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+# Multi-stage build for optimized Docker image
+FROM python:3.11-slim-bullseye as builder
+
+# Install system dependencies for building
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    build-essential gcc curl \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Install UV for faster package management
+RUN curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
+ENV PATH="/root/.cargo/bin:${PATH}"
+
+# Create a virtual environment and install dependencies
+RUN uv venv /opt/venv
+ENV PATH="/opt/venv/bin:$PATH"
+
+# Install the swarms package using UV
+RUN uv pip install --system -U swarms
+
+# Final stage
+FROM python:3.11-slim-bullseye
+
+# Environment config for speed and safety
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 \
+    PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 \
+    PATH="/opt/venv/bin:${PATH}" \
+    PYTHONPATH="/app:${PYTHONPATH}" \
+    USER=swarms
+
+# Set working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy virtual environment from builder stage
+COPY --from=builder /opt/venv /opt/venv
+
+# Add non-root user
+RUN useradd -m -s /bin/bash -U $USER && \
+    chown -R $USER:$USER /app
+
+# Copy application code
+COPY --chown=$USER:$USER . .
+
+# Switch to non-root
+USER $USER
+
+# Optional health check
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=30s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
+    CMD python -c "import swarms; print('Health check passed')" || exit 1