diff --git a/.jules/bolt.md b/.jules/bolt.md
index b08b203a..46db241f 100644
--- a/.jules/bolt.md
+++ b/.jules/bolt.md
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@
 ## 2026-07-12 - Optimize renderTaskRow DOM allocations
 **Learning:** Caching unattached template nodes and instantiating them via `.cloneNode(false)` reduces DOM instantiation overhead in O(N) render loops significantly.
 **Action:** Apply this optimization to other hot-path rendering elements such as rows, cells, and stack containers.
+## 2026-07-12 - Avoid String.padStart() overhead in date formatters
+**Learning:** Using `String().padStart()` inside hot loops (like O(N) rendering functions where date formatting is frequently used) incurs unnecessary string allocations and JS-to-C++ overhead.
+**Action:** Prefer using inline ternary string concatenation (`val < 10 ? '0' + val : val`) for simple zero-padding logic to optimize performance.
diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index a04aae71..450ec223 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -2684,20 +2684,31 @@ function clamp(value, min, max) {
 
 function formatDateInput(date) {
   const year = date.getUTCFullYear();
-  const month = String(date.getUTCMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0');
-  const day = String(date.getUTCDate()).padStart(2, '0');
+  // ⚡ Optimization: Use inline ternary instead of String.padStart() to avoid string allocations and JS-to-C++ overhead
+  const m = date.getUTCMonth() + 1;
+  const d = date.getUTCDate();
+  const month = m < 10 ? '0' + m : m;
+  const day = d < 10 ? '0' + d : d;
   return `${year}-${month}-${day}`;
 }
 
 function formatLocalDateInput(date) {
   const year = date.getFullYear();
-  const month = String(date.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0');
-  const day = String(date.getDate()).padStart(2, '0');
+  // ⚡ Optimization: Use inline ternary instead of String.padStart() to avoid string allocations and JS-to-C++ overhead
+  const m = date.getMonth() + 1;
+  const d = date.getDate();
+  const month = m < 10 ? '0' + m : m;
+  const day = d < 10 ? '0' + d : d;
   return `${year}-${month}-${day}`;
 }
 
 function formatCompactDate(date) {
-  return `${date.getFullYear()}${String(date.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0')}${String(date.getDate()).padStart(2, '0')}`;
+  // ⚡ Optimization: Use inline ternary instead of String.padStart() to avoid string allocations and JS-to-C++ overhead
+  const m = date.getMonth() + 1;
+  const d = date.getDate();
+  const month = m < 10 ? '0' + m : m;
+  const day = d < 10 ? '0' + d : d;
+  return `${date.getFullYear()}${month}${day}`;
 }
 
 function formatPercent(value, digits) {
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index a7f4b49c..cda50f78 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
     <meta http-equiv="Content-Security-Policy" content="default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; object-src 'none'; base-uri 'none'; form-action 'self';" />
     <title>ScopeWeave Planner</title>
     <link rel="preload" href="styles.css" as="style" />
+    <link rel="modulepreload" href="cloud-sync.js" />
+    <link rel="modulepreload" href="analytics.js" />
     <link rel="modulepreload" href="app.js" />
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css" />
   </head>