diff --git a/pkg/ai/config.go b/pkg/ai/config.go
index ea5c20dc..4dd21c9b 100644
--- a/pkg/ai/config.go
+++ b/pkg/ai/config.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func providerLabel(provider string) string {
 }
 
 func LoadRuntimeConfig() (*RuntimeConfig, error) {
-	setting, err := model.GetGeneralSetting()
+	setting, err := model.GetGeneralSettingCached()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/ai/handler.go b/pkg/ai/handler.go
index 1cd0b417..49852d7c 100644
--- a/pkg/ai/handler.go
+++ b/pkg/ai/handler.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func HandleExecuteContinue(c *gin.Context) {
 }
 
 func HandleGetGeneralSetting(c *gin.Context) {
-	setting, err := model.GetGeneralSetting()
+	setting, err := model.GetGeneralSettingCached()
 	if err != nil {
 		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": fmt.Sprintf("Failed to load general setting: %v", err)})
 		return
diff --git a/pkg/handlers/kubectl_terminal_handler.go b/pkg/handlers/kubectl_terminal_handler.go
index fb51b0a6..66b3b225 100644
--- a/pkg/handlers/kubectl_terminal_handler.go
+++ b/pkg/handlers/kubectl_terminal_handler.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (h *KubectlTerminalHandler) HandleKubectlTerminalWebSocket(c *gin.Context)
 			return
 		}
 
-		setting, err := model.GetGeneralSetting()
+		setting, err := model.GetGeneralSettingCached()
 		if err != nil {
 			h.sendErrorMessage(conn, fmt.Sprintf("Failed to load settings: %v", err))
 			return
diff --git a/pkg/handlers/node_terminal_handler.go b/pkg/handlers/node_terminal_handler.go
index fbf22bca..7df3a225 100644
--- a/pkg/handlers/node_terminal_handler.go
+++ b/pkg/handlers/node_terminal_handler.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (h *NodeTerminalHandler) HandleNodeTerminalWebSocket(c *gin.Context) {
 			h.sendErrorMessage(conn, fmt.Sprintf("Node %s not found", nodeName))
 			return
 		}
-		setting, err := model.GetGeneralSetting()
+		setting, err := model.GetGeneralSettingCached()
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("Failed to load general setting: %v", err)
 			h.sendErrorMessage(conn, fmt.Sprintf("Failed to load settings: %v", err))
diff --git a/pkg/model/general_setting.go b/pkg/model/general_setting.go
index 36ede60b..62dcf775 100644
--- a/pkg/model/general_setting.go
+++ b/pkg/model/general_setting.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package model
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/zxh326/kite/pkg/common"
 	"gorm.io/gorm"
@@ -63,6 +64,46 @@ func DefaultGeneralAIModelByProvider(provider string) string {
 	}
 }
 
+// gsMu + gsCache implement a singleton cache for the GeneralSetting row.
+// Read-path uses RLock (~10-25 ns); miss falls through to DB with double-check.
+var (
+	gsMu    sync.RWMutex
+	gsCache *GeneralSetting
+)
+
+// GetGeneralSettingCached returns the cached GeneralSetting singleton.
+// On cache miss it falls back to GetGeneralSetting (DB + normalisation)
+// and stores the result.  Thread-safe via double-checked locking.
+func GetGeneralSettingCached() (*GeneralSetting, error) {
+	gsMu.RLock()
+	if c := gsCache; c != nil {
+		gsMu.RUnlock()
+		return c, nil
+	}
+	gsMu.RUnlock()
+
+	// Cache miss — acquire write lock and double-check.
+	gsMu.Lock()
+	defer gsMu.Unlock()
+	if gsCache != nil {
+		return gsCache, nil
+	}
+	s, err := GetGeneralSetting()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	gsCache = s
+	return s, nil
+}
+
+// InvalidateGeneralSettingCache clears the cached singleton so the next
+// read reloads from the database.  Called from UpdateGeneralSetting.
+func InvalidateGeneralSettingCache() {
+	gsMu.Lock()
+	gsCache = nil
+	gsMu.Unlock()
+}
+
 func GetGeneralSetting() (*GeneralSetting, error) {
 	var setting GeneralSetting
 	err := DB.First(&setting, 1).Error
@@ -132,6 +173,7 @@ func UpdateGeneralSetting(updates map[string]interface{}) (*GeneralSetting, erro
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	applyRuntimeGeneralSetting(setting)
+	InvalidateGeneralSettingCache()
 	return setting, nil
 }