How can I avoid performance losses from ResourceFunction?

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It seems like there is some sort of evaluation overhead related to the ResourceFunction wrapper that I'd like to avoid. This is especially pronounced for functions with attributes. Take, for example, SymbolQ, which is essentially a wrapper for a built-in function from the Developer context:
Attributes[mySymbolQ] = {HoldAllComplete};
mySymbolQ[x_] := Developer`HoldSymbolQ[x];
x = 1;
ResourceFunction["SymbolQ"][x] // RepeatedTiming
mySymbolQ[x] // RepeatedTiming

{0.00068, True}

{5.2*10^-7, True}

Is there an easy way to avoid this slowdown without having to copy the source code from the resource function completely?

Sjoerd Smit · Accepted Answer

You can access the local version of the function directly with ResourceFunction["SymbolQ", "Function"] to avoid the evaluation semantics associated with ResourceFunction. The easiest way to do this, is to "clone" the function into a symbol convenient for you:
symbolQ = ResourceFunction["SymbolQ", "Function"];
x = 1;
ResourceFunction["SymbolQ"][x] // RepeatedTiming
symbolQ[x] // RepeatedTiming

{0.00076, True}

{5.*10^-7, True}

This also avoids problems that can occur when you clone the function name naively. See, e.g., this answer.

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