diff --git a/Workouts/ExerciseFigure/ExerciseInfo.swift b/Workouts/ExerciseFigure/ExerciseInfo.swift
index 9a5925a..bb279f9 100644
--- a/Workouts/ExerciseFigure/ExerciseInfo.swift
+++ b/Workouts/ExerciseFigure/ExerciseInfo.swift
@@ -215,12 +215,28 @@ extension ExerciseInfo {
 /// Finds and parses the bundled `<Exercise Name>.info.md` exported next to the
 /// motion rigs by `render.py --export`.
 enum ExerciseInfoLibrary {
+    /// Every bundled `info.md`, parsed once and keyed by exercise name. `info(for:)` is
+    /// fanned out per exercise per keystroke by `ExerciseCatalog.sections(matching:)`, so
+    /// re-doing the `Bundle.main` lookup, file read, and markdown parse on every call was
+    /// wasteful; ~60-odd files parsed once is trivial. Enumerates the bundle directly
+    /// (mirroring `ExerciseMotionLibrary.exerciseNames`'s compound-suffix filter) rather
+    /// than keying off that list, so info lookup doesn't depend on a motion rig existing.
+    private static let cache: [String: ExerciseInfo] = {
+        let urls = Bundle.main.urls(forResourcesWithExtension: "md", subdirectory: nil) ?? []
+        var result: [String: ExerciseInfo] = [:]
+        for url in urls {
+            let filename = url.lastPathComponent
+            guard filename.hasSuffix(".info.md"),
+                  let markdown = try? String(contentsOf: url, encoding: .utf8)
+            else { continue }
+            let exerciseName = String(filename.dropLast(".info.md".count))
+            result[exerciseName] = ExerciseInfo.parse(markdown: markdown)
+        }
+        return result
+    }()
+
     /// The parsed info for `exerciseName`, or `nil` when none is bundled.
     static func info(for exerciseName: String) -> ExerciseInfo? {
-        guard
-            let url = Bundle.main.url(forResource: exerciseName, withExtension: "info.md"),
-            let markdown = try? String(contentsOf: url, encoding: .utf8)
-        else { return nil }
-        return ExerciseInfo.parse(markdown: markdown)
+        cache[exerciseName]
     }
 }
diff --git a/Workouts/Sync/SyncEngine.swift b/Workouts/Sync/SyncEngine.swift
index d701d1e..5075923 100644
--- a/Workouts/Sync/SyncEngine.swift
+++ b/Workouts/Sync/SyncEngine.swift
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ final class SyncEngine {
     /// when the engine isn't connected.
     @discardableResult
     func duplicate(routine: Routine) async -> String? {
-        guard store != nil else { return nil }
+        guard store != nil, routine.isLive else { return nil }
 
         var doc = RoutineDocument(from: routine)
         doc.id = ULID.make()
@@ -767,6 +767,10 @@ final class SyncEngine {
     /// changes accumulated while the app was closed are picked up.
     private func reconcile() async {
         guard let store, let tombstones else { return }
+        // Drop a reconcile that overlaps a running one — redundant, since the
+        // running pass covers the same tree and the metadata observer picks up
+        // anything newer.
+        guard !isSyncing else { return }
         isSyncing = true
         defer { isSyncing = false }