diff --git a/crates/debugger_ui/src/debugger_panel.rs b/crates/debugger_ui/src/debugger_panel.rs
index 86e8ccc496e0a75684d9128b782ccb7899f8399b..fbc6bb0b6326b0da02fb7802399682e6e8d253af 100644
--- a/crates/debugger_ui/src/debugger_panel.rs
+++ b/crates/debugger_ui/src/debugger_panel.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ use project::{Project, debugger::session::ThreadStatus};
 use rpc::proto::{self};
 use settings::Settings;
 use std::sync::{Arc, LazyLock};
-use task::{DebugScenario, TaskContext};
+use task::{DebugScenario, SharedTaskContext};
 use tree_sitter::{Query, StreamingIterator as _};
 use ui::{
     ContextMenu, Divider, PopoverMenu, PopoverMenuHandle, SplitButton, Tab, Tooltip, prelude::*,
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ impl DebugPanel {
     pub fn start_session(
         &mut self,
         scenario: DebugScenario,
-        task_context: TaskContext,
+        task_context: SharedTaskContext,
         active_buffer: Option<Entity<Buffer>>,
         worktree_id: Option<WorktreeId>,
         window: &mut Window,
@@ -227,9 +227,6 @@ impl DebugPanel {
             inventory.update(cx, |inventory, _| {
                 inventory.scenario_scheduled(
                     scenario.clone(),
-                    // todo(debugger): Task context is cloned three times
-                    // once in Session,inventory, and in resolve scenario
-                    // we should wrap it in an RC instead to save some memory
                     task_context.clone(),
                     worktree_id,
                     active_buffer.as_ref().map(|buffer| buffer.downgrade()),
@@ -1957,7 +1954,7 @@ impl workspace::DebuggerProvider for DebuggerProvider {
     fn start_session(
         &self,
         definition: DebugScenario,
-        context: TaskContext,
+        context: SharedTaskContext,
         buffer: Option<Entity<Buffer>>,
         worktree_id: Option<WorktreeId>,
         window: &mut Window,
diff --git a/crates/debugger_ui/src/new_process_modal.rs b/crates/debugger_ui/src/new_process_modal.rs
index 982edd7feca720666cf90b3b771e272f628076bd..5b028671ed512a09cb90bcc4098d793a50b0fdb8 100644
--- a/crates/debugger_ui/src/new_process_modal.rs
+++ b/crates/debugger_ui/src/new_process_modal.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use gpui::{
 use itertools::Itertools as _;
 use picker::{Picker, PickerDelegate, highlighted_match_with_paths::HighlightedMatch};
 use project::{DebugScenarioContext, Project, TaskContexts, TaskSourceKind, task_store::TaskStore};
-use task::{DebugScenario, RevealTarget, VariableName, ZedDebugConfig};
+use task::{DebugScenario, RevealTarget, SharedTaskContext, VariableName, ZedDebugConfig};
 use ui::{
     ContextMenu, DropdownMenu, IconWithIndicator, Indicator, KeyBinding, ListItem, ListItemSpacing,
     Switch, SwitchLabelPosition, ToggleButtonGroup, ToggleButtonSimple, ToggleState, Tooltip,
@@ -371,7 +371,11 @@ impl NewProcessModal {
             return;
         };
 
-        let task_context = task_contexts.active_context().cloned().unwrap_or_default();
+        let task_context = task_contexts
+            .active_context()
+            .cloned()
+            .unwrap_or_default()
+            .into();
         let worktree_id = task_contexts.worktree();
         let mode = self.mode;
         cx.spawn_in(window, async move |this, cx| {
@@ -1292,7 +1296,7 @@ impl PickerDelegate for DebugDelegate {
             .as_ref()
             .and_then(|task_contexts| {
                 Some((
-                    task_contexts.active_context().cloned()?,
+                    SharedTaskContext::from(task_contexts.active_context().cloned()?),
                     task_contexts.worktree(),
                 ))
             })
@@ -1418,7 +1422,7 @@ impl PickerDelegate for DebugDelegate {
                 .as_ref()
                 .and_then(|task_contexts| {
                     Some(DebugScenarioContext {
-                        task_context: task_contexts.active_context().cloned()?,
+                        task_context: task_contexts.active_context().cloned()?.into(),
                         active_buffer: None,
                         worktree_id: task_contexts.worktree(),
                     })
diff --git a/crates/debugger_ui/src/session/running.rs b/crates/debugger_ui/src/session/running.rs
index 94878c3f0c0ffdc910b15297cb6573e5c8cd252e..626c807ded5e0a01b086d7311cc083bab321c7f6 100644
--- a/crates/debugger_ui/src/session/running.rs
+++ b/crates/debugger_ui/src/session/running.rs
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ use serde_json::Value;
 use settings::Settings;
 use stack_frame_list::StackFrameList;
 use task::{
-    BuildTaskDefinition, DebugScenario, Shell, ShellBuilder, SpawnInTerminal, TaskContext,
-    ZedDebugConfig, substitute_variables_in_str,
+    BuildTaskDefinition, DebugScenario, SharedTaskContext, Shell, ShellBuilder, SpawnInTerminal,
+    TaskContext, ZedDebugConfig, substitute_variables_in_str,
 };
 use terminal_view::TerminalView;
 use ui::{
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ impl RunningState {
     pub(crate) fn resolve_scenario(
         &self,
         scenario: DebugScenario,
-        task_context: TaskContext,
+        task_context: SharedTaskContext,
         buffer: Option<Entity<Buffer>>,
         worktree_id: Option<WorktreeId>,
         window: &Window,
diff --git a/crates/debugger_ui/src/tests.rs b/crates/debugger_ui/src/tests.rs
index 4f020e7cd4d62250b101e01d586ca02beefecd71..5aaf3538e86054346d82b1db10aa02d8e5aa34f1 100644
--- a/crates/debugger_ui/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/debugger_ui/src/tests.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use dap::client::DebugAdapterClient;
 use gpui::{Entity, TestAppContext, WindowHandle};
 use project::{Project, debugger::session::Session};
 use settings::SettingsStore;
-use task::TaskContext;
+use task::SharedTaskContext;
 use terminal_view::terminal_panel::TerminalPanel;
 use workspace::Workspace;
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ pub fn start_debug_session_with<T: Fn(&Arc<DebugAdapterClient>) + 'static>(
     workspace.update(cx, |workspace, window, cx| {
         workspace.start_debug_session(
             config.to_scenario(),
-            TaskContext::default(),
+            SharedTaskContext::default(),
             None,
             None,
             window,
diff --git a/crates/debugger_ui/src/tests/attach_modal.rs b/crates/debugger_ui/src/tests/attach_modal.rs
index 4df3ebf5196dea266287041e51dd65363d5f685c..b05ee591f3ac0ca2e138e25928552d93c4426152 100644
--- a/crates/debugger_ui/src/tests/attach_modal.rs
+++ b/crates/debugger_ui/src/tests/attach_modal.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use gpui::{BackgroundExecutor, TestAppContext, VisualTestContext};
 use menu::Confirm;
 use project::{FakeFs, Project};
 use serde_json::json;
-use task::AttachRequest;
+use task::{AttachRequest, SharedTaskContext};
 use tests::{init_test, init_test_workspace};
 use util::path;
 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ async fn test_attach_with_pick_pid_variable(executor: BackgroundExecutor, cx: &m
                     tcp_connection: None,
                 }
                 .to_scenario(),
-                task::TaskContext::default(),
+                SharedTaskContext::default(),
                 None,
                 None,
                 window,
diff --git a/crates/debugger_ui/src/tests/new_process_modal.rs b/crates/debugger_ui/src/tests/new_process_modal.rs
index 2f470560d5a58a1ed9e56ebe89257572d195689e..7be2b8798e38108eaa05508002624b98c1595b3f 100644
--- a/crates/debugger_ui/src/tests/new_process_modal.rs
+++ b/crates/debugger_ui/src/tests/new_process_modal.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ use project::{FakeFs, Fs as _, Project};
 use serde_json::json;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
-use task::{DebugRequest, DebugScenario, LaunchRequest, TaskContext, VariableName, ZedDebugConfig};
+use task::{
+    DebugRequest, DebugScenario, LaunchRequest, SharedTaskContext, TaskContext, VariableName,
+    ZedDebugConfig,
+};
 use text::Point;
 use util::path;
 
@@ -40,11 +43,12 @@ async fn test_debug_session_substitutes_variables_and_relativizes_paths(
     .into_iter()
     .collect();
 
-    let task_context = TaskContext {
+    let task_context: SharedTaskContext = TaskContext {
         cwd: None,
         task_variables: test_variables,
         project_env: Default::default(),
-    };
+    }
+    .into();
 
     let home_dir = paths::home_dir();
 
diff --git a/crates/editor/src/editor.rs b/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
index 28c17bdcd3bfa2fdcdbc3ceacf99a6825da936cf..3f1717836bcb629719d9b31c162775d5a41a0402 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
@@ -6840,7 +6840,7 @@ impl Editor {
                 }))
             }
             CodeActionsItem::DebugScenario(scenario) => {
-                let context = actions_menu.actions.context;
+                let context = actions_menu.actions.context.into();
 
                 workspace.update(cx, |workspace, cx| {
                     dap::send_telemetry(&scenario, TelemetrySpawnLocation::Gutter, cx);
diff --git a/crates/project/src/debugger/dap_store.rs b/crates/project/src/debugger/dap_store.rs
index 90d77347767708a50f1a136c2daf7c41d930c983..ab44cacf2d65607b669e160f4839642cef442238 100644
--- a/crates/project/src/debugger/dap_store.rs
+++ b/crates/project/src/debugger/dap_store.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ use std::{
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
     sync::{Arc, Once},
 };
-use task::{DebugScenario, SpawnInTerminal, TaskContext, TaskTemplate};
+use task::{DebugScenario, SharedTaskContext, SpawnInTerminal, TaskTemplate};
 use util::{ResultExt as _, rel_path::RelPath};
 use worktree::Worktree;
 
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ impl DapStore {
         &mut self,
         label: Option<SharedString>,
         adapter: DebugAdapterName,
-        task_context: TaskContext,
+        task_context: SharedTaskContext,
         parent_session: Option<Entity<Session>>,
         quirks: SessionQuirks,
         cx: &mut Context<Self>,
diff --git a/crates/project/src/debugger/session.rs b/crates/project/src/debugger/session.rs
index 49e86a03dde26470a723909ddd28c518d0dcde4a..c3fd611e0f8b0f1d9403d91f150fbd185ca61c71 100644
--- a/crates/project/src/debugger/session.rs
+++ b/crates/project/src/debugger/session.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ use std::{
     path::Path,
     sync::Arc,
 };
-use task::TaskContext;
+use task::SharedTaskContext;
 use text::{PointUtf16, ToPointUtf16};
 use url::Url;
 use util::command::new_smol_command;
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ pub struct Session {
     data_breakpoints: BTreeMap<String, DataBreakpointState>,
     background_tasks: Vec<Task<()>>,
     restart_task: Option<Task<()>>,
-    task_context: TaskContext,
+    task_context: SharedTaskContext,
     memory: memory::Memory,
     quirks: SessionQuirks,
     remote_client: Option<Entity<RemoteClient>>,
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ impl Session {
         parent_session: Option<Entity<Session>>,
         label: Option<SharedString>,
         adapter: DebugAdapterName,
-        task_context: TaskContext,
+        task_context: SharedTaskContext,
         quirks: SessionQuirks,
         remote_client: Option<Entity<RemoteClient>>,
         node_runtime: Option<NodeRuntime>,
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ impl Session {
         })
     }
 
-    pub fn task_context(&self) -> &TaskContext {
+    pub fn task_context(&self) -> &SharedTaskContext {
         &self.task_context
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/project/src/task_inventory.rs b/crates/project/src/task_inventory.rs
index c52bd0d9056f1fd7b84ee46f6a563a0e90299507..205232b523cf3773d895368ba0b1b7d2d32a7afe 100644
--- a/crates/project/src/task_inventory.rs
+++ b/crates/project/src/task_inventory.rs
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ use lsp::{LanguageServerId, LanguageServerName};
 use paths::{debug_task_file_name, task_file_name};
 use settings::{InvalidSettingsError, parse_json_with_comments};
 use task::{
-    DebugScenario, ResolvedTask, TaskContext, TaskId, TaskTemplate, TaskTemplates, TaskVariables,
-    VariableName,
+    DebugScenario, ResolvedTask, SharedTaskContext, TaskContext, TaskId, TaskTemplate,
+    TaskTemplates, TaskVariables, VariableName,
 };
 use text::{BufferId, Point, ToPoint};
 use util::{NumericPrefixWithSuffix, ResultExt as _, post_inc, rel_path::RelPath};
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ use crate::{task_store::TaskSettingsLocation, worktree_store::WorktreeStore};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default)]
 pub struct DebugScenarioContext {
-    pub task_context: TaskContext,
+    pub task_context: SharedTaskContext,
     pub worktree_id: Option<WorktreeId>,
     pub active_buffer: Option<WeakEntity<Buffer>>,
 }
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ impl Inventory {
     pub fn scenario_scheduled(
         &mut self,
         scenario: DebugScenario,
-        task_context: TaskContext,
+        task_context: SharedTaskContext,
         worktree_id: Option<WorktreeId>,
         active_buffer: Option<WeakEntity<Buffer>>,
     ) {
diff --git a/crates/task/src/task.rs b/crates/task/src/task.rs
index 92d59094190de9924327722bb659058569869269..a8eccc9af1d7f8b00fb8557bb02c05281c5bb2e6 100644
--- a/crates/task/src/task.rs
+++ b/crates/task/src/task.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::str::FromStr;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
 pub use adapter_schema::{AdapterSchema, AdapterSchemas};
 pub use debug_format::{
@@ -316,6 +317,24 @@ pub struct TaskContext {
     pub project_env: HashMap<String, String>,
 }
 
+/// A shared reference to a [`TaskContext`], used to avoid cloning the context multiple times.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default)]
+pub struct SharedTaskContext(Arc<TaskContext>);
+
+impl std::ops::Deref for SharedTaskContext {
+    type Target = TaskContext;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<TaskContext> for SharedTaskContext {
+    fn from(context: TaskContext) -> Self {
+        Self(Arc::new(context))
+    }
+}
+
 /// This is a new type representing a 'tag' on a 'runnable symbol', typically a test of main() function, found via treesitter.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct RunnableTag(pub SharedString);
diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/tasks.rs b/crates/workspace/src/tasks.rs
index 5f52cb49e74d67619b9ba7c033a33fe8a7ad51c8..f85e1488f97491a73314297d91c597bd7d3bb841 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/tasks.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/tasks.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ use gpui::{AppContext, Context, Entity, Task};
 use language::Buffer;
 use project::{TaskSourceKind, WorktreeId};
 use remote::ConnectionState;
-use task::{DebugScenario, ResolvedTask, SpawnInTerminal, TaskContext, TaskTemplate};
+use task::{
+    DebugScenario, ResolvedTask, SharedTaskContext, SpawnInTerminal, TaskContext, TaskTemplate,
+};
 use ui::Window;
 
 use crate::{Toast, Workspace, notifications::NotificationId};
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ impl Workspace {
     pub fn start_debug_session(
         &mut self,
         scenario: DebugScenario,
-        task_context: TaskContext,
+        task_context: SharedTaskContext,
         active_buffer: Option<Entity<Buffer>>,
         worktree_id: Option<WorktreeId>,
         window: &mut Window,
diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
index 4341d61fbe6b6c317b16430b7f5d6ca36140561b..ae1945af5b5af032cd86c45357cc50686ee4d691 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ use std::{
     },
     time::Duration,
 };
-use task::{DebugScenario, SpawnInTerminal, TaskContext};
+use task::{DebugScenario, SharedTaskContext, SpawnInTerminal};
 use theme::{ActiveTheme, GlobalTheme, SystemAppearance, ThemeSettings};
 pub use toolbar::{Toolbar, ToolbarItemEvent, ToolbarItemLocation, ToolbarItemView};
 pub use ui;
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ pub trait DebuggerProvider {
     fn start_session(
         &self,
         definition: DebugScenario,
-        task_context: TaskContext,
+        task_context: SharedTaskContext,
         active_buffer: Option<Entity<Buffer>>,
         worktree_id: Option<WorktreeId>,
         window: &mut Window,