diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4942c50..6105860 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 
 ### 极致轻量
 
-- **单二进制**：编译后约 10MB，零运行时依赖（仅依赖系统 libc），部署即用
-- **极低内存占用**：空闲 ~10MB RSS，带 29MB 历史审计日志启动仅 ~19MB，满载并发 100+ 请求时峰值 < 100MB
+- **单二进制**：编译后 8~12MB（`-s -w` strip 后约 8MB），零运行时依赖（仅依赖系统 libc），部署即用
+- **低内存占用**：与源数量相关，非与运行时长相关——单源 ~10MB、16 源生产实例 ~40MB（[实测分解与调优](#内存占用实测与调优)）
 - **日志按需加载**：审计日志不常驻内存——默认只加载首屏，下滚自动分页，CSV 导出流式写出（O(1) 内存），离页即释放
 - **零运行时依赖**：纯 Go + LuaJIT 静态链接，无需安装 Python/Node/Java 等运行时
 - **启动极快**：冷启动 < 200ms，热重载配置 < 10ms
@@ -284,6 +284,52 @@ WebUI 上的"新增/编辑源"、"上传 Lua 适配器"、"改 AUTO 优先级链
 模板不会自己变成源——它只是「配方」。真正承担流量的是从模板创建出来的、带 key
 的具体源。
 
+### 内存占用（实测与调优）
+
+内存不是一个定数：它随**配置的源数量**增长（每个源一个 `http.Transport` 与连接池、
+一组健康状态），与运行时长无关。本机实测（Linux x86_64，12 核）：
+
+| 部署形态 | 启动 RSS | 稳态 RSS |
+|---|---|---|
+| 1 源 / 1 适配器（最小配置） | ~4 MB | ~10 MB |
+| 1 源 + 29 MB 历史审计日志 | ~19 MB | ~20 MB |
+| **16 源 / 13 适配器 / 59 模型（本机生产）** | ~28 MB | **~37–42 MB** |
+
+> 历史参考：本项优化前同一生产配置为 **~105 MB**。降幅来自三处：审计日志不再全量回放
+> （约 25 MB）、Lua 状态池不再单调增长、以及下面两个运行时开关。
+
+内存构成（生产实例分段测量，`/proc/<pid>/smaps`）：
+
+| 区域 | RSS | 说明 |
+|---|---|---|
+| Go 堆 | ~14 MB | provider/registry/scheduler 结构 + 连接池缓冲 |
+| 其他匹名（线程栈 / LuaJIT chunk / runtime） | ~12 MB | 与线程数、已加载适配器数相关 |
+| 二进制 text+rodata | ~8 MB | 映射的可执行文件页（只读、可被内核回收） |
+| Go runtime 预留 | ~4 MB | VSZ 上看到的 2 GB+ 是地址空间预留，不占物理内存 |
+| 共享库 | ~3 MB | libc / libluajit / libm |
+
+**两个推荐的部署开关**（只适用于环境变量，无需改代码）：
+
+```ini
+# /etc/systemd/system/llmsproxy.service
+Environment=GOGC=50
+Environment=MALLOC_ARENA_MAX=2
+```
+
+- `MALLOC_ARENA_MAX=2`：LuaJIT 的分配走 cgo → glibc malloc，glibc 默认允许 `8×nproc`
+  个 per-thread arena，每个碰到 malloc 的 OS 线程会占用一个（各约 1 MB，且**不归还给系统**）。
+  实测从 8–15 个 arena（约 7–12 MB）降到 **0**。
+- `GOGC=50`：把 Go 堆增长目标减半。**单独使用无效**（省下的堆会立即被更多 glibc
+  arena 吃掉，实测 20.3 → 21.5 MB 反而变大），必须与 `MALLOC_ARENA_MAX` 配合，
+  两者同时开启才降 **~19%**。网关是 I/O 密集型（本机 9 小时仅消耗 1min10s CPU），
+  多出的 GC 周期与它的空闲 CPU 相比可忽略。
+
+> 桌面版（Electron）已在 `cmd/gui/main.js` 里默认为内嵌核心注入这两个开关；手动 export 同名
+> 环境变量可覆盖。如果你用自己的 systemd unit / 容器，建议照上面加上。
+
+可选：`GOMEMLIMIT=48MiB` 作软上限，实测再省 ~1 MB；代价是逐近上限时 GC 转激进，
+温和场景不必开。
+
 ### disable_thinking
 
 请求体带 `"disable_thinking": true` 时，网关透传给各适配器；DeepSeek 适配器将其
@@ -369,7 +415,7 @@ return {
 
 | 场景 | 推荐 | 理由 |
 | ------ | ------ | ------ |
-| 服务器 / 内网网关 / 无人值守常驻 | **Headless**（单二进制） | 极轻量（~10MB、~15MB RSS），零依赖单进程，直接跑在 systemd/任意容器里，远程管理 |
+| 服务器 / 内网网关 / 无人值守常驻 | **Headless**（单二进制） | 极轻量（二进制 ~8MB；RSS 随源数量，单源 ~10MB、16 源 ~40MB，见[内存占用](#内存占用实测与调优)），零依赖单进程，直接跑在 systemd/任意容器里，远程管理 |
 | 个人桌面日常使用 / 多设备内网共享 | **Desktop**（GUI） | 免登录内嵌 WebUI、系统托盘一键启停、开机自启、静默后台，适合不懂命令行的使用者 |
 | Windows 桌面 | **Desktop** | 纯后端在 Windows 上需自行注册服务，GUI 提供原生托盘/自启体验 |
 | CI 一键出三平台安装包 | **Desktop 打包脚本** | `make gui-*` 系列出 deb/AppImage/NSIS，可进发行流水线 |
diff --git a/README_EN.md b/README_EN.md
index 88faa89..2bf2cda 100644
--- a/README_EN.md
+++ b/README_EN.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ KimiCode…) behind a single endpoint. Pick a specific model or use **AUTO** mod
 which routes to the best healthy upstream by configured priority.
 
 > **Lightweight, no recompile to add sources**: the gateway is a single Go
-> binary (~10 MB, zero runtime dependencies). Adding or switching an upstream is
+> binary (8-12 MB, ~8 MB stripped; zero runtime dependencies). Adding or switching an upstream is
 > just a `sources` entry in `config.yaml` (or via the WebUI) or a `.lua`
 > adapter — **no Go changes, no recompile**. Changes submitted through the
 > WebUI take effect immediately (hot reload); editing `config.yaml` or a `.lua`
@@ -41,7 +41,21 @@ Extracted and independently evolved from the multi-source LLM adapter layer of
 - **Multimodal**: `content` arrays (`image_url` etc.) pass through losslessly;
   Anthropic/Gemini/Ollama are translated automatically.
 - **LuaJIT VM**: golua-binding LuaJIT; each adapter has its own VM + worker
-  pool for safe concurrency.
+  pool for safe concurrency. Pools are **elastic**: the sum of `max_concurrent`
+  over an adapter's sources is a ceiling, not a preallocation — states are booted
+  on demand and reclaimed when demand drops, so an idle gateway holds close to
+  zero Lua states. The grow step follows the adapter's max concurrency
+  (`clamp(ceil(max/8), 1, 8)`, and never exceeds the number of queued callers);
+  the shrink step follows the live connection count
+  (`clamp(ceil(slack/(1+in_use)), 1, slack)`), so an idle pool collapses in one
+  round while a busy one gives up a single state at a time.
+- **On-demand request logs**: the audit log is never held in memory — the
+  dashboard loads one screen, scrolling pages the rest straight off disk, CSV
+  export streams in O(1) memory, and leaving the page releases everything.
+- **Self-healing cooldown**: cooldown is capped at 5 minutes and, past the
+  window's midpoint, exactly one probe request is allowed through; a recovered
+  upstream (or a reset quota) returns to full rotation on that probe instead of
+  waiting out the window.
 - **disable_thinking**: `disable_thinking: true` toggles reasoning per-request.
 - **Lua adapter protocol**: each source mounts a `.lua` adapter with
   `transform_request` / `transform_response` / `transform_stream_chunk` — all
@@ -258,6 +272,59 @@ independently).
 A template is just a recipe — it doesn't become a source by itself. Only the
 key-bearing sources created from it carry real traffic.
 
+### Memory footprint (measured and tuned)
+
+Memory is not a constant: it scales with the **number of configured sources**
+(each source owns an `http.Transport` with its connection pool plus per-model
+health state), not with uptime. Measured on this machine (Linux x86_64, 12 cores):
+
+| Deployment shape | Startup RSS | Settled RSS |
+|---|---|---|
+| 1 source / 1 adapter (minimal) | ~4 MB | ~10 MB |
+| 1 source + a 29 MB audit history | ~19 MB | ~20 MB |
+| **16 sources / 13 adapters / 59 models (this host)** | ~28 MB | **~37-42 MB** |
+
+> For reference, the same production config used **~105 MB** before this round of
+> work. The reduction comes from three places: the audit log is no longer replayed
+> in full (~25 MB), Lua state pools no longer grow monotonically, and the two
+> runtime knobs below.
+
+Breakdown of the production instance (per-region, from `/proc/<pid>/smaps`):
+
+| Region | RSS | Notes |
+|---|---|---|
+| Go heap | ~14 MB | provider/registry/scheduler state + connection-pool buffers |
+| Other anonymous (thread stacks / LuaJIT chunks / runtime) | ~12 MB | scales with thread count and loaded adapters |
+| Binary text+rodata | ~8 MB | mapped executable pages (read-only, reclaimable by the kernel) |
+| Go runtime reservations | ~4 MB | the 2 GB+ you see in VSZ is address space, not physical memory |
+| Shared libraries | ~3 MB | libc / libluajit / libm |
+
+**Two recommended deployment knobs** (environment only, no code change):
+
+```ini
+# /etc/systemd/system/llmsproxy.service
+Environment=GOGC=50
+Environment=MALLOC_ARENA_MAX=2
+```
+
+- `MALLOC_ARENA_MAX=2`: LuaJIT allocates through cgo into glibc malloc, and glibc
+  allows up to `8 x nproc` per-thread arenas. Every OS thread that touches malloc
+  claims one (~1 MB each) and **never returns it to the OS**. Measured: 8-15
+  arenas (7-12 MB) down to **0**.
+- `GOGC=50`: halves the Go heap growth target. **It does nothing on its own** —
+  the heap it saves is immediately consumed by additional glibc arenas (measured
+  20.3 -> 21.5 MB, i.e. slightly worse) — so it must be paired with
+  `MALLOC_ARENA_MAX`. Together they cut settled RSS by **~19%**. The gateway is
+  I/O bound (1min10s of CPU per 9 hours here), so the extra GC cycles are free.
+
+> The desktop build (Electron) already injects both when spawning the embedded
+> core (`cmd/gui/main.js`); exporting either variable yourself overrides it. If you
+> write your own systemd unit or container spec, add them there.
+
+Optional: `GOMEMLIMIT=48MiB` as a soft ceiling saves roughly 1 MB more, at the
+cost of GC turning aggressive as the limit approaches. Not worth it for a relaxed
+deployment.
+
 ### disable_thinking
 
 With `"disable_thinking": true` in the request body, the gateway passes it to
@@ -354,7 +421,7 @@ Release installers ship in two flavors for different audiences:
 
 | Scenario | Pick | Why |
 | ---- | ---- | ---- |
-| Server / intranet gateway / unattended long-running | **Headless** (single binary) | ~10 MB, ~15 MB RSS, zero-dep single process — drop it into systemd or any container, remote admin |
+| Server / intranet gateway / unattended long-running | **Headless** (single binary) | ~8 MB binary; RSS scales with the number of sources (~10 MB for one, ~40 MB for 16 — see [Memory footprint](#memory-footprint-measured-and-tuned)), zero-dep single process — drop it into systemd or any container, remote admin |
 | Personal desktop daily use / multi-device intranet sharing | **Desktop** (GUI) | no-login embedded WebUI, tray one-click, autostart, silent background — for non-CLI users |
 | Windows desktop | **Desktop** | plain backend needs manual service registration; GUI ships native tray/autostart |
 | CI one-shot 3-platform installers | **Desktop packaging scripts** | `make gui-*` emits deb / AppImage / NSIS, drops straight into a release pipeline |
diff --git a/cmd/gui/main.js b/cmd/gui/main.js
index f306794..172be6d 100644
--- a/cmd/gui/main.js
+++ b/cmd/gui/main.js
@@ -198,6 +198,17 @@ function startCore() {
     cwd: PROFILE_DIR,
     env: Object.assign({}, process.env, {
       LLMS_PROXY_GUI: "1",
+      // Memory tuning, measured on a 16-source deployment (see README 内存占用):
+      //   MALLOC_ARENA_MAX caps glibc per-thread malloc arenas. LuaJIT allocates
+      //     through cgo -> glibc malloc, and glibc defaults to 8*nproc arenas, so
+      //     every OS thread touching malloc reserves its own ~1 MB arena that is
+      //     never returned to the OS.
+      //   GOGC halves the Go heap growth target. On its own it does not help (the
+      //     saved heap is immediately eaten by extra glibc arenas); only the pair
+      //     lowers settled RSS. The core is I/O bound, so the extra GC is free.
+      // Both are overridable: a user who exports them keeps their own values.
+      GOGC: process.env.GOGC || "50",
+      MALLOC_ARENA_MAX: process.env.MALLOC_ARENA_MAX || "2",
     }),
     stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
   });