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Fix O(N) rglob-per-skill startup performance regression

Cluster 72495 · skills. Data as of

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #72622. Check it covers your case.

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These items address a startup performance regression where _find_installed_skill_dir_by_name triggered a full SKILLS_DIR.rglob scan for each optional skill, causing slow startup times. The fixes cache or consolidate the directory index to avoid repeated filesystem traversals.

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  • #72622 fix(skills): avoid redundant bind-mount scans

    merged to main

    files: tests/tools/test_skills_sync.py, tools/skills_sync.py

3 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: superseded by another PR 2 · done elsewhere 1

  • #72512 fix(tools): cache SKILLS_DIR rglob index to fix O(N*|tree|) startup regression (#72495) · superseded by another PR → #72622
  • #72517 fix: build skill name index once instead of rglob per optional skill · done elsewhere → 1dfe781, #72622
  • #72974 fix(skills): avoid repeated optional backfill scans · superseded by another PR → #72622
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#72495Startup takes minutes — `_find_installed_skill_dir_by_name` runs a full `SKILLS_DIR.rglob` once per optional skill (regression `72de75c0a` / v2026.7.20)
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3 PRs closed without merging
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28 Jul 2026

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