diff --git a/src/Project.zig b/src/Project.zig
index 80a4fd6..1b5d07c 100644
--- a/src/Project.zig
+++ b/src/Project.zig
@@ -11,35 +11,23 @@ const git = @import("git");
 const builtin = @import("builtin");
 
 const LSP = @import("LSP.zig");
-const walk_tree = @import("walk_tree.zig");
 
 allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
 name: []const u8,
-files: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(File) = .empty,
-pending: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(File) = .empty,
+files: std.ArrayList(File),
+pending: std.ArrayList(File),
 longest_file_path: usize = 0,
 open_time: i64,
 language_servers: std.StringHashMap(LSP),
 file_language_server: std.StringHashMap(LSP),
 tasks: std.ArrayList(Task),
 persistent: bool = false,
-logger: log.Logger,
 logger_lsp: log.Logger,
 logger_git: log.Logger,
 
 workspace: ?[]const u8 = null,
 branch: ?[]const u8 = null,
 
-walker: ?tp.pid = null,
-
-// async task states
-state: struct {
-    walk_tree: State = .none,
-    workspace_path: State = .none,
-    current_branch: State = .none,
-    workspace_files: State = .none,
-} = .{},
-
 const Self = @This();
 
 const OutOfMemoryError = error{OutOfMemory};
@@ -67,24 +55,22 @@ const Task = struct {
     mtime: i64,
 };
 
-const State = enum { none, running, done, failed };
-
 pub fn init(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, name: []const u8) OutOfMemoryError!Self {
     return .{
         .allocator = allocator,
         .name = try allocator.dupe(u8, name),
+        .files = std.ArrayList(File).init(allocator),
+        .pending = std.ArrayList(File).init(allocator),
         .open_time = std.time.milliTimestamp(),
         .language_servers = std.StringHashMap(LSP).init(allocator),
         .file_language_server = std.StringHashMap(LSP).init(allocator),
         .tasks = std.ArrayList(Task).init(allocator),
-        .logger = log.logger("project"),
         .logger_lsp = log.logger("lsp"),
         .logger_git = log.logger("git"),
     };
 }
 
 pub fn deinit(self: *Self) void {
-    if (self.walker) |pid| pid.send(.{"stop"}) catch {};
     if (self.workspace) |p| self.allocator.free(p);
     if (self.branch) |p| self.allocator.free(p);
     var i_ = self.file_language_server.iterator();
@@ -97,13 +83,11 @@ pub fn deinit(self: *Self) void {
         p.value_ptr.*.term();
     }
     for (self.files.items) |file| self.allocator.free(file.path);
-    self.files.deinit(self.allocator);
-    self.pending.deinit(self.allocator);
+    self.files.deinit();
     for (self.tasks.items) |task| self.allocator.free(task.command);
     self.tasks.deinit();
     self.logger_lsp.deinit();
     self.logger_git.deinit();
-    self.logger.deinit();
     self.allocator.free(self.name);
 }
 
@@ -310,11 +294,11 @@ fn make_URI(self: *Self, file_path: ?[]const u8) LspError![]const u8 {
     return buf.toOwnedSlice();
 }
 
-fn sort_files_by_mtime(self: *Self) void {
+pub fn sort_files_by_mtime(self: *Self) void {
     sort_by_mtime(File, self.files.items);
 }
 
-fn sort_tasks_by_mtime(self: *Self) void {
+pub fn sort_tasks_by_mtime(self: *Self) void {
     sort_by_mtime(Task, self.tasks.items);
 }
 
@@ -402,47 +386,21 @@ pub fn query_recent_files(self: *Self, from: tp.pid_ref, max: usize, query: []co
     return @min(max, matches.items.len);
 }
 
-pub fn walk_tree_entry(self: *Self, file_path: []const u8, mtime: i128) OutOfMemoryError!void {
+pub fn add_pending_file(self: *Self, file_path: []const u8, mtime: i128) OutOfMemoryError!void {
     self.longest_file_path = @max(self.longest_file_path, file_path.len);
-    (try self.pending.addOne(self.allocator)).* = .{ .path = try self.allocator.dupe(u8, file_path), .mtime = mtime };
+    (try self.pending.addOne()).* = .{ .path = try self.allocator.dupe(u8, file_path), .mtime = mtime };
 }
 
-pub fn walk_tree_done(self: *Self) OutOfMemoryError!void {
-    self.state.walk_tree = .done;
-    if (self.walker) |pid| pid.deinit();
-    self.walker = null;
-    return self.loaded();
-}
-
-fn merge_pending_files(self: *Self) OutOfMemoryError!void {
+pub fn merge_pending_files(self: *Self) OutOfMemoryError!void {
     defer self.sort_files_by_mtime();
-    const existing = try self.files.toOwnedSlice(self.allocator);
-    defer self.allocator.free(existing);
+    const existing = try self.files.toOwnedSlice();
     self.files = self.pending;
-    self.pending = .empty;
-
+    self.pending = std.ArrayList(File).init(self.allocator);
     for (existing) |*file| {
         self.update_mru_internal(file.path, file.mtime, file.pos.row, file.pos.col) catch {};
         self.allocator.free(file.path);
     }
-}
-
-fn loaded(self: *Self) OutOfMemoryError!void {
-    inline for (@typeInfo(@TypeOf(self.state)).@"struct".fields) |f|
-        if (@field(self.state, f.name) == .running) return;
-
-    self.logger.print("project files: {d} restored, {d} {s}", .{
-        self.files.items.len,
-        self.pending.items.len,
-        if (self.state.workspace_files == .done) "tracked" else "walked",
-    });
-
-    try self.merge_pending_files();
-    self.logger.print("opened: {s} with {d} files in {d} ms", .{
-        self.name,
-        self.files.items.len,
-        std.time.milliTimestamp() - self.open_time,
-    });
+    self.allocator.free(existing);
 }
 
 pub fn update_mru(self: *Self, file_path: []const u8, row: usize, col: usize) OutOfMemoryError!void {
@@ -462,14 +420,14 @@ fn update_mru_internal(self: *Self, file_path: []const u8, mtime: i128, row: usi
         return;
     }
     if (row != 0) {
-        (try self.files.addOne(self.allocator)).* = .{
+        (try self.files.addOne()).* = .{
             .path = try self.allocator.dupe(u8, file_path),
             .mtime = mtime,
             .pos = .{ .row = row, .col = col },
             .visited = true,
         };
     } else {
-        (try self.files.addOne(self.allocator)).* = .{
+        (try self.files.addOne()).* = .{
             .path = try self.allocator.dupe(u8, file_path),
             .mtime = mtime,
         };
@@ -1900,55 +1858,23 @@ pub fn get_line(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, buf: []const u8) ![]const u8 {
 }
 
 pub fn query_git(self: *Self) void {
-    self.state.workspace_path = .running;
-    git.workspace_path(@intFromPtr(self)) catch {
-        self.state.workspace_path = .failed;
-        self.start_walker();
-    };
-    self.state.current_branch = .running;
-    git.current_branch(@intFromPtr(self)) catch {
-        self.state.current_branch = .failed;
-    };
+    git.workspace_path(@intFromPtr(self)) catch {};
+    git.current_branch(@intFromPtr(self)) catch {};
 }
 
-fn start_walker(self: *Self) void {
-    self.state.walk_tree = .running;
-    self.walker = walk_tree.start(self.allocator, self.name) catch blk: {
-        self.state.walk_tree = .failed;
-        break :blk null;
-    };
-}
-
-pub fn process_git(self: *Self, m: tp.message) (OutOfMemoryError || error{Exit})!void {
+pub fn process_git(self: *Self, m: tp.message) !void {
     var value: []const u8 = undefined;
-    var path: []const u8 = undefined;
     if (try m.match(.{ tp.any, tp.any, "workspace_path", tp.null_ })) {
-        self.state.workspace_path = .done;
-        self.start_walker();
-        try self.loaded();
+        // no git workspace
     } else if (try m.match(.{ tp.any, tp.any, "workspace_path", tp.extract(&value) })) {
         if (self.workspace) |p| self.allocator.free(p);
         self.workspace = try self.allocator.dupe(u8, value);
-        self.state.workspace_path = .done;
-        self.state.workspace_files = .running;
-        git.workspace_files(@intFromPtr(self)) catch {
-            self.state.workspace_files = .failed;
-        };
-    } else if (try m.match(.{ tp.any, tp.any, "current_branch", tp.null_ })) {
-        self.state.current_branch = .done;
-        try self.loaded();
+        git.workspace_files(@intFromPtr(self)) catch {};
     } else if (try m.match(.{ tp.any, tp.any, "current_branch", tp.extract(&value) })) {
         if (self.branch) |p| self.allocator.free(p);
         self.branch = try self.allocator.dupe(u8, value);
-        self.state.current_branch = .done;
-        try self.loaded();
-    } else if (try m.match(.{ tp.any, tp.any, "workspace_files", tp.extract(&path) })) {
-        self.longest_file_path = @max(self.longest_file_path, path.len);
-        const stat = std.fs.cwd().statFile(path) catch return;
-        (try self.pending.addOne(self.allocator)).* = .{ .path = try self.allocator.dupe(u8, path), .mtime = stat.mtime };
-    } else if (try m.match(.{ tp.any, tp.any, "workspace_files", tp.null_ })) {
-        self.state.workspace_files = .done;
-        try self.loaded();
+    } else if (try m.match(.{ tp.any, tp.any, "workspace_files", tp.extract(&value) })) {
+        // TODO
     } else {
         self.logger_git.err("git", tp.unexpected(m));
     }
diff --git a/src/config.zig b/src/config.zig
index ec0e51d..31f76fe 100644
--- a/src/config.zig
+++ b/src/config.zig
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ indent_size: usize = 4,
 tab_width: usize = 8,
 
 top_bar: []const u8 = "tabs",
-bottom_bar: []const u8 = "mode file log selection diagnostics keybind branch linenumber clock spacer",
+bottom_bar: []const u8 = "mode file log selection diagnostics keybind linenumber clock spacer",
 show_scrollbars: bool = true,
 show_fileicons: bool = true,
 
diff --git a/src/git.zig b/src/git.zig
index 1e76a40..fb02212 100644
--- a/src/git.zig
+++ b/src/git.zig
@@ -20,56 +20,29 @@ pub fn workspace_path(context_: usize) Error!void {
 
 pub fn current_branch(context_: usize) Error!void {
     const fn_name = @src().fn_name;
-    if (current_branch_cache) |p| {
-        tp.self_pid().send(.{ module_name, context_, fn_name, p.branch }) catch {};
-        return;
-    }
     try git(context_, .{ "rev-parse", "--abbrev-ref", "HEAD" }, struct {
         fn result(context: usize, parent: tp.pid_ref, output: []const u8) void {
             var it = std.mem.splitScalar(u8, output, '\n');
-            while (it.next()) |value| if (value.len > 0) {
-                blk: {
-                    current_branch_cache = .{ .branch = allocator.dupeZ(u8, value) catch break :blk };
-                }
+            while (it.next()) |value| if (value.len > 0)
                 parent.send(.{ module_name, context, fn_name, value }) catch {};
-                return;
-            };
         }
     }.result, exit_null_on_error(fn_name));
 }
-var current_branch_cache: ?struct {
-    branch: ?[:0]const u8 = null,
-} = null;
 
-pub fn workspace_files(context: usize) Error!void {
-    return git_line_output(
-        context,
-        @src().fn_name,
-        .{ "ls-files", "--cached", "--others", "--exclude-standard" },
-    );
-}
-
-pub fn workspace_ignored_files(context: usize) Error!void {
-    return git_line_output(
-        context,
-        @src().fn_name,
-        .{ "ls-files", "--cached", "--others", "--exclude-standard", "--ignored" },
-    );
-}
-
-fn git_line_output(context_: usize, comptime tag: []const u8, cmd: anytype) Error!void {
-    try git_err(context_, cmd, struct {
+pub fn workspace_files(context_: usize) Error!void {
+    const fn_name = @src().fn_name;
+    try git_err(context_, .{ "ls-files", "--cached", "--others", "--exclude-standard" }, struct {
         fn result(context: usize, parent: tp.pid_ref, output: []const u8) void {
             var it = std.mem.splitScalar(u8, output, '\n');
             while (it.next()) |value| if (value.len > 0)
-                parent.send(.{ module_name, context, tag, value }) catch {};
+                parent.send(.{ module_name, context, fn_name, value }) catch {};
         }
     }.result, struct {
         fn result(_: usize, _: tp.pid_ref, output: []const u8) void {
             var it = std.mem.splitScalar(u8, output, '\n');
             while (it.next()) |line| std.log.err("{s}: {s}", .{ module_name, line });
         }
-    }.result, exit_null(tag));
+    }.result, exit_null_on_error(fn_name));
 }
 
 fn git(
@@ -111,19 +84,11 @@ fn git_err(
     @compileError("git command should be a tuple: " ++ @typeName(@TypeOf(cmd)));
 }
 
-fn exit_null(comptime tag: []const u8) shell.ExitHandler {
-    return struct {
-        fn exit(context: usize, parent: tp.pid_ref, _: []const u8, _: []const u8, _: i64) void {
-            parent.send(.{ module_name, context, tag, null }) catch {};
-        }
-    }.exit;
-}
-
 fn exit_null_on_error(comptime tag: []const u8) shell.ExitHandler {
     return struct {
-        fn exit(context: usize, parent: tp.pid_ref, _: []const u8, _: []const u8, exit_code: i64) void {
+        fn exit(_: usize, parent: tp.pid_ref, _: []const u8, _: []const u8, exit_code: i64) void {
             if (exit_code > 0)
-                parent.send(.{ module_name, context, tag, null }) catch {};
+                parent.send(.{ module_name, tag, null }) catch {};
         }
     }.exit;
 }
diff --git a/src/project_manager.zig b/src/project_manager.zig
index 972e110..d389a37 100644
--- a/src/project_manager.zig
+++ b/src/project_manager.zig
@@ -247,12 +247,13 @@ const Process = struct {
     logger: log.Logger,
     receiver: Receiver,
     projects: ProjectsMap,
+    walker: ?tp.pid = null,
 
     const InvalidArgumentError = error{InvalidArgument};
     const UnsupportedError = error{Unsupported};
 
     const Receiver = tp.Receiver(*Process);
-    const ProjectsMap = std.StringHashMapUnmanaged(*Project);
+    const ProjectsMap = std.StringHashMap(*Project);
     const RecentProject = struct {
         name: []const u8,
         last_used: i128,
@@ -266,7 +267,7 @@ const Process = struct {
             .parent = tp.self_pid().clone(),
             .logger = log.logger(module_name),
             .receiver = Receiver.init(Process.receive, self),
-            .projects = .empty,
+            .projects = ProjectsMap.init(allocator),
         };
         return tp.spawn_link(self.allocator, self, Process.start, module_name);
     }
@@ -278,7 +279,7 @@ const Process = struct {
             p.value_ptr.*.deinit();
             self.allocator.destroy(p.value_ptr.*);
         }
-        self.projects.deinit(self.allocator);
+        self.projects.deinit();
         self.parent.deinit();
         self.logger.deinit();
         self.allocator.destroy(self);
@@ -333,10 +334,14 @@ const Process = struct {
         if (try cbor.match(m.buf, .{ "walk_tree_entry", tp.extract(&project_directory), tp.extract(&path), tp.extract(&high), tp.extract(&low) })) {
             const mtime = (@as(i128, @intCast(high)) << 64) | @as(i128, @intCast(low));
             if (self.projects.get(project_directory)) |project|
-                project.walk_tree_entry(path, mtime) catch |e| self.logger.err("walk_tree_entry", e);
+                project.add_pending_file(
+                    path,
+                    mtime,
+                ) catch |e| self.logger.err("walk_tree_entry", e);
         } else if (try cbor.match(m.buf, .{ "walk_tree_done", tp.extract(&project_directory) })) {
-            if (self.projects.get(project_directory)) |project|
-                project.walk_tree_done() catch |e| return from.forward_error(e, @errorReturnTrace()) catch error.ClientFailed;
+            if (self.walker) |pid| pid.deinit();
+            self.walker = null;
+            self.loaded(project_directory) catch |e| return from.forward_error(e, @errorReturnTrace()) catch error.ClientFailed;
         } else if (try cbor.match(m.buf, .{ "git", tp.extract(&context), tp.more })) {
             const project: *Project = @ptrFromInt(context);
             project.process_git(m) catch {};
@@ -398,6 +403,7 @@ const Process = struct {
         } else if (try cbor.match(m.buf, .{ "get_mru_position", tp.extract(&project_directory), tp.extract(&path) })) {
             self.get_mru_position(from, project_directory, path) catch |e| return from.forward_error(e, @errorReturnTrace()) catch error.ClientFailed;
         } else if (try cbor.match(m.buf, .{"shutdown"})) {
+            if (self.walker) |pid| pid.send(.{"stop"}) catch {};
             self.persist_projects();
             from.send(.{ "project_manager", "shutdown" }) catch return error.ClientFailed;
             return error.ExitNormal;
@@ -417,8 +423,10 @@ const Process = struct {
             self.logger.print("opening: {s}", .{project_directory});
             const project = try self.allocator.create(Project);
             project.* = try Project.init(self.allocator, project_directory);
-            try self.projects.put(self.allocator, try self.allocator.dupe(u8, project_directory), project);
+            try self.projects.put(try self.allocator.dupe(u8, project_directory), project);
+            self.walker = try walk_tree_async(self.allocator, project_directory);
             self.restore_project(project) catch |e| self.logger.err("restore_project", e);
+            project.sort_files_by_mtime();
             project.query_git();
         } else {
             self.logger.print("switched to: {s}", .{project_directory});
@@ -435,13 +443,25 @@ const Process = struct {
         }
     }
 
+    fn loaded(self: *Process, project_directory: []const u8) OutOfMemoryError!void {
+        const project = self.projects.get(project_directory) orelse return;
+        try project.merge_pending_files();
+        self.logger.print("opened: {s} with {d} files in {d} ms", .{
+            project_directory,
+            project.files.items.len,
+            std.time.milliTimestamp() - project.open_time,
+        });
+    }
+
     fn request_n_most_recent_file(self: *Process, from: tp.pid_ref, project_directory: []const u8, n: usize) (ProjectError || Project.ClientError)!void {
         const project = self.projects.get(project_directory) orelse return error.NoProject;
+        project.sort_files_by_mtime();
         return project.request_n_most_recent_file(from, n);
     }
 
     fn request_recent_files(self: *Process, from: tp.pid_ref, project_directory: []const u8, max: usize) (ProjectError || Project.ClientError)!void {
         const project = self.projects.get(project_directory) orelse return error.NoProject;
+        project.sort_files_by_mtime();
         return project.request_recent_files(from, max);
     }
 
@@ -795,6 +815,190 @@ fn request_path_files_async(a_: std.mem.Allocator, parent_: tp.pid_ref, project_
     }.spawn_link(a_, parent_, project_, max_, path_);
 }
 
+fn walk_tree_async(a_: std.mem.Allocator, root_path_: []const u8) (SpawnError || std.fs.Dir.OpenError)!tp.pid {
+    return struct {
+        allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
+        root_path: []const u8,
+        parent: tp.pid,
+        receiver: Receiver,
+        dir: std.fs.Dir,
+        walker: FilteredWalker,
+
+        const tree_walker = @This();
+        const Receiver = tp.Receiver(*tree_walker);
+
+        fn spawn_link(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, root_path: []const u8) (SpawnError || std.fs.Dir.OpenError)!tp.pid {
+            const self = try allocator.create(tree_walker);
+            self.* = .{
+                .allocator = allocator,
+                .root_path = try allocator.dupe(u8, root_path),
+                .parent = tp.self_pid().clone(),
+                .receiver = Receiver.init(tree_walker.receive, self),
+                .dir = try std.fs.cwd().openDir(self.root_path, .{ .iterate = true }),
+                .walker = try walk_filtered(self.dir, self.allocator),
+            };
+            return tp.spawn_link(allocator, self, tree_walker.start, module_name ++ ".tree_walker");
+        }
+
+        fn start(self: *tree_walker) tp.result {
+            errdefer self.deinit();
+            const frame = tracy.initZone(@src(), .{ .name = "project scan" });
+            defer frame.deinit();
+            tp.receive(&self.receiver);
+            self.next() catch |e| return tp.exit_error(e, @errorReturnTrace());
+        }
+
+        fn deinit(self: *tree_walker) void {
+            self.walker.deinit();
+            self.dir.close();
+            self.allocator.free(self.root_path);
+            self.parent.deinit();
+        }
+
+        fn receive(self: *tree_walker, _: tp.pid_ref, m: tp.message) tp.result {
+            errdefer self.deinit();
+            const frame = tracy.initZone(@src(), .{ .name = "project scan" });
+            defer frame.deinit();
+
+            if (try m.match(.{"next"})) {
+                self.next() catch |e| return tp.exit_error(e, @errorReturnTrace());
+            } else if (try m.match(.{"stop"})) {
+                return tp.exit_normal();
+            } else {
+                return tp.unexpected(m);
+            }
+        }
+
+        fn next(self: *tree_walker) !void {
+            if (try self.walker.next()) |path| {
+                const stat = self.dir.statFile(path) catch return tp.self_pid().send(.{"next"});
+                const mtime = stat.mtime;
+                const high: i64 = @intCast(mtime >> 64);
+                const low: i64 = @truncate(mtime);
+                std.debug.assert(mtime == (@as(i128, @intCast(high)) << 64) | @as(i128, @intCast(low)));
+                try self.parent.send(.{ "walk_tree_entry", self.root_path, path, high, low });
+                return tp.self_pid().send(.{"next"});
+            } else {
+                self.parent.send(.{ "walk_tree_done", self.root_path }) catch {};
+                return tp.exit_normal();
+            }
+        }
+    }.spawn_link(a_, root_path_);
+}
+
+const filtered_dirs = [_][]const u8{
+    "build",
+    ".cache",
+    ".cargo",
+    ".git",
+    ".jj",
+    "node_modules",
+    ".npm",
+    ".rustup",
+    ".var",
+    ".zig-cache",
+    "zig-cache",
+    "zig-out",
+};
+
+fn is_filtered_dir(dirname: []const u8) bool {
+    for (filtered_dirs) |filter|
+        if (std.mem.eql(u8, filter, dirname))
+            return true;
+    return false;
+}
+
+const FilteredWalker = struct {
+    allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
+    stack: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(StackItem),
+    name_buffer: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8),
+
+    const Path = []const u8;
+
+    const StackItem = struct {
+        iter: std.fs.Dir.Iterator,
+        dirname_len: usize,
+    };
+
+    pub fn next(self: *FilteredWalker) OutOfMemoryError!?Path {
+        while (self.stack.items.len != 0) {
+            var top = &self.stack.items[self.stack.items.len - 1];
+            var containing = top;
+            var dirname_len = top.dirname_len;
+            if (top.iter.next() catch {
+                var item_ = self.stack.pop();
+                if (item_) |*item|
+                    if (self.stack.items.len != 0) {
+                        item.iter.dir.close();
+                    };
+                continue;
+            }) |base| {
+                self.name_buffer.shrinkRetainingCapacity(dirname_len);
+                if (self.name_buffer.items.len != 0) {
+                    try self.name_buffer.append(self.allocator, std.fs.path.sep);
+                    dirname_len += 1;
+                }
+                try self.name_buffer.appendSlice(self.allocator, base.name);
+                switch (base.kind) {
+                    .directory => {
+                        if (is_filtered_dir(base.name))
+                            continue;
+                        var new_dir = top.iter.dir.openDir(base.name, .{ .iterate = true }) catch |err| switch (err) {
+                            error.NameTooLong => @panic("unexpected error.NameTooLong"), // no path sep in base.name
+                            else => continue,
+                        };
+                        {
+                            errdefer new_dir.close();
+                            try self.stack.append(self.allocator, .{
+                                .iter = new_dir.iterateAssumeFirstIteration(),
+                                .dirname_len = self.name_buffer.items.len,
+                            });
+                            top = &self.stack.items[self.stack.items.len - 1];
+                            containing = &self.stack.items[self.stack.items.len - 2];
+                        }
+                    },
+                    .file => return self.name_buffer.items,
+                    else => continue,
+                }
+            } else {
+                var item_ = self.stack.pop();
+                if (item_) |*item|
+                    if (self.stack.items.len != 0) {
+                        item.iter.dir.close();
+                    };
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    pub fn deinit(self: *FilteredWalker) void {
+        // Close any remaining directories except the initial one (which is always at index 0)
+        if (self.stack.items.len > 1) {
+            for (self.stack.items[1..]) |*item| {
+                item.iter.dir.close();
+            }
+        }
+        self.stack.deinit(self.allocator);
+        self.name_buffer.deinit(self.allocator);
+    }
+};
+
+fn walk_filtered(dir: std.fs.Dir, allocator: std.mem.Allocator) !FilteredWalker {
+    var stack: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(FilteredWalker.StackItem) = .{};
+    errdefer stack.deinit(allocator);
+
+    try stack.append(allocator, .{
+        .iter = dir.iterate(),
+        .dirname_len = 0,
+    });
+
+    return .{
+        .allocator = allocator,
+        .stack = stack,
+        .name_buffer = .{},
+    };
+}
+
 pub fn normalize_file_path(file_path: []const u8) []const u8 {
     const project = tp.env.get().str("project");
     if (project.len == 0) return file_path;
diff --git a/src/tui/logview.zig b/src/tui/logview.zig
index 02776e0..f5ed903 100644
--- a/src/tui/logview.zig
+++ b/src/tui/logview.zig
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ pub fn render(self: *Self, theme: *const Widget.Theme) bool {
 
 fn output_tdiff(self: *Self, tdiff: i64) !void {
     const msi = @divFloor(tdiff, time.us_per_ms);
-    if (msi < 10) {
+    if (msi == 0) {
         const d: f64 = @floatFromInt(tdiff);
         const ms = d / time.us_per_ms;
         _ = try self.plane.print("{d:6.2} ▏", .{ms});
diff --git a/src/tui/status/branch.zig b/src/tui/status/branch.zig
index a505d9f..f4bd492 100644
--- a/src/tui/status/branch.zig
+++ b/src/tui/status/branch.zig
@@ -64,14 +64,12 @@ fn process_git(
     return true;
 }
 
-const format = "   {s} {s}   ";
-
 pub fn layout(self: *Self) Widget.Layout {
     const branch = self.branch orelse return .{ .static = 0 };
     var buf: [256]u8 = undefined;
     var fbs = std.io.fixedBufferStream(&buf);
     const writer = fbs.writer();
-    writer.print(format, .{ branch_symbol, branch }) catch {};
+    writer.print("{s} {s}", .{ branch_symbol, branch }) catch {};
     const len = self.plane.egc_chunk_width(fbs.getWritten(), 0, 1);
     return .{ .static = len };
 }
@@ -84,7 +82,7 @@ pub fn render(self: *Self, theme: *const Widget.Theme) bool {
     self.plane.set_style(theme.statusbar);
     self.plane.fill(" ");
     self.plane.home();
-    _ = self.plane.print(format, .{ branch_symbol, branch }) catch {};
+    _ = self.plane.print("{s} {s}", .{ branch_symbol, branch }) catch {};
     return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/walk_tree.zig b/src/walk_tree.zig
deleted file mode 100644
index bae5a68..0000000
--- a/src/walk_tree.zig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,189 +0,0 @@
-const std = @import("std");
-const tp = @import("thespian");
-const tracy = @import("tracy");
-
-const module_name = @typeName(@This());
-
-const SpawnError = (OutOfMemoryError || error{ThespianSpawnFailed});
-const OutOfMemoryError = error{OutOfMemory};
-
-pub fn start(a_: std.mem.Allocator, root_path_: []const u8) (SpawnError || std.fs.Dir.OpenError)!tp.pid {
-    return struct {
-        allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
-        root_path: []const u8,
-        parent: tp.pid,
-        receiver: Receiver,
-        dir: std.fs.Dir,
-        walker: FilteredWalker,
-
-        const tree_walker = @This();
-        const Receiver = tp.Receiver(*tree_walker);
-
-        fn spawn_link(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, root_path: []const u8) (SpawnError || std.fs.Dir.OpenError)!tp.pid {
-            const self = try allocator.create(tree_walker);
-            self.* = .{
-                .allocator = allocator,
-                .root_path = try allocator.dupe(u8, root_path),
-                .parent = tp.self_pid().clone(),
-                .receiver = .init(tree_walker.receive, self),
-                .dir = try std.fs.cwd().openDir(self.root_path, .{ .iterate = true }),
-                .walker = try .init(self.dir, self.allocator),
-            };
-            return tp.spawn_link(allocator, self, tree_walker.start, module_name ++ ".tree_walker");
-        }
-
-        fn start(self: *tree_walker) tp.result {
-            errdefer self.deinit();
-            const frame = tracy.initZone(@src(), .{ .name = "project scan" });
-            defer frame.deinit();
-            tp.receive(&self.receiver);
-            self.next() catch |e| return tp.exit_error(e, @errorReturnTrace());
-        }
-
-        fn deinit(self: *tree_walker) void {
-            self.walker.deinit();
-            self.dir.close();
-            self.allocator.free(self.root_path);
-            self.parent.deinit();
-        }
-
-        fn receive(self: *tree_walker, _: tp.pid_ref, m: tp.message) tp.result {
-            errdefer self.deinit();
-            const frame = tracy.initZone(@src(), .{ .name = "project scan" });
-            defer frame.deinit();
-
-            if (try m.match(.{"next"})) {
-                self.next() catch |e| return tp.exit_error(e, @errorReturnTrace());
-            } else if (try m.match(.{"stop"})) {
-                return tp.exit_normal();
-            } else {
-                return tp.unexpected(m);
-            }
-        }
-
-        fn next(self: *tree_walker) !void {
-            if (try self.walker.next()) |path| {
-                const stat = self.dir.statFile(path) catch return tp.self_pid().send(.{"next"});
-                const mtime = stat.mtime;
-                const high: i64 = @intCast(mtime >> 64);
-                const low: i64 = @truncate(mtime);
-                std.debug.assert(mtime == (@as(i128, @intCast(high)) << 64) | @as(i128, @intCast(low)));
-                try self.parent.send(.{ "walk_tree_entry", self.root_path, path, high, low });
-                return tp.self_pid().send(.{"next"});
-            } else {
-                self.parent.send(.{ "walk_tree_done", self.root_path }) catch {};
-                return tp.exit_normal();
-            }
-        }
-    }.spawn_link(a_, root_path_);
-}
-
-const filtered_dirs = [_][]const u8{
-    ".cache",
-    ".cargo",
-    ".git",
-    ".jj",
-    "node_modules",
-    ".npm",
-    ".rustup",
-    ".var",
-    ".zig-cache",
-};
-
-fn is_filtered_dir(dirname: []const u8) bool {
-    for (filtered_dirs) |filter|
-        if (std.mem.eql(u8, filter, dirname))
-            return true;
-    return false;
-}
-
-const FilteredWalker = struct {
-    allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
-    stack: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(StackItem),
-    name_buffer: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8),
-
-    const Path = []const u8;
-
-    const StackItem = struct {
-        iter: std.fs.Dir.Iterator,
-        dirname_len: usize,
-    };
-
-    pub fn init(dir: std.fs.Dir, allocator: std.mem.Allocator) !FilteredWalker {
-        var stack: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(FilteredWalker.StackItem) = .{};
-        errdefer stack.deinit(allocator);
-
-        try stack.append(allocator, .{
-            .iter = dir.iterate(),
-            .dirname_len = 0,
-        });
-
-        return .{
-            .allocator = allocator,
-            .stack = stack,
-            .name_buffer = .{},
-        };
-    }
-
-    pub fn deinit(self: *FilteredWalker) void {
-        // Close any remaining directories except the initial one (which is always at index 0)
-        if (self.stack.items.len > 1) {
-            for (self.stack.items[1..]) |*item| {
-                item.iter.dir.close();
-            }
-        }
-        self.stack.deinit(self.allocator);
-        self.name_buffer.deinit(self.allocator);
-    }
-
-    pub fn next(self: *FilteredWalker) OutOfMemoryError!?Path {
-        while (self.stack.items.len != 0) {
-            var top = &self.stack.items[self.stack.items.len - 1];
-            var containing = top;
-            var dirname_len = top.dirname_len;
-            if (top.iter.next() catch {
-                var item_ = self.stack.pop();
-                if (item_) |*item|
-                    if (self.stack.items.len != 0) {
-                        item.iter.dir.close();
-                    };
-                continue;
-            }) |base| {
-                self.name_buffer.shrinkRetainingCapacity(dirname_len);
-                if (self.name_buffer.items.len != 0) {
-                    try self.name_buffer.append(self.allocator, std.fs.path.sep);
-                    dirname_len += 1;
-                }
-                try self.name_buffer.appendSlice(self.allocator, base.name);
-                switch (base.kind) {
-                    .directory => {
-                        if (is_filtered_dir(base.name))
-                            continue;
-                        var new_dir = top.iter.dir.openDir(base.name, .{ .iterate = true }) catch |err| switch (err) {
-                            error.NameTooLong => @panic("unexpected error.NameTooLong"), // no path sep in base.name
-                            else => continue,
-                        };
-                        {
-                            errdefer new_dir.close();
-                            try self.stack.append(self.allocator, .{
-                                .iter = new_dir.iterateAssumeFirstIteration(),
-                                .dirname_len = self.name_buffer.items.len,
-                            });
-                            top = &self.stack.items[self.stack.items.len - 1];
-                            containing = &self.stack.items[self.stack.items.len - 2];
-                        }
-                    },
-                    .file => return self.name_buffer.items,
-                    else => continue,
-                }
-            } else {
-                var item_ = self.stack.pop();
-                if (item_) |*item|
-                    if (self.stack.items.len != 0) {
-                        item.iter.dir.close();
-                    };
-            }
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
-};