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+# Parser layout
+
+The parser builds Sea-of-Nodes IR directly. Each component shares the cursor,
+active scope, and compilation state through its `Parser P` reference; there is no intermediate
+AST. The [grammar map](../../../../../../../docs/chapter29/29-grammar.md) connects language
+productions to their entry points.
+
+| File | Responsibility |
+| --- | --- |
+| `Parser.java` | Source-unit entry point, shared state, type registry, and common token/IR helpers. |
+| `Lexer.java` | Tokens, literals, comments, source-location snapshots, and scanning deferred bodies. |
+| `Statements.java` | Statement dispatch, blocks, loops, and jumps. |
+| `Expressions.java` | Assignment and expression precedence, unary operators, primaries, and postfix dispatch. |
+| `Declarations.java` | Bindings, initializers, mutability modifiers, and native declarations. |
+| `Types.java` | Type syntax, qualified-name lookup, arrays, function types, and forward types. |
+| `Functions.java` | Function expressions, parameters, arguments, calls, and function entry/return graphs. |
+| `Structs.java` | Struct and constructor declarations, field discovery, and initialization checks. |
+| `References.java` | Bare-name and field resolution, implicit receivers, assignments, and forward references. |
+| `Allocations.java` | Allocation expressions, strings, and declaration-side allocation helpers. |
+| `ControlFlow.java` | Guarded scope merging shared by `if`, `?:`, `&&`, and `||`. |
+| `Conversions.java` | Shared binding, field, and result conversions. |
+| `Var.java` | Lexical binding metadata: name, type, scope slot, mutability, and initialization state. |
+
+Start with `Statements.parseStatement` or `Expressions.parseAssignment` to follow
+the grammar. Loop updates are parsed after their bodies, and declared constructor
+bodies after field discovery; `Lexer.skipTo` scans these deferred fragments.