diff --git a/term/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/neo-tree.lua b/term/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/neo-tree.lua
index e7d2958..9927125 100644
--- a/term/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/neo-tree.lua
+++ b/term/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/neo-tree.lua
@@ -1,22 +1,51 @@
 return {
-    "nvim-neo-tree/neo-tree.nvim",
-    branch = "v3.x",
-    dependencies = {
-        "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",
-        "MunifTanjim/nui.nvim",
-        "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons",
-    },
-    config = function()
-        require("neo-tree").setup({
-            filesystem = {
-                use_libuv_file_watcher = true, -- Enable OS-level file watching for automatic git status updates
-                filtered_items = {
-                    visible = true,
-                    hide_dotfiles = false,
-                    hide_hidden = false,
-                },
-            },
-        })
-        vim.keymap.set('n', '<C-n>', ':Neotree filesystem reveal left<CR>', {})
-    end,
+	"nvim-neo-tree/neo-tree.nvim",
+	branch = "v3.x",
+	dependencies = {
+		"nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",
+		"MunifTanjim/nui.nvim",
+		"nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons",
+	},
+	config = function()
+		require("neo-tree").setup({
+			-- Performance optimizations for large repositories
+			git_status_async = true,
+			git_status_async_options = {
+				batch_size = 1000, -- Process git status in batches
+				batch_delay = 10, -- 10ms delay between batches
+				max_lines = 10000, -- Limit git status lines processed
+			},
+			filesystem = {
+				use_libuv_file_watcher = true, -- Enable OS-level file watching for automatic git status updates
+				async_directory_scan = "always", -- Always scan directories asynchronously for better performance
+				scan_mode = "shallow", -- Don't scan deeply into directories (faster)
+				filtered_items = {
+					visible = true,
+					hide_dotfiles = false,
+					hide_hidden = false,
+					-- Hide common heavy directories to improve performance
+					hide_by_name = {
+						"node_modules",
+						".git",
+						".venv",
+						"venv",
+						"__pycache__",
+						".pytest_cache",
+						".mypy_cache",
+						".ruff_cache",
+						".hypothesis",
+						"target",
+						"dist",
+						"build",
+					},
+					hide_by_pattern = {
+						"*.pyc",
+						"*.pyo",
+						"*.egg-info",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		})
+		vim.keymap.set("n", "<C-n>", ":Neotree filesystem reveal left<CR>", {})
+	end,
 }