diff --git a/apps/cli/src/commands/results/remote.ts b/apps/cli/src/commands/results/remote.ts
index 94af40b1..70d0aba5 100644
--- a/apps/cli/src/commands/results/remote.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/src/commands/results/remote.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,31 @@ import {
   listResultFilesFromRunsDir,
 } from '../inspect/utils.js';
 
+
+// ── In-memory TTL cache for listGitRuns ────────────────────────────
+// Avoids repeated expensive git ls-tree + git cat-file --batch operations
+// on every API request. Cache key is repoDir, TTL is 60 seconds.
+const gitRunsCache = new Map<string, { data: any; expiresAt: number }>();
+const GIT_RUNS_CACHE_TTL_MS = 60_000;
+
+function cachedListGitRuns(repoDir: string) {
+  const now = Date.now();
+  const cached = gitRunsCache.get(repoDir);
+  if (cached && cached.expiresAt > now) {
+    return cached.data;
+  }
+  const promise = listGitRuns(repoDir);
+  gitRunsCache.set(repoDir, { data: promise, expiresAt: now + GIT_RUNS_CACHE_TTL_MS });
+  // Evict stale entry once the promise settles so a fresh fetch replaces it
+  promise.catch(() => {}).finally(() => {
+    const entry = gitRunsCache.get(repoDir);
+    if (entry && entry.expiresAt <= Date.now()) {
+      gitRunsCache.delete(repoDir);
+    }
+  });
+  return promise;
+}
+
 export type RunSource = 'local' | 'remote';
 
 export interface SourcedResultFileMeta extends ResultFileMeta {
@@ -129,7 +154,7 @@ export async function getRemoteResultsStatus(cwd: string): Promise<RemoteResults
   let runCount = 0;
   if (config && status.available) {
     try {
-      runCount = (await listGitRuns(config.path)).length;
+      runCount = (await cachedListGitRuns(config.path)).length;
     } catch {
       runCount = listResultFilesFromRunsDir(resolveResultsRepoRunsDir(config)).length;
     }
@@ -187,7 +212,7 @@ export async function listMergedResultFiles(
   let remoteRuns: SourcedResultFileMeta[] = [];
   if (config.mode === 'github') {
     try {
-      const gitRuns = await listGitRuns(config.path);
+      const gitRuns = await cachedListGitRuns(config.path);
       remoteRuns = gitRuns.map((r) => ({
         filename: encodeRemoteRunId(r.run_id),
         raw_filename: r.run_id,
diff --git a/apps/cli/src/commands/results/serve.ts b/apps/cli/src/commands/results/serve.ts
index c7c47787..9eac714d 100644
--- a/apps/cli/src/commands/results/serve.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/src/commands/results/serve.ts
@@ -1607,7 +1607,9 @@ export const resultsServeCommand = command({
 
     // ── Project sync preflight ───────────────────────────────────────
     // Clone or pull any project entries that declare a source.
-    await syncProjects(registry.projects);
+    // Non-blocking: fire-and-forget so startup is instant even when some
+    // project paths are missing or slow (e.g. /tmp paths that timeout).
+    syncProjects(registry.projects).catch((err) => console.error("Background project sync failed:", err));
 
     try {
       let results: EvaluationResult[] = [];
diff --git a/apps/studio/src/components/EvalDetail.tsx b/apps/studio/src/components/EvalDetail.tsx
index 283a665a..9b114d0c 100644
--- a/apps/studio/src/components/EvalDetail.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/src/components/EvalDetail.tsx
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ function FilesTab({
   const files = filesData?.files ?? [];
 
   const [selectedPath, setSelectedPath] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [mobileShowTree, setMobileShowTree] = useState(false);
 
   const effectivePath = selectedPath ?? (files.length > 0 ? findFirstFile(files) : null);
 
@@ -284,11 +285,52 @@ function FilesTab({
   const displayLanguage = effectivePath ? (fileContentData?.language ?? 'plaintext') : 'plaintext';
 
   return (
-    <div className="flex h-full min-h-[400px] gap-4">
-      <FileTree files={files} selectedPath={effectivePath} onSelect={setSelectedPath} />
-      <div className="flex-1">
+    <div className="relative flex h-full min-h-[400px] gap-4">
+      {/* FileTree panel — desktop: side-by-side, mobile: full-width slide-over */}
+      <div
+        className={`${
+          mobileShowTree ? 'block' : 'hidden'
+        } md:block w-full md:w-auto`}
+      >
+        <FileTree
+          files={files}
+          selectedPath={effectivePath}
+          onSelect={(path) => {
+            setSelectedPath(path);
+            // On mobile, auto-switch to content viewer after selecting a file
+            setMobileShowTree(false);
+          }}
+        />
+      </div>
+
+      {/* MonacoViewer panel — desktop: side-by-side, mobile: full-width */}
+      <div
+        className={`${
+          !mobileShowTree ? 'block' : 'hidden'
+        } md:block flex-1 h-full`}
+      >
         <MonacoViewer value={displayValue} language={displayLanguage} height="100%" />
       </div>
+
+      {/* Mobile toggle button — floating bottom-right */}
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        onClick={() => setMobileShowTree(!mobileShowTree)}
+        className="md:hidden fixed bottom-4 right-4 z-50 flex items-center gap-2 rounded-full bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2.5 text-sm font-medium text-gray-200 shadow-lg border border-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-700 active:bg-gray-600 transition-colors"
+        aria-label={mobileShowTree ? 'Switch to file content viewer' : 'Switch to file tree'}
+      >
+        {mobileShowTree ? (
+          <>
+            <span>📄</span>
+            <span>Content</span>
+          </>
+        ) : (
+          <>
+            <span>📁</span>
+            <span>Files</span>
+          </>
+        )}
+      </button>
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/apps/studio/src/components/FileTree.tsx b/apps/studio/src/components/FileTree.tsx
index c9c29953..917f466b 100644
--- a/apps/studio/src/components/FileTree.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/src/components/FileTree.tsx
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ export function FileTree({ files, selectedPath, onSelect }: FileTreeProps) {
   };
 
   return (
-    <div className="w-64 overflow-y-auto rounded-lg border border-gray-800 bg-gray-900 py-2">
+    <div className="w-full md:w-64 overflow-y-auto rounded-lg border border-gray-800 bg-gray-900 py-2">
       {files.length === 0 && <p className="px-4 py-2 text-sm text-gray-500">No files.</p>}
       {files.map((node) => (
         <TreeNode