diff --git a/packages/rstack/src/fmt/cli.ts b/packages/rstack/src/fmt/cli.ts
index a01416d..f1ad9bb 100644
--- a/packages/rstack/src/fmt/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/rstack/src/fmt/cli.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+import path from 'node:path';
 import { performance } from 'node:perf_hooks';
 import { color, logger } from 'rslog';
 import { parseArgs } from '../cli/args.ts';
 import { loadRstackConfig } from '../config.ts';
+import { ensureProjectCacheDir } from '../projectCache.ts';
+import { fmtCacheFileName } from './cacheStore.ts';
 import { resolveFmtConfig } from './config.ts';
 import { discoverFmtFiles } from './discovery.ts';
 import { createRelativePathResolver, toPosixPath } from './pathHelpers.ts';
@@ -9,6 +12,7 @@ import { runFmtFiles } from './runner.ts';
 import type { FmtMode, FmtRunResult, ResolvedFmtConfig } from './types.ts';
 
 interface ParsedFmtCLIArgs {
+  cache: boolean;
   mode: FmtMode;
   patterns: string[];
   ignorePaths: string[];
@@ -34,6 +38,7 @@ ${color.cyan('Options')}:
   -l, --list-different             Print paths of unformatted files
   --ignore-path <path>             Path to an additional ignore file (repeatable)
   -u, --ignore-unknown             Ignore unknown files
+  --no-cache                       Disable the formatting cache
   --no-error-on-unmatched-pattern  Do not error when no files match
   --with-node-modules              Process files inside node_modules
   --parallel-workers <count>       Number of parallel workers
@@ -62,6 +67,7 @@ const parseFmtCLIArgs = (args: string[]): ParsedFmtCLIArgs => {
       'list-different': { type: 'boolean', short: 'l' },
       'ignore-path': { type: 'string', multiple: true },
       'ignore-unknown': { type: 'boolean', short: 'u' },
+      'no-cache': { type: 'boolean' },
       'no-error-on-unmatched-pattern': { type: 'boolean' },
       'with-node-modules': { type: 'boolean' },
       'parallel-workers': { type: 'string' },
@@ -81,6 +87,7 @@ const parseFmtCLIArgs = (args: string[]): ParsedFmtCLIArgs => {
   }
 
   const mode = check ? 'check' : listDifferent ? 'list-different' : 'write';
+  const cache = !(values.noCache ?? false);
   const ignorePaths = values.ignorePath ?? [];
   const ignoreUnknown = values.ignoreUnknown ?? false;
   const noErrorOnUnmatchedPattern = values.noErrorOnUnmatchedPattern ?? false;
@@ -103,6 +110,7 @@ const parseFmtCLIArgs = (args: string[]): ParsedFmtCLIArgs => {
   }
 
   return {
+    cache,
     mode,
     patterns: positionals,
     ignorePaths,
@@ -238,6 +246,7 @@ const runFmtCLI = async (args: string[]): Promise<void> => {
   // exit code identifies "rs fmt refused to run".
   try {
     const {
+      cache,
       help,
       ignorePaths,
       ignoreUnknown,
@@ -287,6 +296,17 @@ const runFmtCLI = async (args: string[]): Promise<void> => {
       return;
     }
 
+    let cacheContext;
+    if (cache) {
+      const cacheDir = await ensureProjectCacheDir(config.rootPath);
+      if (cacheDir.status === 'available') {
+        cacheContext = {
+          filePath: path.join(cacheDir.path, fmtCacheFileName),
+          rootPath: config.rootPath,
+        };
+      }
+    }
+
     if (mode === 'check') {
       logger.start('Checking formatting...');
     }
@@ -295,6 +315,7 @@ const runFmtCLI = async (args: string[]): Promise<void> => {
       files,
       mode,
       maxWorkers,
+      cache: cacheContext,
     });
 
     if (result.processedFileCount === 0) {
diff --git a/packages/rstack/tests/cli/fmt/index.test.ts b/packages/rstack/tests/cli/fmt/index.test.ts
index 166cc6b..d5ab131 100644
--- a/packages/rstack/tests/cli/fmt/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/rstack/tests/cli/fmt/index.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { spawnSync } from 'node:child_process';
-import { mkdirSync, mkdtempSync, readFileSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { existsSync, mkdirSync, mkdtempSync, readFileSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs';
 import path from 'node:path';
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, expect, test } from 'rstack/test';
 import { RSTACK_BIN_PATH } from '#test-helpers';
@@ -33,19 +33,19 @@ const writeFixturePlugin = (): void => {
   );
 };
 
-const runCLI = (args: string[], input?: string) => {
+const runCLI = (args: string[], input?: string, cwd = projectPath) => {
   const env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = { ...process.env, NO_COLOR: '1' };
   delete env.FORCE_COLOR;
 
   return spawnSync(process.execPath, [RSTACK_BIN_PATH, ...args], {
-    cwd: projectPath,
+    cwd,
     encoding: 'utf8',
     env,
     input,
   });
 };
 
-const runFmt = (args: string[] = []) => runCLI(['fmt', ...args]);
+const runFmt = (args: string[] = [], cwd = projectPath) => runCLI(['fmt', ...args], undefined, cwd);
 
 const runFmtStdin = (args: string[], input: string) => runCLI(['fmt', ...args], input);
 
@@ -164,6 +164,83 @@ test('summarizes write mode when no files change', () => {
   expect(result.stderr).toBe('');
 });
 
+test.each([
+  ['write', []],
+  ['check', ['--check']],
+  ['list-different', ['--list-different']],
+] as const)('uses the default cache in %s mode', (_, args) => {
+  writeProjectFile('index.ts', 'const value = 1;\n');
+
+  const result = runFmt([...args, 'index.ts']);
+
+  expect(result.status).toBe(0);
+  expect(readProjectFile('.rstack/cache/.gitignore')).toBe('*\n');
+  expect(JSON.parse(readProjectFile('.rstack/cache/fmt-v1.json'))).toMatchObject({
+    version: 1,
+    files: {
+      'index.ts': [expect.any(String), expect.any(String), 'clean'],
+    },
+  });
+});
+
+test('--no-cache bypasses cache reads and writes', () => {
+  writeProjectFile('index.ts', 'const value=1');
+
+  const first = runFmt(['--no-cache', 'index.ts']);
+
+  expect(first.status).toBe(0);
+  expect(existsSync(path.join(projectPath, '.rstack'))).toBe(false);
+
+  writeProjectFile('.rstack/cache/fmt-v1.json', 'stale');
+  writeProjectFile('index.ts', 'const value=2');
+  const second = runFmt(['--no-cache', 'index.ts']);
+
+  expect(second.status).toBe(0);
+  expect(readProjectFile('index.ts')).toBe('const value = 2;\n');
+  expect(readProjectFile('.rstack/cache/fmt-v1.json')).toBe('stale');
+  expect(existsSync(path.join(projectPath, '.rstack/cache/.gitignore'))).toBe(false);
+});
+
+test('uses an explicit config root cache from a subdirectory', () => {
+  const appPath = path.join(projectPath, 'packages/app');
+  writeProjectFile('packages/app/index.ts', 'const value=1');
+
+  const result = runFmt(['index.ts', '--config', '../../rstack.config.ts'], appPath);
+
+  expect(result.status).toBe(0);
+  expect(readProjectFile('packages/app/index.ts')).toBe('const value = 1;\n');
+  expect(existsSync(path.join(projectPath, '.rstack/cache/fmt-v1.json'))).toBe(true);
+  expect(existsSync(path.join(appPath, '.rstack'))).toBe(false);
+  expect(JSON.parse(readProjectFile('.rstack/cache/fmt-v1.json'))).toMatchObject({
+    files: {
+      'packages/app/index.ts': [expect.any(String), expect.any(String), 'clean'],
+    },
+  });
+});
+
+test('recovers from a corrupted cache', () => {
+  writeProjectFile('index.ts', 'const value = 1;\n');
+  const first = runFmt(['--check', 'index.ts']);
+  writeProjectFile('.rstack/cache/fmt-v1.json', '{');
+
+  const second = runFmt(['--check', 'index.ts']);
+
+  expect(second.status).toBe(0);
+  expect(normalizeDuration(second.stdout)).toBe(normalizeDuration(first.stdout));
+  expect(second.stderr).toBe(first.stderr);
+  expect(JSON.parse(readProjectFile('.rstack/cache/fmt-v1.json'))).toMatchObject({ version: 1 });
+});
+
+test('formats without a writable cache directory', () => {
+  writeProjectFile('.rstack', 'not a directory');
+  writeProjectFile('index.ts', 'const value=1');
+
+  const result = runFmt(['index.ts']);
+
+  expect(result.status).toBe(0);
+  expect(readProjectFile('index.ts')).toBe('const value = 1;\n');
+});
+
 test('does not sort package.json by default', () => {
   writeProjectFile('package.json', packageJsonSource);
 
@@ -461,6 +538,7 @@ test('formats stdin for the given filepath', () => {
   expect(result.status).toBe(0);
   expect(result.stdout).toBe('const message = "hello";\n');
   expect(result.stderr).toBe('');
+  expect(existsSync(path.join(projectPath, '.rstack'))).toBe(false);
 });
 
 test('applies define.fmt options and overrides to stdin', () => {
@@ -622,6 +700,7 @@ test('returns exit code 2 when no files match', () => {
     );
     expect(result.stderr).not.toContain('\n    at ');
   }
+  expect(existsSync(path.join(projectPath, '.rstack'))).toBe(false);
 });
 
 test('allows no files to match with --no-error-on-unmatched-pattern', () => {
diff --git a/packages/rstack/tests/fmt/__snapshots__/cli.test.ts.snap b/packages/rstack/tests/fmt/__snapshots__/cli.test.ts.snap
index d0d098a..3dda6d6 100644
--- a/packages/rstack/tests/fmt/__snapshots__/cli.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/rstack/tests/fmt/__snapshots__/cli.test.ts.snap
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Options:
   -l, --list-different             Print paths of unformatted files
   --ignore-path <path>             Path to an additional ignore file (repeatable)
   -u, --ignore-unknown             Ignore unknown files
+  --no-cache                       Disable the formatting cache
   --no-error-on-unmatched-pattern  Do not error when no files match
   --with-node-modules              Process files inside node_modules
   --parallel-workers <count>       Number of parallel workers
diff --git a/packages/rstack/tests/fmt/cli.test.ts b/packages/rstack/tests/fmt/cli.test.ts
index 4512e43..dd8cf66 100644
--- a/packages/rstack/tests/fmt/cli.test.ts
+++ b/packages/rstack/tests/fmt/cli.test.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ test.each([
 
 test('uses write mode by default', () => {
   expect(parseFmtCLIArgs([])).toEqual({
+    cache: true,
     mode: 'write',
     patterns: [],
     ignorePaths: [],
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ test.each([
   ['--list-different', 'list-different'],
 ] as const)('parses %s mode', (option, mode) => {
   expect(parseFmtCLIArgs([option])).toEqual({
+    cache: true,
     mode,
     patterns: [],
     ignorePaths: [],
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ test.each([
 
 test('configures parallel worker count', () => {
   expect(parseFmtCLIArgs(['--parallel-workers', '3'])).toEqual({
+    cache: true,
     mode: 'write',
     patterns: [],
     ignorePaths: [],
@@ -75,6 +78,7 @@ test('preserves file paths and globs', () => {
   const patterns = ['src/file with spaces.ts', 'src/**/*.{js,ts}', '!src/generated/**'];
 
   expect(parseFmtCLIArgs([patterns[0], '--check', ...patterns.slice(1)])).toEqual({
+    cache: true,
     mode: 'check',
     patterns,
     ignorePaths: [],
@@ -88,6 +92,7 @@ test('preserves file paths and globs', () => {
 
 test('treats arguments after the terminator as paths', () => {
   expect(parseFmtCLIArgs(['--check', '--', '--write', '--help'])).toEqual({
+    cache: true,
     mode: 'check',
     patterns: ['--write', '--help'],
     ignorePaths: [],
@@ -118,12 +123,17 @@ test.each(['-u', '--ignore-unknown', '--ignoreUnknown'])('parses %s', (option) =
   expect(parseFmtCLIArgs([option]).ignoreUnknown).toBe(true);
 });
 
+test('parses --no-cache', () => {
+  expect(parseFmtCLIArgs(['--no-cache']).cache).toBe(false);
+});
+
 test('parses --with-node-modules', () => {
   expect(parseFmtCLIArgs(['--with-node-modules']).withNodeModules).toBe(true);
 });
 
 test('parses --stdin-filepath', () => {
   expect(parseFmtCLIArgs(['--stdin-filepath', 'src/index.ts'])).toEqual({
+    cache: true,
     mode: 'write',
     patterns: [],
     ignorePaths: [],
@@ -138,6 +148,7 @@ test('parses --stdin-filepath', () => {
 
 test('accepts a worker count with --stdin-filepath', () => {
   expect(parseFmtCLIArgs(['--stdin-filepath', 'index.ts', '--parallel-workers', '2'])).toEqual({
+    cache: true,
     mode: 'write',
     patterns: [],
     ignorePaths: [],
@@ -182,10 +193,3 @@ test.each([
     'The --write, --check, and --list-different options cannot be used together.',
   );
 });
-
-test.each(['--unknown', '--no-cache', '--no-parallel'])(
-  'rejects unsupported option %s',
-  (option) => {
-    expect(() => parseFmtCLIArgs([option])).toThrow();
-  },
-);
diff --git a/website/docs/en/guide/cli/fmt.mdx b/website/docs/en/guide/cli/fmt.mdx
index 0bb5076..783b9b7 100644
--- a/website/docs/en/guide/cli/fmt.mdx
+++ b/website/docs/en/guide/cli/fmt.mdx
@@ -121,6 +121,18 @@ rs fmt -l
 
 The option uses the same exit codes as `--check` and cannot be combined with `--write` or `--check`.
 
+### `--no-cache`
+
+Disable the persistent formatting cache for the current invocation:
+
+```bash
+rs fmt --no-cache
+```
+
+Without this option, `rs fmt` stores cache data in `.rstack/cache` under the Rstack configuration root. `--no-cache` prevents the command from reading, creating, or updating that cache. Stdin formatting never uses the persistent cache.
+
+See [Cache](../formatting#cache) for cache behavior and cleanup guidance.
+
 ### `--no-error-on-unmatched-pattern`
 
 Exit successfully without diagnostics when no files match the provided paths or globs, including when all matching files are ignored:
diff --git a/website/docs/en/guide/formatting.mdx b/website/docs/en/guide/formatting.mdx
index 27c1ce6..e0f008b 100644
--- a/website/docs/en/guide/formatting.mdx
+++ b/website/docs/en/guide/formatting.mdx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Rstack CLI includes a formatter built on [Prettier](https://prettier.io/). Compa
 
 - **Parallel formatting**: Files are formatted concurrently in a worker pool.
 - **Yuku parser**: The high-performance [Yuku](https://yuku.fyi/) parser is used by default for JavaScript, JSX, and TypeScript files.
+- **Persistent cache**: Content-based results let later runs skip formatting unchanged files.
 
 `rs fmt` supports Prettier options and plugins and adds built-in capabilities such as [sorting package.json fields](#sort-package-json).
 
@@ -173,6 +174,20 @@ define.fmt({
 });
 ```
 
+## Cache
+
+`rs fmt` uses a persistent cache by default for file-based `--write`, `--check`, and `--list-different` runs. Cache entries use file content and final formatting options, so changing either causes the file to be formatted again. Files that use custom Prettier plugins currently bypass the cache.
+
+The default cache file is `.rstack/cache/fmt-v1.json` under the Rstack configuration root. When a command runs from a subdirectory, it continues to use the cache next to the resolved `rstack.config.*` file. Stdin formatting does not use this cache.
+
+Use [`--no-cache`](./cli/fmt#--no-cache) to run without reading, creating, or updating the cache:
+
+```bash
+rs fmt --no-cache
+```
+
+You can safely delete `.rstack/cache` to clear cached results. Do not treat the entire `.rstack` directory as disposable because it may also contain user-maintained Git hook scripts.
+
 ## Prettier plugins
 
 To add formatting capabilities that are not built into Rstack, install the corresponding [Prettier plugin](https://prettier.io/docs/plugins) and add it to `plugins`. Plugins can be referenced by package name, file path, or URL. Package names and relative paths are resolved from the directory containing the Rstack configuration file.
diff --git a/website/docs/zh/guide/cli/fmt.mdx b/website/docs/zh/guide/cli/fmt.mdx
index 290e615..bae7213 100644
--- a/website/docs/zh/guide/cli/fmt.mdx
+++ b/website/docs/zh/guide/cli/fmt.mdx
@@ -121,6 +121,18 @@ rs fmt -l
 
 此选项与 `--check` 使用相同的退出状态码，且不能与 `--write` 或 `--check` 同时使用。
 
+### `--no-cache`
+
+在当前调用中关闭持久化格式化缓存：
+
+```bash
+rs fmt --no-cache
+```
+
+默认情况下，`rs fmt` 会将缓存数据保存在 Rstack 配置根目录下的 `.rstack/cache` 中。`--no-cache` 会阻止命令读取、创建或更新该缓存。stdin 格式化始终不会使用持久化缓存。
+
+缓存行为和清理方式请参考[缓存](../formatting#cache)。
+
 ### `--no-error-on-unmatched-pattern`
 
 如果传入的路径或 glob 没有匹配任何文件（包括所有匹配文件均被忽略的情况），则不输出诊断信息并成功退出：
diff --git a/website/docs/zh/guide/formatting.mdx b/website/docs/zh/guide/formatting.mdx
index 3b39705..7a6a09e 100644
--- a/website/docs/zh/guide/formatting.mdx
+++ b/website/docs/zh/guide/formatting.mdx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Rstack CLI 提供了基于 [Prettier](https://prettier.io/) 的格式化工具
 
 - **并行格式化**：通过 worker 池并行格式化文件。
 - **Yuku 解析器**：默认使用高性能的 [Yuku](https://yuku.fyi/) 解析器处理 JavaScript、JSX 和 TypeScript 文件。
+- **持久化缓存**：基于文件内容缓存结果，后续运行可以跳过未变化文件的格式化。
 
 `rs fmt` 兼容 Prettier 的选项和插件，并提供更多内置能力，例如支持[排序 package.json 字段](#sort-package-json)。
 
@@ -173,6 +174,20 @@ define.fmt({
 });
 ```
 
+## 缓存 \{#cache}
+
+`rs fmt` 默认会在基于文件的 `--write`、`--check` 和 `--list-different` 调用中使用持久化缓存。缓存条目基于文件内容和最终格式化选项；任意一项发生变化时，文件都会重新格式化。使用自定义 Prettier 插件的文件目前会绕过缓存。
+
+默认缓存文件位于 Rstack 配置根目录下的 `.rstack/cache/fmt-v1.json`。从子目录运行命令时，仍会使用解析到的 `rstack.config.*` 文件旁的缓存。stdin 格式化不会使用该缓存。
+
+使用 [`--no-cache`](./cli/fmt#--no-cache) 可以在运行时跳过缓存读取、创建和更新：
+
+```bash
+rs fmt --no-cache
+```
+
+可以安全删除 `.rstack/cache` 来清理缓存结果。不要将整个 `.rstack` 目录视为可随意删除的内容，因为其中还可能包含用户维护的 Git hook 脚本。
+
 ## Prettier 插件 \{#prettier-plugins}
 
 如果需要使用 Rstack 未内置的格式化能力，可以安装相应的 [Prettier 插件](https://prettier.io/docs/plugins)，并添加到 `plugins` 中。插件支持通过包名、文件路径或 URL 引用，其中包名和相对路径基于 Rstack 配置文件所在的目录解析。