# Technical Architecture (2025) – Map

This index points to the currently maintained architectural documents:

- Core Concepts: reference/architecture/nyash_core_concepts.md
- Execution Backends: reference/architecture/execution-backends.md
- Lowering Contexts: ../../development/design/legacy/LOWERING_CONTEXTS.md
- LLVM Layer Overview: ../../development/design/legacy/LLVM_LAYER_OVERVIEW.md
- VM Overview: vm.md
- Cranelift AOT design: ../../development/design/legacy/backend-cranelift-aot-design.md

Note: Some long-form papers reside under `private/papers/reference/architecture/`.
