diff --git a/.changeset/reuse-maintainer-reads.md b/.changeset/reuse-maintainer-reads.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e9450b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/reuse-maintainer-reads.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@tanstack/intent': patch
+---
+
+Reuse parsed planning records, source hashes, and Git source matches within maintainer operations. Keep fresh checks for later reports and writes.
diff --git a/packages/intent/src/commands/maintainer.ts b/packages/intent/src/commands/maintainer.ts
index 5e5e5b30..2859f7d6 100644
--- a/packages/intent/src/commands/maintainer.ts
+++ b/packages/intent/src/commands/maintainer.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { dirname, relative, resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { isCI } from 'std-env'
 import { fail } from '../shared/cli-error.js'
 import {
+  readRecord,
   resolveMaintainerProject,
   setupRecords,
 } from '../maintainer/project.js'
@@ -186,7 +187,9 @@ export async function runMaintainerCommand(
         console.log(
           'For existing skills, run intent maintainer adopt to review registrations.',
         )
-        const distribution = readDistribution(project)
+        const distribution = readDistribution(
+          readRecord(project, 'skill_tree.yaml'),
+        )
         if (!distribution) console.log(distributionChoice)
         console.log(
           `Repository distribution: ${distribution?.mode ?? 'unconfigured'}. Run maintainer sync after authoring to update export metadata.`,
diff --git a/packages/intent/src/maintainer/add.ts b/packages/intent/src/maintainer/add.ts
index dc5aedd3..ff98659a 100644
--- a/packages/intent/src/maintainer/add.ts
+++ b/packages/intent/src/maintainer/add.ts
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ export function planAddSkills(
   initialChanges: Array<FileChange> = [],
 ) {
   const changes = [...initialChanges]
-  const entries = skillEntries(project, changes)
   const tree = readRecord(project, 'skill_tree.yaml', changes)
+  const entries = skillEntries(project, tree)
   const map = readRecord(project, 'domain_map.yaml', changes)
   const specPath = recordPath(project, 'skill_spec.md')
   const specChange = changes.find((change) => change.path === specPath)
diff --git a/packages/intent/src/maintainer/adopt.ts b/packages/intent/src/maintainer/adopt.ts
index 7ee62c87..7bf0a807 100644
--- a/packages/intent/src/maintainer/adopt.ts
+++ b/packages/intent/src/maintainer/adopt.ts
@@ -67,8 +67,10 @@ export function createAdoptionPlan(
       return [path, existsSync(path) ? readFileSync(path, 'utf8') : null]
     },
   )
-  const hasTree = existsSync(recordPath(project, 'skill_tree.yaml'))
-  const entries = hasTree ? skillEntries(project) : []
+  const tree = existsSync(recordPath(project, 'skill_tree.yaml'))
+    ? readRecord(project, 'skill_tree.yaml')
+    : undefined
+  const entries = tree ? skillEntries(project, tree) : []
   const registered = new Map(
     entries.map((entry) => [
       relative(project.root, skillPath(project, entry)).replaceAll('\\', '/'),
@@ -232,7 +234,7 @@ export function createAdoptionPlan(
     fingerprint: createHash('sha256')
       .update(JSON.stringify([project, directory, snapshot, skills]))
       .digest('hex'),
-    distribution: (hasTree ? readDistribution(project) : undefined) ?? {
+    distribution: (tree ? readDistribution(tree) : undefined) ?? {
       mode: 'unconfigured' as const,
       repository: inferDistributionRepository(project),
     },
diff --git a/packages/intent/src/maintainer/distribution.ts b/packages/intent/src/maintainer/distribution.ts
index 32dfaf3d..53fe0e39 100644
--- a/packages/intent/src/maintainer/distribution.ts
+++ b/packages/intent/src/maintainer/distribution.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
   skillPath,
 } from './project.js'
 import { writeChanges } from './files.js'
-import type { MaintainerProject } from './project.js'
+import type { MaintainerProject, SkillEntry } from './project.js'
 import type { FileChange } from './files.js'
 
 export interface DistributionOptions {
@@ -34,14 +34,9 @@ const repositoryPattern =
 const namePattern = /^[a-z0-9]+(?:-[a-z0-9]+)*$/
 
 export function readDistribution(
-  project: MaintainerProject,
-  changes: ReadonlyArray<FileChange> = [],
+  tree: ReturnType<typeof readRecord>,
 ): Distribution | undefined {
-  const value: unknown = readRecord(
-    project,
-    'skill_tree.yaml',
-    changes,
-  ).document.toJS().distribution
+  const value: unknown = tree.document.toJS().distribution
   if (value === undefined) return undefined
   if (!isObject(value) || !['repo', 'none'].includes(String(value.mode)))
     throw new Error('skill_tree.yaml distribution.mode must be repo or none.')
@@ -108,7 +103,8 @@ export function planDistributionChoice(
   }
   if (!['repo', 'none'].includes(options.distribution))
     throw new Error('--distribution must be repo or none.')
-  const previous = readDistribution(project, changes)
+  const tree = readRecord(project, 'skill_tree.yaml', changes)
+  const previous = readDistribution(tree)
   let distribution: Distribution
   if (options.distribution === 'none') {
     if (options.repository || options.pluginName || options.skill)
@@ -154,7 +150,7 @@ export function planDistributionChoice(
       throw new Error(
         'Select public skills explicitly with --skill <name> (repeat for multiple skills).',
       )
-    const entries = skillEntries(project, changes)
+    const entries = skillEntries(project, tree)
     for (const selected of skills) {
       const entry = entries.find(
         (skill) => (skill.slug ?? skill.name) === selected,
@@ -168,7 +164,6 @@ export function planDistributionChoice(
     }
     distribution = { mode: 'repo', repository, name, skills }
   }
-  const tree = readRecord(project, 'skill_tree.yaml', changes)
   if (JSON.stringify(previous) === JSON.stringify(distribution)) return
   tree.document.set('distribution', distribution)
   return {
@@ -213,8 +208,12 @@ function shellCommand(args: Array<string>): string {
     .join(' ')
 }
 
-export function planDistribution(project: MaintainerProject) {
-  const config = readDistribution(project)
+export function planDistribution(
+  project: MaintainerProject,
+  tree: ReturnType<typeof readRecord>,
+  entries: ReadonlyArray<SkillEntry>,
+) {
+  const config = readDistribution(tree)
   const changes: Array<FileChange> = []
   const problems: Array<string> = []
   const commands: Array<string> = []
@@ -228,7 +227,6 @@ export function planDistribution(project: MaintainerProject) {
   if (config.mode === 'none' && !config.name)
     return { changes, problems, commands, mode: config.mode }
   const { name, repository } = config
-  const entries = skillEntries(project)
   const selected = config.mode === 'repo' ? config.skills! : []
   const exported: Array<{ name: string; path: string }> = []
   for (const selectedName of selected) {
diff --git a/packages/intent/src/maintainer/project.ts b/packages/intent/src/maintainer/project.ts
index 044868a3..3b6a5bf4 100644
--- a/packages/intent/src/maintainer/project.ts
+++ b/packages/intent/src/maintainer/project.ts
@@ -121,13 +121,9 @@ export interface SkillEntry extends Record<string, unknown> {
 
 export function skillEntries(
   project: MaintainerProject,
-  changes: ReadonlyArray<FileChange> = [],
+  tree: ReturnType<typeof readRecord>,
 ): Array<SkillEntry> {
-  const entries: Array<unknown> = readRecord(
-    project,
-    'skill_tree.yaml',
-    changes,
-  ).document.toJS().skills
+  const entries: Array<unknown> = tree.document.toJS().skills
   const names = new Set<string>()
   const paths = new Set<string>()
   return entries.map((entry) => {
diff --git a/packages/intent/src/maintainer/sync.ts b/packages/intent/src/maintainer/sync.ts
index d9a65b7d..04ca2ac3 100644
--- a/packages/intent/src/maintainer/sync.ts
+++ b/packages/intent/src/maintainer/sync.ts
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ import type { FileChange } from './files.js'
 
 export function planMaintainerSync(project: MaintainerProject) {
   const tree = readRecord(project, 'skill_tree.yaml')
+  const originalTree = JSON.stringify(tree.document.toJS())
   const map = readRecord(project, 'domain_map.yaml').document.toJS()
-  const entries = skillEntries(project)
+  const entries = skillEntries(project, tree)
   const changes: Array<FileChange> = []
   const problems: Array<string> = []
   const packages = new Map<string, Array<string>>()
@@ -195,15 +196,12 @@ export function planMaintainerSync(project: MaintainerProject) {
     if (source !== content) changes.push({ path, source, content })
   }
   const nextTree = tree.document.toString()
-  if (
-    JSON.stringify(tree.document.toJS()) !==
-    JSON.stringify(readRecord(project, 'skill_tree.yaml').document.toJS())
-  )
+  if (JSON.stringify(tree.document.toJS()) !== originalTree)
     changes.push({ path: tree.path, source: tree.source, content: nextTree })
   const spec = readFileSync(recordPath(project, 'skill_spec.md'), 'utf8')
   if (!spec.trim() || spec.includes(authoringMarker))
     problems.push('skill_spec.md still needs authored coverage and decisions.')
-  const distribution = planDistribution(project)
+  const distribution = planDistribution(project, tree, entries)
   changes.push(...distribution.changes)
   problems.push(...distribution.problems)
   return { changes, problems, skills, distribution }
diff --git a/packages/intent/src/review/review.ts b/packages/intent/src/review/review.ts
index 62067ed8..99d7b2b7 100644
--- a/packages/intent/src/review/review.ts
+++ b/packages/intent/src/review/review.ts
@@ -146,18 +146,6 @@ function safePath(root: string, path: string): string {
   return current
 }
 
-function fileHash(root: string, path: string): string | null {
-  const absolute = safePath(root, path)
-  try {
-    if (!lstatSync(absolute).isFile())
-      throw new Error(`Cannot review non-file: ${JSON.stringify(path)}`)
-    return digest(readFileSync(absolute))
-  } catch (error) {
-    if ((error as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code === 'ENOENT') return null
-    throw error
-  }
-}
-
 function isObject(value: unknown): value is Record<string, unknown> {
   return !!value && typeof value === 'object' && !Array.isArray(value)
 }
@@ -307,23 +295,6 @@ function sourcePattern(
   return `:(top,glob)${path}`
 }
 
-function snapshot(
-  root: string,
-  paths: Array<string>,
-  problems: Array<string>,
-): Snapshot {
-  return Object.fromEntries(
-    sorted(paths).map((path) => {
-      try {
-        return [path, fileHash(root, path)]
-      } catch (error) {
-        problems.push(error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error))
-        return [path, null]
-      }
-    }),
-  )
-}
-
 export function createReview(cwd: string, baseRef?: string): ReviewReport {
   let root: string
   try {
@@ -383,6 +354,23 @@ export function createReview(cwd: string, baseRef?: string): ReviewReport {
   const names = repositoryNames(root)
   const covered = new Set<string>()
   const items: Array<ReviewItem> = []
+  const hashes = new Map<string, string | null>()
+  const sourceMatches = new Map<string, Array<string>>()
+  function fileHash(path: string): string | null {
+    const cached = hashes.get(path)
+    if (cached !== undefined) return cached
+    const absolute = safePath(root, path)
+    let hash: string | null = null
+    try {
+      if (!lstatSync(absolute).isFile())
+        throw new Error(`Cannot review non-file: ${JSON.stringify(path)}`)
+      hash = digest(readFileSync(absolute))
+    } catch (error) {
+      if ((error as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code !== 'ENOENT') throw error
+    }
+    hashes.set(path, hash)
+    return hash
+  }
   function add(
     kind: ReviewItem['kind'],
     path: string,
@@ -390,7 +378,16 @@ export function createReview(cwd: string, baseRef?: string): ReviewReport {
     problems: Array<string>,
   ) {
     const id = `${kind}:${path}`
-    const current = snapshot(root, paths, problems)
+    const current: Snapshot = Object.fromEntries(
+      sorted(paths).map((file) => {
+        try {
+          return [file, fileHash(file)]
+        } catch (error) {
+          problems.push(error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error))
+          return [file, null]
+        }
+      }),
+    )
     const previous = state?.items[id]
     const fingerprint = reviewFingerprint(id, current, problems)
     if (
@@ -471,7 +468,7 @@ export function createReview(cwd: string, baseRef?: string): ReviewReport {
     let frontmatter: Record<string, unknown> | null
     let skillHash: string | null
     try {
-      skillHash = fileHash(root, file)
+      skillHash = fileHash(file)
       if (skillHash === null) continue
       frontmatter = parseFrontmatter(safePath(root, file))
     } catch (error) {
@@ -505,7 +502,11 @@ export function createReview(cwd: string, baseRef?: string): ReviewReport {
           if (typeof source !== 'string')
             throw new Error('Source entries must be strings.')
           const pattern = sourcePattern(source, packageDir, names)
-          const matches = sorted([...list([pattern]), ...diff([pattern])])
+          let matches = sourceMatches.get(pattern)
+          if (matches === undefined) {
+            matches = sorted([...list([pattern]), ...diff([pattern])])
+            sourceMatches.set(pattern, matches)
+          }
           if (matches.length === 0 && !sourceMappingWasRecorded)
             throw new Error(`Source matched no available files: ${source}`)
           sourceFiles.push(...matches)
@@ -525,7 +526,7 @@ export function createReview(cwd: string, baseRef?: string): ReviewReport {
   ].some(
     (path) =>
       files.includes(path) &&
-      fileHash(root, path) !== null &&
+      fileHash(path) !== null &&
       readFileSync(safePath(root, path), 'utf8').includes(
         '<!-- intent-maintainer:start -->',
       ),
@@ -553,7 +554,7 @@ export function createReview(cwd: string, baseRef?: string): ReviewReport {
             )
             continue
           }
-          if (fileHash(root, path) === null) {
+          if (fileHash(path) === null) {
             problems.push(`Missing required planning record: ${path}`)
             continue
           }
@@ -595,7 +596,7 @@ export function createReview(cwd: string, baseRef?: string): ReviewReport {
     if (!id.startsWith('skill:')) continue
     const path = id.slice('skill:'.length)
     if (files.includes(path)) continue
-    if (fileHash(root, path) === null && !changed.includes(path)) {
+    if (fileHash(path) === null && !changed.includes(path)) {
       add('source', path, [path], [])
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/intent/tests/distribution.test.ts b/packages/intent/tests/distribution.test.ts
index 62b50a75..d95828b0 100644
--- a/packages/intent/tests/distribution.test.ts
+++ b/packages/intent/tests/distribution.test.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,14 @@ import {
 import { tmpdir } from 'node:os'
 import { dirname, join } from 'node:path'
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
-import { parse, stringify } from 'yaml'
+import { parse, parseDocument, stringify } from 'yaml'
 import { main } from '../src/cli.js'
+import type * as Yaml from 'yaml'
+
+vi.mock('yaml', async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof Yaml>()
+  return { ...actual, parseDocument: vi.fn(actual.parseDocument) }
+})
 
 let root: string
 let previousCwd: string
@@ -85,6 +91,29 @@ afterEach(() => {
   rmSync(root, { recursive: true, force: true })
 })
 
+it('plans selected distribution from one parsed skill tree', async () => {
+  expect(
+    await main([
+      'maintainer',
+      'setup',
+      '--distribution',
+      'repo',
+      '--skill',
+      'query',
+    ]),
+  ).toBe(0)
+  const tree = read('_artifacts/skill_tree.yaml')
+  vi.mocked(parseDocument).mockClear()
+
+  expect(await main(['maintainer', 'sync'])).toBe(0)
+  expect(
+    vi.mocked(parseDocument).mock.calls.filter(([source]) => source === tree),
+  ).toHaveLength(1)
+  expect(readJson('.claude-plugin/plugin.json').skills).toEqual([
+    './packages/client/skills/query',
+  ])
+})
+
 it('explains the missing choice, remembers an opt-out, and does not ask again', async () => {
   expect(vi.mocked(console.log).mock.calls.flat().join('\n')).toContain(
     '--distribution',
diff --git a/packages/intent/tests/review.test.ts b/packages/intent/tests/review.test.ts
index a6bf8747..5d679026 100644
--- a/packages/intent/tests/review.test.ts
+++ b/packages/intent/tests/review.test.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { dirname, join } from 'node:path'
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { main } from '../src/cli.js'
 import { createReview, recordReview } from '../src/review/review.js'
+import type * as NodeChildProcess from 'node:child_process'
 import type * as NodeFs from 'node:fs'
 
 // These tests run complete review lifecycles against real Git repositories.
@@ -21,7 +22,16 @@ vi.setConfig({ testTimeout: 30_000 })
 
 vi.mock('node:fs', async (importOriginal) => {
   const actual = await importOriginal<typeof NodeFs>()
-  return { ...actual, renameSync: vi.fn(actual.renameSync) }
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    readFileSync: vi.fn(actual.readFileSync),
+    renameSync: vi.fn(actual.renameSync),
+  }
+})
+
+vi.mock('node:child_process', async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof NodeChildProcess>()
+  return { ...actual, execFileSync: vi.fn(actual.execFileSync) }
 })
 
 let root: string
@@ -75,6 +85,45 @@ it('reviews an initial skill and remembers a justified no-op', () => {
   expect(createReview(root).items).toEqual([])
 })
 
+it('reuses shared source matches and hashes within each review report', () => {
+  write(
+    'skills/retry/SKILL.md',
+    '---\nname: retry\ndescription: Retry safely\nsources: [acme/library:src/**/*.ts]\n---\nRetry the request.\n',
+  )
+  planningRecords('_artifacts')
+  vi.mocked(readFileSync).mockClear()
+  vi.mocked(execFileSync).mockClear()
+
+  const report = createReview(root)
+  expect(report.items.map((item) => item.id)).toEqual([
+    'skill:skills/request/SKILL.md',
+    'skill:skills/retry/SKILL.md',
+    'planning:_artifacts',
+  ])
+  expect({
+    sourceReads: vi
+      .mocked(readFileSync)
+      .mock.calls.filter(
+        ([file]) => file === join(report.root, 'src/request.ts'),
+      ).length,
+    sourceQueries: vi
+      .mocked(execFileSync)
+      .mock.calls.filter(
+        ([, args]) =>
+          Array.isArray(args) && args.includes(':(top,glob)src/**/*.ts'),
+      ).length,
+  }).toEqual({ sourceReads: 1, sourceQueries: 2 })
+
+  const updated = 'export const attempts = 4\n'
+  write('src/request.ts', updated)
+  const next = createReview(root)
+  const hash = createHash('sha256').update(updated).digest('hex')
+  for (const item of next.items) {
+    expect(item.snapshot['src/request.ts']).toBe(hash)
+    expect(item.changedFiles).toContain('src/request.ts')
+  }
+})
+
 it('does not classify shipped meta skills or unrelated agent instructions as library skills', () => {
   write(
     'packages/intent/meta/generate-skill/SKILL.md',