diff --git a/packages/web/server/lib/fs/routes.js b/packages/web/server/lib/fs/routes.js
index af50e7a1..b747847a 100644
--- a/packages/web/server/lib/fs/routes.js
+++ b/packages/web/server/lib/fs/routes.js
@@ -6,6 +6,36 @@ const createCommandTimeoutMs = () => {
   return 5 * 60 * 1000;
 };
 
+// How long a cached git-read result stays fresh. The location of a repo's git
+// directory is effectively static while the app runs, so a short TTL safely
+// absorbs the burst of identical lookups a fresh client (e.g. right after a
+// page reload) fires for every project. Set to 0 to disable caching.
+const createGitReadCacheTtlMs = () => {
+  const raw = Number(process.env.OPENCHAMBER_GIT_READ_CACHE_TTL_MS);
+  if (Number.isFinite(raw) && raw >= 0) return raw;
+  return 30 * 1000;
+};
+
+// Only deterministic, side-effect-free git plumbing path queries are cacheable.
+// Anything outside this allowlist (including any non-git command) runs normally
+// — we never cache arbitrary exec.
+const normalizeCommand = (command) =>
+  typeof command === 'string' ? command.trim().replace(/\s+/g, ' ') : '';
+
+const isCacheableGitReadCommand = (command) => {
+  const normalized = normalizeCommand(command);
+  return /^git rev-parse(?: --(?:absolute-git-dir|git-common-dir|show-toplevel)){1,3}$/.test(normalized);
+};
+
+// Dual-constraint bound per the project's caching policy (count + bytes). Git
+// rev-parse outputs are tiny, so these ceilings are generous and only guard
+// against pathological growth on long-lived, many-directory deployments.
+const GIT_READ_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES = 500;
+const GIT_READ_CACHE_MAX_BYTES = 1024 * 1024;
+
+const gitReadEntryBytes = (key, result) =>
+  key.length + (result?.stdout?.length || 0) + (result?.stderr?.length || 0);
+
 const isPathWithinRoot = (resolvedPath, rootPath, path, os) => {
   const resolvedRoot = path.resolve(rootPath || os.homedir());
   const relative = path.relative(resolvedRoot, resolvedPath);
@@ -243,6 +273,9 @@ export const registerFsRoutes = (app, dependencies) => {
 
   const execJobs = new Map();
   const commandTimeoutMs = createCommandTimeoutMs();
+  const gitReadCacheTtlMs = createGitReadCacheTtlMs();
+  const gitReadCache = new Map();
+  const inFlightGitReadCache = new Map();
 
   const pruneExecJobs = () => {
     const now = Date.now();
@@ -258,6 +291,94 @@ export const registerFsRoutes = (app, dependencies) => {
     }
   };
 
+  const pruneGitReadCache = () => {
+    if (gitReadCacheTtlMs <= 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const now = Date.now();
+    for (const [key, entry] of gitReadCache.entries()) {
+      if (!entry || now - entry.at > gitReadCacheTtlMs) {
+        gitReadCache.delete(key);
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  // Insert with LRU (oldest-first) eviction enforcing both count and byte caps.
+  // Map iteration order is insertion order, so deleting+re-setting a key moves
+  // it to the most-recently-used position.
+  const setGitReadCacheEntry = (key, result) => {
+    gitReadCache.delete(key);
+    gitReadCache.set(key, { result, at: Date.now() });
+
+    let totalBytes = 0;
+    for (const [k, entry] of gitReadCache) {
+      totalBytes += gitReadEntryBytes(k, entry.result);
+    }
+    while (
+      gitReadCache.size > GIT_READ_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES ||
+      (totalBytes > GIT_READ_CACHE_MAX_BYTES && gitReadCache.size > 1)
+    ) {
+      const oldest = gitReadCache.entries().next().value;
+      if (!oldest) {
+        break;
+      }
+      totalBytes -= gitReadEntryBytes(oldest[0], oldest[1].result);
+      gitReadCache.delete(oldest[0]);
+    }
+  };
+
+  // Runs a command, transparently serving/storing cacheable git-read results.
+  // Non-cacheable commands always execute and are never stored.
+  const runCommandWithGitReadCache = async ({ shell, shellFlag, command, resolvedCwd }) => {
+    const cacheable = gitReadCacheTtlMs > 0 && isCacheableGitReadCommand(command);
+    const cacheKey = cacheable ? `${resolvedCwd} ${normalizeCommand(command)}` : null;
+
+    if (cacheKey) {
+      const cached = gitReadCache.get(cacheKey);
+      if (cached && Date.now() - cached.at < gitReadCacheTtlMs) {
+        // Refresh recency for LRU without altering the entry's age/TTL.
+        gitReadCache.delete(cacheKey);
+        gitReadCache.set(cacheKey, cached);
+        return { ...cached.result, command };
+      }
+      if (cached) {
+        gitReadCache.delete(cacheKey);
+      }
+
+      const inFlight = inFlightGitReadCache.get(cacheKey);
+      if (inFlight) {
+        const result = await inFlight;
+        return { ...result, command };
+      }
+    }
+
+    const runPromise = runCommandInDirectory({
+      shell,
+      shellFlag,
+      command,
+      resolvedCwd,
+      spawn,
+      buildAugmentedPath,
+      commandTimeoutMs,
+    }).then((result) => {
+      // Only cache successful results — failures may be transient.
+      if (cacheKey && result && result.success) {
+        setGitReadCacheEntry(cacheKey, result);
+      }
+      return result;
+    }).finally(() => {
+      if (cacheKey && inFlightGitReadCache.get(cacheKey) === runPromise) {
+        inFlightGitReadCache.delete(cacheKey);
+      }
+    });
+
+    if (cacheKey) {
+      inFlightGitReadCache.set(cacheKey, runPromise);
+    }
+
+    return runPromise;
+  };
+
   const runExecJob = async (job) => {
     job.status = 'running';
     job.updatedAt = Date.now();
@@ -270,14 +391,11 @@ export const registerFsRoutes = (app, dependencies) => {
       }
 
       try {
-        const result = await runCommandInDirectory({
+        const result = await runCommandWithGitReadCache({
           shell: job.shell,
           shellFlag: job.shellFlag,
           command,
           resolvedCwd: job.resolvedCwd,
-          spawn,
-          buildAugmentedPath,
-          commandTimeoutMs,
         });
         results.push(result);
       } catch (error) {
@@ -816,6 +934,7 @@ export const registerFsRoutes = (app, dependencies) => {
     }
 
     pruneExecJobs();
+    pruneGitReadCache();
 
     try {
       const resolvedCwd = path.resolve(normalizeDirectoryPath(cwd));
diff --git a/packages/web/server/lib/fs/routes.test.js b/packages/web/server/lib/fs/routes.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4280a011
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/web/server/lib/fs/routes.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,251 @@
+import { EventEmitter } from 'events';
+import path from 'path';
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+import { registerFsRoutes } from './routes.js';
+
+const createRouteRegistry = () => {
+  const routes = new Map();
+  return {
+    app: {
+      get(routePath, handler) {
+        routes.set(`GET ${routePath}`, handler);
+      },
+      post(routePath, handler) {
+        routes.set(`POST ${routePath}`, handler);
+      },
+    },
+    getRoute(method, routePath) {
+      return routes.get(`${method} ${routePath}`);
+    },
+  };
+};
+
+const createMockResponse = () => {
+  let statusCode = 200;
+  let body = null;
+  return {
+    status(code) {
+      statusCode = code;
+      return this;
+    },
+    json(payload) {
+      body = payload;
+      return this;
+    },
+    get statusCode() {
+      return statusCode;
+    },
+    get body() {
+      return body;
+    },
+  };
+};
+
+// Fake child process: emits the configured stdout then closes with the given code.
+const createSpawn = ({ stdoutByCommand = {}, exitCode = 0 } = {}) => {
+  const calls = [];
+  const spawn = vi.fn((_shell, args) => {
+    const command = args[args.length - 1];
+    calls.push(command);
+    const child = new EventEmitter();
+    child.stdout = new EventEmitter();
+    child.stderr = new EventEmitter();
+    child.kill = () => {};
+    queueMicrotask(() => {
+      const out = stdoutByCommand[command];
+      if (out) child.stdout.emit('data', Buffer.from(out));
+      child.emit('close', exitCode, null);
+    });
+    return child;
+  });
+  return { spawn, calls };
+};
+
+const createDeferredSpawn = ({ stdoutByCommand = {}, exitCode = 0 } = {}) => {
+  const calls = [];
+  const pending = [];
+  const spawn = vi.fn((_shell, args) => {
+    const command = args[args.length - 1];
+    calls.push(command);
+    const child = new EventEmitter();
+    child.stdout = new EventEmitter();
+    child.stderr = new EventEmitter();
+    child.kill = () => {};
+    pending.push({ child, command });
+    return child;
+  });
+  const closeNext = () => {
+    const entry = pending.shift();
+    if (!entry) return;
+    const out = stdoutByCommand[entry.command];
+    if (out) entry.child.stdout.emit('data', Buffer.from(out));
+    entry.child.emit('close', exitCode, null);
+  };
+  return { spawn, calls, closeNext };
+};
+
+const registerExec = ({ spawn }) => {
+  const { app, getRoute } = createRouteRegistry();
+  registerFsRoutes(app, {
+    os: { homedir: () => '/home/user' },
+    path,
+    fsPromises: { stat: async () => ({ isDirectory: () => true }) },
+    spawn,
+    crypto: { randomUUID: (() => { let n = 0; return () => `job-${n++}`; })() },
+    normalizeDirectoryPath: (p) => p,
+    resolveProjectDirectory: async () => ({ directory: '/repo' }),
+    buildAugmentedPath: () => '/usr/bin',
+    resolveGitBinaryForSpawn: () => 'git',
+    openchamberUserConfigRoot: '/home/user/.config',
+  });
+  return getRoute('POST', '/api/fs/exec');
+};
+
+const callExec = async (handler, body) => {
+  const res = createMockResponse();
+  await handler({ body }, res);
+  return res;
+};
+
+describe('fs exec git-read cache', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    delete process.env.OPENCHAMBER_GIT_READ_CACHE_TTL_MS;
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    delete process.env.OPENCHAMBER_GIT_READ_CACHE_TTL_MS;
+  });
+
+  it('caches an allowlisted git rev-parse across identical requests', async () => {
+    const command = 'git rev-parse --absolute-git-dir --git-common-dir';
+    const { spawn, calls } = createSpawn({ stdoutByCommand: { [command]: '/repo/.git\n.git\n' } });
+    const handler = registerExec({ spawn });
+
+    const first = await callExec(handler, { commands: [command], cwd: '/repo' });
+    const second = await callExec(handler, { commands: [command], cwd: '/repo' });
+
+    expect(first.body.results[0].stdout).toBe('/repo/.git\n.git');
+    expect(second.body.results[0].stdout).toBe('/repo/.git\n.git');
+    expect(second.body.success).toBe(true);
+    // Spawned once; the second request is served from cache.
+    expect(calls.length).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  it('dedupes concurrent identical git-read requests while the first is in flight', async () => {
+    const command = 'git rev-parse --absolute-git-dir --git-common-dir';
+    const { spawn, calls, closeNext } = createDeferredSpawn({ stdoutByCommand: { [command]: '/repo/.git\n.git\n' } });
+    const handler = registerExec({ spawn });
+
+    const first = callExec(handler, { commands: [command], cwd: '/repo' });
+    const second = callExec(handler, { commands: [command], cwd: '/repo' });
+
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+    expect(calls.length).toBe(1);
+
+    closeNext();
+    const [firstRes, secondRes] = await Promise.all([first, second]);
+
+    expect(firstRes.body.results[0].stdout).toBe('/repo/.git\n.git');
+    expect(secondRes.body.results[0].stdout).toBe('/repo/.git\n.git');
+    expect(calls.length).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  it('returns the current request command for normalized cache hits', async () => {
+    const firstCommand = 'git   rev-parse   --absolute-git-dir';
+    const secondCommand = 'git rev-parse --absolute-git-dir';
+    const { spawn, calls } = createSpawn({ stdoutByCommand: { [firstCommand]: '/repo/.git\n' } });
+    const handler = registerExec({ spawn });
+
+    const first = await callExec(handler, { commands: [firstCommand], cwd: '/repo' });
+    const second = await callExec(handler, { commands: [secondCommand], cwd: '/repo' });
+
+    expect(first.body.results[0].command).toBe(firstCommand);
+    expect(second.body.results[0].command).toBe(secondCommand);
+    expect(calls.length).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  it('keys the cache by working directory', async () => {
+    const command = 'git rev-parse --absolute-git-dir';
+    const { spawn, calls } = createSpawn({ stdoutByCommand: { [command]: '/x/.git\n' } });
+    const handler = registerExec({ spawn });
+
+    await callExec(handler, { commands: [command], cwd: '/repo-a' });
+    await callExec(handler, { commands: [command], cwd: '/repo-b' });
+
+    expect(calls.length).toBe(2);
+  });
+
+  it('never caches non-allowlisted commands', async () => {
+    const command = 'git status';
+    const { spawn, calls } = createSpawn({ stdoutByCommand: { [command]: 'clean\n' } });
+    const handler = registerExec({ spawn });
+
+    await callExec(handler, { commands: [command], cwd: '/repo' });
+    await callExec(handler, { commands: [command], cwd: '/repo' });
+
+    expect(calls.length).toBe(2);
+  });
+
+  it('does not cache failed git-read results', async () => {
+    const command = 'git rev-parse --absolute-git-dir';
+    const { spawn, calls } = createSpawn({ stdoutByCommand: {}, exitCode: 128 });
+    const handler = registerExec({ spawn });
+
+    await callExec(handler, { commands: [command], cwd: '/not-a-repo' });
+    await callExec(handler, { commands: [command], cwd: '/not-a-repo' });
+
+    expect(calls.length).toBe(2);
+  });
+
+  it('disables caching when TTL is 0', async () => {
+    process.env.OPENCHAMBER_GIT_READ_CACHE_TTL_MS = '0';
+    const command = 'git rev-parse --absolute-git-dir';
+    const { spawn, calls } = createSpawn({ stdoutByCommand: { [command]: '/repo/.git\n' } });
+    const handler = registerExec({ spawn });
+
+    await callExec(handler, { commands: [command], cwd: '/repo' });
+    await callExec(handler, { commands: [command], cwd: '/repo' });
+
+    expect(calls.length).toBe(2);
+  });
+
+  it('re-runs once a cached entry ages past the TTL', async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    try {
+      const command = 'git rev-parse --absolute-git-dir';
+      const { spawn, calls } = createSpawn({ stdoutByCommand: { [command]: '/repo/.git\n' } });
+      const handler = registerExec({ spawn }); // default 30s TTL
+
+      await callExec(handler, { commands: [command], cwd: '/repo' });
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(31_000);
+      await callExec(handler, { commands: [command], cwd: '/repo' });
+
+      // Stale entry is not served; a fresh subprocess fires.
+      expect(calls.length).toBe(2);
+    } finally {
+      vi.useRealTimers();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('bounds the cache by evicting the least-recently-used entry past the count cap', async () => {
+    const command = 'git rev-parse --absolute-git-dir';
+    const { spawn, calls } = createSpawn(); // exit 0, empty stdout — still cacheable
+    const handler = registerExec({ spawn });
+
+    // Fill to the 500-entry ceiling with distinct working directories.
+    for (let i = 0; i < 500; i += 1) {
+      await callExec(handler, { commands: [command], cwd: `/repo-${i}` });
+    }
+    const afterFill = calls.length;
+    expect(afterFill).toBe(500);
+
+    // One more distinct dir evicts the oldest entry (/repo-0).
+    await callExec(handler, { commands: [command], cwd: '/repo-overflow' });
+    // Evicted entry must re-run; a surviving entry must still be served.
+    await callExec(handler, { commands: [command], cwd: '/repo-0' });   // evicted -> spawns
+    await callExec(handler, { commands: [command], cwd: '/repo-499' }); // cached  -> no spawn
+
+    expect(calls.length).toBe(afterFill + 2);
+  });
+});