{"version":"2.1.233","anchor":"settings-and-agent-directory-lookups-no-longer-block-startup","canonical_anchor":"settings-and-agent-directory-lookups-no-longer-block-startup","heading":"Settings and agent-directory lookups no longer block startup","tier":"notice","area":"Startup","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.233\/e\/settings-and-agent-directory-lookups-no-longer-block-startup","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.233","markdown":"### Settings and agent-directory lookups no longer block startup\n\nSettings and agent-directory lookups no longer block the event loop while Claude Code starts.\n\n**What**\n\nDirectory walks that used synchronous file stats now use their promise-based equivalents, and the settings loader awaits its source list before reading settings in parallel. Same results, less blocking of the event loop while Claude Code starts.\n\n**Evidence**\n\n`ENFILE`\n\n- Area: Startup\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 2\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5"}