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@@ -156,6 +156,56 @@ Complete migration from string-based metrics to structured JSON data. Eliminates
 - ✅ Backward compatibility via bridge conversion to existing UI widgets
 - ✅ All string parsing bugs eliminated
 
+### Cached Collector Architecture (🚧 PLANNED)
+
+**Problem:** Blocking collectors prevent timely ZMQ transmission, causing false "host offline" alerts.
+
+**Previous (Sequential Blocking):**
+```
+Every 1 second:
+  └─ collect_all_data() [BLOCKS for 2-10+ seconds]
+      ├─ CPU (fast: 10ms)
+      ├─ Memory (fast: 20ms)
+      ├─ Disk SMART (slow: 3s per drive × 4 drives = 12s)
+      ├─ Service disk usage (slow: 2-8s per service)
+      └─ Docker (medium: 500ms)
+  └─ send_via_zmq()  [Only after ALL collection completes]
+
+Result: If any collector takes >10s → "host offline" false alert
+```
+
+**New (Cached Independent Collectors):**
+```
+Shared Cache: Arc<RwLock<AgentData>>
+
+Background Collectors (independent async tasks):
+├─ Fast collectors (CPU, RAM, Network)
+│   └─ Update cache every 1 second
+├─ Medium collectors (Services, Docker)
+│   └─ Update cache every 5 seconds
+└─ Slow collectors (Disk usage, SMART data)
+    └─ Update cache every 60 seconds
+
+ZMQ Sender (separate async task):
+Every 1 second:
+  └─ Read current cache
+  └─ Send via ZMQ [Always instant, never blocked]
+```
+
+**Benefits:**
+- ✅ ZMQ sends every 1 second regardless of collector speed
+- ✅ No false "host offline" alerts from slow collectors
+- ✅ Different update rates for different metrics (CPU=1s, SMART=60s)
+- ✅ System stays responsive even with slow operations
+- ✅ Slow collectors can use longer timeouts without blocking
+
+**Implementation:**
+- Shared `AgentData` cache wrapped in `Arc<RwLock<>>`
+- Each collector spawned as independent tokio task
+- Collectors update their section of cache at their own rate
+- ZMQ sender reads cache every 1s and transmits
+- Stale data acceptable for slow-changing metrics (disk usage, SMART)
+
 ### Maintenance Mode
 
 - Agent checks for `/tmp/cm-maintenance` file before sending notifications