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[DOCS][NARRATOR] Architecture Diagram: Zero-GC Panama Off-Heap Memory Lifecycle & WAL #855

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Summary

One of Spector's most impressive engineering feats is storing millions of vector engrams in native off-heap memory using Java 25's Foreign Function & Memory (FFM) API with zero Garbage Collection pauses.

We need an architectural sequence diagram illustrating the lifecycle of a memory block:

  1. Arena Allocation (Arena.ofShared())
  2. Ingestion & WAL Append (synchronous durability)
  3. Direct Memory Segment Write (Panama MemorySegment)
  4. Recycled or Compaction Lifecycle

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  • Add visual Mermaid sequence diagrams to docs/kernel/wal-recovery.md and docs/kernel/bundles.md.

Acceptance Criteria

  • Accurate representation of Panama off-heap memory semantics.
  • Render tested with MkDocs Material.

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    area:storageWAL off-heap blocksaudience:narratorTargeted for multimedia creators, animators & narratorsdoc:multimediaVisual diagrams, video scripts, audio walk-throughsdocumentationImprovements or additions to documentationeffort:smallEstimated effort: 1-2 hoursgood first issueGood for newcomershelp wantedExtra attention is needed

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