diff --git a/src/components/graph/GraphCanvas.vue b/src/components/graph/GraphCanvas.vue
index 370665899..c7aa38aa4 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, whenever } 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'
@@ -180,6 +183,9 @@ const toastStore = useToastStore()
 const colorPaletteStore = useColorPaletteStore()
 const colorPaletteService = useColorPaletteService()
 const canvasInteractions = useCanvasInteractions()
+const bootstrapStore = useBootstrapStore()
+const { isI18nReady, i18nError, isSettingsReady, settingsError } =
+  storeToRefs(bootstrapStore)
 
 const betaMenuEnabled = computed(
   () => settingStore.get('Comfy.UseNewMenu') !== 'Disabled'
@@ -386,15 +392,6 @@ 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()
@@ -404,13 +401,14 @@ useCanvasDrop(canvasRef)
 useLitegraphSettings()
 useNodeBadge()
 
+useGlobalLitegraph()
+useContextMenuTranslation()
+useVueFeatureFlags()
+
 onMounted(async () => {
-  useGlobalLitegraph()
-  useContextMenuTranslation()
   useCopy()
   usePaste()
   useWorkflowAutoSave()
-  useVueFeatureFlags()
 
   comfyApp.vueAppReady = true
 
@@ -418,21 +416,34 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   // 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)
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 4d395dbb6..18d25b615 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)
@@ -43,6 +44,10 @@ const firebaseApp = initializeApp(getFirebaseConfig())
 
 const app = createApp(App)
 const pinia = createPinia()
+
+// Start early bootstrap (api.init, fetchNodeDefs) before Pinia is registered
+const bootstrapStore = useBootstrapStore(pinia)
+bootstrapStore.startEarlyBootstrap()
 Sentry.init({
   app,
   dsn: __SENTRY_DSN__,
@@ -88,4 +93,7 @@ app
     modules: [VueFireAuth()]
   })
 
+// Start store bootstrap (settings, i18n, workflows) after Pinia is registered
+void bootstrapStore.startStoreBootstrap()
+
 app.mount('#vue-app')
diff --git a/src/stores/bootstrapStore.test.ts b/src/stores/bootstrapStore.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c59ecba2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stores/bootstrapStore.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import { createPinia, setActivePinia } from 'pinia'
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+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()
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/platform/settings/settingStore', () => ({
+  useSettingStore: vi.fn(() => ({
+    loadSettingValues: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined)
+  }))
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/stores/workspaceStore', () => ({
+  useWorkspaceStore: vi.fn(() => ({
+    workflow: {
+      syncWorkflows: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined)
+    }
+  }))
+}))
+
+describe('bootstrapStore', () => {
+  let store: ReturnType<typeof useBootstrapStore>
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    setActivePinia(createPinia())
+    store = useBootstrapStore()
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+  })
+
+  it('initializes with all flags false', () => {
+    expect(store.isNodeDefsReady).toBe(false)
+    expect(store.isSettingsReady).toBe(false)
+    expect(store.isI18nReady).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('starts early bootstrap (node defs)', async () => {
+    const { api } = await import('@/scripts/api')
+
+    store.startEarlyBootstrap()
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => {
+      expect(store.isNodeDefsReady).toBe(true)
+    })
+
+    expect(api.getNodeDefs).toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('starts store bootstrap (settings, i18n)', async () => {
+    void store.startStoreBootstrap()
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => {
+      expect(store.isSettingsReady).toBe(true)
+      expect(store.isI18nReady).toBe(true)
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/stores/bootstrapStore.ts b/src/stores/bootstrapStore.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3448b84f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stores/bootstrapStore.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+import { useAsyncState } from '@vueuse/core'
+import { defineStore } from 'pinia'
+
+import type { ComfyNodeDef } from '@/schemas/nodeDefSchema'
+import { api } from '@/scripts/api'
+import { useUserStore } from '@/stores/userStore'
+
+export const useBootstrapStore = defineStore('bootstrap', () => {
+  const {
+    state: nodeDefs,
+    isReady: isNodeDefsReady,
+    error: nodeDefsError,
+    execute: fetchNodeDefs
+  } = useAsyncState<Record<string, ComfyNodeDef>>(
+    async () => {
+      const defs = await api.getNodeDefs()
+      return defs
+    },
+    {},
+    { immediate: false }
+  )
+
+  const {
+    isReady: isSettingsReady,
+    isLoading: isSettingsLoading,
+    error: settingsError,
+    execute: executeLoadSettings
+  } = useAsyncState(
+    async () => {
+      const { useSettingStore } =
+        await import('@/platform/settings/settingStore')
+      await useSettingStore().loadSettingValues()
+    },
+    undefined,
+    { immediate: false }
+  )
+
+  function loadSettings() {
+    // TODO: This check makes the store "sticky" across logouts. Add a reset
+    // method to clear isSettingsReady, then replace window.location.reload()
+    // with router.push() in SidebarLogoutIcon.vue
+    if (!isSettingsReady.value && !isSettingsLoading.value) {
+      void executeLoadSettings()
+    }
+  }
+
+  const {
+    isReady: isI18nReady,
+    error: i18nError,
+    execute: loadI18n
+  } = useAsyncState(
+    async () => {
+      const { mergeCustomNodesI18n } = await import('@/i18n')
+      const i18nData = await api.getCustomNodesI18n()
+      mergeCustomNodesI18n(i18nData)
+    },
+    undefined,
+    { immediate: false }
+  )
+
+  const {
+    isReady: isWorkflowsReady,
+    isLoading: isWorkflowsLoading,
+    execute: executeSyncWorkflows
+  } = useAsyncState(
+    async () => {
+      const { useWorkspaceStore } = await import('@/stores/workspaceStore')
+      await useWorkspaceStore().workflow.syncWorkflows()
+    },
+    undefined,
+    { immediate: false }
+  )
+
+  function syncWorkflows() {
+    if (!isWorkflowsReady.value && !isWorkflowsLoading.value) {
+      void executeSyncWorkflows()
+    }
+  }
+
+  function startEarlyBootstrap() {
+    void fetchNodeDefs()
+  }
+
+  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()
+
+    // i18n can load without authentication
+    void loadI18n()
+
+    if (!userStore.needsLogin) {
+      loadSettings()
+      syncWorkflows()
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    nodeDefs,
+    isNodeDefsReady,
+    nodeDefsError,
+    isSettingsReady,
+    settingsError,
+    isI18nReady,
+    i18nError,
+    startEarlyBootstrap,
+    startStoreBootstrap,
+    loadSettings,
+    syncWorkflows
+  }
+})