diff --git a/crates/wassette/src/lib.rs b/crates/wassette/src/lib.rs
index 7628157a..468f99c0 100644
--- a/crates/wassette/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/wassette/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use component2json::{
     component_exports_to_json_schema, component_exports_to_tools, create_placeholder_results,
     json_to_vals, vals_to_json, FunctionIdentifier, ToolMetadata,
 };
-use futures::TryStreamExt;
+use futures::{future, TryStreamExt};
 use policy::{
     AccessType, EnvironmentPermission, NetworkHostPermission, NetworkPermission, PolicyParser,
     StoragePermission,
@@ -543,52 +543,108 @@ impl LifecycleManager {
         let mut components = HashMap::new();
         let mut policy_registry = PolicyRegistry::default();
 
-        let loaded_components =
+        // Scan for component files
+        let scanned_components =
             tokio_stream::wrappers::ReadDirStream::new(tokio::fs::read_dir(&plugin_dir).await?)
                 .map_err(anyhow::Error::from)
-                .try_filter_map(|entry| {
-                    let value = engine.clone();
-                    async move { load_component_from_entry(value, entry).await }
-                })
+                .try_filter_map(|entry| async move { scan_component_from_entry(entry).await })
                 .try_collect::<Vec<_>>()
                 .await?;
 
-        for (component, name) in loaded_components.into_iter() {
-            let tool_metadata = component_exports_to_tools(&component, &engine, true);
-            registry
-                .register_tools(&name, tool_metadata)
-                .context("unable to insert component into registry")?;
-            components.insert(name.clone(), Arc::new(component));
-
-            // Check for co-located policy file and restore policy association
-            let policy_path = plugin_dir.as_ref().join(format!("{name}.policy.yaml"));
-            if policy_path.exists() {
-                match tokio::fs::read_to_string(&policy_path).await {
-                    Ok(policy_content) => match PolicyParser::parse_str(&policy_content) {
-                        Ok(policy) => {
-                            match wasistate::create_wasi_state_template_from_policy(
-                                &policy,
-                                plugin_dir.as_ref(),
-                            ) {
-                                Ok(wasi_template) => {
-                                    policy_registry
-                                        .component_policies
-                                        .insert(name.clone(), Arc::new(wasi_template));
-                                    info!(component_id = %name, "Restored policy association from co-located file");
-                                }
+        info!(
+            "Found {} components to load in parallel",
+            scanned_components.len()
+        );
+
+        // Load all components in parallel for faster startup with parallelization
+        let component_loading_tasks = scanned_components
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|(component_path, component_id)| {
+                let engine = engine.clone();
+                let plugin_dir = plugin_dir.as_ref().to_path_buf();
+                async move {
+                    let start_time = Instant::now();
+
+                    // Load and compile the component in a blocking task
+                    let component = {
+                        let engine = engine.clone();
+                        let path = component_path.clone();
+                        tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || Component::from_file(&engine, path)).await??
+                    };
+
+                    // Generate tool metadata
+                    let tool_metadata = component_exports_to_tools(&component, &engine, true);
+
+                    // Load co-located policy if it exists
+                    let policy_template = {
+                        let policy_path = plugin_dir.join(format!("{component_id}.policy.yaml"));
+                        if policy_path.exists() {
+                            match tokio::fs::read_to_string(&policy_path).await {
+                                Ok(policy_content) => match PolicyParser::parse_str(&policy_content) {
+                                    Ok(policy) => {
+                                        match wasistate::create_wasi_state_template_from_policy(
+                                            &policy,
+                                            &plugin_dir,
+                                        ) {
+                                            Ok(wasi_template) => {
+                                                info!(component_id = %component_id, "Loaded policy association from co-located file");
+                                                Some(Arc::new(wasi_template))
+                                            }
+                                            Err(e) => {
+                                                warn!(component_id = %component_id, error = %e, "Failed to create WASI template from policy");
+                                                None
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                    Err(e) => {
+                                        warn!(component_id = %component_id, error = %e, "Failed to parse co-located policy file");
+                                        None
+                                    }
+                                },
                                 Err(e) => {
-                                    warn!(component_id = %name, error = %e, "Failed to create WASI template from policy");
+                                    warn!(component_id = %component_id, error = %e, "Failed to read co-located policy file");
+                                    None
                                 }
                             }
+                        } else {
+                            None
                         }
-                        Err(e) => {
-                            warn!(component_id = %name, error = %e, "Failed to parse co-located policy file");
-                        }
-                    },
-                    Err(e) => {
-                        warn!(component_id = %name, error = %e, "Failed to read co-located policy file");
-                    }
+                    };
+
+                    info!(component_id = %component_id, elapsed = ?start_time.elapsed(), "Component loaded successfully");
+
+                    Ok::<_, anyhow::Error>((component_id, Arc::new(component), tool_metadata, policy_template))
+                }
+            });
+
+        // Await all component loading tasks in parallel, filtering out failed components
+        let component_results = future::join_all(component_loading_tasks).await;
+        let loaded_components: Vec<_> = component_results
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter_map(|result| match result {
+                Ok((component_id, component, tool_metadata, policy_template)) => {
+                    Some((component_id, component, tool_metadata, policy_template))
                 }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    warn!(error = %e, "Failed to load component, skipping");
+                    None
+                }
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        // Now register all loaded components
+        for (component_id, component, tool_metadata, policy_template) in loaded_components {
+            registry
+                .register_tools(&component_id, tool_metadata)
+                .with_context(|| {
+                    format!("unable to register tools for component {component_id}")
+                })?;
+            components.insert(component_id.clone(), component);
+
+            if let Some(policy_template) = policy_template {
+                policy_registry
+                    .component_policies
+                    .insert(component_id, policy_template);
             }
         }
 
@@ -600,7 +656,10 @@ impl LifecycleManager {
             .await
             .context("Failed to create downloads directory")?;
 
-        info!("LifecycleManager initialized successfully");
+        info!(
+            "LifecycleManager initialized successfully with {} components loaded in parallel",
+            components.len()
+        );
         Ok(Self {
             engine,
             components: Arc::new(RwLock::new(components)),
@@ -675,6 +734,7 @@ impl LifecycleManager {
     pub async fn uninstall_component(&self, id: &str) -> Result<()> {
         debug!("Uninstalling component");
         self.unload_component(id).await;
+
         let component_file = self.component_path(id);
         tokio::fs::remove_file(&component_file)
             .await
@@ -689,40 +749,43 @@ impl LifecycleManager {
     #[instrument(skip(self))]
     pub async fn get_component_id_for_tool(&self, tool_name: &str) -> Result<String> {
         let registry = self.registry.read().await;
-        let tool_infos = registry
-            .get_tool_info(tool_name)
-            .context("Tool not found")?;
-
-        if tool_infos.len() > 1 {
-            bail!(
-                "Multiple components found for tool '{}': {}",
-                tool_name,
-                tool_infos
-                    .iter()
-                    .map(|info| info.component_id.as_str())
-                    .collect::<Vec<_>>()
-                    .join(", ")
-            );
+        if let Some(tool_infos) = registry.get_tool_info(tool_name) {
+            if tool_infos.len() > 1 {
+                bail!(
+                    "Multiple components found for tool '{}': {}",
+                    tool_name,
+                    tool_infos
+                        .iter()
+                        .map(|info| info.component_id.as_str())
+                        .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                        .join(", ")
+                );
+            }
+            Ok(tool_infos[0].component_id.clone())
+        } else {
+            bail!("Tool not found: {}", tool_name);
         }
-
-        Ok(tool_infos[0].component_id.clone())
     }
 
     /// Lists all available tools across all components
     #[instrument(skip(self))]
     pub async fn list_tools(&self) -> Vec<Value> {
+        // All components are loaded at startup with parallel loading
         self.registry.read().await.list_tools()
     }
 
     /// Returns the requested component. Returns `None` if the component is not found.
     #[instrument(skip(self))]
     pub async fn get_component(&self, component_id: &str) -> Option<Arc<Component>> {
+        // All components are loaded at startup with parallel loading
         self.components.read().await.get(component_id).cloned()
     }
 
     #[instrument(skip(self))]
     pub async fn list_components(&self) -> Vec<String> {
-        self.components.read().await.keys().cloned().collect()
+        // All components are loaded at startup with parallel loading
+        let components = self.components.read().await;
+        components.keys().cloned().collect()
     }
 
     /// Gets the schema for a specific component
@@ -1236,11 +1299,7 @@ impl LifecycleManager {
     }
 }
 
-async fn load_component_from_entry(
-    engine: Arc<Engine>,
-    entry: DirEntry,
-) -> Result<Option<(Component, String)>> {
-    let start_time = Instant::now();
+async fn scan_component_from_entry(entry: DirEntry) -> Result<Option<(PathBuf, String)>> {
     let is_file = entry
         .metadata()
         .await
@@ -1255,16 +1314,12 @@ async fn load_component_from_entry(
         return Ok(None);
     }
     let entry_path = entry.path();
-    let component =
-        tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || Component::from_file(&engine, entry_path)).await??;
-    let name = entry
-        .path()
+    let name = entry_path
         .file_stem()
         .and_then(|s| s.to_str())
         .map(String::from)
         .context("wasm file didn't have a valid file name")?;
-    info!(component_id = %name, elapsed = ?start_time.elapsed(), "component loaded");
-    Ok(Some((component, name)))
+    Ok(Some((entry_path, name)))
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -1368,6 +1423,76 @@ mod tests {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    #[test(tokio::test)]
+    async fn test_parallel_loading_performance() -> Result<()> {
+        let tempdir = tempfile::tempdir()?;
+
+        // Create a mock WASM component file in the directory
+        let component_path = tempdir.path().join("test_component.wasm");
+        std::fs::write(&component_path, b"mock wasm bytes")?;
+
+        let start_time = std::time::Instant::now();
+
+        // Create a new LifecycleManager - this should load all components in parallel
+        let manager = LifecycleManager::new(&tempdir).await?;
+
+        let initialization_time = start_time.elapsed();
+
+        // With parallel loading, initialization will take longer than lazy loading
+        // but should still be reasonable for a single mock component
+        println!(
+            "✅ Parallel loading initialization completed in {:?}",
+            initialization_time
+        );
+
+        // Components should be loaded and available immediately
+        let components = manager.list_components().await;
+        // Note: This will be 0 because our mock WASM file is invalid and compilation will fail
+        // But the parallel loading path is still exercised
+        assert_eq!(
+            components.len(),
+            0,
+            "Invalid WASM components should not be loaded"
+        );
+
+        // Tools should be available immediately (but empty due to failed compilation)
+        let tools = manager.list_tools().await;
+        assert_eq!(tools.len(), 0);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[test(tokio::test)]
+    async fn test_parallel_loading_component_access() -> Result<()> {
+        let tempdir = tempfile::tempdir()?;
+
+        // Create a mock WASM component file
+        let component_path = tempdir.path().join("test_component.wasm");
+        std::fs::write(&component_path, b"mock wasm bytes")?;
+
+        let manager = LifecycleManager::new(&tempdir).await?;
+
+        // With parallel loading, components are processed at startup
+        // but invalid components are filtered out
+        let components = manager.list_components().await;
+        assert_eq!(
+            components.len(),
+            0,
+            "Invalid WASM components should not be loaded"
+        );
+
+        // Try to get the component - this should return None since compilation failed
+        let component_result = manager.get_component("test_component").await;
+        assert!(
+            component_result.is_none(),
+            "Expected None due to invalid WASM"
+        );
+
+        println!("✅ Parallel loading correctly filters out invalid components");
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     #[test(tokio::test)]
     async fn test_load_and_unload_component() -> Result<()> {
         let manager = create_test_manager().await?;