# Design Documents

Internal design proposals, technical specifications, and performance analysis.

## Active Proposals

- [Ideas for Test Projects](ideas-for-test-projects.md) - Design for mrrc-testbed with real-world data testing

## Research & Analysis

- [Assessing Potential Research](ASSESSING_POTENTIAL_RESEARCH.md) - Research directions and opportunities
- [Optimization Proposal](OPTIMIZATION_PROPOSAL.md) - Performance optimization strategies
- [Writer Backend Performance](WRITER_BACKEND_PERFORMANCE.md) - Writer backend performance analysis

## Performance Profiling

- [Profiling Guide](../contributing/profiling.md) - How to run local CPU/flamegraph profiling

Earlier point-in-time profiling investigations and results (2026-01/02) are archived under `docs/history/profiling/`.
