diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/datataglocatorfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/datataglocatorfilter.cpp
index e6a436666ce..54569efea43 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/datataglocatorfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/datataglocatorfilter.cpp
@@ -15,34 +15,35 @@
 
 #include <solutions/tasking/tasktree.h>
 
+using namespace Core;
+using namespace Tasking;
+using namespace Utils;
+
 namespace Autotest::Internal {
 
-static void linkAcceptor(const Utils::Link &link)
+static void linkAcceptor(const Link &link)
 {
     if (link.hasValidTarget())
-        Core::EditorManager::openEditorAt(link);
+        EditorManager::openEditorAt(link);
 }
 
-using LinkAcceptor = std::function<void(const Utils::Link &)>;
+using LinkAcceptor = std::function<void(const Link &)>;
 
-static Core::LocatorMatcherTasks dataTagMatchers(const LinkAcceptor &acceptor)
+static LocatorMatcherTasks dataTagMatchers(const LinkAcceptor &acceptor)
 {
-    using namespace Tasking;
-
-    Storage<Core::LocatorStorage> storage;
-
-    const auto onSetup = [storage, acceptor] {
-        const QString input = storage->input();
+    const auto onSetup = [acceptor] {
+        const LocatorStorage &storage = *LocatorStorage::storage();
+        const QString input = storage.input();
         const TestTreeItem *qtTestRoot = theQtTestFramework().rootNode();
         if (!qtTestRoot)
             return;
 
-        Core::LocatorFilterEntries entries;
+        LocatorFilterEntries entries;
         qtTestRoot->forAllChildItems([&entries, &input, acceptor = acceptor](TestTreeItem *it) {
             if (it->type() != TestTreeItem::TestDataTag)
                 return;
             if (it->name().contains(input)) {
-                Core::LocatorFilterEntry entry;
+                LocatorFilterEntry entry;
                 entry.displayName = it->data(0, Qt::DisplayRole).toString();
                 {
                     const TestTreeItem *parent = it->parentItem();
@@ -52,18 +53,18 @@ static Core::LocatorMatcherTasks dataTagMatchers(const LinkAcceptor &acceptor)
                             entry.displayExtra = grandParent->name() + "::" + parent->name();
                     }
                 }
-                entry.linkForEditor = std::make_optional(it->data(0, LinkRole).value<Utils::Link>());
+                entry.linkForEditor = std::make_optional(it->data(0, LinkRole).value<Link>());
                 entry.acceptor = [link = entry.linkForEditor, acceptor = acceptor] {
                     if (link)
                         acceptor(*link);
-                    return Core::AcceptResult();
+                    return AcceptResult();
                 };
                 entries.append(entry);
             }
         });
-        storage->reportOutput(entries);
+        storage.reportOutput(entries);
     };
-    return {{Sync(onSetup), storage}};
+    return {Sync(onSetup)};
 }
 
 DataTagLocatorFilter::DataTagLocatorFilter()
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ DataTagLocatorFilter::DataTagLocatorFilter()
     setEnabled(ProjectManager::startupProject());
 }
 
-Core::LocatorMatcherTasks DataTagLocatorFilter::matchers()
+LocatorMatcherTasks DataTagLocatorFilter::matchers()
 {
     return dataTagMatchers(&linkAcceptor);
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangdlocatorfilters.cpp b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangdlocatorfilters.cpp
index 18fd250a982..92994fe7360 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangdlocatorfilters.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangdlocatorfilters.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ using namespace Core;
 using namespace LanguageClient;
 using namespace LanguageServerProtocol;
 using namespace ProjectExplorer;
+using namespace Tasking;
 using namespace TextEditor;
 using namespace Utils;
 
@@ -173,29 +174,23 @@ static void filterCurrentResults(QPromise<void> &promise, const LocatorStorage &
 
 static LocatorMatcherTask currentDocumentMatcher()
 {
-    using namespace Tasking;
-
-    Storage<LocatorStorage> storage;
     Storage<CurrentDocumentSymbolsData> resultStorage;
 
-    const auto onQuerySetup = [=](CurrentDocumentSymbolsRequest &request) {
-        Q_UNUSED(request)
-    };
     const auto onQueryDone = [resultStorage](const CurrentDocumentSymbolsRequest &request) {
         *resultStorage = request.currentDocumentSymbolsData();
     };
 
-    const auto onFilterSetup = [=](Async<void> &async) {
-        async.setConcurrentCallData(filterCurrentResults, *storage, *resultStorage,
+    const auto onFilterSetup = [resultStorage](Async<void> &async) {
+        async.setConcurrentCallData(filterCurrentResults, *LocatorStorage::storage(), *resultStorage,
                                     TextDocument::currentTextDocument()->plainText());
     };
 
     const Group root {
         resultStorage,
-        CurrentDocumentSymbolsRequestTask(onQuerySetup, onQueryDone, CallDoneIf::Success),
+        CurrentDocumentSymbolsRequestTask({}, onQueryDone, CallDoneIf::Success),
         AsyncTask<void>(onFilterSetup)
     };
-    return {root, storage};
+    return root;
 }
 
 LocatorMatcherTasks ClangdCurrentDocumentFilter::matchers()
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakelocatorfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakelocatorfilter.cpp
index 9dc375d22c6..c3712e06979 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakelocatorfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakelocatorfilter.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 using namespace Core;
 using namespace ProjectExplorer;
+using namespace Tasking;
 using namespace Utils;
 
 namespace CMakeProjectManager::Internal {
@@ -29,12 +30,9 @@ using BuildAcceptor = std::function<void(const BuildSystem *, const QString &)>;
 
 static LocatorMatcherTasks cmakeMatchers(const BuildAcceptor &acceptor)
 {
-    using namespace Tasking;
-
-    Storage<LocatorStorage> storage;
-
-    const auto onSetup = [storage, acceptor] {
-        const QString input = storage->input();
+    const auto onSetup = [acceptor] {
+        const LocatorStorage &storage = *LocatorStorage::storage();
+        const QString input = storage.input();
         const QRegularExpression regexp
             = ILocatorFilter::createRegExp(input, ILocatorFilter::caseSensitivity(input));
         if (!regexp.isValid())
@@ -90,10 +88,10 @@ static LocatorMatcherTasks cmakeMatchers(const BuildAcceptor &acceptor)
                 }
             }
         }
-        storage->reportOutput(
+        storage.reportOutput(
             std::accumulate(std::begin(entries), std::end(entries), LocatorFilterEntries()));
     };
-    return {{Sync(onSetup), storage}};
+    return {Sync(onSetup)};
 }
 
 static void setupFilter(ILocatorFilter *filter)
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionsfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionsfilter.cpp
index 8b5f23df71f..a2b8e129866 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionsfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionsfilter.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <QtConcurrent>
 #include <QTextDocument>
 
+using namespace Tasking;
 using namespace Utils;
 
 static const char lastTriggeredC[] = "LastTriggeredActions";
@@ -174,11 +175,7 @@ static void matches(QPromise<void> &promise, const LocatorStorage &storage,
 
 LocatorMatcherTasks ActionsFilter::matchers()
 {
-    using namespace Tasking;
-
-    Storage<LocatorStorage> storage;
-
-    const auto onSetup = [this, storage](Async<void> &async) {
+    const auto onSetup = [this](Async<void> &async) {
         m_entries.clear();
         m_indexes.clear();
         QList<const QMenu *> processedMenus;
@@ -186,15 +183,16 @@ LocatorMatcherTasks ActionsFilter::matchers()
         for (QAction* action : menuBarActions())
             collectEntriesForAction(action, {}, processedMenus);
         collectEntriesForCommands();
-        if (storage->input().simplified().isEmpty()) {
-            storage->reportOutput(m_entries);
+        const LocatorStorage &storage = *LocatorStorage::storage();
+        if (storage.input().simplified().isEmpty()) {
+            storage.reportOutput(m_entries);
             return SetupResult::StopWithSuccess;
         }
-        async.setConcurrentCallData(matches, *storage, m_entries);
+        async.setConcurrentCallData(matches, storage, m_entries);
         return SetupResult::Continue;
     };
 
-    return {{AsyncTask<void>(onSetup), storage}};
+    return {AsyncTask<void>(onSetup)};
 }
 
 LocatorFilterEntry::Acceptor ActionsFilter::acceptor(const ActionFilterEntryData &data) const
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/commandlocator.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/commandlocator.cpp
index 2d997dd020a..a1c8bcbc7fb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/commandlocator.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/commandlocator.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <QAction>
 #include <QPointer>
 
+using namespace Tasking;
 using namespace Utils;
 
 namespace Core {
@@ -25,12 +26,9 @@ CommandLocator::CommandLocator(Id id, const QString &displayName, const QString
 
 LocatorMatcherTasks CommandLocator::matchers()
 {
-    using namespace Tasking;
-
-    Storage<LocatorStorage> storage;
-
-    const auto onSetup = [storage, commands = m_commands] {
-        const QString input = storage->input();
+    const auto onSetup = [commands = m_commands] {
+        const LocatorStorage &storage = *LocatorStorage::storage();
+        const QString input = storage.input();
         const Qt::CaseSensitivity inputCaseSensitivity = caseSensitivity(input);
         LocatorFilterEntries goodEntries;
         LocatorFilterEntries betterEntries;
@@ -63,9 +61,9 @@ LocatorMatcherTasks CommandLocator::matchers()
                     goodEntries.append(entry);
             }
         }
-        storage->reportOutput(betterEntries + goodEntries);
+        storage.reportOutput(betterEntries + goodEntries);
     };
-    return {{Sync(onSetup), storage}};
+    return {Sync(onSetup)};
 }
 
 }  // namespace Core
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/executefilter.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/executefilter.cpp
index 629099207ed..5feeae26592 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/executefilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/executefilter.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <QJsonObject>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 
+using namespace Tasking;
 using namespace Utils;
 
 namespace Core::Internal {
@@ -40,12 +41,9 @@ ExecuteFilter::~ExecuteFilter()
 
 LocatorMatcherTasks ExecuteFilter::matchers()
 {
-    using namespace Tasking;
-
-    Storage<LocatorStorage> storage;
-
-    const auto onSetup = [this, storage] {
-        const QString input = storage->input();
+    const auto onSetup = [this] {
+        const LocatorStorage &storage = *LocatorStorage::storage();
+        const QString input = storage.input();
         LocatorFilterEntries entries;
         if (!input.isEmpty()) { // avoid empty entry
             LocatorFilterEntry entry;
@@ -69,9 +67,9 @@ LocatorMatcherTasks ExecuteFilter::matchers()
                 others.append(entry);
             }
         }
-        storage->reportOutput(entries + others);
+        storage.reportOutput(entries + others);
     };
-    return {{Sync(onSetup), storage}};
+    return {Sync(onSetup)};
 }
 
 void ExecuteFilter::acceptCommand(const QString &cmd)
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/externaltoolsfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/externaltoolsfilter.cpp
index 86811e55b0b..1389c9169bb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/externaltoolsfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/externaltoolsfilter.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
 
+using namespace Tasking;
+
 namespace Core::Internal {
 
 ExternalToolsFilter::ExternalToolsFilter()
@@ -27,12 +29,9 @@ ExternalToolsFilter::ExternalToolsFilter()
 
 LocatorMatcherTasks ExternalToolsFilter::matchers()
 {
-    using namespace Tasking;
-
-    Storage<LocatorStorage> storage;
-
-    const auto onSetup = [storage] {
-        const QString input = storage->input();
+    const auto onSetup = [] {
+        const LocatorStorage &storage = *LocatorStorage::storage();
+        const QString input = storage.input();
 
         LocatorFilterEntries bestEntries;
         LocatorFilterEntries betterEntries;
@@ -77,10 +76,10 @@ LocatorMatcherTasks ExternalToolsFilter::matchers()
             return AcceptResult();
         };
 
-        storage->reportOutput(bestEntries + betterEntries + goodEntries
-                              + LocatorFilterEntries{configEntry});
+        storage.reportOutput(bestEntries + betterEntries + goodEntries
+                             + LocatorFilterEntries{configEntry});
     };
-    return {{Sync(onSetup), storage}};
+    return {Sync(onSetup)};
 }
 
 } // Core::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/filesystemfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/filesystemfilter.cpp
index 6b484635e40..2bc451dcf70 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/filesystemfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/filesystemfilter.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <QRegularExpression>
 #include <QStyle>
 
+using namespace Tasking;
 using namespace Utils;
 
 namespace Core::Internal {
@@ -304,17 +305,13 @@ static void matches(QPromise<void> &promise, const LocatorStorage &storage,
 
 LocatorMatcherTasks FileSystemFilter::matchers()
 {
-    using namespace Tasking;
-
-    Storage<LocatorStorage> storage;
-
-    const auto onSetup = [storage, includeHidden = m_includeHidden, shortcut = shortcutString()]
+    const auto onSetup = [includeHidden = m_includeHidden, shortcut = shortcutString()]
         (Async<void> &async) {
-        async.setConcurrentCallData(matches, *storage, shortcut,
+        async.setConcurrentCallData(matches, *LocatorStorage::storage(), shortcut,
                                     DocumentManager::fileDialogInitialDirectory(), includeHidden);
     };
 
-    return {{AsyncTask<void>(onSetup), storage}};
+    return {AsyncTask<void>(onSetup)};
 }
 
 class FileSystemFilterOptions : public QDialog
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/ilocatorfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/ilocatorfilter.cpp
index 371a679d030..a40b3a5624e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/ilocatorfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/ilocatorfilter.cpp
@@ -291,6 +291,14 @@ void LocatorStorage::reportOutput(const LocatorFilterEntries &outputData) const
     d->reportOutput(outputData);
 }
 
+// Please note the thread_local keyword below guarantees a separate instance per thread.
+static thread_local Storage<LocatorStorage> s_locatorStorage = {};
+
+Storage<LocatorStorage> &LocatorStorage::storage()
+{
+    return s_locatorStorage;
+}
+
 void LocatorStorage::finalize() const
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(d, return);
@@ -366,16 +374,16 @@ void LocatorMatcher::start()
 
     const auto onTaskTreeSetup = [iterator, input = d->m_input, collectorStorage](TaskTree &taskTree) {
         const std::shared_ptr<ResultsDeduplicator> deduplicator = collectorStorage->m_deduplicator;
-        const Storage<LocatorStorage> storage = iterator->storage;
-        const auto onSetup = [storage, input, index = iterator.iteration(), deduplicator] {
-            *storage = std::make_shared<LocatorStoragePrivate>(input, index, deduplicator);
+        const auto onSetup = [input, index = iterator.iteration(), deduplicator] {
+            *LocatorStorage::storage()
+                = std::make_shared<LocatorStoragePrivate>(input, index, deduplicator);
         };
         taskTree.setRecipe({
             finishAllAndSuccess,
-            storage,
+            LocatorStorage::storage(),
             onGroupSetup(onSetup),
-            iterator->task,
-            onGroupDone([storage] { storage->finalize(); })
+            *iterator,
+            onGroupDone([] { LocatorStorage::storage()->finalize(); })
         });
     };
 
@@ -1359,10 +1367,9 @@ static void filter(QPromise<LocatorFileCachePrivate> &promise, const LocatorStor
 */
 LocatorMatcherTask LocatorFileCache::matcher() const
 {
-    Storage<LocatorStorage> storage;
     std::weak_ptr<LocatorFileCachePrivate> weak = d;
 
-    const auto onSetup = [storage, weak](Async<LocatorFileCachePrivate> &async) {
+    const auto onSetup = [weak](Async<LocatorFileCachePrivate> &async) {
         auto that = weak.lock();
         if (!that) // LocatorMatcher is running after *this LocatorFileCache was destructed.
             return SetupResult::StopWithSuccess;
@@ -1372,7 +1379,7 @@ LocatorMatcherTask LocatorFileCache::matcher() const
                                              // no provider is set or it returned empty generator
         that->bumpExecutionId();
 
-        async.setConcurrentCallData(&filter, *storage, *that);
+        async.setConcurrentCallData(&filter, *LocatorStorage::storage(), *that);
         return SetupResult::Continue;
     };
     const auto onDone = [weak](const Async<LocatorFileCachePrivate> &async) {
@@ -1392,7 +1399,7 @@ LocatorMatcherTask LocatorFileCache::matcher() const
         that->update(async.result());
     };
 
-    return {AsyncTask<LocatorFileCachePrivate>(onSetup, onDone, CallDoneIf::Success), storage};
+    return AsyncTask<LocatorFileCachePrivate>(onSetup, onDone, CallDoneIf::Success);
 }
 
 } // Core
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/ilocatorfilter.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/ilocatorfilter.h
index 368f0313814..5a37f6d82dc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/ilocatorfilter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/ilocatorfilter.h
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ public:
     LocatorStorage() = default;
     QString input() const;
     void reportOutput(const LocatorFilterEntries &outputData) const;
+    // Only use it from inside the bodies of Task handlers.
+    static Tasking::Storage<LocatorStorage> &storage();
 
 private:
     friend class LocatorMatcher;
@@ -134,17 +136,7 @@ private:
     std::shared_ptr<LocatorStoragePrivate> d;
 };
 
-class CORE_EXPORT LocatorMatcherTask final
-{
-public:
-    // The main task. Initial data (searchTerm) should be taken from storage.input().
-    // Results reporting is done via the storage.reportOutput().
-    Tasking::GroupItem task = Tasking::Group{};
-
-    // When constructing the task, don't place the storage inside the task above.
-    Tasking::Storage<LocatorStorage> storage;
-};
-
+using LocatorMatcherTask = Tasking::GroupItem;
 using LocatorMatcherTasks = QList<LocatorMatcherTask>;
 using LocatorMatcherTaskCreator = std::function<LocatorMatcherTasks()>;
 class LocatorMatcherPrivate;
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/javascriptfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/javascriptfilter.cpp
index c63271bb8df..c4c174d7822 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/javascriptfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/javascriptfilter.cpp
@@ -366,15 +366,15 @@ JavaScriptFilter::~JavaScriptFilter() = default;
 
 LocatorMatcherTasks JavaScriptFilter::matchers()
 {
-    Storage<LocatorStorage> storage;
     if (!m_javaScriptEngine)
         m_javaScriptEngine.reset(new JavaScriptEngine);
     QPointer<JavaScriptEngine> engine = m_javaScriptEngine.get();
 
-    const auto onSetup = [storage, engine] {
+    const auto onSetup = [engine] {
+        const LocatorStorage &storage = *LocatorStorage::storage();
         if (!engine)
             return SetupResult::StopWithError;
-        if (storage->input().trimmed().isEmpty()) {
+        if (storage.input().trimmed().isEmpty()) {
             LocatorFilterEntry entry;
             entry.displayName = Tr::tr("Reset Engine");
             entry.acceptor = [engine] {
@@ -385,21 +385,22 @@ LocatorMatcherTasks JavaScriptFilter::matchers()
                 }
                 return AcceptResult();
             };
-            storage->reportOutput({entry});
+            storage.reportOutput({entry});
             return SetupResult::StopWithSuccess;
         }
         return SetupResult::Continue;
     };
 
-    const auto onJavaScriptSetup = [storage, engine](JavaScriptRequest &request) {
+    const auto onJavaScriptSetup = [engine](JavaScriptRequest &request) {
         request.setEngine(engine);
-        request.setEvaluateData(storage->input());
+        request.setEvaluateData(LocatorStorage::storage()->input());
     };
-    const auto onJavaScriptDone = [storage](const JavaScriptRequest &request, DoneWith result) {
+    const auto onJavaScriptDone = [](const JavaScriptRequest &request, DoneWith result) {
+        const LocatorStorage &storage = *LocatorStorage::storage();
         if (result != DoneWith::Success) {
             LocatorFilterEntry entry;
             entry.displayName = request.output().m_output;
-            storage->reportOutput({entry});
+            storage.reportOutput({entry});
             return;
         }
         const auto acceptor = [](const QString &clipboardContents) {
@@ -408,7 +409,7 @@ LocatorMatcherTasks JavaScriptFilter::matchers()
                 return AcceptResult();
             };
         };
-        const QString input = storage->input();
+        const QString input = storage.input();
         const QString output = request.output().m_output;
         const QString expression = input + " = " + output;
 
@@ -423,7 +424,7 @@ LocatorMatcherTasks JavaScriptFilter::matchers()
         copyExpressionEntry.displayName = Tr::tr("Copy to clipboard: %1").arg(expression);
         copyExpressionEntry.acceptor = acceptor(expression);
 
-        storage->reportOutput({entry, copyResultEntry, copyExpressionEntry});
+        storage.reportOutput({entry, copyResultEntry, copyExpressionEntry});
     };
 
     const Group root {
@@ -431,7 +432,7 @@ LocatorMatcherTasks JavaScriptFilter::matchers()
         JavaScriptRequestTask(onJavaScriptSetup, onJavaScriptDone)
     };
 
-    return {{root, storage}};
+    return {root};
 }
 
 } // namespace Core::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/locatorfiltersfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/locatorfiltersfilter.cpp
index fa44d967e67..ee24a262438 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/locatorfiltersfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/locatorfiltersfilter.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <utils/utilsicons.h>
 
+using namespace Tasking;
 using namespace Utils;
 
 namespace Core::Internal {
@@ -26,12 +27,9 @@ LocatorFiltersFilter::LocatorFiltersFilter():
 
 LocatorMatcherTasks LocatorFiltersFilter::matchers()
 {
-    using namespace Tasking;
-
-    Storage<LocatorStorage> storage;
-
-    const auto onSetup = [storage, icon = m_icon] {
-        if (!storage->input().isEmpty())
+    const auto onSetup = [icon = m_icon] {
+        const LocatorStorage &storage = *LocatorStorage::storage();
+        if (!storage.input().isEmpty())
             return;
 
         QMap<QString, ILocatorFilter *> uniqueFilters;
@@ -60,9 +58,9 @@ LocatorMatcherTasks LocatorFiltersFilter::matchers()
                 entries.append(entry);
             }
         }
-        storage->reportOutput(entries);
+        storage.reportOutput(entries);
     };
-    return {{Sync(onSetup), storage}};
+    return {Sync(onSetup)};
 }
 
 } // Core::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/opendocumentsfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/opendocumentsfilter.cpp
index ede24d5b892..b080894fcb2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/opendocumentsfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/opendocumentsfilter.cpp
@@ -70,15 +70,13 @@ static void matchEditors(QPromise<void> &promise, const LocatorStorage &storage,
 
 LocatorMatcherTasks OpenDocumentsFilter::matchers()
 {
-    Storage<LocatorStorage> storage;
-
-    const auto onSetup = [storage](Async<void> &async) {
+    const auto onSetup = [](Async<void> &async) {
         const QList<Entry> editorsData = Utils::transform(DocumentModel::entries(),
             [](const DocumentModel::Entry *e) { return Entry{e->filePath(), e->displayName()}; });
-        async.setConcurrentCallData(matchEditors, *storage, editorsData);
+        async.setConcurrentCallData(matchEditors, *LocatorStorage::storage(), editorsData);
     };
 
-    return {{AsyncTask<void>(onSetup), storage}};
+    return {AsyncTask<void>(onSetup)};
 }
 
 } // namespace Core::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/spotlightlocatorfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/spotlightlocatorfilter.cpp
index bcc685c9532..78fdf895fcf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/spotlightlocatorfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/spotlightlocatorfilter.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <QJsonObject>
 #include <QRegularExpression>
 
+using namespace Tasking;
 using namespace Utils;
 
 namespace Core::Internal {
@@ -176,16 +177,12 @@ static void matches(QPromise<void> &promise,
 
 LocatorMatcherTasks SpotlightLocatorFilter::matchers()
 {
-    using namespace Tasking;
-
-    Storage<LocatorStorage> storage;
-
-    const auto onSetup = [storage,
-                          command = m_command,
+    const auto onSetup = [command = m_command,
                           insensArgs = m_arguments,
                           sensArgs = m_caseSensitiveArguments,
                           sortResults = m_sortResults](Async<void> &async) {
-        const Link link = Link::fromString(storage->input(), true);
+        const LocatorStorage &storage = *LocatorStorage::storage();
+        const Link link = Link::fromString(storage.input(), true);
         const FilePath input = link.targetFilePath;
         if (input.isEmpty())
             return SetupResult::StopWithSuccess;
@@ -196,11 +193,11 @@ LocatorMatcherTasks SpotlightLocatorFilter::matchers()
                            ? insensArgs : sensArgs;
         const CommandLine cmd(FilePath::fromString(command), expander->expand(args),
                               CommandLine::Raw);
-        async.setConcurrentCallData(matches, *storage, cmd, sortResults);
+        async.setConcurrentCallData(matches, storage, cmd, sortResults);
         return SetupResult::Continue;
     };
 
-    return {{AsyncTask<void>(onSetup), storage}};
+    return {AsyncTask<void>(onSetup)};
 }
 
 bool SpotlightLocatorFilter::openConfigDialog(QWidget *parent, bool &needsRefresh)
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/urllocatorfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/urllocatorfilter.cpp
index 7457f0907cc..d96b6411ed6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/urllocatorfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/urllocatorfilter.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <QListWidget>
 #include <QPushButton>
 
+using namespace Tasking;
 using namespace Utils;
 
 namespace Core {
@@ -163,12 +164,9 @@ UrlLocatorFilter::UrlLocatorFilter(const QString &displayName, Id id)
 
 LocatorMatcherTasks UrlLocatorFilter::matchers()
 {
-    using namespace Tasking;
-
-    Storage<LocatorStorage> storage;
-
-    const auto onSetup = [storage, urls = remoteUrls()] {
-        const QString input = storage->input();
+    const auto onSetup = [urls = remoteUrls()] {
+        const LocatorStorage &storage = *LocatorStorage::storage();
+        const QString input = storage.input();
         LocatorFilterEntries entries;
         for (const QString &url : urls) {
             const QString name = url.arg(input);
@@ -182,9 +180,9 @@ LocatorMatcherTasks UrlLocatorFilter::matchers()
             entry.highlightInfo = {int(name.lastIndexOf(input)), int(input.length())};
             entries.append(entry);
         }
-        storage->reportOutput(entries);
+        storage.reportOutput(entries);
     };
-    return {{Sync(onSetup), storage}};
+    return {Sync(onSetup)};
 }
 
 const char kDisplayNameKey[] = "displayName";
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cpplocatorfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cpplocatorfilter.cpp
index 7526d3dc9f9..006da4fc92d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cpplocatorfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cpplocatorfilter.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 using namespace Core;
 using namespace CPlusPlus;
+using namespace Tasking;
 using namespace Utils;
 
 namespace CppEditor {
@@ -101,14 +102,10 @@ void matchesFor(QPromise<void> &promise, const LocatorStorage &storage,
 
 LocatorMatcherTask locatorMatcher(IndexItem::ItemType type, const EntryFromIndex &converter)
 {
-    using namespace Tasking;
-
-    Storage<LocatorStorage> storage;
-
-    const auto onSetup = [=](Async<void> &async) {
-        async.setConcurrentCallData(matchesFor, *storage, type, converter);
+    const auto onSetup = [type, converter](Async<void> &async) {
+        async.setConcurrentCallData(matchesFor, *LocatorStorage::storage(), type, converter);
     };
-    return {AsyncTask<void>(onSetup), storage};
+    return AsyncTask<void>(onSetup);
 }
 
 LocatorMatcherTask allSymbolsMatcher()
@@ -298,14 +295,10 @@ FilePath currentFileName()
 
 LocatorMatcherTask currentDocumentMatcher()
 {
-    using namespace Tasking;
-
-    Storage<LocatorStorage> storage;
-
-    const auto onSetup = [=](Async<void> &async) {
-        async.setConcurrentCallData(matchesForCurrentDocument, *storage, currentFileName());
+    const auto onSetup = [](Async<void> &async) {
+        async.setConcurrentCallData(matchesForCurrentDocument, *LocatorStorage::storage(), currentFileName());
     };
-    return {AsyncTask<void>(onSetup), storage};
+    return AsyncTask<void>(onSetup);
 }
 
 using MatcherCreator = std::function<Core::LocatorMatcherTask()>;
diff --git a/src/plugins/help/helpindexfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/help/helpindexfilter.cpp
index 2820c634a3d..e78bb37439e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/helpindexfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/help/helpindexfilter.cpp
@@ -82,9 +82,7 @@ static void matches(QPromise<QStringList> &promise, const LocatorStorage &storag
 
 LocatorMatcherTasks HelpIndexFilter::matchers()
 {
-    Storage<LocatorStorage> storage;
-
-    const auto onSetup = [this, storage](Async<QStringList> &async) {
+    const auto onSetup = [this](Async<QStringList> &async) {
         if (m_needsUpdate) {
             m_needsUpdate = false;
             LocalHelpManager::setupGuiHelpEngine();
@@ -92,18 +90,19 @@ LocatorMatcherTasks HelpIndexFilter::matchers()
             m_lastIndicesCache.clear();
             m_lastEntry.clear();
         }
-        const QStringList cache = m_lastEntry.isEmpty() || !storage->input().contains(m_lastEntry)
+        const LocatorStorage &storage = *LocatorStorage::storage();
+        const QStringList cache = m_lastEntry.isEmpty() || !storage.input().contains(m_lastEntry)
                                       ? m_allIndicesCache : m_lastIndicesCache;
-        async.setConcurrentCallData(matches, *storage, cache, m_icon);
+        async.setConcurrentCallData(matches, storage, cache, m_icon);
     };
-    const auto onDone = [this, storage](const Async<QStringList> &async) {
+    const auto onDone = [this](const Async<QStringList> &async) {
         if (async.isResultAvailable()) {
             m_lastIndicesCache = async.result();
-            m_lastEntry = storage->input();
+            m_lastEntry = LocatorStorage::storage()->input();
         }
     };
 
-    return {{AsyncTask<QStringList>(onSetup, onDone, CallDoneIf::Success), storage}};
+    return {AsyncTask<QStringList>(onSetup, onDone, CallDoneIf::Success)};
 }
 
 void HelpIndexFilter::invalidateCache()
diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/locatorfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/languageclient/locatorfilter.cpp
index 4fb8cea19a2..dd33ae45360 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/locatorfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/locatorfilter.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 using namespace Core;
 using namespace LanguageServerProtocol;
+using namespace Tasking;
 using namespace Utils;
 
 namespace LanguageClient {
@@ -44,15 +45,12 @@ void filterResults(QPromise<void> &promise, const LocatorStorage &storage, Clien
 LocatorMatcherTask locatorMatcher(Client *client, int maxResultCount,
                                   const QList<SymbolKind> &filter)
 {
-    using namespace Tasking;
-
-    Storage<LocatorStorage> storage;
     Storage<QList<SymbolInformation>> resultStorage;
 
-    const auto onQuerySetup = [storage, client, maxResultCount](ClientWorkspaceSymbolRequest &request) {
+    const auto onQuerySetup = [client, maxResultCount](ClientWorkspaceSymbolRequest &request) {
         request.setClient(client);
         WorkspaceSymbolParams params;
-        params.setQuery(storage->input());
+        params.setQuery(LocatorStorage::storage()->input());
         if (maxResultCount > 0)
             params.setLimit(maxResultCount);
         request.setParams(params);
@@ -64,11 +62,12 @@ LocatorMatcherTask locatorMatcher(Client *client, int maxResultCount,
             *resultStorage = result->toList();
     };
 
-    const auto onFilterSetup = [storage, resultStorage, client, filter](Async<void> &async) {
+    const auto onFilterSetup = [resultStorage, client, filter](Async<void> &async) {
         const QList<SymbolInformation> results = *resultStorage;
         if (results.isEmpty())
             return SetupResult::StopWithSuccess;
-        async.setConcurrentCallData(filterResults, *storage, client, results, filter);
+        async.setConcurrentCallData(filterResults, *LocatorStorage::storage(), client, results,
+                                    filter);
         return SetupResult::Continue;
     };
 
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ LocatorMatcherTask locatorMatcher(Client *client, int maxResultCount,
         ClientWorkspaceSymbolRequestTask(onQuerySetup, onQueryDone, CallDoneIf::Success),
         AsyncTask<void>(onFilterSetup)
     };
-    return {root, storage};
+    return root;
 }
 
 LocatorMatcherTask allSymbolsMatcher(Client *client, int maxResultCount)
@@ -114,28 +113,23 @@ static void filterCurrentResults(QPromise<void> &promise, const LocatorStorage &
 
 LocatorMatcherTask currentDocumentMatcher()
 {
-    using namespace Tasking;
-
-    Storage<LocatorStorage> storage;
     Storage<CurrentDocumentSymbolsData> resultStorage;
 
-    const auto onQuerySetup = [](CurrentDocumentSymbolsRequest &request) {
-        Q_UNUSED(request)
-    };
     const auto onQueryDone = [resultStorage](const CurrentDocumentSymbolsRequest &request) {
         *resultStorage = request.currentDocumentSymbolsData();
     };
 
-    const auto onFilterSetup = [storage, resultStorage](Async<void> &async) {
-        async.setConcurrentCallData(filterCurrentResults, *storage, *resultStorage);
+    const auto onFilterSetup = [resultStorage](Async<void> &async) {
+        async.setConcurrentCallData(filterCurrentResults, *LocatorStorage::storage(),
+                                    *resultStorage);
     };
 
     const Group root {
         resultStorage,
-        CurrentDocumentSymbolsRequestTask(onQuerySetup, onQueryDone, CallDoneIf::Success),
+        CurrentDocumentSymbolsRequestTask({}, onQueryDone, CallDoneIf::Success),
         AsyncTask<void>(onFilterSetup)
     };
-    return {root, storage};
+    return root;
 }
 
 using MatcherCreator = std::function<Core::LocatorMatcherTask(Client *, int)>;
diff --git a/src/plugins/macros/macrolocatorfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/macros/macrolocatorfilter.cpp
index 4cc819d8b73..a77bbd570b2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/macros/macrolocatorfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/macros/macrolocatorfilter.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 using namespace Core;
 using namespace Macros;
 using namespace Macros::Internal;
+using namespace Tasking;
 using namespace Utils;
 
 MacroLocatorFilter::MacroLocatorFilter()
@@ -28,12 +29,9 @@ MacroLocatorFilter::MacroLocatorFilter()
 
 LocatorMatcherTasks MacroLocatorFilter::matchers()
 {
-    using namespace Tasking;
-
-    Storage<LocatorStorage> storage;
-
-    const auto onSetup = [storage, icon = m_icon] {
-        const QString input = storage->input();
+    const auto onSetup = [icon = m_icon] {
+        const LocatorStorage &storage = *LocatorStorage::storage();
+        const QString input = storage.input();
         const Qt::CaseSensitivity entryCaseSensitivity = caseSensitivity(input);
         const QMap<QString, Macro *> &macros = MacroManager::macros();
         LocatorFilterEntries goodEntries;
@@ -69,7 +67,7 @@ LocatorMatcherTasks MacroLocatorFilter::matchers()
                     goodEntries.append(filterEntry);
             }
         }
-        storage->reportOutput(betterEntries + goodEntries);
+        storage.reportOutput(betterEntries + goodEntries);
     };
-    return {{Sync(onSetup), storage}};
+    return {Sync(onSetup)};
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
index 184c5cfd74a..adfd6bdd26d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
@@ -4253,14 +4253,13 @@ static RunConfiguration *runConfigurationForDisplayName(const QString &displayNa
     });
 }
 
+using namespace Tasking;
+
 static LocatorMatcherTasks runConfigurationMatchers(const RunAcceptor &acceptor)
 {
-    using namespace Tasking;
-
-    Storage<LocatorStorage> storage;
-
-    const auto onSetup = [storage, acceptor] {
-        const QString input = storage->input();
+    const auto onSetup = [acceptor] {
+        const LocatorStorage &storage = *LocatorStorage::storage();
+        const QString input = storage.input();
         const Target *target = ProjectManager::startupTarget();
         if (!target)
             return;
@@ -4280,9 +4279,9 @@ static LocatorMatcherTasks runConfigurationMatchers(const RunAcceptor &acceptor)
                 entries.append(entry);
             }
         }
-        storage->reportOutput(entries);
+        storage.reportOutput(entries);
     };
-    return {{Sync(onSetup), storage}};
+    return {Sync(onSetup)};
 }
 
 static void runAcceptor(RunConfiguration *config)
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmljsfunctionfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmljsfunctionfilter.cpp
index c6f8dfa4fd0..21915e7be92 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmljsfunctionfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmljsfunctionfilter.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 using namespace Core;
 using namespace QmlJSTools::Internal;
+using namespace Tasking;
 using namespace Utils;
 
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(LocatorData::Entry)
@@ -74,13 +75,9 @@ static void matches(QPromise<void> &promise, const LocatorStorage &storage,
 
 LocatorMatcherTasks QmlJSFunctionsFilter::matchers()
 {
-    using namespace Tasking;
-
-    Storage<LocatorStorage> storage;
-
-    const auto onSetup = [storage, entries = m_data->entries()](Async<void> &async) {
-        async.setConcurrentCallData(matches, *storage, entries);
+    const auto onSetup = [entries = m_data->entries()](Async<void> &async) {
+        async.setConcurrentCallData(matches, *LocatorStorage::storage(), entries);
     };
 
-    return {{AsyncTask<void>(onSetup), storage}};
+    return {AsyncTask<void>(onSetup)};
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/bookmarkfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/bookmarkfilter.cpp
index 0938a0e81b8..f03b9f21902 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/bookmarkfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/bookmarkfilter.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <utils/algorithm.h>
 
 using namespace Core;
+using namespace Tasking;
 using namespace Utils;
 
 namespace TextEditor::Internal {
@@ -36,12 +37,11 @@ private:
 
 LocatorMatcherTasks BookmarkFilter::matchers()
 {
-    using namespace Tasking;
-
-    Storage<LocatorStorage> storage;
-
-    const auto onSetup = [this, storage] { storage->reportOutput(match(storage->input())); };
-    return {{Sync(onSetup), storage}};
+    const auto onSetup = [this] {
+        const LocatorStorage &storage = *LocatorStorage::storage();
+        storage.reportOutput(match(storage.input()));
+    };
+    return {Sync(onSetup)};
 }
 
 LocatorFilterEntries BookmarkFilter::match(const QString &input) const
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/linenumberfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/linenumberfilter.cpp
index b532313330c..3d2bf792060 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/linenumberfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/linenumberfilter.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.h>
 
 using namespace Core;
+using namespace Tasking;
 using namespace Utils;
 
 namespace TextEditor::Internal {
@@ -29,12 +30,9 @@ public:
 private:
     LocatorMatcherTasks matchers() final
     {
-        using namespace Tasking;
-
-        Storage<LocatorStorage> storage;
-
-        const auto onSetup = [storage] {
-            const QStringList lineAndColumn = storage->input().split(':');
+        const auto onSetup = [] {
+            const LocatorStorage &storage = *LocatorStorage::storage();
+            const QStringList lineAndColumn = storage.input().split(':');
             int sectionCount = lineAndColumn.size();
             int line = 0;
             int column = 0;
@@ -64,10 +62,10 @@ private:
                     EditorManager::activateEditor(editor);
                     return AcceptResult();
                 };
-                storage->reportOutput({entry});
+                storage.reportOutput({entry});
             }
         };
-        return {{Sync(onSetup), storage}};
+        return {Sync(onSetup)};
     }
 };