diff --git a/mihomo-control/group_logic.luau b/mihomo-control/group_logic.luau
index 19de0af9..0e3fcf08 100644
--- a/mihomo-control/group_logic.luau
+++ b/mihomo-control/group_logic.luau
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 local M = {}
 
+M.PROXIES_INLINE_DECODE_LIMIT = 65536
+
 function M.clamp_interval(seconds)
   local value = tonumber(seconds) or 2
   return math.max(1, math.min(60, value))
@@ -92,4 +94,104 @@ function M.traffic_changed(previous, next_values)
   )
 end
 
+-- Mihomo's /connections payload can be large when many flows are active. The
+-- panel only needs totals and a count, so scrape those fields without a full
+-- json.decode that can exceed Noctalia's per-callback CPU budget.
+function M.parse_connections_summary(body)
+  if type(body) ~= "string" or body == "" then
+    return nil
+  end
+  local downloadTotal = tonumber(body:match('"downloadTotal"%s*:%s*(%d+)'))
+  local uploadTotal = tonumber(body:match('"uploadTotal"%s*:%s*(%d+)'))
+  local memory = tonumber(body:match('"memory"%s*:%s*(%d+)'))
+  if downloadTotal == nil and uploadTotal == nil and memory == nil then
+    return nil
+  end
+  local count = 0
+  for _ in body:gmatch('"chains"%s*:') do
+    count = count + 1
+  end
+  return {
+    count = count,
+    downloadTotal = downloadTotal or 0,
+    uploadTotal = uploadTotal or 0,
+    memory = memory or 0,
+  }
+end
+
+function M.proxies_body_needs_external_decode(body)
+  return type(body) == "string" and #body > M.PROXIES_INLINE_DECODE_LIMIT
+end
+
+function M.build_groups_from_proxies(proxies, default_test_url)
+  if type(proxies) ~= "table" then
+    return {}
+  end
+  local default = default_test_url or "https://www.gstatic.com/generate_204"
+
+  local proxy_delays = {}
+  for name, info in pairs(proxies) do
+    if type(info) == "table" and type(info.history) == "table" and #info.history > 0 then
+      local last = info.history[#info.history]
+      if type(last) == "table" and last.delay ~= nil then
+        proxy_delays[tostring(name)] = tonumber(last.delay) or 0
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  local groups = {}
+  for name, info in pairs(proxies) do
+    if type(info) == "table" and type(info.all) == "table" then
+      local members = {}
+      for _, member_name in ipairs(info.all) do
+        local member = tostring(member_name)
+        table.insert(members, {
+          name = member,
+          delay = proxy_delays[member],
+        })
+      end
+      table.insert(groups, {
+        name = tostring(name),
+        type = tostring(info.type or ""),
+        now = info.now ~= nil and tostring(info.now) or nil,
+        hidden = info.hidden == true,
+        testUrl = type(info.testUrl) == "string" and info.testUrl or default,
+        members = members,
+      })
+    end
+  end
+  return groups
+end
+
+function M.build_groups_from_slim_proxies(slim, default_test_url)
+  if type(slim) ~= "table" or type(slim.groups) ~= "table" then
+    return {}
+  end
+  local default = default_test_url or "https://www.gstatic.com/generate_204"
+  local delays = type(slim.delays) == "table" and slim.delays or {}
+  local groups = {}
+
+  for _, group in ipairs(slim.groups) do
+    if type(group) == "table" and type(group.name) == "string" then
+      local members = {}
+      for _, member_name in ipairs(type(group.members) == "table" and group.members or {}) do
+        local member = tostring(member_name)
+        table.insert(members, {
+          name = member,
+          delay = delays[member],
+        })
+      end
+      table.insert(groups, {
+        name = group.name,
+        type = tostring(group.type or ""),
+        now = group.now ~= nil and tostring(group.now) or nil,
+        hidden = group.hidden == true,
+        testUrl = type(group.testUrl) == "string" and group.testUrl or default,
+        members = members,
+      })
+    end
+  end
+  return groups
+end
+
 return M
diff --git a/mihomo-control/plugin.toml b/mihomo-control/plugin.toml
index b75c484d..43a66b3e 100644
--- a/mihomo-control/plugin.toml
+++ b/mihomo-control/plugin.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 id = "mdj2812/mihomo-control"
 name = "Mihomo Control"
-version = "0.1.3"
+version = "0.1.4"
 plugin_api = 9
 author = "mdj2812"
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/mihomo-control/service.luau b/mihomo-control/service.luau
index b0843ce3..8aa112b9 100644
--- a/mihomo-control/service.luau
+++ b/mihomo-control/service.luau
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ local function safe_call(label, fn)
   end
 end
 
+local function shell_quote(value)
+  return "'" .. tostring(value):gsub("'", "'\\''") .. "'"
+end
+
 local group_logic
 
 local function require_group_logic()
@@ -277,12 +281,12 @@ local function poll_connections()
     if not success(res) then
       return
     end
-    local data = decode(res.body)
+    local data = require_group_logic().parse_connections_summary(res.body)
     if data then
-      state.connections.count = type(data.connections) == "table" and #data.connections or 0
-      state.connections.downloadTotal = tonumber(data.downloadTotal) or 0
-      state.connections.uploadTotal = tonumber(data.uploadTotal) or 0
-      state.connections.memory = tonumber(data.memory) or 0
+      state.connections.count = data.count
+      state.connections.downloadTotal = data.downloadTotal
+      state.connections.uploadTotal = data.uploadTotal
+      state.connections.memory = data.memory
       publish("connections")
     end
   end)
@@ -290,6 +294,35 @@ end
 
 -- ── Proxy groups ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
+local PROXIES_JQ = [[
+def last_delay:
+  if ((.history // []) | length) > 0 then .history[-1].delay else null end;
+.proxies as $p | {
+  delays: (
+    $p | to_entries
+    | map(select((.value | last_delay) != null) | {key: .key, value: (.value | last_delay)})
+    | from_entries
+  ),
+  groups: (
+    $p | to_entries
+    | map(select(.value.all != null) | {
+        name: .key,
+        type: (.value.type // ""),
+        now: .value.now,
+        hidden: (.value.hidden == true),
+        testUrl: (if (.value.testUrl | type) == "string" then .value.testUrl else null end),
+        members: .value.all
+      })
+  )
+}
+]]
+
+local proxies_poll_pending = false
+
+local function default_test_url()
+  return settings.test_url ~= "" and settings.test_url or DEFAULT_TEST_URL
+end
+
 local function merge_delays(group_name)
   local delays = state.delay[group_name]
   if type(delays) ~= "table" or type(delays.byName) ~= "table" then
@@ -307,59 +340,70 @@ local function merge_delays(group_name)
   end
 end
 
-local function poll_proxies()
-  request("GET", "/proxies", auth_headers(), nil, function(res)
-    if not success(res) then
+local function publish_proxy_groups(groups)
+  apply_group_order(groups)
+  state.groups = groups
+  for _, group in groups do
+    merge_delays(group.name)
+  end
+  publish("groups")
+end
+
+local function poll_proxies_from_body(body)
+  local logic = require_group_logic()
+  local test_url = default_test_url()
+
+  if logic.proxies_body_needs_external_decode(body) then
+    if proxies_poll_pending then
       return
     end
-    local data = decode(res.body)
-    if not data or type(data.proxies) ~= "table" then
+    local dir = noctalia.pluginDataDir()
+    if dir == nil then
       return
     end
-
-    -- Every proxy (and nested group) carries a `history` array with the last
-    -- known delay from mihomo's health checks; 0 means the last probe failed.
-    -- Use the newest entry as each proxy's latency so the panel can show
-    -- per-node latencies without waiting for a manual test.
-    local proxy_delays = {}
-    for name, info in data.proxies do
-      if type(info) == "table" and type(info.history) == "table" and #info.history > 0 then
-        local last = info.history[#info.history]
-        if type(last) == "table" and last.delay ~= nil then
-          proxy_delays[tostring(name)] = tonumber(last.delay) or 0
-        end
-      end
+    local path = dir .. "/proxies-poll.json"
+    local written = noctalia.writeFile(path, body)
+    if not written then
+      log("failed to cache /proxies body for jq projection")
+      return
     end
 
-    local groups = {}
-    for name, info in data.proxies do
-      -- Any entry with an `all` list is a proxy group (Selector, URLTest,
-      -- Fallback, LoadBalance, and Relay on forks that still ship it).
-      -- Filtering by type would silently drop group kinds we did not think of.
-      if type(info) == "table" and type(info.all) == "table" then
-        local members = {}
-        for _, member_name in info.all do
-          table.insert(members, {
-            name = tostring(member_name),
-            delay = proxy_delays[tostring(member_name)],
-          })
+    proxies_poll_pending = true
+    local cmd = "jq -c "
+      .. shell_quote(PROXIES_JQ)
+      .. " "
+      .. shell_quote(path)
+    noctalia.runAsync(cmd, function(result)
+      proxies_poll_pending = false
+      safe_call("proxies jq", function()
+        if not result or result.exitCode ~= 0 then
+          return
         end
-        table.insert(groups, {
-          name = tostring(name),
-          type = tostring(info.type),
-          now = info.now ~= nil and tostring(info.now) or nil,
-          hidden = info.hidden == true,
-          testUrl = type(info.testUrl) == "string" and info.testUrl or DEFAULT_TEST_URL,
-          members = members,
-        })
-      end
-    end
-    apply_group_order(groups)
-    state.groups = groups
-    for _, group in groups do
-      merge_delays(group.name)
+        local slim = decode(result.stdout or "")
+        if not slim then
+          return
+        end
+        publish_proxy_groups(logic.build_groups_from_slim_proxies(slim, test_url))
+      end)
+    end, 30000)
+    return
+  end
+
+  local data = decode(body)
+  if not data or type(data.proxies) ~= "table" then
+    return
+  end
+  publish_proxy_groups(logic.build_groups_from_proxies(data.proxies, test_url))
+end
+
+local function poll_proxies()
+  request("GET", "/proxies", auth_headers(), nil, function(res)
+    if not success(res) then
+      return
     end
-    publish("groups")
+    safe_call("poll proxies", function()
+      poll_proxies_from_body(res.body or "")
+    end)
   end)
 end
 
diff --git a/mihomo-control/tests/group_order_test.lua b/mihomo-control/tests/group_order_test.lua
index 3269ba24..84181290 100644
--- a/mihomo-control/tests/group_order_test.lua
+++ b/mihomo-control/tests/group_order_test.lua
@@ -72,4 +72,62 @@ local traffic = { up = 1, down = 2, upTotal = 3, downTotal = 4 }
 assert(logic.traffic_changed(traffic, { up = 1, down = 2, upTotal = 3, downTotal = 4 }) == false, "identical traffic is unchanged")
 assert(logic.traffic_changed(traffic, { up = 9, down = 2, upTotal = 3, downTotal = 4 }) == true, "changed traffic is detected")
 
+local sample_connections = [[
+{"downloadTotal":6694145524,"uploadTotal":123456,"connections":[
+{"id":"a","metadata":{"host":"example.com"},"upload":1,"download":2,"chains":["DIRECT"]},
+{"id":"b","metadata":{"host":"other.com"},"upload":3,"download":4,"chains":["Proxy"]}
+],"memory":116858880}
+]]
+local summary = logic.parse_connections_summary(sample_connections)
+assert(summary ~= nil, "connections summary parses")
+assert_eq(summary.count, 2, "connection count")
+assert_eq(summary.downloadTotal, 6694145524, "download total")
+assert_eq(summary.uploadTotal, 123456, "upload total")
+assert_eq(summary.memory, 116858880, "memory")
+assert(logic.parse_connections_summary("") == nil, "empty body is rejected")
+assert(logic.parse_connections_summary("{") == nil, "invalid body is rejected")
+
+local sample_proxies = {
+  proxies = {
+    ["Node A"] = {
+      history = { { delay = 42 } },
+    },
+    ["Node B"] = {
+      history = { { delay = 0 } },
+    },
+    Selector = {
+      type = "Selector",
+      now = "Node A",
+      hidden = false,
+      testUrl = "http://example.test/generate_204",
+      all = { "Node A", "Node B" },
+    },
+  },
+}
+local built = logic.build_groups_from_proxies(sample_proxies.proxies, "http://fallback.test")
+assert_eq(#built, 1, "one proxy group")
+assert_eq(built[1].name, "Selector", "group name")
+assert_eq(built[1].members[1].delay, 42, "member delay from history")
+assert_eq(built[1].members[2].delay, 0, "failed probe delay is kept")
+
+local slim = {
+  delays = { ["Node A"] = 42, ["Node B"] = 0 },
+  groups = {
+    {
+      name = "Selector",
+      type = "Selector",
+      now = "Node A",
+      hidden = false,
+      testUrl = "http://example.test/generate_204",
+      members = { "Node A", "Node B" },
+    },
+  },
+}
+local from_slim = logic.build_groups_from_slim_proxies(slim, "http://fallback.test")
+assert_eq(#from_slim, 1, "slim projection yields one group")
+assert_eq(from_slim[1].members[1].delay, 42, "slim member delay")
+
+assert(logic.proxies_body_needs_external_decode(string.rep("x", logic.PROXIES_INLINE_DECODE_LIMIT)) == false, "at-limit body stays inline")
+assert(logic.proxies_body_needs_external_decode(string.rep("x", logic.PROXIES_INLINE_DECODE_LIMIT + 1)) == true, "over-limit body uses jq")
+
 print("mihomo-control group_logic tests: ok")