diff --git a/lua/blink-cmp-ghostty.lua b/lua/blink-cmp-ghostty.lua
index 7044953..9eb94ce 100644
--- a/lua/blink-cmp-ghostty.lua
+++ b/lua/blink-cmp-ghostty.lua
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ local M = {}
 local keys_cache = nil
 ---@type table<string, string[]>?
 local enums_cache = nil
+local loading = false
+---@type {ctx: blink.cmp.Context, callback: fun(response: blink.cmp.CompletionResponse)}[]
+local pending = {}
 
 function M.new()
   return setmetatable({}, { __index = M })
@@ -37,14 +40,14 @@ function M.enabled()
   return false
 end
 
+---@param stdout string
 ---@return blink.cmp.CompletionItem[]
-local function parse_keys()
+local function parse_keys(stdout)
   local Kind = require('blink.cmp.types').CompletionItemKind
-  local result = vim.system({ 'ghostty', '+show-config', '--docs' }):wait()
   local items = {}
   local doc_lines = {}
 
-  for line in ((result.stdout or '') .. '\n'):gmatch('(.-)\n') do
+  for line in (stdout .. '\n'):gmatch('(.-)\n') do
     if line:match('^#') then
       local stripped = line:gsub('^# ?', '')
       doc_lines[#doc_lines + 1] = stripped
@@ -64,28 +67,25 @@ local function parse_keys()
   return items
 end
 
----@return table<string, string[]>
-local function parse_enums()
+---@return string?
+function M.bash_completion_path()
   local bin = vim.fn.exepath('ghostty')
   if bin == '' then
-    return {}
+    return nil
   end
   local real = vim.uv.fs_realpath(bin)
   if not real then
-    return {}
+    return nil
   end
   local prefix = real:match('(.*)/bin/ghostty$')
   if not prefix then
-    return {}
+    return nil
   end
-  local path = prefix .. '/share/bash-completion/completions/ghostty.bash'
-  local fd = io.open(path, 'r')
-  if not fd then
-    return {}
-  end
-  local content = fd:read('*a')
-  fd:close()
+  return prefix .. '/share/bash-completion/completions/ghostty.bash'
+end
 
+---@return table<string, string[]>
+local function parse_enums(content)
   local enums = {}
   for key, values in content:gmatch('%-%-([a-z][a-z0-9-]*)%) [^\n]* compgen %-W "([^"]+)"') do
     local vals = {}
@@ -101,13 +101,10 @@ end
 
 ---@param ctx blink.cmp.Context
 ---@param callback fun(response: blink.cmp.CompletionResponse)
----@return fun()
-function M:get_completions(ctx, callback)
-  if not keys_cache then
-    keys_cache = parse_keys()
-    enums_cache = parse_enums()
+local function respond(ctx, callback)
+  if not keys_cache or not enums_cache then
+    return
   end
-
   local line = ctx.line
   local col = ctx.cursor[2]
   local eq_pos = line:find('=')
@@ -130,16 +127,81 @@ function M:get_completions(ctx, callback)
         is_incomplete_backward = false,
         items = items,
       })
-      return function() end
+      return
     end
     callback({ items = {} })
   else
     callback({
       is_incomplete_forward = false,
       is_incomplete_backward = false,
-      items = vim.deepcopy(keys_cache),
+      items = keys_cache,
     })
   end
+end
+
+---@param ctx blink.cmp.Context
+---@param callback fun(response: blink.cmp.CompletionResponse)
+---@return fun()
+function M:get_completions(ctx, callback)
+  if keys_cache then
+    respond(ctx, callback)
+    return function() end
+  end
+
+  pending[#pending + 1] = { ctx = ctx, callback = callback }
+  if not loading then
+    loading = true
+    local config_out, enums_content
+    local remaining = 2
+
+    local function on_all_done()
+      remaining = remaining - 1
+      if remaining > 0 then
+        return
+      end
+      vim.schedule(function()
+        keys_cache = parse_keys(config_out)
+        enums_cache = parse_enums(enums_content)
+        loading = false
+        for _, p in ipairs(pending) do
+          respond(p.ctx, p.callback)
+        end
+        pending = {}
+      end)
+    end
+
+    vim.system({ 'ghostty', '+show-config', '--docs' }, {}, function(result)
+      config_out = result.stdout or ''
+      on_all_done()
+    end)
+
+    local path = M.bash_completion_path()
+    if not path then
+      enums_content = ''
+      on_all_done()
+    else
+      vim.uv.fs_open(path, 'r', 438, function(err, fd)
+        if err or not fd then
+          enums_content = ''
+          on_all_done()
+          return
+        end
+        vim.uv.fs_fstat(fd, function(err2, stat)
+          if err2 or not stat then
+            vim.uv.fs_close(fd)
+            enums_content = ''
+            on_all_done()
+            return
+          end
+          vim.uv.fs_read(fd, stat.size, 0, function(_, data)
+            vim.uv.fs_close(fd)
+            enums_content = data or ''
+            on_all_done()
+          end)
+        end)
+      end)
+    end
+  end
   return function() end
 end
 
diff --git a/lua/blink-cmp-ghostty/health.lua b/lua/blink-cmp-ghostty/health.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5db565d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/blink-cmp-ghostty/health.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+local M = {}
+
+function M.check()
+  vim.health.start('blink-cmp-ghostty')
+
+  local ok = pcall(require, 'blink.cmp')
+  if ok then
+    vim.health.ok('blink.cmp is installed')
+  else
+    vim.health.error('blink.cmp is not installed')
+  end
+
+  local bin = vim.fn.exepath('ghostty')
+  if bin ~= '' then
+    vim.health.ok('ghostty executable found: ' .. bin)
+  else
+    vim.health.error('ghostty executable not found')
+    return
+  end
+
+  local result = vim.system({ 'ghostty', '+show-config', '--docs' }):wait()
+  if result.code == 0 and result.stdout and result.stdout ~= '' then
+    vim.health.ok('ghostty +show-config --docs produces output')
+  else
+    vim.health.warn(
+      'ghostty +show-config --docs failed (config key documentation will be unavailable)'
+    )
+  end
+
+  local source = require('blink-cmp-ghostty')
+  local path = source.bash_completion_path()
+  if not path then
+    vim.health.warn('could not resolve bash completion path (enum completions will be unavailable)')
+    return
+  end
+  local fd = io.open(path, 'r')
+  if fd then
+    fd:close()
+    vim.health.ok('bash completion file found: ' .. path)
+  else
+    vim.health.warn(
+      'bash completion file not found at ' .. path .. ' (enum completions will be unavailable)'
+    )
+  end
+end
+
+return M
diff --git a/lua/blink-cmp-ghostty/types.lua b/lua/blink-cmp-ghostty/types.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d311414
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/blink-cmp-ghostty/types.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---@class blink.cmp.Source
+
+---@class blink.cmp.CompletionItem
+---@field label string
+---@field kind? integer
+---@field documentation? {kind: string, value: string}
+---@field filterText? string
+
+---@class blink.cmp.Context
+---@field line string
+---@field cursor integer[]
+
+---@class blink.cmp.CompletionResponse
+---@field is_incomplete_forward? boolean
+---@field is_incomplete_backward? boolean
+---@field items blink.cmp.CompletionItem[]
diff --git a/spec/ghostty_spec.lua b/spec/ghostty_spec.lua
index cfac929..5ef7a2a 100644
--- a/spec/ghostty_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/ghostty_spec.lua
@@ -19,31 +19,51 @@ local BASH_COMPLETION = table.concat({
 }, '\n')
 
 local function mock_system()
-  local original = vim.system
+  local original_system = vim.system
+  local original_schedule = vim.schedule
   ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: duplicate-set-field
-  vim.system = function(cmd)
+  vim.system = function(cmd, _, on_exit)
     if cmd[1] == 'ghostty' then
+      local result = { stdout = CONFIG_DOCS, code = 0 }
+      if on_exit then
+        on_exit(result)
+        return {}
+      end
       return {
         wait = function()
-          return { stdout = CONFIG_DOCS, code = 0 }
+          return result
         end,
       }
     end
+    local result = { stdout = '', code = 1 }
+    if on_exit then
+      on_exit(result)
+      return {}
+    end
     return {
       wait = function()
-        return { stdout = '', code = 1 }
+        return result
       end,
     }
   end
+  vim.schedule = function(fn)
+    fn()
+  end
   return function()
-    vim.system = original
+    vim.system = original_system
+    vim.schedule = original_schedule
   end
 end
 
+local MOCK_FD = 99
+
 local function mock_enums()
   local original_exepath = vim.fn.exepath
   local original_realpath = vim.uv.fs_realpath
-  local original_open = io.open
+  local original_fs_open = vim.uv.fs_open
+  local original_fs_fstat = vim.uv.fs_fstat
+  local original_fs_read = vim.uv.fs_read
+  local original_fs_close = vim.uv.fs_close
 
   vim.fn.exepath = function(name)
     if name == 'ghostty' then
@@ -57,22 +77,41 @@ local function mock_enums()
     end
     return original_realpath(path)
   end
-  io.open = function(path, mode)
+  vim.uv.fs_open = function(path, flags, mode, callback)
     if path:match('ghostty%.bash$') then
-      return {
-        read = function()
-          return BASH_COMPLETION
-        end,
-        close = function() end,
-      }
+      callback(nil, MOCK_FD)
+      return
     end
-    return original_open(path, mode)
+    return original_fs_open(path, flags, mode, callback)
+  end
+  vim.uv.fs_fstat = function(fd, callback)
+    if fd == MOCK_FD then
+      callback(nil, { size = #BASH_COMPLETION })
+      return
+    end
+    return original_fs_fstat(fd, callback)
+  end
+  vim.uv.fs_read = function(fd, size, offset, callback)
+    if fd == MOCK_FD then
+      callback(nil, BASH_COMPLETION)
+      return
+    end
+    return original_fs_read(fd, size, offset, callback)
+  end
+  vim.uv.fs_close = function(fd, ...)
+    if fd == MOCK_FD then
+      return true
+    end
+    return original_fs_close(fd, ...)
   end
 
   return function()
     vim.fn.exepath = original_exepath
     vim.uv.fs_realpath = original_realpath
-    io.open = original_open
+    vim.uv.fs_open = original_fs_open
+    vim.uv.fs_fstat = original_fs_fstat
+    vim.uv.fs_read = original_fs_read
+    vim.uv.fs_close = original_fs_close
   end
 end