diff --git a/cmd/server/main.go b/cmd/server/main.go
index 8bc41c78..d63cfbd3 100644
--- a/cmd/server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/server/main.go
@@ -502,6 +502,7 @@ func main() {
 			if standalone {
 				// Standalone mode: start an embedded local server and connect TUI client to it.
 				managementasset.StartAutoUpdater(context.Background(), configFilePath)
+				misc.StartAntigravityVersionUpdater(context.Background())
 				if !localModel {
 					registry.StartModelsUpdater(context.Background())
 				}
@@ -577,6 +578,7 @@ func main() {
 		} else {
 			// Start the main proxy service
 			managementasset.StartAutoUpdater(context.Background(), configFilePath)
+			misc.StartAntigravityVersionUpdater(context.Background())
 			if !localModel {
 				registry.StartModelsUpdater(context.Background())
 			}
diff --git a/internal/misc/antigravity_version.go b/internal/misc/antigravity_version.go
index c882269f..595cfefd 100644
--- a/internal/misc/antigravity_version.go
+++ b/internal/misc/antigravity_version.go
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 package misc
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"sync"
@@ -24,14 +26,69 @@ type antigravityRelease struct {
 }
 
 var (
-	cachedAntigravityVersion string
+	cachedAntigravityVersion = antigravityFallbackVersion
 	antigravityVersionMu     sync.RWMutex
 	antigravityVersionExpiry time.Time
+	antigravityUpdaterOnce   sync.Once
 )
 
-// AntigravityLatestVersion returns the latest antigravity version from the releases API.
-// It caches the result for antigravityVersionCacheTTL and falls back to antigravityFallbackVersion
-// if the fetch fails.
+// StartAntigravityVersionUpdater starts a background goroutine that periodically refreshes the cached antigravity version.
+// This is intentionally decoupled from request execution to avoid blocking executors on version lookups.
+func StartAntigravityVersionUpdater(ctx context.Context) {
+	antigravityUpdaterOnce.Do(func() {
+		go runAntigravityVersionUpdater(ctx)
+	})
+}
+
+func runAntigravityVersionUpdater(ctx context.Context) {
+	if ctx == nil {
+		ctx = context.Background()
+	}
+
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(antigravityVersionCacheTTL / 2)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
+	log.Infof("periodic antigravity version refresh started (interval=%s)", antigravityVersionCacheTTL/2)
+
+	refreshAntigravityVersion(ctx)
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			refreshAntigravityVersion(ctx)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func refreshAntigravityVersion(ctx context.Context) {
+	version, errFetch := fetchAntigravityLatestVersion(ctx)
+
+	antigravityVersionMu.Lock()
+	defer antigravityVersionMu.Unlock()
+
+	now := time.Now()
+
+	if errFetch == nil {
+		cachedAntigravityVersion = version
+		antigravityVersionExpiry = now.Add(antigravityVersionCacheTTL)
+		log.WithField("version", version).Info("fetched latest antigravity version")
+		return
+	}
+
+	if cachedAntigravityVersion == "" || now.After(antigravityVersionExpiry) {
+		cachedAntigravityVersion = antigravityFallbackVersion
+		antigravityVersionExpiry = now.Add(antigravityVersionCacheTTL)
+		log.WithError(errFetch).Warn("failed to refresh antigravity version, using fallback version")
+		return
+	}
+
+	log.WithError(errFetch).Debug("failed to refresh antigravity version, keeping cached value")
+}
+
+// AntigravityLatestVersion returns the cached antigravity version refreshed by StartAntigravityVersionUpdater.
+// It falls back to antigravityFallbackVersion if the cache is empty or stale.
 func AntigravityLatestVersion() string {
 	antigravityVersionMu.RLock()
 	if cachedAntigravityVersion != "" && time.Now().Before(antigravityVersionExpiry) {
@@ -41,18 +98,7 @@ func AntigravityLatestVersion() string {
 	}
 	antigravityVersionMu.RUnlock()
 
-	antigravityVersionMu.Lock()
-	defer antigravityVersionMu.Unlock()
-
-	// Double-check after acquiring write lock.
-	if cachedAntigravityVersion != "" && time.Now().Before(antigravityVersionExpiry) {
-		return cachedAntigravityVersion
-	}
-
-	version := fetchAntigravityLatestVersion()
-	cachedAntigravityVersion = version
-	antigravityVersionExpiry = time.Now().Add(antigravityVersionCacheTTL)
-	return version
+	return antigravityFallbackVersion
 }
 
 // AntigravityUserAgent returns the User-Agent string for antigravity requests
@@ -61,37 +107,45 @@ func AntigravityUserAgent() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("antigravity/%s darwin/arm64", AntigravityLatestVersion())
 }
 
-func fetchAntigravityLatestVersion() string {
-	client := &http.Client{Timeout: antigravityFetchTimeout}
-	resp, err := client.Get(antigravityReleasesURL)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.WithError(err).Warn("failed to fetch antigravity releases, using fallback version")
-		return antigravityFallbackVersion
+func fetchAntigravityLatestVersion(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
+	if ctx == nil {
+		ctx = context.Background()
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	client := &http.Client{Timeout: antigravityFetchTimeout}
+
+	httpReq, errReq := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, antigravityReleasesURL, nil)
+	if errReq != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("build antigravity releases request: %w", errReq)
+	}
+
+	resp, errDo := client.Do(httpReq)
+	if errDo != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("fetch antigravity releases: %w", errDo)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if errClose := resp.Body.Close(); errClose != nil {
+			log.WithError(errClose).Warn("antigravity releases response body close error")
+		}
+	}()
 
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		log.WithField("status", resp.StatusCode).Warn("antigravity releases API returned non-200, using fallback version")
-		return antigravityFallbackVersion
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("antigravity releases API returned status %d", resp.StatusCode)
 	}
 
 	var releases []antigravityRelease
-	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&releases); err != nil {
-		log.WithError(err).Warn("failed to decode antigravity releases response, using fallback version")
-		return antigravityFallbackVersion
+	if errDecode := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&releases); errDecode != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("decode antigravity releases response: %w", errDecode)
 	}
 
 	if len(releases) == 0 {
-		log.Warn("antigravity releases API returned empty list, using fallback version")
-		return antigravityFallbackVersion
+		return "", errors.New("antigravity releases API returned empty list")
 	}
 
 	version := releases[0].Version
 	if version == "" {
-		log.Warn("antigravity releases API returned empty version, using fallback version")
-		return antigravityFallbackVersion
+		return "", errors.New("antigravity releases API returned empty version")
 	}
 
-	log.WithField("version", version).Info("fetched latest antigravity version")
-	return version
+	return version, nil
 }