diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 9bc3e7c..ff73b0a 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ from routes import sessionid_check, sso
 from config import settings
 import uvicorn
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
-from database import init_db, SessionLocal, PlayerRank # Added for reset logic
+from fastapi_cache import FastAPICache
+from fastapi_cache.backends.inmemory import InMemoryBackend
+from database import init_db, SessionLocal, PlayerRank
 from routes import logout
 from routes import boss
 #yes meow meow import me please... i want to be embedded into my code... :pleading_face:
@@ -60,6 +62,8 @@ async def weekly_rank_reset_loop():
                 db.execute(delete(PlayerRank))
                 db.commit()
             print("Ranking table cleared successfully.")
+            await FastAPICache.clear() 
+            print("Cache cleared")
             
             await asyncio.sleep(60) 
             
@@ -71,6 +75,7 @@ async def weekly_rank_reset_loop():
 
 @asynccontextmanager
 async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
+    FastAPICache.init(InMemoryBackend())
     global judd_process
 
     print("starting judd server")
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ca0e8ed..b943690 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@ typing-inspection==0.4.2
 typing_extensions==4.15.0
 urllib3==2.6.3
 uvicorn==0.41.0
-tweepy==4.16.0
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+tweepy==4.16.0
+fastapi-cache2==0.2.2
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diff --git a/routes/Ranking.py b/routes/Ranking.py
index 8fd17ea..8215ca3 100644
--- a/routes/Ranking.py
+++ b/routes/Ranking.py
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session as DBSession
 from sqlalchemy import desc
 from database import SessionLocal, PlayerRank, EquipmentLast
+from fastapi_cache import FastAPICache
+from fastapi_cache.backends.inmemory import InMemoryBackend
+from fastapi_cache.decorator import cache
 
 router = APIRouter()
 
@@ -13,6 +16,7 @@ def get_db():
         db.close()
 
 @router.get("/leaderboard")
+@cache(expire=60)
 async def get_leaderboard(db: DBSession = Depends(get_db)):
     try:
         top_100_query = (
diff --git a/routes/boss.py b/routes/boss.py
index 1413dab..9e636fb 100644
--- a/routes/boss.py
+++ b/routes/boss.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from fastapi import APIRouter, Request, Response
 import yaml
 import json
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
+from fastapi_cache.decorator import cache
 
 router = APIRouter()
 
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ RULE_NAMES = {
 }
 
 @router.api_route('/boss', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
+@cache(expire=3660)
 async def boss_rotation(request: Request):
     try:
         with open("boss.yaml", "r") as f:
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ async def boss_rotation(request: Request):
             }
         }
         
-        return Response(content=json.dumps(response_data), media_type="application/json")
+        return response_data
 
     except Exception as e:
         return Response(content=json.dumps({"error": str(e)}), status_code=500, media_type="application/json")
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