# Original User Request

## Initial Request — 2026-06-30T09:48:54Z

A comprehensive performance, codebase size, and test suite optimization of the Ace Git Copilot. This includes reducing startup latency and import overhead, refactoring code modules to remove redundancies, improving test suite speed and reliability, and enhancing the UI/UX layout while removing unprofessional or cringy emojis.

Working directory: d:/Projects/Ace
Integrity mode: demo

## Requirements

### R1. Startup & Import Overhead Optimization
Optimize CLI startup time by refactoring import paths and utilizing lazy-loading for heavy packages (e.g., LangChain and LLM endpoints) so that they are only loaded when their respective subcommands are invoked.

### R2. Codebase Cleanliness, Refactoring, & UI/UX Styling
* Refactor the codebase to eliminate redundant helper utilities, unused modules, and imports.
* Clean up the CLI prompts, logs, and banners by removing verbose or cringy emojis, replacing them with a polished, professional typography and layout.
* Maintain the functional subcommands, dashboard TUI, and core Neon-Sunset theme color settings.

### R3. Test Suite Speed & Reliability
Identify bottlenecks in the test suite (`tests/`), optimize fixtures and mocks, and ensure all tests run quickly and reliably without any flakiness.

## Verification Plan

We will programmatically verify these optimizations using a custom audit script `scratch/verify_optimizations.py`:
1. **Startup Performance**: Measure CLI startup execution time for `ace --help` (target: < 250ms).
2. **Code Quality**: Verify that `ruff check` passes cleanly without any linting or formatting warnings.
3. **Test Suite Integrity**: Execute `pytest` and verify that all 52 tests pass, with a total execution time under 15 seconds.

## Acceptance Criteria

### Performance & Quality
- [ ] The command `ace --help` executes in less than 250 milliseconds.
- [ ] Codebase linting checks with `ruff check` return 0 errors and warnings.
- [ ] All package dependencies listed in `pyproject.toml` are strictly necessary, and unused packages are removed.

### UI/UX & Emojis
- [ ] CLI prompts, notifications, and banners are clean, professional, and free of cringy emojis.
- [ ] All text layouts and tables are properly aligned and formatted.

### Test Suite Execution
- [ ] All 52 tests in the suite pass successfully.
- [ ] Total test execution time is under 15 seconds.
- [ ] No flaky tests or environment-specific failures occur.
