diff --git a/.jules/bolt.md b/.jules/bolt.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..404cb8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.jules/bolt.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+## 2024-06-02 - Eliminate Layout Thrashing in Theme Sync
+
+**Learning:** Interleaving `window.getComputedStyle().getPropertyValue()` and `element.style.setProperty()` inside a loop causes layout thrashing (forced synchronous layout) multiple times per animation frame during drawing.
+**Action:** When synchronizing many DOM styles based on computed styles, always collect the computed values in a first pass, and only then apply `setProperty` updates in a separate second pass, preferably also skipping updates where the value hasn't actually changed.
diff --git a/src/client/components/EditorCanvas.tsx b/src/client/components/EditorCanvas.tsx
index c5f4844..7bb9117 100644
--- a/src/client/components/EditorCanvas.tsx
+++ b/src/client/components/EditorCanvas.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ function sceneFromEditor(
   files: BinaryFiles,
 ): ScenePayload {
   return {
-    elements: [...elements],
+    // ⚡ Bolt: Excalidraw passes immutable arrays, avoid copying it on every onChange event
+    elements: elements as unknown[],
     appState: appState as unknown as Record<string, unknown>,
     files: files as unknown as Record<string, unknown>,
   };
diff --git a/src/client/hooks/useThemeTokenSync.ts b/src/client/hooks/useThemeTokenSync.ts
index 2e48ea7..5a031f7 100644
--- a/src/client/hooks/useThemeTokenSync.ts
+++ b/src/client/hooks/useThemeTokenSync.ts
@@ -33,10 +33,20 @@ export function useThemeTokenSync(
       return;
     }
 
+    // ⚡ Bolt: Read all tokens first to avoid layout thrashing
     const computedStyles = window.getComputedStyle(excalidrawRoot);
+    const updates: Array<[string, string]> = [];
+
     for (const [sourceToken, targetToken] of EXCALIDRAW_THEME_TOKEN_MAP) {
       const value = computedStyles.getPropertyValue(sourceToken).trim();
       if (value) {
+        updates.push([targetToken, value]);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // ⚡ Bolt: Write in a separate pass, skipping unchanged values
+    for (const [targetToken, value] of updates) {
+      if (appShell.style.getPropertyValue(targetToken) !== value) {
         appShell.style.setProperty(targetToken, value);
       }
     }