load_xml strips namespaces without QName; services import on first use and proxy providers fetch their catalogue on first query; the font scan is skipped when no subtitle names a font and is cached per process.
Serve CPU -40% and track requests -28% on 20 MB manifests; CLI startup 2.7 s -> 1.2 s; --list 27-46% faster across six services tested.
Basic stays first and Control D last; the rest follow their config key order. Geofence and proxy_map lookups go through pick_proxy and skip a provider that fails.
A bare query skips a failing provider and errors when none answers; an unknown prefix such as us:seattle fails with a hint. The REST path now loads WindscribeVPN.
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