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 - Keep glossary definitions concise and focused on concepts rather than implementation details
 - Organize new terms into the appropriate existing sections
 - When modifying code, add or improve JSDoc comments where possible to enhance documentation
+- Chunk retrieval architecture diagrams are in `docs/diagrams/src/chunk-source-priority.puml` and `docs/diagrams/src/chunk-component-architecture.puml` - update these when making changes to chunk sources, caching behavior, or retrieval flow
 
 ## Releases
 
diff --git a/docs/diagrams/src/chunk-component-architecture.puml b/docs/diagrams/src/chunk-component-architecture.puml
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+@startuml
+skinparam dpi 400
+skinparam backgroundColor white
+skinparam componentStyle rectangle
+
+title Chunk Retrieval Component Architecture
+
+component "Browser" as B
+component "AR.IO Peer" as P
+
+package "AR.IO Node" {
+  component "Express Handler" as H
+  component "TX Offset Index" as TOI
+  component "Composite Source" as CS
+  database "Local Cache" as LC
+}
+
+cloud "External Sources" {
+  component "AR.IO Network" as ARIO
+  component "Arweave Network" as AR
+  component "S3" as S3
+}
+
+B --> H: HTTP Request
+P --> H: HTTP Request
+H --> TOI: Lookup offset
+H --> CS: Get chunk
+CS --> LC: Check cache
+CS ..> ARIO: Fetch
+CS ..> AR: Fetch
+CS ..> S3: Fetch
+
+note right of CS: Configurable parallelism\n(e.g., 1-3 concurrent)
+
+@enduml
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diff --git a/docs/diagrams/src/chunk-retrieval-cascade.puml b/docs/diagrams/src/chunk-retrieval-cascade.puml
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+@startuml
+skinparam dpi 300
+skinparam backgroundColor white
+
+title Chunk Retrieval Cascade
+
+left to right direction
+
+rectangle "Client Request" as CR
+
+rectangle "AR.IO Node" {
+  rectangle "1. Local Cache" as LC #90EE90
+  rectangle "2. AR.IO Peers" as AP #87CEEB
+  rectangle "3. Arweave Network" as AN #FFB6C1
+  rectangle "4. Legacy S3" as S3 #FFFFE0
+}
+
+CR --> LC: First
+LC --> AP: If miss
+AP --> AN: If fail
+AN --> S3: Last resort
+S3 ..> AN: Rebroadcast
+
+note bottom of LC: Fastest\n(in-memory & disk)
+note bottom of AP: Fast\n(frequently used)
+note bottom of AN: Slower\n(complete set)
+note bottom of S3: Backup\n(cloud storage)
+
+@enduml
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diff --git a/docs/diagrams/src/contiguous-data-retrieval-cascade.puml b/docs/diagrams/src/contiguous-data-retrieval-cascade.puml
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+@startuml
+skinparam dpi 200
+skinparam backgroundColor white
+
+title Contiguous Data Retrieval Cascade
+
+left to right direction
+
+rectangle "Data Request" as DR
+
+rectangle "AR.IO Node" {
+  rectangle "1. Local Cache" as LC #90EE90
+  rectangle "2. Trusted Gateways" as TG #87CEEB  
+  rectangle "3. Chunk Reconstruction" as CR #FFB6C1
+  rectangle "4. TX Data" as TD #DDA0DD
+  rectangle "5. AR.IO Network" as AN #FFFFE0
+}
+
+DR --> LC: First
+LC --> TG: If miss
+TG --> CR: If fail
+CR --> TD: If fail  
+TD --> AN: If fail
+
+note bottom of LC: Fastest\n(verified data)
+note bottom of TG: Fast\n(external gateways)
+note bottom of CR: Reliable\n(from chunks)
+note bottom of TD: Direct\n(Arweave nodes)
+note bottom of AN: Fallback\n(AR.IO peers)
+
+@enduml
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diff --git a/docs/diagrams/src/release-47-bundle-header-parsing.puml b/docs/diagrams/src/release-47-bundle-header-parsing.puml
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+@startuml
+skinparam dpi 200
+skinparam backgroundColor white
+
+title Release 47 Bundle Header Parsing
+
+actor Client
+participant "AR.IO Node" as Node
+database "Local Cache" as Cache
+participant "Root ID Source" as RootID
+participant "Bundle Parser" as Parser
+participant "Chunk Sources" as Chunks
+participant "Root Transaction" as Root
+
+Client -> Node: GET /tx/{id}/data
+Node -> Cache: Check local cache
+Cache --> Node: Cache miss
+
+Node -> RootID: Get root transaction ID
+RootID --> Node: Root transaction ID
+
+note right of RootID: Only stores root ID,\nnot pre-calculated offsets
+
+Node -> Root: Get root transaction header
+Root --> Node: Bundle header data
+
+Node -> Parser: Parse ANS-104 bundle headers
+Parser -> Parser: Calculate offset for data item
+Parser --> Node: Calculated offset
+
+Node -> Chunks: Fetch chunks for range\n(using calculated offset + range)
+Chunks --> Node: Chunk data
+
+Node -> Node: Assemble chunks into\ncontiguous data
+
+Node -> Cache: Store assembled data
+Node -> Client: Stream response
+
+@enduml
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diff --git a/docs/diagrams/src/release-47-contiguous-data-retrieval.puml b/docs/diagrams/src/release-47-contiguous-data-retrieval.puml
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+@startuml
+skinparam dpi 200
+skinparam backgroundColor white
+
+title Release 47 Contiguous Data Retrieval
+
+actor Client
+participant "AR.IO Node" as Node
+database "Local Cache" as Cache
+participant "Offset Source" as Offset
+participant "Chunk Sources" as Chunks
+participant "Root Transaction" as Root
+
+Client -> Node: GET /tx/{id}/data
+Node -> Cache: Check local cache
+Cache --> Node: Cache miss
+
+Node -> Offset: Get root parent offset
+Offset --> Node: Root transaction ID + offset
+
+note right of Offset: Could be local index\nor found in network\n(AR.IO peers, gateways)
+
+Node -> Root: Get transaction metadata
+Root --> Node: TX size, data root
+
+Node -> Chunks: Fetch chunks for range\n(using offset + requested range)
+Chunks --> Node: Chunk data
+
+Node -> Node: Assemble chunks into\ncontiguous data
+
+Node -> Cache: Store assembled data
+Node -> Client: Stream response
+
+@enduml
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