diff --git a/spec/vendor/ai_inflector_spec.cr b/spec/vendor/ai_inflector_spec.cr
index f22e724..a5dbe2c 100644
--- a/spec/vendor/ai_inflector_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/vendor/ai_inflector_spec.cr
@@ -27,6 +27,18 @@ describe AmberCLI::Vendor::Inflector::AITransformer do
       stats = AmberCLI::Vendor::Inflector::AITransformer.cache_stats
       stats[:size].should eq(0)
     end
+
+    it "handles concurrent cache access safely" do
+      AmberCLI::Vendor::Inflector::AITransformer.clear_cache
+      channel = Channel(Nil).new
+      10.times do
+        spawn do
+          AmberCLI::Vendor::Inflector::AITransformer.cache_stats
+          channel.send(nil)
+        end
+      end
+      10.times { channel.receive }
+    end
   end
 
   describe "transform_with_ai" do
diff --git a/src/amber_cli/commands/database.cr b/src/amber_cli/commands/database.cr
index f41b19f..4355451 100644
--- a/src/amber_cli/commands/database.cr
+++ b/src/amber_cli/commands/database.cr
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ module AmberCLI::Commands
         when "create"
           Micrate::Cli.create_database(url)
         when "seed"
-          Amber::CLI::Helpers.run("crystal db/seeds.cr", wait: true, shell: true)
+          Amber::CLI::Helpers.run("crystal db/seeds.cr", wait: true)
           info "Seeded database"
         when "migrate"
           Micrate::Cli.run_up(url, MIGRATIONS_DIR)
diff --git a/src/amber_cli/helpers/helpers.cr b/src/amber_cli/helpers/helpers.cr
index 1816bbe..433d360 100644
--- a/src/amber_cli/helpers/helpers.cr
+++ b/src/amber_cli/helpers/helpers.cr
@@ -77,11 +77,21 @@ module Amber::CLI::Helpers
     File.write(app_file_path, application.gsub(injection_marker, replacement)) if deps.size > 0
   end
 
-  def self.run(command, wait = true, shell = true)
-    if wait
-      Process.run(command, shell: shell, output: Process::Redirect::Inherit, error: Process::Redirect::Inherit)
+  def self.run(command : String, wait = true, shell = false)
+    if shell
+      if wait
+        Process.run(command, shell: true, output: Process::Redirect::Inherit, error: Process::Redirect::Inherit)
+      else
+        Process.new(command, shell: true, output: Process::Redirect::Inherit, error: Process::Redirect::Inherit)
+      end
     else
-      Process.new(command, shell: shell, output: Process::Redirect::Inherit, error: Process::Redirect::Inherit)
+      parsed_args = Process.parse_arguments(command)
+      cmd = parsed_args.shift? || return nil
+      if wait
+        Process.run(cmd, args: parsed_args, shell: false, output: Process::Redirect::Inherit, error: Process::Redirect::Inherit)
+      else
+        Process.new(cmd, args: parsed_args, shell: false, output: Process::Redirect::Inherit, error: Process::Redirect::Inherit)
+      end
     end
   rescue ex : IO::Error
     # typically means we could not find the executable
diff --git a/src/amber_cli/helpers/process_runner.cr b/src/amber_cli/helpers/process_runner.cr
index 6a22768..15c95cb 100644
--- a/src/amber_cli/helpers/process_runner.cr
+++ b/src/amber_cli/helpers/process_runner.cr
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ module Sentry
     end
 
     private def start_process(run_command_run)
-      process = Amber::CLI::Helpers.run(run_command_run, wait: false, shell: false)
+      process = Amber::CLI::Helpers.run(run_command_run, wait: false)
       if process.is_a? Process
         @processes["run"] ||= Array(Process).new
         @processes["run"] << process
@@ -189,11 +189,11 @@ module Sentry
 
         if (build_command = @build_commands[task]?) && !skip_build
           log task, "Building..."
-          build_result = Amber::CLI::Helpers.run(build_command)
+          build_result = Amber::CLI::Helpers.run(build_command, wait: true, shell: true)
           next unless build_result.is_a? Process::Status
 
           if build_result.success?
-            Amber::CLI::Helpers.run(build_command)
+            Amber::CLI::Helpers.run(build_command, wait: true, shell: true)
           else
             log task, "Build step failed."
             next # don't continue to run command step
diff --git a/src/amber_cli/vendor/inflector/ai_transformer.cr b/src/amber_cli/vendor/inflector/ai_transformer.cr
index c54555d..e84b750 100644
--- a/src/amber_cli/vendor/inflector/ai_transformer.cr
+++ b/src/amber_cli/vendor/inflector/ai_transformer.cr
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ module AmberCLI::Vendor::Inflector::AITransformer
     end
   end
 
+  # Cache limit to prevent memory leaks in persistent instances
+  MAX_CACHE_SIZE = 1000
+
   # Cache for AI transformation results
+  @@cache_mutex = Mutex.new
   @@cache = {} of String => String
   @@config = Config.new
 
@@ -40,13 +44,23 @@ module AmberCLI::Vendor::Inflector::AITransformer
 
     # Check cache first
     cache_key = "#{word}:#{transformation}"
-    if cached_result = @@cache[cache_key]?
-      return cached_result
+    @@cache_mutex.synchronize do
+      if cached_result = @@cache[cache_key]?
+        # Move to end (most recently used)
+        @@cache.delete(cache_key)
+        @@cache[cache_key] = cached_result
+        return cached_result
+      end
     end
 
     # Try AI transformation
     if result = call_ai_service(word, transformation)
-      @@cache[cache_key] = result
+      @@cache_mutex.synchronize do
+        if @@cache.size >= MAX_CACHE_SIZE
+          @@cache.delete(@@cache.first_key)
+        end
+        @@cache[cache_key] = result
+      end
       return result
     end
 
@@ -55,15 +69,19 @@ module AmberCLI::Vendor::Inflector::AITransformer
 
   # Clear the transformation cache
   def clear_cache
-    @@cache.clear
+    @@cache_mutex.synchronize do
+      @@cache.clear
+    end
   end
 
   # Get cache statistics
   def cache_stats
-    {
-      size: @@cache.size,
-      keys: @@cache.keys.sort,
-    }
+    @@cache_mutex.synchronize do
+      {
+        size: @@cache.size,
+        keys: @@cache.keys.sort,
+      }
+    end
   end
 
   # Call AI service to transform the word