docs: scaling dive 2026-05 (closes Phase 2 of #7756)#7765

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docs: scaling dive 2026-05 — first numbers-backed answer to #7756

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docs(scaling-dive): rewrite with cliff-finding + Qodo fixes

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docs(scaling-dive): add lever-8 negative result + methodology noise caveat
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docs(scaling-dive): triple-run noise envelope + honest re-evaluation

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docs(scaling-dive): close #7769 in the doc + update recommendations

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docs(scaling-dive): N=3 re-eval of lever 3 + add lever 8b (flush defer)

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docs(scaling-dive): add lever 9 (SessionManager throw fix #7775)

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docs(scaling-dive): add N=3 measured numbers for lever 9 (#7775)

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docs(scaling-dive): #7775+#7776 stacked = -12% to -20% CPU, cliff moves

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docs(scaling-dive): scope worker-thread first cut for applyToText

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docs(scaling-dive): per-call worker-thread offload falsified

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docs(scaling-dive): link #7780 (room-broadcast fan-out) as next lever after worker-thread falsification
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docs(scaling-dive): tiered roadmap for future effort

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docs(scaling-dive): clarify Tier 3 ecosystem impact (clients + plugins)

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docs(scaling-dive): split horizontal scaling into 6a (proxy shard) + 6b (cluster)

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