diff --git a/.planning/v15-strategic-plan.md b/.planning/v15-strategic-plan.md
index a474eb650..15785e2a3 100644
--- a/.planning/v15-strategic-plan.md
+++ b/.planning/v15-strategic-plan.md
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ navigates to a feature that needs it (R-F §2.5 option 2).
 | Categorisation shape | UI-side TypeScript overlay `src/lib/measurements/categories.ts`, NOT a DB column | R-F §4 |
 | Sleep storage shape | Per-stage rows (5-axis unique key) — no split into `SLEEP_DEEP` / `SLEEP_REM` / etc. enum entries | R-F open Q #6 |
 | Web freeze trigger | v1.4.34 tag on `main` (after the Apple Health XML import lands) | This plan §2, R2 |
+| v1.4.34 ships web-freeze marker | tag on main | this plan §2 |
 | v1.5 release shape | Version-bump-only marker the day after iOS clears Apple review. All functional work lands incrementally in v1.4.29 → v1.4.34. | Maintainer directive 2026-05-16 |
 | Web patch sequence | v1.4.29 polish → v1.4.29.1 step hotfix → v1.4.30 iOS-coordinated foundation (Daily-Stats + SyncMode) → v1.4.30.1 categories endpoint + conflict-resolution lock → v1.4.31 toggles + insights blocking + Coolify auto-deploy → v1.4.32 Tier 1 wave A → v1.4.33 Tier 1 wave B → v1.4.34 freeze | This plan §2, maintainer directive 2026-05-16 + R1 + R2 |
 | Apple Health XML import slot | v1.4.34 (before freeze) | R2 + maintainer 2026-05-16 |
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aff900daa..3fceed982 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@
   imports on behalf of a target user (cookie-only `requireAdmin()`
   gate; Bearer tokens never elevate).
 
+### Web freeze
+
+v1.4.34 marks the last functional release of the web codebase before
+the iOS native client launches. Subsequent v1.4.x tags carry security
+fixes, dependency bumps, and hotfix-only corrections. New feature work
+is paused until the iOS app clears Apple review, at which point a
+v1.5.0 version-bump-only release tags the milestone.
+
 ## [1.4.33] — 2026-05-17 — Polish and reliability
 
 Quality-leap release between two HealthKit milestones. The headline is
diff --git a/prisma/schema.prisma b/prisma/schema.prisma
index 1f30aa215..af7930d28 100644
--- a/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// v1.4.34 web-freeze. Schema is locked additive-only until iOS launch
+// + v1.5.0 marker. See .planning/v15-strategic-plan.md §2.
+
 generator client {
   provider = "prisma-client"
   output   = "../src/generated/prisma"
diff --git a/src/lib/cache/__tests__/invalidate.test.ts b/src/lib/cache/__tests__/invalidate.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..283bc1c8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/cache/__tests__/invalidate.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+/**
+ * Unit tests for the per-user invalidation helpers — every helper
+ * evicts the matching `caches.*` bucket and leaves unrelated entries
+ * intact.
+ */
+
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import {
+  __resetAllCachesForTests,
+  cached,
+  caches,
+} from "../server-cache";
+import {
+  invalidateAppSettings,
+  invalidateUserDashboardWidgets,
+  invalidateUserMeasurements,
+  invalidateUserMedications,
+  invalidateUserMood,
+} from "../invalidate";
+
+const USER_A = "user-a";
+const USER_B = "user-b";
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  __resetAllCachesForTests();
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  __resetAllCachesForTests();
+});
+
+async function primeAllCaches(): Promise<void> {
+  // Analytics keys carry a slice suffix; the prefix-match must include
+  // the pipe so user-1 doesn't match user-10 in production traffic.
+  await cached(caches.analytics, `${USER_A}|default`, async () => ({ a: 1 }));
+  await cached(caches.analytics, `${USER_A}|summaries`, async () => ({ a: 2 }));
+  await cached(caches.analytics, `${USER_B}|default`, async () => ({ b: 1 }));
+
+  await cached(caches.medications, USER_A, async () => ({ m: 1 }));
+  await cached(caches.medications, USER_B, async () => ({ m: 2 }));
+
+  await cached(caches.medicationsIntake, `${USER_A}|compliance|30`, async () => ({
+    c: 1,
+  }));
+  await cached(caches.medicationsIntake, `${USER_B}|compliance|30`, async () => ({
+    c: 2,
+  }));
+
+  await cached(caches.achievements, USER_A, async () => ({ ach: 1 }));
+  await cached(caches.achievements, USER_B, async () => ({ ach: 2 }));
+
+  await cached(caches.workouts, `${USER_A}|3|0||`, async () => ({ w: 1 }));
+  await cached(caches.workouts, `${USER_B}|3|0||`, async () => ({ w: 2 }));
+
+  await cached(caches.moodAnalytics, USER_A, async () => ({ mood: 1 }));
+  await cached(caches.moodAnalytics, USER_B, async () => ({ mood: 2 }));
+
+  await cached(caches.dashboardWidgets, USER_A, async () => ({ d: 1 }));
+  await cached(caches.dashboardWidgets, USER_B, async () => ({ d: 2 }));
+
+  await cached(caches.bugreportStatus, "singleton", async () => ({ s: 1 }));
+}
+
+describe("invalidateUserMeasurements", () => {
+  it("evicts analytics + achievements + workouts for the target user only", async () => {
+    await primeAllCaches();
+    invalidateUserMeasurements(USER_A);
+
+    expect(caches.analytics.get(`${USER_A}|default`)).toBeNull();
+    expect(caches.analytics.get(`${USER_A}|summaries`)).toBeNull();
+    expect(caches.achievements.get(USER_A)).toBeNull();
+    expect(caches.workouts.get(`${USER_A}|3|0||`)).toBeNull();
+
+    // User B's caches untouched.
+    expect(caches.analytics.get(`${USER_B}|default`)).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(caches.achievements.get(USER_B)).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(caches.workouts.get(`${USER_B}|3|0||`)).not.toBeNull();
+
+    // Mood-analytics not touched by a measurement write.
+    expect(caches.moodAnalytics.get(USER_A)).not.toBeNull();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("invalidateUserMood", () => {
+  it("evicts mood-analytics + achievements + analytics", async () => {
+    await primeAllCaches();
+    invalidateUserMood(USER_A);
+
+    expect(caches.moodAnalytics.get(USER_A)).toBeNull();
+    expect(caches.achievements.get(USER_A)).toBeNull();
+    expect(caches.analytics.get(`${USER_A}|default`)).toBeNull();
+    expect(caches.moodAnalytics.get(USER_B)).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(caches.analytics.get(`${USER_B}|default`)).not.toBeNull();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("invalidateUserMedications", () => {
+  it("evicts medications + medications-intake + achievements", async () => {
+    await primeAllCaches();
+    invalidateUserMedications(USER_A);
+
+    expect(caches.medications.get(USER_A)).toBeNull();
+    expect(caches.medicationsIntake.get(`${USER_A}|compliance|30`)).toBeNull();
+    expect(caches.achievements.get(USER_A)).toBeNull();
+    expect(caches.medications.get(USER_B)).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(caches.medicationsIntake.get(`${USER_B}|compliance|30`)).not.toBeNull();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("invalidateUserDashboardWidgets", () => {
+  it("evicts only the dashboardWidgets bucket for the target user", async () => {
+    await primeAllCaches();
+    invalidateUserDashboardWidgets(USER_A);
+    expect(caches.dashboardWidgets.get(USER_A)).toBeNull();
+    expect(caches.dashboardWidgets.get(USER_B)).not.toBeNull();
+    // Sibling caches untouched.
+    expect(caches.analytics.get(`${USER_A}|default`)).not.toBeNull();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("invalidateAppSettings", () => {
+  it("evicts the entire bug-report status cache (singleton row)", async () => {
+    await primeAllCaches();
+    invalidateAppSettings();
+    expect(caches.bugreportStatus.get("singleton")).toBeNull();
+    // Per-user caches untouched.
+    expect(caches.analytics.get(`${USER_A}|default`)).not.toBeNull();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/cache/__tests__/server-cache.test.ts b/src/lib/cache/__tests__/server-cache.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..50e0c2f51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/cache/__tests__/server-cache.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,232 @@
+/**
+ * Unit tests for the `ServerCache<T>` primitive — LRU ordering, TTL
+ * expiry, capacity-cap eviction, prefix delete, single-flight
+ * coalescing, builder-rejection cleanup, and the `cached()` wrapper's
+ * observability annotation.
+ */
+
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import {
+  __resetAllCachesForTests,
+  cached,
+  caches,
+  hashCacheKey,
+  ServerCache,
+} from "../server-cache";
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  __resetAllCachesForTests();
+  vi.useRealTimers();
+});
+
+describe("ServerCache.get / set", () => {
+  it("returns the stored value within TTL", () => {
+    const cache = new ServerCache<string>({ maxEntries: 4, ttlMs: 60_000 });
+    cache.set("k", "v");
+    expect(cache.get("k")).toBe("v");
+  });
+
+  it("returns null when the key is absent", () => {
+    const cache = new ServerCache<string>({ maxEntries: 4, ttlMs: 60_000 });
+    expect(cache.get("missing")).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("expires entries past the TTL", () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    const cache = new ServerCache<string>({ maxEntries: 4, ttlMs: 1000 });
+    cache.set("k", "v");
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(999);
+    expect(cache.get("k")).toBe("v");
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(2);
+    expect(cache.get("k")).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("ServerCache LRU eviction", () => {
+  it("evicts the oldest entry on capacity overflow", () => {
+    const cache = new ServerCache<number>({ maxEntries: 3, ttlMs: 60_000 });
+    cache.set("a", 1);
+    cache.set("b", 2);
+    cache.set("c", 3);
+    cache.set("d", 4); // evicts "a"
+    expect(cache.get("a")).toBeNull();
+    expect(cache.get("b")).toBe(2);
+    expect(cache.get("c")).toBe(3);
+    expect(cache.get("d")).toBe(4);
+    expect(cache.stats().evictions).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  it("touches on read so least-recently-used is evicted", () => {
+    const cache = new ServerCache<number>({ maxEntries: 3, ttlMs: 60_000 });
+    cache.set("a", 1);
+    cache.set("b", 2);
+    cache.set("c", 3);
+    // Touch "a" — now "b" is the oldest.
+    expect(cache.get("a")).toBe(1);
+    cache.set("d", 4); // evicts "b"
+    expect(cache.get("a")).toBe(1);
+    expect(cache.get("b")).toBeNull();
+    expect(cache.get("c")).toBe(3);
+    expect(cache.get("d")).toBe(4);
+  });
+
+  it("re-setting an existing key does not count toward eviction", () => {
+    const cache = new ServerCache<number>({ maxEntries: 2, ttlMs: 60_000 });
+    cache.set("a", 1);
+    cache.set("b", 2);
+    cache.set("a", 99); // overwrite, no eviction
+    expect(cache.stats().evictions).toBe(0);
+    expect(cache.get("a")).toBe(99);
+    expect(cache.get("b")).toBe(2);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("ServerCache.deleteByPrefix", () => {
+  it("removes every key with a matching prefix", () => {
+    const cache = new ServerCache<number>({ maxEntries: 16, ttlMs: 60_000 });
+    cache.set("user-1|analytics", 1);
+    cache.set("user-1|workouts", 2);
+    cache.set("user-2|analytics", 3);
+    const removed = cache.deleteByPrefix("user-1|");
+    expect(removed).toBe(2);
+    expect(cache.get("user-1|analytics")).toBeNull();
+    expect(cache.get("user-1|workouts")).toBeNull();
+    expect(cache.get("user-2|analytics")).toBe(3);
+  });
+
+  it("returns 0 when no keys match", () => {
+    const cache = new ServerCache<number>({ maxEntries: 16, ttlMs: 60_000 });
+    cache.set("user-1|analytics", 1);
+    expect(cache.deleteByPrefix("user-99|")).toBe(0);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("ServerCache.wrap single-flight", () => {
+  it("calls the builder once for two concurrent reads of the same key", async () => {
+    const cache = new ServerCache<string>({ maxEntries: 4, ttlMs: 60_000 });
+    let callCount = 0;
+    let resolveBuilder: ((value: string) => void) | null = null;
+    const builder = vi.fn(
+      () =>
+        new Promise<string>((resolve) => {
+          callCount += 1;
+          resolveBuilder = resolve;
+        }),
+    );
+
+    const first = cache.wrap("k", builder);
+    const second = cache.wrap("k", builder);
+
+    // Both reads have landed before the builder resolves.
+    expect(callCount).toBe(1);
+    resolveBuilder!("built");
+
+    const [firstResult, secondResult] = await Promise.all([first, second]);
+    expect(firstResult.value).toBe("built");
+    expect(firstResult.outcome).toBe("miss");
+    expect(secondResult.value).toBe("built");
+    expect(secondResult.outcome).toBe("stampede");
+    expect(builder).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(cache.stats().stampedes).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  it("returns the cached value as a hit on the third read", async () => {
+    const cache = new ServerCache<string>({ maxEntries: 4, ttlMs: 60_000 });
+    const builder = vi.fn(async () => "built");
+    await cache.wrap("k", builder);
+    const third = await cache.wrap("k", builder);
+    expect(third.value).toBe("built");
+    expect(third.outcome).toBe("hit");
+    expect(builder).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(cache.stats().hits).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  it("clears the pending slot on builder rejection so the next call retries", async () => {
+    const cache = new ServerCache<string>({ maxEntries: 4, ttlMs: 60_000 });
+    let attempt = 0;
+    const builder = vi.fn(async () => {
+      attempt += 1;
+      if (attempt === 1) throw new Error("transient");
+      return "ok";
+    });
+
+    await expect(cache.wrap("k", builder)).rejects.toThrow("transient");
+    const next = await cache.wrap("k", builder);
+    expect(next.value).toBe("ok");
+    expect(next.outcome).toBe("miss");
+    expect(builder).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("cached() observability wrapper", () => {
+  it("annotates hit / miss outcome and a hashed key", async () => {
+    const cache = new ServerCache<string>({
+      name: "test",
+      maxEntries: 4,
+      ttlMs: 60_000,
+    });
+    const annotate = vi.fn();
+    const builder = vi.fn(async () => "v");
+
+    await cached(cache, "user-1|default", builder, annotate);
+    expect(annotate).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      meta: {
+        "cache.test.outcome": "miss",
+        "cache.test.key_hash": hashCacheKey("user-1|default"),
+      },
+    });
+
+    annotate.mockClear();
+    await cached(cache, "user-1|default", builder, annotate);
+    expect(annotate).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      meta: expect.objectContaining({
+        "cache.test.outcome": "hit",
+      }),
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("no-ops the annotation when no annotator is passed", async () => {
+    const cache = new ServerCache<string>({ maxEntries: 4, ttlMs: 60_000 });
+    const value = await cached(cache, "k", async () => "v");
+    expect(value).toBe("v");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("global cache registry", () => {
+  it("exposes the eight blueprint caches as module-scope singletons", () => {
+    expect(caches.analytics).toBeDefined();
+    expect(caches.medications).toBeDefined();
+    expect(caches.achievements).toBeDefined();
+    expect(caches.dashboardWidgets).toBeDefined();
+    expect(caches.bugreportStatus).toBeDefined();
+    expect(caches.workouts).toBeDefined();
+    expect(caches.medicationsIntake).toBeDefined();
+    expect(caches.moodAnalytics).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
+  it("__resetAllCachesForTests clears every registry instance", async () => {
+    await cached(caches.analytics, "user-1|default", async () => ({ ok: 1 }));
+    expect(caches.analytics.stats().size).toBe(1);
+    __resetAllCachesForTests();
+    expect(caches.analytics.stats().size).toBe(0);
+    expect(caches.analytics.stats().hits).toBe(0);
+    expect(caches.analytics.stats().misses).toBe(0);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("hashCacheKey", () => {
+  it("is deterministic and unsigned 32-bit", () => {
+    const h1 = hashCacheKey("user-1|default");
+    const h2 = hashCacheKey("user-1|default");
+    expect(h1).toBe(h2);
+    expect(h1).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+    expect(h1).toBeLessThanOrEqual(0xffffffff);
+  });
+
+  it("distinguishes near-identical keys", () => {
+    expect(hashCacheKey("user-1|default")).not.toBe(
+      hashCacheKey("user-2|default"),
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/cache/invalidate.ts b/src/lib/cache/invalidate.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e8f57997
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/cache/invalidate.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/**
+ * v1.4.34 IW-G — per-user cache invalidation helpers.
+ *
+ * Each write endpoint that touches a measurement / mood / medication /
+ * dashboard-widget row calls the matching helper after its successful
+ * database commit. The helpers walk the affected `caches.*` maps and
+ * delete every key whose `userId` prefix matches.
+ *
+ * The "evict the whole user-bucket" stance is intentional: a redundant
+ * eviction costs the next reader one cache miss (cheap, the row's
+ * already paginated and the snapshot LRU sits behind), but an
+ * under-eviction surfaces stale data which is the directive's failure
+ * mode. The full per-write → per-cache fan-out is documented in the
+ * blueprint §6 (`.planning/research/v1434-r-cache-aggregation.md`).
+ *
+ * The helpers are intentionally synchronous — they do `Map.delete()`
+ * over a bounded entry set, which is cheap enough to run inline before
+ * the write endpoint's `apiSuccess()` return. No `await` overhead.
+ */
+
+import { caches } from "./server-cache";
+
+/**
+ * Invalidate every cache that may reflect a user's measurement set.
+ *
+ * Covers: analytics aggregate, achievement progress, workouts cache.
+ * Mood-analytics is invalidated separately via `invalidateUserMood`
+ * because mood writes don't change measurement rows.
+ */
+export function invalidateUserMeasurements(userId: string): void {
+  caches.analytics.deleteByPrefix(`${userId}|`);
+  caches.achievements.deleteByPrefix(userId);
+  caches.workouts.deleteByPrefix(`${userId}|`);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Invalidate every cache that may reflect a user's mood entries.
+ *
+ * Mood writes also dirty the analytics aggregate (correlations runner
+ * pairs mood × pulse) and achievement progress (consistent-month / mood
+ * badges).
+ */
+export function invalidateUserMood(userId: string): void {
+  caches.moodAnalytics.deleteByPrefix(userId);
+  caches.achievements.deleteByPrefix(userId);
+  caches.analytics.deleteByPrefix(`${userId}|`);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Invalidate every cache that may reflect a user's medication state.
+ *
+ * Covers the medications cache, the medication-intake compliance cache
+ * (cached daily), and achievement progress.
+ */
+export function invalidateUserMedications(userId: string): void {
+  caches.medications.deleteByPrefix(userId);
+  caches.medicationsIntake.deleteByPrefix(`${userId}|`);
+  caches.achievements.deleteByPrefix(userId);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Invalidate the dashboard-widget layout cache for a single user.
+ *
+ * Called from the dashboard-widgets PUT / DELETE endpoints when the
+ * user reorders / disables a tile.
+ */
+export function invalidateUserDashboardWidgets(userId: string): void {
+  caches.dashboardWidgets.deleteByPrefix(userId);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Global eviction of the bug-report-status cache.
+ *
+ * The cache is keyed on the singleton `"singleton"` slot because the
+ * underlying data is a row in `AppSettings`. Any admin write to the
+ * GitHub-token / bug-report-enabled fields invalidates the entire
+ * cache; the per-user `isAdmin` flag is layered on at request time, so
+ * the cache itself only stores role-agnostic shape.
+ */
+export function invalidateAppSettings(): void {
+  caches.bugreportStatus.deleteByPrefix("");
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/cache/server-cache.ts b/src/lib/cache/server-cache.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..737ef9ba3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/cache/server-cache.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,299 @@
+/**
+ * v1.4.34 IW-G — in-process LRU + single-flight server cache.
+ *
+ * Generalises the v1.4.33 Coach snapshot cache shape
+ * (`src/lib/ai/coach/snapshot.ts:292-336`, commit `af17db5d`) into a
+ * reusable primitive. Same recipe: `Map<string, { expiresAt, value }>`
+ * gives us insertion-order iteration for LRU touch, a hard cap on
+ * entries to bound memory, and a `pending` map so concurrent reads of
+ * the same cold key fan into a single builder call.
+ *
+ * Design notes:
+ *
+ *   - LRU touch is `delete + set` so re-insertion moves the key to the
+ *     end of the Map's iteration order. Eviction reads the first key
+ *     (least-recently-touched) via `map.keys().next().value`.
+ *
+ *   - `wrap(key, builder)` is the only public read path. Misses register
+ *     the in-flight promise on `pending` before awaiting the builder so
+ *     a second caller for the same key inside the build window awaits
+ *     the same promise instead of starting a duplicate read. Rejected
+ *     promises remove themselves from `pending` so a transient failure
+ *     doesn't poison the key.
+ *
+ *   - Metrics are per-instance: hits, misses, evictions, stampedes (a
+ *     caller that hit the single-flight join), and capacity (current
+ *     entry count). Read these via `stats()` for the wide-event
+ *     annotations the route handlers attach to each request.
+ *
+ *   - The cache is process-local. A multi-instance Coolify deploy keeps
+ *     each container's cache isolated; the TTL bounds the staleness
+ *     window. The Redis migration path is sketched in the blueprint
+ *     (`.planning/research/v1434-r-cache-aggregation.md` §7).
+ *
+ *   - `__resetForTests()` matches the snapshot pattern's escape hatch so
+ *     vitest's afterEach can clear every instance between tests without
+ *     reaching into the private `Map`.
+ */
+
+export interface ServerCacheOptions {
+  /** Hard cap on entries. Oldest entry is evicted on overflow. */
+  readonly maxEntries: number;
+  /** Time-to-live in milliseconds. Expired entries miss on read. */
+  readonly ttlMs: number;
+  /**
+   * Optional name for observability — surfaced in `stats().name` so the
+   * wide-event meta keys can carry the cache identity without the
+   * caller having to remember which `caches.*` instance it pulled.
+   */
+  readonly name?: string;
+}
+
+export interface ServerCacheStats {
+  readonly name: string;
+  readonly size: number;
+  readonly hits: number;
+  readonly misses: number;
+  readonly evictions: number;
+  readonly stampedes: number;
+}
+
+export class ServerCache<T> {
+  private readonly map = new Map<string, { expiresAt: number; value: T }>();
+  private readonly pending = new Map<string, Promise<T>>();
+  private hits = 0;
+  private misses = 0;
+  private evictions = 0;
+  private stampedes = 0;
+
+  constructor(private readonly opts: ServerCacheOptions) {}
+
+  /**
+   * Read a key. Returns null on miss, expired entry, or absent entry.
+   * Side effect: an expired entry is removed; a live entry is
+   * LRU-touched (re-inserted) so subsequent reads keep it warm.
+   *
+   * Does NOT increment `hits`/`misses` — those live on the
+   * `wrap()` path because the bare `get` is also called from tests
+   * and from the test escape hatch.
+   */
+  get(key: string): T | null {
+    const entry = this.map.get(key);
+    if (!entry) return null;
+    if (entry.expiresAt <= Date.now()) {
+      this.map.delete(key);
+      return null;
+    }
+    // LRU touch — re-insertion moves the key to the end of the Map's
+    // iteration order (which is the most-recently-used end).
+    this.map.delete(key);
+    this.map.set(key, entry);
+    return entry.value;
+  }
+
+  /** Insert or overwrite. Evicts the oldest entry if the cap is hit. */
+  set(key: string, value: T): void {
+    // The key might already exist (eviction-by-set is a write through
+    // the same slot — no cap eviction needed). Delete-then-set to keep
+    // the LRU ordering predictable.
+    if (this.map.has(key)) {
+      this.map.delete(key);
+    } else if (this.map.size >= this.opts.maxEntries) {
+      const oldest = this.map.keys().next().value;
+      if (oldest !== undefined) {
+        this.map.delete(oldest);
+        this.evictions += 1;
+      }
+    }
+    this.map.set(key, {
+      expiresAt: Date.now() + this.opts.ttlMs,
+      value,
+    });
+  }
+
+  /** Single-key eviction. Returns true when the key was present. */
+  delete(key: string): boolean {
+    return this.map.delete(key);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Bulk eviction. Removes every entry whose key starts with `prefix`.
+   * Returns the count of removed entries.
+   *
+   * The invalidation helpers in `./invalidate.ts` use this to flush an
+   * entire user-bucket from a cache without having to enumerate every
+   * possible cache-key variant the user might have warmed.
+   */
+  deleteByPrefix(prefix: string): number {
+    let removed = 0;
+    for (const key of this.map.keys()) {
+      if (key.startsWith(prefix)) {
+        this.map.delete(key);
+        removed += 1;
+      }
+    }
+    return removed;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Read-through + single-flight. On a live hit, returns the cached
+   * value. On a miss, either joins an in-flight builder (single-flight)
+   * or kicks off a new builder, stores the result, and returns it.
+   *
+   * Builder rejections do NOT poison the cache — the `pending` entry
+   * is removed on reject so the next caller retries.
+   */
+  async wrap(key: string, builder: () => Promise<T>): Promise<{
+    value: T;
+    outcome: "hit" | "miss" | "stampede";
+  }> {
+    const live = this.get(key);
+    if (live !== null) {
+      this.hits += 1;
+      return { value: live, outcome: "hit" };
+    }
+
+    const inFlight = this.pending.get(key);
+    if (inFlight) {
+      this.stampedes += 1;
+      const value = await inFlight;
+      return { value, outcome: "stampede" };
+    }
+
+    this.misses += 1;
+    const promise = builder()
+      .then((value) => {
+        this.set(key, value);
+        return value;
+      })
+      .finally(() => {
+        this.pending.delete(key);
+      });
+    this.pending.set(key, promise);
+    const value = await promise;
+    return { value, outcome: "miss" };
+  }
+
+  /** Snapshot of per-instance counters for the wide-event annotation. */
+  stats(): ServerCacheStats {
+    return {
+      name: this.opts.name ?? "unnamed",
+      size: this.map.size,
+      hits: this.hits,
+      misses: this.misses,
+      evictions: this.evictions,
+      stampedes: this.stampedes,
+    };
+  }
+
+  /** Reset every counter + entry. Test-only escape hatch. */
+  __resetForTests(): void {
+    this.map.clear();
+    this.pending.clear();
+    this.hits = 0;
+    this.misses = 0;
+    this.evictions = 0;
+    this.stampedes = 0;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Per-route cache instances. Module-scope so every request lands in the
+ * same `Map`. Sizes match the blueprint §5 table.
+ *
+ * The blueprint's full eight-cache roster is provisioned so future
+ * rounds can wire the remaining routes (`/api/medications`,
+ * `/api/dashboard/widgets`, `/api/bugreport/status`, `/api/workouts`,
+ * `/api/mood/analytics`) without churning the helper module.
+ */
+export const caches = {
+  analytics: new ServerCache<unknown>({
+    name: "analytics",
+    maxEntries: 1000,
+    ttlMs: 60_000,
+  }),
+  medications: new ServerCache<unknown>({
+    name: "medications",
+    maxEntries: 1000,
+    ttlMs: 60_000,
+  }),
+  achievements: new ServerCache<unknown>({
+    name: "achievements",
+    maxEntries: 1000,
+    ttlMs: 60_000,
+  }),
+  dashboardWidgets: new ServerCache<unknown>({
+    name: "dashboardWidgets",
+    maxEntries: 500,
+    ttlMs: 300_000,
+  }),
+  bugreportStatus: new ServerCache<unknown>({
+    name: "bugreportStatus",
+    maxEntries: 10,
+    ttlMs: 600_000,
+  }),
+  workouts: new ServerCache<unknown>({
+    name: "workouts",
+    maxEntries: 1000,
+    ttlMs: 60_000,
+  }),
+  medicationsIntake: new ServerCache<unknown>({
+    name: "medicationsIntake",
+    maxEntries: 1000,
+    ttlMs: 900_000,
+  }),
+  moodAnalytics: new ServerCache<unknown>({
+    name: "moodAnalytics",
+    maxEntries: 1000,
+    ttlMs: 60_000,
+  }),
+} as const;
+
+/**
+ * Non-reversible 32-bit hash of the cache key. Used in wide-event meta
+ * so we can correlate hit / miss patterns without leaking the raw
+ * userId portion of the key into logs.
+ *
+ * djb2 — public domain, two lines, matches the blueprint §8 sketch.
+ */
+export function hashCacheKey(key: string): number {
+  let hash = 5381;
+  for (let i = 0; i < key.length; i += 1) {
+    hash = ((hash << 5) + hash + key.charCodeAt(i)) | 0;
+  }
+  return hash >>> 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Read-through wrapper that also annotates the active wide-event with
+ * the cache hit / miss / stampede outcome and a key hash. Matches the
+ * observability contract in the blueprint §8.
+ *
+ * Falls back gracefully when no logging context is active (the
+ * `annotate()` call is a no-op outside of `apiHandler`).
+ */
+export async function cached<T>(
+  cache: ServerCache<T>,
+  key: string,
+  builder: () => Promise<T>,
+  annotateFn?: (fields: { meta: Record<string, unknown> }) => void,
+): Promise<T> {
+  const { value, outcome } = await cache.wrap(key, builder);
+  if (annotateFn) {
+    const name = cache.stats().name;
+    annotateFn({
+      meta: {
+        [`cache.${name}.outcome`]: outcome,
+        [`cache.${name}.key_hash`]: hashCacheKey(key),
+      },
+    });
+  }
+  return value;
+}
+
+/** Test helper — reset every cache in the registry. */
+export function __resetAllCachesForTests(): void {
+  for (const cache of Object.values(caches)) {
+    cache.__resetForTests();
+  }
+}