> this is expected behavior. in order to keep lookup fast, we try to not do an

engine.query

unless we have to. when you first start a lookup, we search for everything under the current hierarchy. @User : Have you considered using LSP (Language Server Protocol) for dendron? This would delegate all the heavy lifting and caching into separate process, keeping everything snappy in the UI; basically the workspace could be loaded (and the related index constructed) e.g. when a dendron vault have been found from the workspace.