diff --git a/spinifex/daemon/heartbeat_test.go b/spinifex/daemon/heartbeat_test.go
index d3e401c94..4176525f8 100644
--- a/spinifex/daemon/heartbeat_test.go
+++ b/spinifex/daemon/heartbeat_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/config"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/instancecache"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/runtime/compute/cache"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/runtime/compute/vm"
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
diff --git a/spinifex/daemon/instance_recovery.go b/spinifex/daemon/instance_recovery.go
index 1147f8989..f494f45db 100644
--- a/spinifex/daemon/instance_recovery.go
+++ b/spinifex/daemon/instance_recovery.go
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/aws/errors"
-	handlers_ec2_instance "github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/handlers/ec2/instance"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/instancecache"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
+	handlers_ec2_instance "github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/handlers/ec2/instance"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/runtime/compute/cache"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/runtime/compute/vm"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
diff --git a/spinifex/daemon/instance_recovery_test.go b/spinifex/daemon/instance_recovery_test.go
index faa7a04ce..319436307 100644
--- a/spinifex/daemon/instance_recovery_test.go
+++ b/spinifex/daemon/instance_recovery_test.go
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/aws/errors"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/config"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/aws/errors"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/lifecycle/resource"
 	handlers_ec2_instance "github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/handlers/ec2/instance"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/instancecache"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/runtime/compute/cache"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/runtime/compute/vm"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
diff --git a/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/status_synthesis.go b/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/status_synthesis.go
index 5f6df3198..7d5e4588c 100644
--- a/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/status_synthesis.go
+++ b/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/status_synthesis.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
 	handlers_ec2_instance "github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/handlers/ec2/instance"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/instancecache"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/runtime/compute/cache"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/runtime/compute/vm"
 )
 
diff --git a/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/status_synthesis_test.go b/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/status_synthesis_test.go
index 07f399eff..1faa9b401 100644
--- a/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/status_synthesis_test.go
+++ b/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/status_synthesis_test.go
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/instancecache"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/utils"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/runtime/compute/cache"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/runtime/compute/vm"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/utils"
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
diff --git a/spinifex/instancecache/cache.go b/spinifex/runtime/compute/cache/cache.go
similarity index 100%
rename from spinifex/instancecache/cache.go
rename to spinifex/runtime/compute/cache/cache.go
diff --git a/spinifex/instancecache/cache_test.go b/spinifex/runtime/compute/cache/cache_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from spinifex/instancecache/cache_test.go
rename to spinifex/runtime/compute/cache/cache_test.go
diff --git a/spinifex/instancecache/export_test.go b/spinifex/runtime/compute/cache/export_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from spinifex/instancecache/export_test.go
rename to spinifex/runtime/compute/cache/export_test.go
diff --git a/spinifex/instancecache/liveness.go b/spinifex/runtime/compute/cache/liveness.go
similarity index 100%
rename from spinifex/instancecache/liveness.go
rename to spinifex/runtime/compute/cache/liveness.go
diff --git a/spinifex/instancecache/liveness_test.go b/spinifex/runtime/compute/cache/liveness_test.go
similarity index 98%
rename from spinifex/instancecache/liveness_test.go
rename to spinifex/runtime/compute/cache/liveness_test.go
index 6b5db3a86..7491885ac 100644
--- a/spinifex/instancecache/liveness_test.go
+++ b/spinifex/runtime/compute/cache/liveness_test.go
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/instancecache"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/state/kvstore"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/internal/testkit"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/state/kvstore"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/runtime/compute/cache"
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go/jetstream"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
diff --git a/spinifex/instancecache/metrics.go b/spinifex/runtime/compute/cache/metrics.go
similarity index 94%
rename from spinifex/instancecache/metrics.go
rename to spinifex/runtime/compute/cache/metrics.go
index dc8027adb..18367abb3 100644
--- a/spinifex/instancecache/metrics.go
+++ b/spinifex/runtime/compute/cache/metrics.go
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric"
 )
 
-// meterName is the instrumentation scope for every instancecache metric.
+// meterName deliberately preserves the pre-move instrumentation scope. It is
+// an observable telemetry identity, not a Go import path; changing it would
+// split existing time series at a structural-only move.
 const meterName = "github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/instancecache"
 
 // cacheMetrics holds one Cache's instruments. Registered per instance, not as
diff --git a/spinifex/instancecache/resume_from_revision_test.go b/spinifex/runtime/compute/cache/resume_from_revision_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from spinifex/instancecache/resume_from_revision_test.go
rename to spinifex/runtime/compute/cache/resume_from_revision_test.go
index 9ad455394..5bf2bad41 100644
--- a/spinifex/instancecache/resume_from_revision_test.go
+++ b/spinifex/runtime/compute/cache/resume_from_revision_test.go
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/state/kvstore"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/internal/testkit"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/state/kvstore"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/runtime/compute/vm"
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go/jetstream"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
diff --git a/spinifex/services/awsgw/awsgw.go b/spinifex/services/awsgw/awsgw.go
index 176c8f22e..4941e5d6b 100644
--- a/spinifex/services/awsgw/awsgw.go
+++ b/spinifex/services/awsgw/awsgw.go
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ import (
 	handlers_ochrevector "github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/handlers/ochrevector"
 	handlers_quota "github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/handlers/quota"
 	handlers_sts "github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/handlers/sts"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/instancecache"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/network/reconcile"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/objectstore"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/runtime/compute/cache"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/runtime/compute/vm"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/utils"
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go"