diff --git a/crates/command_parser/src/lib.rs b/crates/command_parser/src/lib.rs
index 239b9531..8a3695b2 100644
--- a/crates/command_parser/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/command_parser/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #![feature(round_char_boundary)]
 #![feature(iter_intersperse)]
 
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
 pub mod command;
 pub mod flag;
 pub mod parameter;
@@ -28,14 +30,14 @@ pub type Tree = tree::TreeBranch;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct ParsedCommand {
-    pub command_def: Command,
+    pub command_def: Arc<Command>,
     pub parameters: HashMap<String, ParameterValue>,
     pub flags: HashMap<String, Option<ParameterValue>>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 struct MatchedTokenState {
-    tree: Tree,
+    tree: Arc<Tree>,
     token: Token,
     match_result: TokenMatchResult,
     start_pos: usize,
@@ -43,12 +45,12 @@ struct MatchedTokenState {
 }
 
 pub fn parse_command(
-    command_tree: Tree,
+    command_tree: impl Into<Arc<Tree>>,
     prefix: String,
     input: String,
 ) -> Result<ParsedCommand, String> {
     let input: SmolStr = input.into();
-    let mut local_tree: Tree = command_tree.clone();
+    let mut local_tree = command_tree.into();
 
     // end position of all currently matched tokens
     let mut current_pos: usize = 0;
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ pub fn parse_command(
 
     // track the best attempt at parsing (deepest matched tokens)
     // so we can use it for error messages/suggestions even if we backtrack later
-    let mut best_attempt: Option<(Tree, Vec<MatchedTokenState>, usize)> = None;
+    let mut best_attempt: Option<(Arc<Tree>, Vec<MatchedTokenState>, usize)> = None;
 
     loop {
         let mut possible_tokens = local_tree
diff --git a/crates/command_parser/src/tree.rs b/crates/command_parser/src/tree.rs
index 84fcca7f..022ef981 100644
--- a/crates/command_parser/src/tree.rs
+++ b/crates/command_parser/src/tree.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ use crate::{command::Command, token::Token};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct TreeBranch {
-    current_command: Option<Command>,
-    branches: OrderMap<Token, TreeBranch>,
+    current_command: Option<Arc<Command>>,
+    branches: OrderMap<Token, Arc<TreeBranch>>,
 }
 
 impl Default for TreeBranch {
@@ -45,16 +45,18 @@ impl TreeBranch {
                 current_branch.register_command(new_command);
             }
             // recursively get or create a sub-branch for each token
-            current_branch = current_branch
-                .branches
-                .entry(token)
-                .or_insert_with(TreeBranch::default);
+            current_branch = Arc::make_mut(
+                current_branch
+                    .branches
+                    .entry(token)
+                    .or_insert_with(|| Arc::new(TreeBranch::default())),
+            );
         }
         // when we're out of tokens add the command to the last branch
-        current_branch.current_command = Some(command);
+        current_branch.current_command = Some(Arc::new(command));
     }
 
-    pub fn command(&self) -> Option<Command> {
+    pub fn command(&self) -> Option<Arc<Command>> {
         self.current_command.clone()
     }
 
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ impl TreeBranch {
         let mut commands = box_iter(std::iter::empty());
         for branch in self.branches.values() {
             if let Some(command) = branch.current_command.as_ref() {
-                commands = box_iter(commands.chain(std::iter::once(command)));
+                commands = box_iter(commands.chain(std::iter::once(command.as_ref())));
                 // we dont need to look further if we found a command
                 continue;
             }
@@ -85,11 +87,11 @@ impl TreeBranch {
         commands
     }
 
-    pub fn get_branch(&self, token: &Token) -> Option<&Self> {
+    pub fn get_branch(&self, token: &Token) -> Option<&Arc<Self>> {
         self.branches.get(token)
     }
 
-    pub fn branches(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = (&Token, &Self)> {
+    pub fn branches(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = (&Token, &Arc<Self>)> {
         self.branches.iter()
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/commands/src/lib.rs b/crates/commands/src/lib.rs
index 08a094f2..32869cab 100644
--- a/crates/commands/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/commands/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-use std::{collections::HashMap, fmt::Write};
+use std::{collections::HashMap, fmt::Write, sync::Arc};
 
 use command_parser::{parameter::ParameterValue, token::TokenMatchResult, Tree};
 
 uniffi::include_scaffolding!("commands");
 
 lazy_static::lazy_static! {
-    pub static ref COMMAND_TREE: Tree = {
+    pub static ref COMMAND_TREE: Arc<Tree> = {
         let mut tree = Tree::default();
 
         command_definitions::all().into_iter().for_each(|x| tree.register_command(x));
 
-        tree
+        Arc::new(tree)
     };
 }
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ pub fn parse_command(prefix: String, input: String) -> CommandResult {
         |error| CommandResult::Err { error },
         |parsed| CommandResult::Ok {
             command: {
-                let command_ref = parsed.command_def.cb.into();
+                let command_ref = parsed.command_def.cb.clone().into();
                 let mut flags = HashMap::with_capacity(parsed.flags.capacity());
                 for (name, value) in parsed.flags {
                     flags.insert(name, value.map(Parameter::from));