diff --git a/src/lib/init/local-ops.ts b/src/lib/init/local-ops.ts
index b6de449a..ae5f985f 100644
--- a/src/lib/init/local-ops.ts
+++ b/src/lib/init/local-ops.ts
@@ -269,6 +269,144 @@ export async function precomputeDirListing(
   return (result.data as { entries?: DirEntry[] })?.entries ?? [];
 }
 
+/**
+ * Common config file names that are frequently requested by multiple workflow
+ * steps (discover-context, detect-platform, plan-codemods). Pre-reading them
+ * eliminates 1-3 suspend/resume round-trips.
+ */
+const COMMON_CONFIG_FILES = [
+  // ── Manifests (all ecosystems) ──
+  "package.json",
+  "tsconfig.json",
+  "pyproject.toml",
+  "requirements.txt",
+  "requirements-dev.txt",
+  "setup.py",
+  "setup.cfg",
+  "Pipfile",
+  "Gemfile",
+  "Gemfile.lock",
+  "go.mod",
+  "build.gradle",
+  "build.gradle.kts",
+  "settings.gradle",
+  "settings.gradle.kts",
+  "pom.xml",
+  "Cargo.toml",
+  "pubspec.yaml",
+  "mix.exs",
+  "composer.json",
+  "Podfile",
+  "CMakeLists.txt",
+
+  // ── JavaScript/TypeScript framework configs ──
+  "next.config.js",
+  "next.config.mjs",
+  "next.config.ts",
+  "nuxt.config.ts",
+  "nuxt.config.js",
+  "angular.json",
+  "astro.config.mjs",
+  "astro.config.ts",
+  "svelte.config.js",
+  "remix.config.js",
+  "vite.config.ts",
+  "vite.config.js",
+  "webpack.config.js",
+  "metro.config.js",
+  "app.json",
+  "electron-builder.yml",
+  "wrangler.toml",
+  "wrangler.jsonc",
+  "serverless.yml",
+  "serverless.ts",
+  "bunfig.toml",
+
+  // ── Python entry points / framework markers ──
+  "manage.py",
+  "app.py",
+  "main.py",
+
+  // ── PHP framework markers ──
+  "artisan",
+  "symfony.lock",
+  "wp-config.php",
+  "config/packages/sentry.yaml",
+
+  // ── .NET ──
+  "appsettings.json",
+  "Program.cs",
+  "Startup.cs",
+
+  // ── Java / Android ──
+  "app/build.gradle",
+  "app/build.gradle.kts",
+  "src/main/resources/application.properties",
+  "src/main/resources/application.yml",
+
+  // ── Ruby (Rails) ──
+  "config/application.rb",
+
+  // ── Go entry point ──
+  "main.go",
+
+  // ── Sentry configs (all ecosystems) ──
+  "sentry.client.config.ts",
+  "sentry.client.config.js",
+  "sentry.server.config.ts",
+  "sentry.server.config.js",
+  "sentry.edge.config.ts",
+  "sentry.edge.config.js",
+  "sentry.properties",
+  "instrumentation.ts",
+  "instrumentation.js",
+];
+
+const MAX_PREREAD_TOTAL_BYTES = 512 * 1024;
+
+/**
+ * Pre-read common config files that exist in the directory listing.
+ * Returns a fileCache map (path -> content or null) that the server
+ * can use to skip read-files suspend/resume round-trips.
+ */
+export async function preReadCommonFiles(
+  directory: string,
+  dirListing: DirEntry[]
+): Promise<Record<string, string | null>> {
+  const listingPaths = new Set(
+    dirListing.map((e) => e.path.replaceAll("\\", "/"))
+  );
+  const toRead = COMMON_CONFIG_FILES.filter((f) => listingPaths.has(f));
+
+  const cache: Record<string, string | null> = {};
+  let totalBytes = 0;
+
+  for (const filePath of toRead) {
+    if (totalBytes >= MAX_PREREAD_TOTAL_BYTES) {
+      break;
+    }
+    try {
+      const absPath = path.join(directory, filePath);
+      let content = await fs.promises.readFile(absPath, "utf-8");
+      if (filePath.endsWith(".json")) {
+        try {
+          content = JSON.stringify(JSON.parse(content));
+        } catch {
+          // Not valid JSON — send as-is
+        }
+      }
+      if (totalBytes + content.length <= MAX_PREREAD_TOTAL_BYTES) {
+        cache[filePath] = content;
+        totalBytes += content.length;
+      }
+    } catch {
+      cache[filePath] = null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return cache;
+}
+
 export async function handleLocalOp(
   payload: LocalOpPayload,
   options: WizardOptions
diff --git a/src/lib/init/wizard-runner.ts b/src/lib/init/wizard-runner.ts
index 0c80b9e6..604ede63 100644
--- a/src/lib/init/wizard-runner.ts
+++ b/src/lib/init/wizard-runner.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import {
   detectExistingProject,
   handleLocalOp,
   precomputeDirListing,
+  preReadCommonFiles,
   resolveOrgSlug,
   tryGetExistingProject,
 } from "./local-ops.js";
@@ -636,12 +637,20 @@ export async function runWizard(initialOptions: WizardOptions): Promise<void> {
   let result: WorkflowRunResult;
   try {
     const dirListing = await precomputeDirListing(directory);
+    const fileCache = await preReadCommonFiles(directory, dirListing);
     spin.message("Connecting to wizard...");
     run = await workflow.createRun();
     result = assertWorkflowResult(
       await withTimeout(
         run.startAsync({
-          inputData: { directory, yes, dryRun, features, dirListing },
+          inputData: {
+            directory,
+            yes,
+            dryRun,
+            features,
+            dirListing,
+            fileCache,
+          },
           tracingOptions,
         }),
         API_TIMEOUT_MS,
diff --git a/test/lib/init/local-ops.test.ts b/test/lib/init/local-ops.test.ts
index fa936625..e3b29893 100644
--- a/test/lib/init/local-ops.test.ts
+++ b/test/lib/init/local-ops.test.ts
@@ -1273,9 +1273,6 @@ describe("grep", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     testDir = mkdtempSync(join("/tmp", "grep-test-"));
     options = makeOptions({ directory: testDir });
-    // Init a git repo so git grep / git ls-files tier is exercised
-    const { execSync } = require("node:child_process");
-    execSync("git init -q", { cwd: testDir });
     writeFileSync(
       join(testDir, "app.ts"),
       'import * as Sentry from "@sentry/node";\nSentry.init({ dsn: "..." });\n'
@@ -1423,8 +1420,6 @@ describe("glob", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     testDir = mkdtempSync(join("/tmp", "glob-test-"));
     options = makeOptions({ directory: testDir });
-    const { execSync } = require("node:child_process");
-    execSync("git init -q", { cwd: testDir });
     writeFileSync(join(testDir, "app.ts"), "x");
     writeFileSync(join(testDir, "utils.ts"), "x");
     writeFileSync(join(testDir, "config.json"), "{}");
diff --git a/test/lib/init/wizard-runner.test.ts b/test/lib/init/wizard-runner.test.ts
index b14f2ce1..56cea2a7 100644
--- a/test/lib/init/wizard-runner.test.ts
+++ b/test/lib/init/wizard-runner.test.ts
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ beforeEach(() => {
     ops,
     "precomputeDirListing"
   ).mockResolvedValue([]);
+  spyOn(ops, "preReadCommonFiles").mockResolvedValue({});
   handleInteractiveSpy = spyOn(inter, "handleInteractive").mockResolvedValue({
     action: "continue",
   });
@@ -400,9 +401,10 @@ describe("runWizard", { timeout: TEST_TIMEOUT_MS }, () => {
       const promise = runWizard(makeOptions());
 
       // Flush microtasks so runWizard reaches the withTimeout setTimeout.
-      // preamble() → confirmExperimental() → checkGitStatus() → createRun()
+      // preamble() → confirmExperimental() → checkGitStatus() →
+      // precomputeDirListing() → preReadCommonFiles() → createRun()
       // each need a tick.
-      for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) await Promise.resolve();
+      for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) await Promise.resolve();
 
       // Advance past the timeout
       jest.advanceTimersByTime(API_TIMEOUT_MS);