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### What problem does this PR solve?

This PR fixes an issue where the application was repeatedly reading the
llm_factories.json file from disk in multiple places, which could lead
to "Too many open files" errors under high load conditions. The fix
centralizes the file reading operation in the settings.py module and
stores the data in a global variable that can be accessed by other
modules.

### Type of change

- [x] Bug Fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
- [ ] New Feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
- [ ] Documentation Update
- [ ] Refactoring
- [x] Performance Improvement
- [ ] Other (please describe):