diff --git a/.blue/docs/spikes/2026-01-25-Inconsistent Worktree Creation in Claude MCP.md b/.blue/docs/spikes/2026-01-25-Inconsistent Worktree Creation in Claude MCP.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92d4549
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+++ b/.blue/docs/spikes/2026-01-25-Inconsistent Worktree Creation in Claude MCP.md	
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Spike: Inconsistent Worktree Creation in Claude MCP
+
+| | |
+|---|---|
+| **Status** | In Progress |
+| **Date** | 2026-01-25 |
+| **Time Box** | 2 hours |
+
+---
+
+## Question
+
+Why are worktrees and feature branches not being consistently created when using Blue MCP in Claude? What triggers (or fails to trigger) worktree creation?
+
+---
+
+*Investigation notes by Blue*
diff --git a/apps/blue-cli/src/main.rs b/apps/blue-cli/src/main.rs
index 24d8d04..67883bc 100644
--- a/apps/blue-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/apps/blue-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -1529,6 +1529,15 @@ async fn detect_ollama_model() -> Option<String> {
 // ==================== Semantic Index Commands (RFC 0010) ====================
 
 async fn handle_index_command(command: IndexCommands) -> Result<()> {
+    // Run the blocking indexer operations in a separate thread
+    // to avoid runtime conflicts with reqwest::blocking::Client
+    tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+        handle_index_command_blocking(command)
+    }).await??;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn handle_index_command_blocking(command: IndexCommands) -> Result<()> {
     use blue_core::store::DocumentStore;
     use blue_core::{Indexer, IndexerConfig, is_indexable_file, LocalLlmConfig};
     use blue_ollama::OllamaLlm;
diff --git a/crates/blue-core/src/indexer.rs b/crates/blue-core/src/indexer.rs
index 9895387..16c4dd9 100644
--- a/crates/blue-core/src/indexer.rs
+++ b/crates/blue-core/src/indexer.rs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ impl<P: LlmProvider> Indexer<P> {
         let options = CompletionOptions {
             max_tokens: self.config.max_tokens,
             temperature: self.config.temperature,
-            stop_sequences: vec!["```".to_string()], // Stop at end of YAML block
+            stop_sequences: vec![], // Let model complete naturally
         };
 
         let completion = self.provider.complete(&prompt, &options)