diff --git a/gitnexus/src/mcp/core/lbug-adapter.ts b/gitnexus/src/mcp/core/lbug-adapter.ts
index 888e18b56..0de368d73 100644
--- a/gitnexus/src/mcp/core/lbug-adapter.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/src/mcp/core/lbug-adapter.ts
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ function closeOne(repoId: string): void {
  * Create a new Connection from a repo's Database.
  * Silences stdout to prevent native module output from corrupting MCP stdio.
  */
+let activeQueryCount = 0;
+
 function silenceStdout(): void {
   if (stdoutSilenceCount++ === 0) {
     process.stdout.write = (() => true) as any;
@@ -163,8 +165,10 @@ function restoreStdout(): void {
 
 // Safety watchdog: restore stdout if it gets stuck silenced (e.g. native crash
 // inside createConnection before restoreStdout runs).
+// Exempts active queries and pre-warm — these legitimately hold silence for
+// longer than 1 second (queries can take up to QUERY_TIMEOUT_MS = 30s).
 setInterval(() => {
-  if (stdoutSilenceCount > 0 && !preWarmActive) {
+  if (stdoutSilenceCount > 0 && !preWarmActive && activeQueryCount === 0) {
     stdoutSilenceCount = 0;
     process.stdout.write = realStdoutWrite;
   }
@@ -459,12 +463,14 @@ export const executeQuery = async (repoId: string, cypher: string): Promise<any[
 
   const conn = await checkout(entry);
   silenceStdout();
+  activeQueryCount++;
   try {
     const queryResult = await withTimeout(conn.query(cypher), QUERY_TIMEOUT_MS, 'Query');
     const result = Array.isArray(queryResult) ? queryResult[0] : queryResult;
     const rows = await result.getAll();
     return rows;
   } finally {
+    activeQueryCount--;
     restoreStdout();
     checkin(entry, conn);
   }
@@ -488,6 +494,7 @@ export const executeParameterized = async (
 
   const conn = await checkout(entry);
   silenceStdout();
+  activeQueryCount++;
   try {
     const stmt = await withTimeout(conn.prepare(cypher), QUERY_TIMEOUT_MS, 'Prepare');
     if (!stmt.isSuccess()) {
@@ -499,6 +506,7 @@ export const executeParameterized = async (
     const rows = await result.getAll();
     return rows;
   } finally {
+    activeQueryCount--;
     restoreStdout();
     checkin(entry, conn);
   }
diff --git a/gitnexus/src/mcp/local/local-backend.ts b/gitnexus/src/mcp/local/local-backend.ts
index 73d5423ec..40c9e5eca 100644
--- a/gitnexus/src/mcp/local/local-backend.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/src/mcp/local/local-backend.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ export class LocalBackend {
   private repos: Map<string, RepoHandle> = new Map();
   private contextCache: Map<string, CodebaseContext> = new Map();
   private initializedRepos: Set<string> = new Set();
+  private reinitPromises: Map<string, Promise<void>> = new Map();
+  private lastStalenessCheck: Map<string, number> = new Map();
 
   // ─── Initialization ──────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -246,22 +248,43 @@ export class LocalBackend {
   // ─── Lazy LadybugDB Init ────────────────────────────────────────────
 
   private async ensureInitialized(repoId: string): Promise<void> {
+    // If a reinit is already in progress for this repo, wait for it
+    const pending = this.reinitPromises.get(repoId);
+    if (pending) return pending;
+
     const handle = this.repos.get(repoId);
     if (!handle) throw new Error(`Unknown repo: ${repoId}`);
 
     // Check if the index was rebuilt since we opened the connection (#297).
-    // Read meta.json's indexedAt and compare to the cached value — if it
-    // changed, close the stale pool and re-initialize with the fresh index.
+    // Throttle staleness checks to at most once per 5 seconds per repo to
+    // avoid an fs.readFile round-trip on every tool invocation.
     if (this.initializedRepos.has(repoId) && isLbugReady(repoId)) {
+      const now = Date.now();
+      const lastCheck = this.lastStalenessCheck.get(repoId) ?? 0;
+      if (now - lastCheck < 5000) return; // Checked recently — skip
+
+      this.lastStalenessCheck.set(repoId, now);
       try {
         const metaPath = path.join(handle.storagePath, 'meta.json');
         const metaRaw = await fs.readFile(metaPath, 'utf-8');
         const meta = JSON.parse(metaRaw);
         if (meta.indexedAt && meta.indexedAt !== handle.indexedAt) {
-          // Index was rebuilt — close stale connection and re-init
-          await closeLbug(repoId);
-          this.initializedRepos.delete(repoId);
-          handle.indexedAt = meta.indexedAt;
+          // Index was rebuilt — close stale connection and re-init.
+          // Wrap in reinitPromises to prevent TOCTOU race where concurrent
+          // callers both detect staleness and double-close the pool.
+          const reinit = (async () => {
+            try {
+              await closeLbug(repoId);
+              this.initializedRepos.delete(repoId);
+              handle.indexedAt = meta.indexedAt;
+              await initLbug(repoId, handle.lbugPath);
+              this.initializedRepos.add(repoId);
+            } finally {
+              this.reinitPromises.delete(repoId);
+            }
+          })();
+          this.reinitPromises.set(repoId, reinit);
+          return reinit;
         } else {
           return; // Pool is current
         }
@@ -1459,33 +1482,48 @@ export class LocalBackend {
       // Cap IN-clause to 100 IDs to prevent oversized queries that crash
       // the native DB engine on arm64 macOS (#292)
       const cappedImpacted = impacted.slice(0, 100);
-      const allIds = cappedImpacted.map(i => `'${i.id.replace(/'/g, "''")}'`).join(', ');
+      const allIds = cappedImpacted.map(i => `'${String(i.id ?? '').replace(/'/g, "''")}'`).join(', ');
       const d1Items = (grouped[1] || []).slice(0, 100);
-      const d1Ids = d1Items.map((i: any) => `'${i.id.replace(/'/g, "''")}'`).join(', ');
+      const d1Ids = d1Items.map((i: any) => `'${String(i.id ?? '').replace(/'/g, "''")}'`).join(', ');
 
-      // Run enrichment queries sequentially to avoid concurrent native DB
-      // access that causes SIGSEGV on arm64 macOS (#285, #290, #292)
-      const processRows = await executeQuery(repo.id, `
+      // Enrichment queries: sequential on arm64 macOS to avoid SIGSEGV from
+      // concurrent native DB access (#285, #290, #292); parallel elsewhere
+      // to preserve performance on unaffected platforms.
+      const isArm64Mac = process.platform === 'darwin' && process.arch === 'arm64';
+
+      const processQuery = executeQuery(repo.id, `
         MATCH (s)-[r:CodeRelation {type: 'STEP_IN_PROCESS'}]->(p:Process)
         WHERE s.id IN [${allIds}]
         RETURN p.heuristicLabel AS name, COUNT(DISTINCT s.id) AS hits, MIN(r.step) AS minStep, p.stepCount AS stepCount
         ORDER BY hits DESC
         LIMIT 20
       `).catch(() => []);
-      const moduleRows = await executeQuery(repo.id, `
+      const moduleQuery = () => executeQuery(repo.id, `
         MATCH (s)-[:CodeRelation {type: 'MEMBER_OF'}]->(c:Community)
         WHERE s.id IN [${allIds}]
         RETURN c.heuristicLabel AS name, COUNT(DISTINCT s.id) AS hits
         ORDER BY hits DESC
         LIMIT 20
       `).catch(() => []);
-      const directModuleRows = d1Ids
-        ? await executeQuery(repo.id, `
+      const directModuleQuery = () => d1Ids
+        ? executeQuery(repo.id, `
             MATCH (s)-[:CodeRelation {type: 'MEMBER_OF'}]->(c:Community)
             WHERE s.id IN [${d1Ids}]
             RETURN DISTINCT c.heuristicLabel AS name
           `).catch(() => [])
-        : [];
+        : Promise.resolve([]);
+
+      let processRows: any[], moduleRows: any[], directModuleRows: any[];
+      if (isArm64Mac) {
+        // Sequential: avoid concurrent native DB access
+        processRows = await processQuery;
+        moduleRows = await moduleQuery();
+        directModuleRows = await directModuleQuery();
+      } else {
+        // Parallel: safe on non-arm64 platforms
+        processRows = await processQuery;
+        [moduleRows, directModuleRows] = await Promise.all([moduleQuery(), directModuleQuery()]);
+      }
 
       affectedProcesses = processRows.map((r: any) => ({
         name: r.name || r[0],