sequenceDiagram
    participant Client
    participant Dispatcher
    participant RuntimeOptimizer
    participant RouteEntry

    Client->>Dispatcher: Request
    Dispatcher->>RuntimeOptimizer: recordDispatch(route, request, snapshot)
    RuntimeOptimizer->>RouteEntry: Update hit count
    
    alt Route is cold
        RouteEntry->>RouteEntry: Increment hit counter
        alt Hit threshold reached
            RouteEntry->>RouteEntry: Transition to hot
        end
    end
    
    alt GET request & eligible for cache analysis
        RuntimeOptimizer->>RuntimeOptimizer: Compute response key from status, headers, body
        RuntimeOptimizer->>RouteEntry: Compare with previous key
        alt Key matches
            RouteEntry->>RouteEntry: Increment stability counter
            alt Stability threshold reached
                RouteEntry->>RouteEntry: Set recommendation to "cache-candidate"
                RouteEntry->>RouteEntry: Mark as settled
            end
        end
    end
    
    Dispatcher->>Client: Response