diff --git a/src/cron/store.ts b/src/cron/store.ts
index 995c7dfbf3d..6f0e3e40954 100644
--- a/src/cron/store.ts
+++ b/src/cron/store.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { randomBytes } from "node:crypto";
 import fs from "node:fs";
 import path from "node:path";
 import JSON5 from "json5";
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ import type { CronStoreFile } from "./types.js";
 
 export const DEFAULT_CRON_DIR = path.join(CONFIG_DIR, "cron");
 export const DEFAULT_CRON_STORE_PATH = path.join(DEFAULT_CRON_DIR, "jobs.json");
+const serializedStoreCache = new Map<string, string>();
 
 export function resolveCronStorePath(storePath?: string) {
   if (storePath?.trim()) {
@@ -35,12 +37,15 @@ export async function loadCronStore(storePath: string): Promise<CronStoreFile> {
         ? (parsed as Record<string, unknown>)
         : {};
     const jobs = Array.isArray(parsedRecord.jobs) ? (parsedRecord.jobs as never[]) : [];
-    return {
-      version: 1,
+    const store = {
+      version: 1 as const,
       jobs: jobs.filter(Boolean) as never as CronStoreFile["jobs"],
     };
+    serializedStoreCache.set(storePath, JSON.stringify(store, null, 2));
+    return store;
   } catch (err) {
     if ((err as { code?: unknown })?.code === "ENOENT") {
+      serializedStoreCache.delete(storePath);
       return { version: 1, jobs: [] };
     }
     throw err;
@@ -49,17 +54,24 @@ export async function loadCronStore(storePath: string): Promise<CronStoreFile> {
 
 export async function saveCronStore(storePath: string, store: CronStoreFile) {
   await fs.promises.mkdir(path.dirname(storePath), { recursive: true });
-  const { randomBytes } = await import("node:crypto");
   const json = JSON.stringify(store, null, 2);
-  let previous: string | null = null;
-  try {
-    previous = await fs.promises.readFile(storePath, "utf-8");
-  } catch (err) {
-    if ((err as { code?: unknown }).code !== "ENOENT") {
-      throw err;
+  const cached = serializedStoreCache.get(storePath);
+  if (cached === json) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  let previous: string | null = cached ?? null;
+  if (previous === null) {
+    try {
+      previous = await fs.promises.readFile(storePath, "utf-8");
+    } catch (err) {
+      if ((err as { code?: unknown }).code !== "ENOENT") {
+        throw err;
+      }
     }
   }
   if (previous === json) {
+    serializedStoreCache.set(storePath, json);
     return;
   }
   const tmp = `${storePath}.${process.pid}.${randomBytes(8).toString("hex")}.tmp`;
@@ -72,6 +84,7 @@ export async function saveCronStore(storePath: string, store: CronStoreFile) {
     }
   }
   await renameWithRetry(tmp, storePath);
+  serializedStoreCache.set(storePath, json);
 }
 
 const RENAME_MAX_RETRIES = 3;
diff --git a/src/logging/subsystem.ts b/src/logging/subsystem.ts
index ab73bc0b35c..cfea654b479 100644
--- a/src/logging/subsystem.ts
+++ b/src/logging/subsystem.ts
@@ -279,6 +279,13 @@ export function createSubsystemLogger(subsystem: string): SubsystemLogger {
   };
   const emit = (level: LogLevel, message: string, meta?: Record<string, unknown>) => {
     const consoleSettings = getConsoleSettings();
+    const consoleEnabled =
+      shouldLogToConsole(level, { level: consoleSettings.level }) &&
+      shouldLogSubsystemToConsole(subsystem);
+    const fileEnabled = isFileLogLevelEnabled(level);
+    if (!consoleEnabled && !fileEnabled) {
+      return;
+    }
     let consoleMessageOverride: string | undefined;
     let fileMeta = meta;
     if (meta && Object.keys(meta).length > 0) {
@@ -290,11 +297,10 @@ export function createSubsystemLogger(subsystem: string): SubsystemLogger {
       }
       fileMeta = Object.keys(rest).length > 0 ? rest : undefined;
     }
-    logToFile(getFileLogger(), level, message, fileMeta);
-    if (!shouldLogToConsole(level, { level: consoleSettings.level })) {
-      return;
+    if (fileEnabled) {
+      logToFile(getFileLogger(), level, message, fileMeta);
     }
-    if (!shouldLogSubsystemToConsole(subsystem)) {
+    if (!consoleEnabled) {
       return;
     }
     const consoleMessage = consoleMessageOverride ?? message;
@@ -341,8 +347,10 @@ export function createSubsystemLogger(subsystem: string): SubsystemLogger {
     error: (message, meta) => emit("error", message, meta),
     fatal: (message, meta) => emit("fatal", message, meta),
     raw: (message) => {
-      logToFile(getFileLogger(), "info", message, { raw: true });
-      if (shouldLogSubsystemToConsole(subsystem)) {
+      if (isFileEnabled("info")) {
+        logToFile(getFileLogger(), "info", message, { raw: true });
+      }
+      if (isConsoleEnabled("info")) {
         if (
           !isVerbose() &&
           subsystem === "agent/embedded" &&
diff --git a/src/memory/qmd-manager.ts b/src/memory/qmd-manager.ts
index 01acf9612cd..a2d3accef83 100644
--- a/src/memory/qmd-manager.ts
+++ b/src/memory/qmd-manager.ts
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ export class QmdMemoryManager implements MemorySearchManager {
   private readonly xdgCacheHome: string;
   private readonly indexPath: string;
   private readonly env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv;
+  private readonly managedCollectionNames: string[];
   private readonly collectionRoots = new Map<string, CollectionRoot>();
   private readonly sources = new Set<MemorySource>();
   private readonly docPathCache = new Map<
@@ -261,6 +262,7 @@ export class QmdMemoryManager implements MemorySearchManager {
         },
       ];
     }
+    this.managedCollectionNames = this.computeManagedCollectionNames();
   }
 
   private async initialize(mode: QmdManagerMode): Promise<void> {
@@ -1913,6 +1915,10 @@ export class QmdMemoryManager implements MemorySearchManager {
   }
 
   private listManagedCollectionNames(): string[] {
+    return this.managedCollectionNames;
+  }
+
+  private computeManagedCollectionNames(): string[] {
     const seen = new Set<string>();
     const names: string[] = [];
     for (const collection of this.qmd.collections) {