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+# M03-RND-M2-MESH-RESOURCE-CACHE-001 — M2 mesh resource cache state
+
+<!-- OPENWC_CLAIM:M03-RND-M2-MESH-RESOURCE-CACHE-001:sindo-main-codex:2026-07-20 -->
+
+## Ownership
+
+- Target: M03
+- Program: RND
+- Owner/Agent ID: sindo-main-codex
+- Branch: `work/sindo-main-codex/m03-m2-mesh-resource-cache`
+- Lease expires UTC: 2026-07-20
+- Integrator: M03 milestone integrator
+
+## Outcome
+
+Extract the normalized-path to static M2 Mesh resource cache from
+`StreamingWorldLoader`, preserving lookup, replacement, shutdown lifetime and
+all existing cache consumers.
+
+## Non-goals
+
+- Own the shared M2 missing-path cache or animated/prototype node caches.
+- Call ResourceLoader, extract Meshes from Resources or select cache paths.
+- Prepare, rebuild or materialize M2 Meshes.
+- Change cache formats, material refresh, animation or visible behavior.
+
+## Paths
+
+- Exclusive: `src/render/m2/m2_mesh_resource_cache_state.gd`,
+  `src/tools/verify_m2_mesh_resource_cache_state.gd`,
+  `docs/modules/m2-mesh-resource-cache-state.md`, this claim
+- Shared/hotspots: `src/scenes/streaming/streaming_world_loader.gd`,
+  `docs/modules/world-renderer.md`, `docs/modules/README.md`, `RENDER.md`,
+  `targets/03-renderer-facade.md`
+- Generated/ignored: `.godot`, native DLL, generated M2 resources, caches and
+  proprietary renderer corpus
+
+## Contracts and data
+
+- Non-empty normalized M2 paths map to at most one Mesh resource reference.
+- Store replaces the previous reference for the same path.
+- Lookup returns the exact retained Mesh reference; unknown/empty paths return null.
+- Clear releases all cache references only at the existing final-shutdown site.
+- Shared missing/prototype/animated caches remain loader-owned and unchanged.
+
+## Dependencies
+
+- Requires: accepted mesh load pipeline package on master `ef782d1`
+- Blocks: isolated M2 Mesh resource finalizer extraction
+- External state: none; verification uses synthetic Mesh resources
+
+## Verification
+
+- Commands: dedicated validation/store/replace/lookup/clear/source/timing
+  verifier; mesh pipeline/classifier/material/shutdown/M2 build/facade/internal-
+  access/manifest, documentation and coordination gates
+- Fixtures: synthetic ArrayMesh resources and normalized paths
+- Fidelity evidence: exact cache call-site and shutdown lifetime preservation
+- Performance budget: 100 cycles over 256 store/lookup entries under 1 second
+
+## Documentation deliverables
+
+- Inline public API docs
+- Module specification with inputs/outputs, ownership and source map
+- Data-flow, lifecycle/state and dependency diagrams
+- World-renderer, module registry and RENDER status updates
+
+## Simplicity and naming
+
+- Important name introduced: `M2MeshResourceCacheState`
+- Simplest solution: one RefCounted with one typed-purpose Dictionary
+- Rejected complexity: generic resource cache, missing-state merger, eviction,
+  signals, callbacks or materialization ownership
+- Unavoidable complexity: none beyond retaining engine Resource references
+- Measured optimization evidence: bounded synthetic store/lookup loop
+
+## Status
+
+- State: claimed
+- Done: all Mesh cache read/write/clear sites identified
+- Next: implement cache state, migrate adapters, verify and document
+- Blocked by:
+
+## Handoff
+
+- Commit:
+- Results:
+- Remaining risks:
+- Documentation updated: