this session
 if ($null -ne $listener) {
     try { $listener.Stop() } catch { Write-Verbose "Listener already stopped." }
@@ -29,7 +33,8 @@ try {
         $request = $context.Request
         $response = $context.Response
 
-        $timestamp = Get-Date -Format 'HH:mm:ss'
+        # Performance: Use .NET [DateTime]::Now for faster timestamp generation than Get-Date cmdlet
+        $timestamp = [DateTime]::Now.ToString('HH:mm:ss')
         $method = $request.HttpMethod
         $remote = $request.RemoteEndPoint
         $userAgent = $request.UserAgent
@@ -37,21 +42,34 @@ try {
 
         $sourceIcon = if ($isGitHub) { "🐙 GitHub " } else { "🔗 Web " }
 
+        # Read body if available
+        $body = $null
+        if ($request.HasEntityBody) {
+            # Performance: Use constructor directly and ensure proper disposal of the stream reader
+            $reader = [System.IO.StreamReader]::new($request.InputStream, $utf8)
+            $body = $reader.ReadToEnd()
+            $reader.Dispose()
+        }
+
+        # ⚡ BOLT OPTIMIZATION: Early Response
+        # We send the response IMMEDIATELY after reading the body to minimize latency for the sender (e.g. GitHub).
+        # Expensive operations like JSON pretty-printing and console logging happen AFTER the connection is closed.
+        $response.ContentLength64 = $responseBytes.Length
+        $response.OutputStream.Write($responseBytes, 0, $responseBytes.Length)
+        $response.Close()
+
         Write-Host "[$timestamp] " -ForegroundColor Gray -NoNewline
         Write-Host "$sourceIcon" -ForegroundColor Magenta -NoNewline
         Write-Host "$method " -ForegroundColor Yellow -NoNewline
         Write-Host "from " -ForegroundColor Gray -NoNewline
         Write-Host "$remote" -ForegroundColor White
 
-        # Read body if available
-        if ($request.HasEntityBody) {
-            $reader = New-Object System.IO.StreamReader($request.InputStream, [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8)
-            $body = $reader.ReadToEnd()
-
+        if ($null -ne $body) {
             try {
                 if ($request.ContentType -match "application/json") {
-                    $jsonObj = $body | ConvertFrom-Json
-                    $prettyBody = $jsonObj | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10
+                    # Performance: Use -InputObject parameter instead of pipeline for faster processing
+                    $jsonObj = ConvertFrom-Json -InputObject $body
+                    $prettyBody = ConvertTo-Json -InputObject $jsonObj -Depth 10
                     Write-Host "Payload (JSON):" -ForegroundColor Cyan
                     Write-Host $prettyBody -ForegroundColor DarkGray
                 } else {
@@ -64,11 +82,6 @@ try {
             }
         }
 
-        # Simple response
-        $buffer = [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetBytes("System Automation Hub: Event Received")
-        $response.ContentLength64 = $buffer.Length
-        $response.OutputStream.Write($buffer, 0, $buffer.Length)
-        $response.Close()
         Write-Host "Done.`n" -ForegroundColor DarkGray
     }
 } catch {