diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 9938865a9..4659d0761 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -300,6 +300,12 @@ When referencing Comfy-Org repos:
 
 Rules for agent-based coding tasks.
 
+### Chrome DevTools MCP
+
+When using `take_snapshot` to inspect dropdowns, listboxes, or other components with dynamic options:
+- Use `verbose: true` to see the full accessibility tree including list items
+- Non-verbose snapshots often omit nested options in comboboxes/listboxes
+
 ### Temporary Files
 
 - Put planning documents under `/temp/plans/`
diff --git a/browser_tests/tests/versionMismatchWarnings.spec.ts b/browser_tests/tests/versionMismatchWarnings.spec.ts
index 4b3ff3e30..223770b12 100644
--- a/browser_tests/tests/versionMismatchWarnings.spec.ts
+++ b/browser_tests/tests/versionMismatchWarnings.spec.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ test.describe('Version Mismatch Warnings', () => {
 
   test.beforeEach(async ({ comfyPage }) => {
     await comfyPage.setSetting('Comfy.UseNewMenu', 'Top')
+    await comfyPage.setSetting(
+      'Comfy.VersionCompatibility.DisableWarnings',
+      false
+    )
   })
 
   test('should show version mismatch warnings when installed version lower than required', async ({
diff --git a/src/AGENTS.md b/src/AGENTS.md
index 2778d1b25..276948254 100644
--- a/src/AGENTS.md
+++ b/src/AGENTS.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 - Clear public interfaces
 - Restrict extension access
 - Clean up subscriptions
+- Only expose state/actions that are used externally; keep internal state private
 
 ## General Guidelines
 
diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index c3a879b17..7c11c4c7b 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { captureException } from '@sentry/vue'
-import { useEventListener } from '@vueuse/core'
 import BlockUI from 'primevue/blockui'
 import ProgressSpinner from 'primevue/progressspinner'
 import { computed, onMounted } from 'vue'
@@ -21,15 +20,13 @@ import { useWorkspaceStore } from '@/stores/workspaceStore'
 import { useConflictDetection } from '@/workbench/extensions/manager/composables/useConflictDetection'
 
 import { electronAPI, isElectron } from './utils/envUtil'
+import { app } from '@/scripts/app'
 
 const workspaceStore = useWorkspaceStore()
+app.extensionManager = useWorkspaceStore()
+
 const conflictDetection = useConflictDetection()
 const isLoading = computed<boolean>(() => workspaceStore.spinner)
-const handleKey = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
-  workspaceStore.shiftDown = e.shiftKey
-}
-useEventListener(window, 'keydown', handleKey)
-useEventListener(window, 'keyup', handleKey)
 
 const showContextMenu = (event: MouseEvent) => {
   const { target } = event
diff --git a/src/components/graph/GraphCanvas.vue b/src/components/graph/GraphCanvas.vue
index 370665899..1122fe85f 100644
--- a/src/components/graph/GraphCanvas.vue
+++ b/src/components/graph/GraphCanvas.vue
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { useEventListener, whenever } from '@vueuse/core'
+import { until, useEventListener } from '@vueuse/core'
 import {
   computed,
   nextTick,
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ import { useCopy } from '@/composables/useCopy'
 import { useGlobalLitegraph } from '@/composables/useGlobalLitegraph'
 import { usePaste } from '@/composables/usePaste'
 import { useVueFeatureFlags } from '@/composables/useVueFeatureFlags'
-import { mergeCustomNodesI18n, t } from '@/i18n'
+import { t } from '@/i18n'
 import { LiteGraph } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
 import { useLitegraphSettings } from '@/platform/settings/composables/useLitegraphSettings'
 import { CORE_SETTINGS } from '@/platform/settings/constants/coreSettings'
@@ -144,12 +144,15 @@ import { useCanvasInteractions } from '@/renderer/core/canvas/useCanvasInteracti
 import TransformPane from '@/renderer/core/layout/transform/TransformPane.vue'
 import MiniMap from '@/renderer/extensions/minimap/MiniMap.vue'
 import LGraphNode from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/LGraphNode.vue'
-import { UnauthorizedError, api } from '@/scripts/api'
+import { UnauthorizedError } from '@/scripts/api'
 import { app as comfyApp } from '@/scripts/app'
 import { ChangeTracker } from '@/scripts/changeTracker'
 import { IS_CONTROL_WIDGET, updateControlWidgetLabel } from '@/scripts/widgets'
 import { useColorPaletteService } from '@/services/colorPaletteService'
 import { newUserService } from '@/services/newUserService'
+import { storeToRefs } from 'pinia'
+
+import { useBootstrapStore } from '@/stores/bootstrapStore'
 import { useCommandStore } from '@/stores/commandStore'
 import { useExecutionStore } from '@/stores/executionStore'
 import { useNodeDefStore } from '@/stores/nodeDefStore'
@@ -175,11 +178,16 @@ const settingStore = useSettingStore()
 const nodeDefStore = useNodeDefStore()
 const workspaceStore = useWorkspaceStore()
 const canvasStore = useCanvasStore()
+const workflowStore = useWorkflowStore()
 const executionStore = useExecutionStore()
 const toastStore = useToastStore()
 const colorPaletteStore = useColorPaletteStore()
 const colorPaletteService = useColorPaletteService()
 const canvasInteractions = useCanvasInteractions()
+const bootstrapStore = useBootstrapStore()
+const { isI18nReady, i18nError } = storeToRefs(bootstrapStore)
+const { isReady: isSettingsReady, error: settingsError } =
+  storeToRefs(settingStore)
 
 const betaMenuEnabled = computed(
   () => settingStore.get('Comfy.UseNewMenu') !== 'Disabled'
@@ -386,15 +394,6 @@ useEventListener(
   { passive: true }
 )
 
-const loadCustomNodesI18n = async () => {
-  try {
-    const i18nData = await api.getCustomNodesI18n()
-    mergeCustomNodesI18n(i18nData)
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error('Failed to load custom nodes i18n', error)
-  }
-}
-
 const comfyAppReady = ref(false)
 const workflowPersistence = useWorkflowPersistence()
 const { flags } = useFeatureFlags()
@@ -404,35 +403,72 @@ useCanvasDrop(canvasRef)
 useLitegraphSettings()
 useNodeBadge()
 
+useGlobalLitegraph()
+useContextMenuTranslation()
+useCopy()
+usePaste()
+useWorkflowAutoSave()
+
+// Start watching for locale change after the initial value is loaded.
+watch(
+  () => settingStore.get('Comfy.Locale'),
+  async (_newLocale, oldLocale) => {
+    if (!oldLocale) return
+    await Promise.all([
+      until(() => isSettingsReady.value || !!settingsError.value).toBe(true),
+      until(() => isI18nReady.value || !!i18nError.value).toBe(true)
+    ])
+    if (settingsError.value || i18nError.value) {
+      console.warn(
+        'Somehow the Locale setting was changed while the settings or i18n had a setup error'
+      )
+    }
+    await useCommandStore().execute('Comfy.RefreshNodeDefinitions')
+    await useWorkflowService().reloadCurrentWorkflow()
+  }
+)
+useEventListener(
+  () => canvasStore.canvas?.canvas,
+  'litegraph:set-graph',
+  () => {
+    workflowStore.updateActiveGraph()
+  }
+)
+
 onMounted(async () => {
-  useGlobalLitegraph()
-  useContextMenuTranslation()
-  useCopy()
-  usePaste()
-  useWorkflowAutoSave()
-  useVueFeatureFlags()
-
   comfyApp.vueAppReady = true
-
   workspaceStore.spinner = true
   // ChangeTracker needs to be initialized before setup, as it will overwrite
   // some listeners of litegraph canvas.
   ChangeTracker.init()
-  await loadCustomNodesI18n()
-  try {
-    await settingStore.loadSettingValues()
-  } catch (error) {
-    if (error instanceof UnauthorizedError) {
+
+  await until(() => isSettingsReady.value || !!settingsError.value).toBe(true)
+
+  if (settingsError.value) {
+    if (settingsError.value instanceof UnauthorizedError) {
       localStorage.removeItem('Comfy.userId')
       localStorage.removeItem('Comfy.userName')
       window.location.reload()
-    } else {
-      throw error
+      return
     }
+    throw settingsError.value
   }
+
+  // Register core settings immediately after settings are ready
   CORE_SETTINGS.forEach(settingStore.addSetting)
 
-  await newUserService().initializeIfNewUser(settingStore)
+  // Wait for both i18n and newUserService in parallel
+  // (newUserService only needs settings, not i18n)
+  await Promise.all([
+    until(() => isI18nReady.value || !!i18nError.value).toBe(true),
+    newUserService().initializeIfNewUser(settingStore)
+  ])
+  if (i18nError.value) {
+    console.warn(
+      '[GraphCanvas] Failed to load custom nodes i18n:',
+      i18nError.value
+    )
+  }
 
   // @ts-expect-error fixme ts strict error
   await comfyApp.setup(canvasRef.value)
@@ -487,25 +523,6 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   const releaseStore = useReleaseStore()
   void releaseStore.initialize()
 
-  // Start watching for locale change after the initial value is loaded.
-  watch(
-    () => settingStore.get('Comfy.Locale'),
-    async () => {
-      await useCommandStore().execute('Comfy.RefreshNodeDefinitions')
-      await useWorkflowService().reloadCurrentWorkflow()
-    }
-  )
-
-  whenever(
-    () => useCanvasStore().canvas,
-    (canvas) => {
-      useEventListener(canvas.canvas, 'litegraph:set-graph', () => {
-        useWorkflowStore().updateActiveGraph()
-      })
-    },
-    { immediate: true }
-  )
-
   emit('ready')
 })
 
diff --git a/src/composables/node/useNodeBadge.ts b/src/composables/node/useNodeBadge.ts
index 91fa1115d..cfe2ad66f 100644
--- a/src/composables/node/useNodeBadge.ts
+++ b/src/composables/node/useNodeBadge.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ export const useNodeBadge = () => {
   }
 
   onMounted(() => {
+    if (extensionStore.isExtensionInstalled('Comfy.NodeBadge')) return
+
+    // TODO: Fix the composables and watchers being setup in onMounted
     const nodePricing = useNodePricing()
 
     watch(
diff --git a/src/composables/useCoreCommands.test.ts b/src/composables/useCoreCommands.test.ts
index b4c230bb2..6f1f3cfb6 100644
--- a/src/composables/useCoreCommands.test.ts
+++ b/src/composables/useCoreCommands.test.ts
@@ -167,25 +167,30 @@ describe('useCoreCommands', () => {
     return {
       get: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(getReturnValue),
       addSetting: vi.fn(),
-      loadSettingValues: vi.fn(),
+      load: vi.fn(),
       set: vi.fn(),
       exists: vi.fn(),
       getDefaultValue: vi.fn(),
+      isReady: true,
+      isLoading: false,
+      error: undefined,
       settingValues: {},
       settingsById: {},
       $id: 'setting',
       $state: {
         settingValues: {},
-        settingsById: {}
+        settingsById: {},
+        isReady: true,
+        isLoading: false,
+        error: undefined
       },
       $patch: vi.fn(),
       $reset: vi.fn(),
       $subscribe: vi.fn(),
       $onAction: vi.fn(),
       $dispose: vi.fn(),
-      _customProperties: new Set(),
-      _p: {}
-    } as ReturnType<typeof useSettingStore>
+      _customProperties: new Set()
+    } satisfies ReturnType<typeof useSettingStore>
   }
 
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/composables/useCoreCommands.ts b/src/composables/useCoreCommands.ts
index 8f3f72304..319970071 100644
--- a/src/composables/useCoreCommands.ts
+++ b/src/composables/useCoreCommands.ts
@@ -67,10 +67,9 @@ import { useWorkflowTemplateSelectorDialog } from './useWorkflowTemplateSelector
 import { useMaskEditorStore } from '@/stores/maskEditorStore'
 import { useDialogStore } from '@/stores/dialogStore'
 
-const { isActiveSubscription, showSubscriptionDialog } = useSubscription()
-
 const moveSelectedNodesVersionAdded = '1.22.2'
 export function useCoreCommands(): ComfyCommand[] {
+  const { isActiveSubscription, showSubscriptionDialog } = useSubscription()
   const workflowService = useWorkflowService()
   const workflowStore = useWorkflowStore()
   const dialogService = useDialogService()
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index e0fa4f994..60494ca84 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { VueFire, VueFireAuth } from 'vuefire'
 import { getFirebaseConfig } from '@/config/firebase'
 import '@/lib/litegraph/public/css/litegraph.css'
 import router from '@/router'
+import { useBootstrapStore } from '@/stores/bootstrapStore'
 
 import App from './App.vue'
 // Intentionally relative import to ensure the CSS is loaded in the right order (after litegraph.css)
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ const firebaseApp = initializeApp(getFirebaseConfig())
 
 const app = createApp(App)
 const pinia = createPinia()
+
 Sentry.init({
   app,
   dsn: __SENTRY_DSN__,
@@ -91,4 +93,7 @@ app
     modules: [VueFireAuth()]
   })
 
+const bootstrapStore = useBootstrapStore(pinia)
+void bootstrapStore.startStoreBootstrap()
+
 app.mount('#vue-app')
diff --git a/src/platform/cloud/subscription/composables/useSubscription.ts b/src/platform/cloud/subscription/composables/useSubscription.ts
index b5ef7f63b..9be7db58b 100644
--- a/src/platform/cloud/subscription/composables/useSubscription.ts
+++ b/src/platform/cloud/subscription/composables/useSubscription.ts
@@ -252,6 +252,10 @@ function useSubscriptionInternal() {
       if (loggedIn) {
         try {
           await fetchSubscriptionStatus()
+        } catch (error) {
+          // Network errors are expected during navigation/component unmount
+          // and when offline - log for debugging but don't surface to user
+          console.error('Failed to fetch subscription status:', error)
         } finally {
           isInitialized.value = true
         }
diff --git a/src/platform/settings/settingStore.test.ts b/src/platform/settings/settingStore.test.ts
index 4f800463c..681d13e88 100644
--- a/src/platform/settings/settingStore.test.ts
+++ b/src/platform/settings/settingStore.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { createPinia, setActivePinia } from 'pinia'
+import { createTestingPinia } from '@pinia/testing'
+import { setActivePinia } from 'pinia'
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 
 import {
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ describe('useSettingStore', () => {
   let store: ReturnType<typeof useSettingStore>
 
   beforeEach(() => {
-    setActivePinia(createPinia())
+    setActivePinia(createTestingPinia({ stubActions: false }))
     store = useSettingStore()
     vi.clearAllMocks()
   })
@@ -43,20 +44,20 @@ describe('useSettingStore', () => {
     expect(store.settingsById).toEqual({})
   })
 
-  describe('loadSettingValues', () => {
+  describe('load', () => {
     it('should load settings from API', async () => {
       const mockSettings = { 'test.setting': 'value' }
       vi.mocked(api.getSettings).mockResolvedValue(
         mockSettings as Partial<Settings> as Settings
       )
 
-      await store.loadSettingValues()
+      await store.load()
 
       expect(store.settingValues).toEqual(mockSettings)
       expect(api.getSettings).toHaveBeenCalled()
     })
 
-    it('should throw error if settings are loaded after registration', async () => {
+    it('should set error if settings are loaded after registration', async () => {
       const setting: SettingParams = {
         id: 'test.setting',
         name: 'test.setting',
@@ -65,9 +66,14 @@ describe('useSettingStore', () => {
       }
       store.addSetting(setting)
 
-      await expect(store.loadSettingValues()).rejects.toThrow(
-        'Setting values must be loaded before any setting is registered.'
-      )
+      await store.load()
+
+      expect(store.error).toBeInstanceOf(Error)
+      if (store.error instanceof Error) {
+        expect(store.error.message).toBe(
+          'Setting values must be loaded before any setting is registered.'
+        )
+      }
     })
   })
 
@@ -85,18 +91,24 @@ describe('useSettingStore', () => {
       expect(store.settingsById['test.setting']).toEqual(setting)
     })
 
-    it('should throw error for duplicate setting ID', () => {
+    it('should warn and skip for duplicate setting ID', () => {
       const setting: SettingParams = {
         id: 'test.setting',
         name: 'test.setting',
         type: 'text',
         defaultValue: 'default'
       }
+      const consoleWarnSpy = vi
+        .spyOn(console, 'warn')
+        .mockImplementation(() => {})
 
       store.addSetting(setting)
-      expect(() => store.addSetting(setting)).toThrow(
-        'Setting test.setting must have a unique ID.'
+      store.addSetting(setting)
+
+      expect(consoleWarnSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        'Setting already registered: test.setting'
       )
+      consoleWarnSpy.mockRestore()
     })
 
     it('should migrate deprecated values', () => {
diff --git a/src/platform/settings/settingStore.ts b/src/platform/settings/settingStore.ts
index 2c9e8e0a3..253510729 100644
--- a/src/platform/settings/settingStore.ts
+++ b/src/platform/settings/settingStore.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+import { retry } from 'es-toolkit'
 import _ from 'es-toolkit/compat'
+import { until, useAsyncState } from '@vueuse/core'
 import { defineStore } from 'pinia'
 import { compare, valid } from 'semver'
 import { ref } from 'vue'
@@ -47,6 +49,39 @@ export const useSettingStore = defineStore('setting', () => {
   const settingValues = ref<Record<string, any>>({})
   const settingsById = ref<Record<string, SettingParams>>({})
 
+  const {
+    isReady,
+    isLoading,
+    error,
+    execute: loadSettingValues
+  } = useAsyncState(
+    async () => {
+      if (Object.keys(settingsById.value).length) {
+        throw new Error(
+          'Setting values must be loaded before any setting is registered.'
+        )
+      }
+      settingValues.value = await retry(() => api.getSettings(), {
+        retries: 3,
+        delay: (attempt) => Math.min(1000 * Math.pow(2, attempt), 8000)
+      })
+      await migrateZoomThresholdToFontSize()
+    },
+    undefined,
+    { immediate: false }
+  )
+
+  async function load(): Promise<void> {
+    if (isReady.value) return
+
+    if (isLoading.value) {
+      await until(isLoading).toBe(false)
+      return
+    }
+
+    await loadSettingValues()
+  }
+
   /**
    * Check if a setting's value exists, i.e. if the user has set it manually.
    * @param key - The key of the setting to check.
@@ -170,7 +205,11 @@ export const useSettingStore = defineStore('setting', () => {
       throw new Error('Settings must have an ID')
     }
     if (setting.id in settingsById.value) {
-      throw new Error(`Setting ${setting.id} must have a unique ID.`)
+      // Setting already registered - skip to allow component remounting
+      // TODO: Add store reset methods to bootstrapStore and settingStore, then
+      // replace window.location.reload() with router.push() in SidebarLogoutIcon.vue
+      console.warn(`Setting already registered: ${setting.id}`)
+      return
     }
 
     settingsById.value[setting.id] = setting
@@ -184,22 +223,6 @@ export const useSettingStore = defineStore('setting', () => {
     onChange(setting, get(setting.id), undefined)
   }
 
-  /*
-   * Load setting values from server.
-   * This needs to be called before any setting is registered.
-   */
-  async function loadSettingValues() {
-    if (Object.keys(settingsById.value).length) {
-      throw new Error(
-        'Setting values must be loaded before any setting is registered.'
-      )
-    }
-    settingValues.value = await api.getSettings()
-
-    // Migrate old zoom threshold setting to new font size setting
-    await migrateZoomThresholdToFontSize()
-  }
-
   /**
    * Migrate the old zoom threshold setting to the new font size setting.
    * Preserves the exact zoom threshold behavior by converting it to equivalent font size.
@@ -242,8 +265,11 @@ export const useSettingStore = defineStore('setting', () => {
   return {
     settingValues,
     settingsById,
+    isReady,
+    isLoading,
+    error,
+    load,
     addSetting,
-    loadSettingValues,
     set,
     get,
     exists,
diff --git a/src/platform/workflow/management/stores/workflowStore.ts b/src/platform/workflow/management/stores/workflowStore.ts
index 540df3d94..364f952bb 100644
--- a/src/platform/workflow/management/stores/workflowStore.ts
+++ b/src/platform/workflow/management/stores/workflowStore.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import _ from 'es-toolkit/compat'
+import { until, useAsyncState } from '@vueuse/core'
 import { defineStore } from 'pinia'
 import { computed, markRaw, ref, shallowRef, watch } from 'vue'
 import type { Raw } from 'vue'
@@ -531,48 +532,72 @@ export const useWorkflowStore = defineStore('workflow', () => {
         workflow.isPersisted && !workflow.path.startsWith('subgraphs/')
     )
   )
-  const syncWorkflows = async (dir: string = '') => {
-    await syncEntities(
-      dir ? 'workflows/' + dir : 'workflows',
-      workflowLookup.value,
-      (file) =>
-        new ComfyWorkflow({
-          path: file.path,
-          modified: file.modified,
-          size: file.size
-        }),
-      (existingWorkflow, file) => {
-        const isActiveWorkflow =
-          activeWorkflow.value?.path === existingWorkflow.path
 
-        const nextLastModified = Math.max(
-          existingWorkflow.lastModified,
-          file.modified
-        )
+  const {
+    isReady: isSyncReady,
+    isLoading: isSyncLoading,
+    execute: executeSyncWorkflows
+  } = useAsyncState(
+    async (dir: string = '') => {
+      await syncEntities(
+        dir ? 'workflows/' + dir : 'workflows',
+        workflowLookup.value,
+        (file) =>
+          new ComfyWorkflow({
+            path: file.path,
+            modified: file.modified,
+            size: file.size
+          }),
+        (existingWorkflow, file) => {
+          const isActiveWorkflow =
+            activeWorkflow.value?.path === existingWorkflow.path
 
-        const isMetadataUnchanged =
-          nextLastModified === existingWorkflow.lastModified &&
-          file.size === existingWorkflow.size
+          const nextLastModified = Math.max(
+            existingWorkflow.lastModified,
+            file.modified
+          )
 
-        if (!isMetadataUnchanged) {
-          existingWorkflow.lastModified = nextLastModified
-          existingWorkflow.size = file.size
-        }
+          const isMetadataUnchanged =
+            nextLastModified === existingWorkflow.lastModified &&
+            file.size === existingWorkflow.size
 
-        // Never unload the active workflow - it may contain unsaved in-memory edits.
-        if (isActiveWorkflow) {
-          return
-        }
+          if (!isMetadataUnchanged) {
+            existingWorkflow.lastModified = nextLastModified
+            existingWorkflow.size = file.size
+          }
 
-        // If nothing changed, keep any loaded content cached.
-        if (isMetadataUnchanged) {
-          return
-        }
+          // Never unload the active workflow - it may contain unsaved in-memory edits.
+          if (isActiveWorkflow) {
+            return
+          }
 
-        existingWorkflow.unload()
-      },
-      /* exclude */ (workflow) => workflow.isTemporary
-    )
+          // If nothing changed, keep any loaded content cached.
+          if (isMetadataUnchanged) {
+            return
+          }
+
+          existingWorkflow.unload()
+        },
+        /* exclude */ (workflow) => workflow.isTemporary
+      )
+    },
+    undefined,
+    { immediate: false }
+  )
+
+  async function syncWorkflows(dir: string = '') {
+    return executeSyncWorkflows(0, dir)
+  }
+
+  async function loadWorkflows(): Promise<void> {
+    if (isSyncReady.value) return
+
+    if (isSyncLoading.value) {
+      await until(isSyncLoading).toBe(false)
+      return
+    }
+
+    await syncWorkflows()
   }
 
   const bookmarkStore = useWorkflowBookmarkStore()
@@ -884,6 +909,7 @@ export const useWorkflowStore = defineStore('workflow', () => {
     modifiedWorkflows,
     getWorkflowByPath,
     syncWorkflows,
+    loadWorkflows,
 
     isSubgraphActive,
     activeSubgraph,
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/minimap/composables/useMinimapGraph.test.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/minimap/composables/useMinimapGraph.test.ts
index 0ba2fb1ff..9e9e76053 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/minimap/composables/useMinimapGraph.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/minimap/composables/useMinimapGraph.test.ts
@@ -147,20 +147,10 @@ describe('useMinimapGraph', () => {
   })
 
   it('should handle cleanup for never-setup graph', () => {
-    const consoleErrorSpy = vi
-      .spyOn(console, 'error')
-      .mockImplementation(() => {})
-
     const graphRef = ref(mockGraph) as Ref<LGraph | null>
     const graphManager = useMinimapGraph(graphRef, onGraphChangedMock)
 
-    graphManager.cleanupEventListeners()
-
-    expect(consoleErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      'Attempted to cleanup event listeners for graph that was never set up'
-    )
-
-    consoleErrorSpy.mockRestore()
+    expect(() => graphManager.cleanupEventListeners()).not.toThrow()
   })
 
   it('should detect node position changes', () => {
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/minimap/composables/useMinimapGraph.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/minimap/composables/useMinimapGraph.ts
index 54d6320fd..9d7b620d3 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/minimap/composables/useMinimapGraph.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/minimap/composables/useMinimapGraph.ts
@@ -102,9 +102,7 @@ export function useMinimapGraph(
 
     const originalCallbacks = originalCallbacksMap.get(g.id)
     if (!originalCallbacks) {
-      console.error(
-        'Attempted to cleanup event listeners for graph that was never set up'
-      )
+      // Graph was never set up (e.g., minimap destroyed before init) - nothing to clean up
       return
     }
 
diff --git a/src/stores/bootstrapStore.test.ts b/src/stores/bootstrapStore.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad85a4eaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stores/bootstrapStore.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+import { createTestingPinia } from '@pinia/testing'
+import { setActivePinia } from 'pinia'
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { ref } from 'vue'
+
+import { useSettingStore } from '@/platform/settings/settingStore'
+
+import { useBootstrapStore } from './bootstrapStore'
+
+vi.mock('@/scripts/api', () => ({
+  api: {
+    init: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+    getNodeDefs: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ TestNode: { name: 'TestNode' } }),
+    getCustomNodesI18n: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),
+    getUserConfig: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({})
+  }
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/i18n', () => ({
+  mergeCustomNodesI18n: vi.fn()
+}))
+
+const mockIsSettingsReady = ref(false)
+
+vi.mock('@/platform/settings/settingStore', () => ({
+  useSettingStore: vi.fn(() => ({
+    load: vi.fn(() => {
+      mockIsSettingsReady.value = true
+    }),
+    get isReady() {
+      return mockIsSettingsReady.value
+    },
+    isLoading: ref(false),
+    error: ref(undefined)
+  }))
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/platform/workflow/management/stores/workflowStore', () => ({
+  useWorkflowStore: vi.fn(() => ({
+    loadWorkflows: vi.fn(),
+    syncWorkflows: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined)
+  }))
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/stores/userStore', () => ({
+  useUserStore: vi.fn(() => ({
+    initialize: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+    needsLogin: false
+  }))
+}))
+
+const mockIsFirebaseInitialized = ref(false)
+vi.mock('@/stores/firebaseAuthStore', () => ({
+  useFirebaseAuthStore: vi.fn(() => ({
+    isInitialized: mockIsFirebaseInitialized
+  }))
+}))
+
+const mockDistributionTypes = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  isCloud: false
+}))
+vi.mock('@/platform/distribution/types', () => mockDistributionTypes)
+
+describe('bootstrapStore', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    mockIsSettingsReady.value = false
+    mockIsFirebaseInitialized.value = false
+    mockDistributionTypes.isCloud = false
+    setActivePinia(createTestingPinia({ stubActions: false }))
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+  })
+
+  it('initializes with all flags false', () => {
+    const store = useBootstrapStore()
+    const settingStore = useSettingStore()
+    expect(settingStore.isReady).toBe(false)
+    expect(store.isI18nReady).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('starts store bootstrap (settings, i18n)', async () => {
+    const store = useBootstrapStore()
+    const settingStore = useSettingStore()
+    void store.startStoreBootstrap()
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => {
+      expect(settingStore.isReady).toBe(true)
+      expect(store.isI18nReady).toBe(true)
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('cloud mode', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      mockDistributionTypes.isCloud = true
+    })
+
+    it('waits for Firebase auth before loading i18n and settings', async () => {
+      const store = useBootstrapStore()
+      const settingStore = useSettingStore()
+      const bootstrapPromise = store.startStoreBootstrap()
+
+      // Bootstrap is blocked waiting for firebase
+      expect(store.isI18nReady).toBe(false)
+      expect(settingStore.isReady).toBe(false)
+
+      // Unblock by initializing firebase
+      mockIsFirebaseInitialized.value = true
+      await bootstrapPromise
+
+      await vi.waitFor(() => {
+        expect(store.isI18nReady).toBe(true)
+        expect(settingStore.isReady).toBe(true)
+      })
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/stores/bootstrapStore.ts b/src/stores/bootstrapStore.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..63eb00715
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stores/bootstrapStore.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { until, useAsyncState } from '@vueuse/core'
+import { defineStore, storeToRefs } from 'pinia'
+
+import { useSettingStore } from '@/platform/settings/settingStore'
+import { useWorkflowStore } from '@/platform/workflow/management/stores/workflowStore'
+import { api } from '@/scripts/api'
+import { useUserStore } from '@/stores/userStore'
+import { isCloud } from '@/platform/distribution/types'
+import { useFirebaseAuthStore } from '@/stores/firebaseAuthStore'
+
+export const useBootstrapStore = defineStore('bootstrap', () => {
+  const settingStore = useSettingStore()
+  const workflowStore = useWorkflowStore()
+
+  const {
+    isReady: isI18nReady,
+    error: i18nError,
+    execute: loadI18n
+  } = useAsyncState(
+    async () => {
+      const { mergeCustomNodesI18n } = await import('@/i18n')
+      const i18nData = await api.getCustomNodesI18n()
+      mergeCustomNodesI18n(i18nData)
+    },
+    undefined,
+    { immediate: false }
+  )
+
+  async function startStoreBootstrap() {
+    // Defer settings and workflows if multi-user login is required
+    // (settings API requires authentication in multi-user mode)
+    const userStore = useUserStore()
+    await userStore.initialize()
+
+    if (isCloud) {
+      const { isInitialized } = storeToRefs(useFirebaseAuthStore())
+      await until(isInitialized).toBe(true)
+    }
+
+    // i18n can load without authentication
+    void loadI18n()
+
+    if (!userStore.needsLogin) {
+      void settingStore.load()
+      void workflowStore.loadWorkflows()
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    isI18nReady,
+    i18nError,
+    startStoreBootstrap
+  }
+})
diff --git a/src/stores/workspaceStore.ts b/src/stores/workspaceStore.ts
index 4b5b03df6..94c85f555 100644
--- a/src/stores/workspaceStore.ts
+++ b/src/stores/workspaceStore.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { useMagicKeys } from '@vueuse/core'
 import { defineStore } from 'pinia'
 import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
 
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ import { useSidebarTabStore } from './workspace/sidebarTabStore'
 
 export const useWorkspaceStore = defineStore('workspace', () => {
   const spinner = ref(false)
-  const shiftDown = ref(false)
+  const { shift: shiftDown } = useMagicKeys()
   /**
    * Whether the workspace is in focus mode.
    * When in focus mode, only the graph editor is visible.
diff --git a/src/views/GraphView.vue b/src/views/GraphView.vue
index f18d8a74b..e543a13af 100644
--- a/src/views/GraphView.vue
+++ b/src/views/GraphView.vue
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { useEventListener } from '@vueuse/core'
+import { useEventListener, useIntervalFn } from '@vueuse/core'
 import { storeToRefs } from 'pinia'
 import type { ToastMessageOptions } from 'primevue/toast'
 import { useToast } from 'primevue/usetoast'
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ import { useServerConfigStore } from '@/stores/serverConfigStore'
 import { useBottomPanelStore } from '@/stores/workspace/bottomPanelStore'
 import { useColorPaletteStore } from '@/stores/workspace/colorPaletteStore'
 import { useSidebarTabStore } from '@/stores/workspace/sidebarTabStore'
-import { useWorkspaceStore } from '@/stores/workspaceStore'
 import { electronAPI, isElectron } from '@/utils/envUtil'
 import LinearView from '@/views/LinearView.vue'
 import ManagerProgressToast from '@/workbench/extensions/manager/components/ManagerProgressToast.vue'
@@ -102,9 +101,6 @@ const { linearMode } = storeToRefs(useCanvasStore())
 const telemetry = useTelemetry()
 const firebaseAuthStore = useFirebaseAuthStore()
 let hasTrackedLogin = false
-let visibilityListener: (() => void) | null = null
-let tabCountInterval: number | null = null
-let tabCountChannel: BroadcastChannel | null = null
 
 watch(
   () => colorPaletteStore.completedActivePalette,
@@ -198,15 +194,12 @@ watchEffect(() => {
   queueStore.maxHistoryItems = settingStore.get('Comfy.Queue.MaxHistoryItems')
 })
 
-const init = () => {
-  const coreCommands = useCoreCommands()
-  useCommandStore().registerCommands(coreCommands)
-  useMenuItemStore().registerCoreMenuCommands()
-  useKeybindingService().registerCoreKeybindings()
-  useSidebarTabStore().registerCoreSidebarTabs()
-  useBottomPanelStore().registerCoreBottomPanelTabs()
-  app.extensionManager = useWorkspaceStore()
-}
+const coreCommands = useCoreCommands()
+useCommandStore().registerCommands(coreCommands)
+useMenuItemStore().registerCoreMenuCommands()
+useKeybindingService().registerCoreKeybindings()
+useSidebarTabStore().registerCoreSidebarTabs()
+useBottomPanelStore().registerCoreBottomPanelTabs()
 
 const queuePendingTaskCountStore = useQueuePendingTaskCountStore()
 const sidebarTabStore = useSidebarTabStore()
@@ -274,15 +267,15 @@ if (isCloud) {
   )
 }
 
+useEventListener(api, 'status', onStatus)
+useEventListener(api, 'execution_success', onExecutionSuccess)
+useEventListener(api, 'reconnecting', onReconnecting)
+useEventListener(api, 'reconnected', onReconnected)
+
 onMounted(() => {
-  api.addEventListener('status', onStatus)
-  api.addEventListener('execution_success', onExecutionSuccess)
-  api.addEventListener('reconnecting', onReconnecting)
-  api.addEventListener('reconnected', onReconnected)
   executionStore.bindExecutionEvents()
 
   try {
-    init()
     // Relocate the legacy menu container to the graph canvas container so it is below other elements
     graphCanvasContainerRef.value?.prepend(app.ui.menuContainer)
   } catch (e) {
@@ -291,27 +284,7 @@ onMounted(() => {
 })
 
 onBeforeUnmount(() => {
-  api.removeEventListener('status', onStatus)
-  api.removeEventListener('execution_success', onExecutionSuccess)
-  api.removeEventListener('reconnecting', onReconnecting)
-  api.removeEventListener('reconnected', onReconnected)
   executionStore.unbindExecutionEvents()
-
-  // Clean up page visibility listener
-  if (visibilityListener) {
-    document.removeEventListener('visibilitychange', visibilityListener)
-    visibilityListener = null
-  }
-
-  // Clean up tab count tracking
-  if (tabCountInterval) {
-    window.clearInterval(tabCountInterval)
-    tabCountInterval = null
-  }
-  if (tabCountChannel) {
-    tabCountChannel.close()
-    tabCountChannel = null
-  }
 })
 
 useEventListener(window, 'keydown', useKeybindingService().keybindHandler)
@@ -337,18 +310,17 @@ const onGraphReady = () => {
     }
 
     // Set up page visibility tracking (cloud only)
-    if (isCloud && telemetry && !visibilityListener) {
-      visibilityListener = () => {
+    if (isCloud && telemetry) {
+      useEventListener(document, 'visibilitychange', () => {
         telemetry.trackPageVisibilityChanged({
           visibility_state: document.visibilityState as 'visible' | 'hidden'
         })
-      }
-      document.addEventListener('visibilitychange', visibilityListener)
+      })
     }
 
     // Set up tab count tracking (cloud only)
-    if (isCloud && telemetry && !tabCountInterval) {
-      tabCountChannel = new BroadcastChannel('comfyui-tab-count')
+    if (isCloud && telemetry) {
+      const tabCountChannel = new BroadcastChannel('comfyui-tab-count')
       const activeTabs = new Map<string, number>()
       const currentTabId = crypto.randomUUID()
 
@@ -363,7 +335,7 @@ const onGraphReady = () => {
       }
 
       // 5-minute heartbeat interval
-      tabCountInterval = window.setInterval(() => {
+      useIntervalFn(() => {
         const now = Date.now()
 
         // Clean up stale tabs (no heartbeat for 45 seconds)
@@ -374,7 +346,7 @@ const onGraphReady = () => {
         })
 
         // Broadcast our heartbeat
-        tabCountChannel?.postMessage({
+        tabCountChannel.postMessage({
           type: 'heartbeat',
           tabId: currentTabId
         })