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Every public entry point on DeploymentArtifact took ReadOnlySpan<byte> and did JsonDocument.Parse(blob.ToArray()) — a full copy plus a full document build per call — so one apply paid ~8-11 full parses of the same bytes (the scoped ParseComposition alone parsed three times: scope, composition, BuildClusterSets). DeploymentArtifact.Open(byte[]) now parses once into ParsedDeploymentArtifact, which owns the JsonDocument and exposes an instance method mirroring each static entry point. The moved bodies operate on Root; BuildClusterSets takes JsonElement instead of re-parsing the blob; ResolveClusterScope is memoized per node id, since every consumer of one apply asks about the same node. Every static is now a thin wrapper (Open + delegate + dispose) keeping its ReadOnlySpan<byte> signature and its lenient empty/malformed contract — the wrapper pays the one copy and owns the JsonException catch, so output shapes are unchanged. Hot callers migrate to Open() separately. ParsedDeploymentArtifactTests pins same-bytes-same-output through both doors for all six entry points over a rich multi-cluster artifact (raw chain + UNS refs + scripts + keys + ACLs), with falsifiability controls proving the fixture actually scopes, plus memoization and after-dispose-use coverage.