diff --git a/Endpoints/EngineEndpoints.cs b/Endpoints/EngineEndpoints.cs
index c771173..d44a9dd 100644
--- a/Endpoints/EngineEndpoints.cs
+++ b/Endpoints/EngineEndpoints.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ public static void MapEngineEndpoints(this WebApplication app)
         app.MapPost("/api/memory/purge", async (VramOrchestrator orchestrator, IGpuTelemetryProvider telemetryProvider, ISettingsService settingsService, CancellationToken ct) =>
         {
             var eviction = await orchestrator.PurgeAllCachesAsync(stopIdleEngines: true, ct);
+            System.Runtime.GCSettings.LargeObjectHeapCompactionMode = System.Runtime.GCLargeObjectHeapCompactionMode.CompactOnce;
+            GC.Collect(2, GCCollectionMode.Aggressive, blocking: true, compacting: true);
+            GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();
+            GC.Collect(2, GCCollectionMode.Aggressive, blocking: true, compacting: true);
             return Results.Ok(new
             {
                 status = "purged",
diff --git a/LocalLLMServerManager.Tests/HardwareEndpointsTests.cs b/LocalLLMServerManager.Tests/HardwareEndpointsTests.cs
index 5156d54..ffc22a4 100644
--- a/LocalLLMServerManager.Tests/HardwareEndpointsTests.cs
+++ b/LocalLLMServerManager.Tests/HardwareEndpointsTests.cs
@@ -306,4 +306,35 @@ public void GpuTelemetryProvider_GetSystemMemoryInfo_ReturnsValidHostMetrics()
         Assert.True(snapshot.ProcessWorkingSetBytes > 0);
         Assert.True(snapshot.NonPagedPoolBytes >= 0);
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GpuTelemetryProvider_GetTelemetryAsync_ReturnsValidTelemetryAndCachesWithinTtl()
+    {
+        var provider = new LocalLLMServerManager.Services.GpuTelemetryProvider(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(3));
+        var first = await provider.GetTelemetryAsync();
+        var second = await provider.GetTelemetryAsync();
+
+        Assert.NotNull(first);
+        Assert.False(string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(first.GpuName));
+        Assert.True(first.TotalVramMb > 0);
+        Assert.True(first.UsedVramMb >= 0);
+        Assert.True(first.FreeVramMb >= 0);
+        Assert.InRange(first.UtilizationPercent, 0.0, 100.0);
+        Assert.Same(first, second);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task PostMemoryPurge_CompactsHeapAndReturnsPurgedStatusWithMemoryTelemetry()
+    {
+        var response = await _client.PostAsync("/api/memory/purge", null);
+        Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.OK, response.StatusCode);
+
+        using var doc = await JsonDocument.ParseAsync(await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync());
+        var root = doc.RootElement;
+        Assert.Equal("purged", root.GetProperty("status").GetString());
+        Assert.True(root.TryGetProperty("eviction", out _));
+        Assert.True(root.TryGetProperty("memory", out var memory));
+        Assert.True(memory.GetProperty("totalRamBytes").GetInt64() > 0);
+        Assert.True(memory.GetProperty("processWorkingSetMb").GetDouble() > 0);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/LocalLLMServerManager.csproj b/LocalLLMServerManager.csproj
index 11a6aae..dbb1f1d 100644
--- a/LocalLLMServerManager.csproj
+++ b/LocalLLMServerManager.csproj
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
     <FileVersion>4.1.0.0</FileVersion>
     <ApplicationIcon>Assets\app-icon.ico</ApplicationIcon>
     <BuiltInComInteropSupport>true</BuiltInComInteropSupport>
+    <ServerGarbageCollection>false</ServerGarbageCollection>
+    <GarbageCollectionAdaptationMode>1</GarbageCollectionAdaptationMode>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/Services/GpuTelemetryProvider.cs b/Services/GpuTelemetryProvider.cs
index 0c997aa..d62edcf 100644
--- a/Services/GpuTelemetryProvider.cs
+++ b/Services/GpuTelemetryProvider.cs
@@ -2,18 +2,37 @@
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 
 namespace LocalLLMServerManager.Services;
 
 public class GpuTelemetryProvider : IGpuTelemetryProvider
 {
     private readonly IAiEngineManager? _engineManager;
+    private readonly TimeSpan _cacheTtl = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(3);
+    private readonly object _cacheLock = new();
+    private (string GpuName, long TotalVramBytes, long UsedVramBytes)? _cachedGpuInfo;
+    private GpuTelemetryResult? _cachedTelemetry;
+    private DateTimeOffset _cacheExpiresAtUtc = DateTimeOffset.MinValue;
 
+    [ActivatorUtilitiesConstructor]
     public GpuTelemetryProvider(IAiEngineManager? engineManager = null)
     {
         _engineManager = engineManager;
     }
 
+    public GpuTelemetryProvider(IAiEngineManager? engineManager, TimeSpan cacheTtl)
+    {
+        _engineManager = engineManager;
+        _cacheTtl = cacheTtl;
+    }
+
+    public GpuTelemetryProvider(TimeSpan cacheTtl)
+        : this(null, cacheTtl)
+    {
+    }
+
     [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
     private struct MEMORYSTATUSEX
     {
@@ -160,7 +179,7 @@ private static long GetSafeProcessWorkingSet(Process? proc)
         {
             if (proc.HasExited) return 0;
             proc.Refresh();
-            return proc.WorkingSet64;
+            return Math.Max(0, proc.WorkingSet64);
         }
         catch
         {
@@ -168,7 +187,62 @@ private static long GetSafeProcessWorkingSet(Process? proc)
         }
     }
 
+    public Task<GpuTelemetryResult> GetTelemetryAsync()
+    {
+        var now = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
+        lock (_cacheLock)
+        {
+            if (_cachedTelemetry != null && now < _cacheExpiresAtUtc)
+            {
+                return Task.FromResult(_cachedTelemetry);
+            }
+        }
+
+        var (gpuName, totalBytes, usedBytes) = GetGpuInfo();
+        lock (_cacheLock)
+        {
+            if (_cachedTelemetry != null)
+            {
+                return Task.FromResult(_cachedTelemetry);
+            }
+
+            var totalMb = totalBytes / (1024 * 1024);
+            var usedMb = usedBytes / (1024 * 1024);
+            var freeMb = Math.Max(0, (totalBytes - usedBytes) / (1024 * 1024));
+            var utilPercent = totalBytes > 0 ? Math.Round((double)usedBytes / totalBytes * 100.0, 1) : 0.0;
+            _cachedTelemetry = new GpuTelemetryResult(gpuName, totalMb, usedMb, freeMb, utilPercent);
+            return Task.FromResult(_cachedTelemetry);
+        }
+    }
+
     public (string GpuName, long TotalVramBytes, long UsedVramBytes) GetGpuInfo()
+    {
+        var now = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
+        lock (_cacheLock)
+        {
+            if (_cachedGpuInfo.HasValue && now < _cacheExpiresAtUtc)
+            {
+                return _cachedGpuInfo.Value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        var info = QueryGpuInfoCore();
+
+        lock (_cacheLock)
+        {
+            _cachedGpuInfo = info;
+            var totalMb = info.TotalVramBytes / (1024 * 1024);
+            var usedMb = info.UsedVramBytes / (1024 * 1024);
+            var freeMb = Math.Max(0, (info.TotalVramBytes - info.UsedVramBytes) / (1024 * 1024));
+            var utilPercent = info.TotalVramBytes > 0 ? Math.Round((double)info.UsedVramBytes / info.TotalVramBytes * 100.0, 1) : 0.0;
+            _cachedTelemetry = new GpuTelemetryResult(info.GpuName, totalMb, usedMb, freeMb, utilPercent);
+            _cacheExpiresAtUtc = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.Add(_cacheTtl);
+        }
+
+        return info;
+    }
+
+    private (string GpuName, long TotalVramBytes, long UsedVramBytes) QueryGpuInfoCore()
     {
         try
         {
diff --git a/Services/MemoryLifecycleWatchdog.cs b/Services/MemoryLifecycleWatchdog.cs
index e169898..ea877c6 100644
--- a/Services/MemoryLifecycleWatchdog.cs
+++ b/Services/MemoryLifecycleWatchdog.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
@@ -10,17 +11,30 @@ public sealed class MemoryLifecycleWatchdog : BackgroundService
 {
     private readonly VramOrchestrator _orchestrator;
     private readonly ILogger<MemoryLifecycleWatchdog> _logger;
+    private readonly IGpuTelemetryProvider? _telemetryProvider;
     private readonly TimeSpan _checkInterval;
     private readonly TimeProvider _timeProvider;
 
     public MemoryLifecycleWatchdog(
         VramOrchestrator orchestrator,
         ILogger<MemoryLifecycleWatchdog> logger,
+        TimeSpan? checkInterval,
+        TimeProvider? timeProvider = null)
+        : this(orchestrator, logger, null, checkInterval, timeProvider)
+    {
+    }
+
+    [ActivatorUtilitiesConstructor]
+    public MemoryLifecycleWatchdog(
+        VramOrchestrator orchestrator,
+        ILogger<MemoryLifecycleWatchdog> logger,
+        IGpuTelemetryProvider? telemetryProvider = null,
         TimeSpan? checkInterval = null,
         TimeProvider? timeProvider = null)
     {
         _orchestrator = orchestrator;
         _logger = logger;
+        _telemetryProvider = telemetryProvider;
         _checkInterval = checkInterval ?? TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30);
         _timeProvider = timeProvider ?? TimeProvider.System;
     }
@@ -35,6 +49,16 @@ protected override async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken stoppingToken)
                 try
                 {
                     await _orchestrator.EvaluateCacheLifetimesAsync(stoppingToken);
+
+                    var memInfo = (_telemetryProvider ?? new GpuTelemetryProvider()).GetSystemMemoryInfo();
+                    if (memInfo.ProcessWorkingSetBytes > 512L * 1024 * 1024 ||
+                        GC.GetTotalMemory(false) > 256L * 1024 * 1024 ||
+                        memInfo.RamUsedPercent >= 75.0)
+                    {
+                        System.Runtime.GCSettings.LargeObjectHeapCompactionMode = System.Runtime.GCLargeObjectHeapCompactionMode.CompactOnce;
+                        GC.Collect(2, GCCollectionMode.Aggressive, blocking: true, compacting: true);
+                        GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();
+                    }
                 }
                 catch (OperationCanceledException) when (stoppingToken.IsCancellationRequested)
                 {