diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/scenario-catalog.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/scenario-catalog.ts
index 496ad55f96e..6e8b200a192 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/src/scenario-catalog.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/scenario-catalog.ts
@@ -230,6 +230,9 @@ const QA_SCENARIO_DIR_PATH = "qa/scenarios";
 const QA_PACK_FENCE_RE = /```ya?ml qa-pack\r?\n([\s\S]*?)\r?\n```/i;
 const QA_SCENARIO_FENCE_RE = /```ya?ml qa-scenario\r?\n([\s\S]*?)\r?\n```/i;
 const QA_FLOW_YAML_FENCE_RE = /```ya?ml qa-flow\r?\n([\s\S]*?)\r?\n```/i;
+const repoPathCache = new Map<string, string | null>();
+let qaScenarioMarkdownPathsCache: string[] | null = null;
+let qaScenarioPackCache: QaScenarioPack | null = null;
 
 function walkUpDirectories(start: string): string[] {
   const roots: string[] = [];
@@ -245,6 +248,10 @@ function walkUpDirectories(start: string): string[] {
 }
 
 function resolveRepoPath(relativePath: string, kind: "file" | "directory" = "file"): string | null {
+  const cacheKey = `${kind}:${relativePath}`;
+  if (repoPathCache.has(cacheKey)) {
+    return repoPathCache.get(cacheKey) ?? null;
+  }
   for (const dir of walkUpDirectories(import.meta.dirname)) {
     const candidate = path.join(dir, relativePath);
     if (!fs.existsSync(candidate)) {
@@ -252,9 +259,11 @@ function resolveRepoPath(relativePath: string, kind: "file" | "directory" = "fil
     }
     const stat = fs.statSync(candidate);
     if ((kind === "file" && stat.isFile()) || (kind === "directory" && stat.isDirectory())) {
+      repoPathCache.set(cacheKey, candidate);
       return candidate;
     }
   }
+  repoPathCache.set(cacheKey, null);
   return null;
 }
 
@@ -320,17 +329,21 @@ export function readQaScenarioPackMarkdown(): string {
 }
 
 export function readQaScenarioPack(): QaScenarioPack {
+  if (qaScenarioPackCache) {
+    return qaScenarioPackCache;
+  }
   const packMarkdown = readTextFile(QA_SCENARIO_PACK_INDEX_PATH).trim();
   if (!packMarkdown) {
     // The QA scenario pack is optional in npm distributions.  Return an empty
     // pack so completion cache updates and other consumers don't crash when
     // the qa/scenarios/ directory is not shipped with the package.
-    return {
+    qaScenarioPackCache = {
       version: 1,
       agent: { identityMarkdown: DEFAULT_QA_AGENT_IDENTITY_MARKDOWN },
       kickoffTask: "QA scenarios not available in this distribution.",
       scenarios: [],
     };
+    return qaScenarioPackCache;
   }
   const parsedPack = parseQaYamlWithContext(
     qaScenarioPackSchema,
@@ -368,18 +381,26 @@ export function readQaScenarioPack(): QaScenarioPack {
     }
     seenScenarioIds.add(scenario.id);
   }
-  return {
+  qaScenarioPackCache = {
     ...parsedPack,
     scenarios,
   };
+  return qaScenarioPackCache;
 }
 
 export function listQaScenarioMarkdownPaths(): string[] {
+  if (qaScenarioMarkdownPathsCache) {
+    return qaScenarioMarkdownPathsCache;
+  }
   const resolved = resolveRepoPath(QA_SCENARIO_DIR_PATH, "directory");
   if (!resolved) {
     return [];
   }
-  return listQaScenarioMarkdownPathsInDirectory(resolved, QA_SCENARIO_DIR_PATH).toSorted();
+  qaScenarioMarkdownPathsCache = listQaScenarioMarkdownPathsInDirectory(
+    resolved,
+    QA_SCENARIO_DIR_PATH,
+  ).toSorted();
+  return qaScenarioMarkdownPathsCache;
 }
 
 function listQaScenarioMarkdownPathsInDirectory(