diff --git a/editor/src/ast/Annotation.h b/editor/src/ast/Annotation.h
index 7eeddc9..35e5876 100644
--- a/editor/src/ast/Annotation.h
+++ b/editor/src/ast/Annotation.h
@@ -39,3 +39,81 @@ public:
     std::string position;
     LangSpecific() { conceptType = "LangSpecific"; }
 };
+
+// New canonical memory annotations replacing the old DerefStrategy
+
+class DeallocateAnnotation : public Annotation {
+public:
+    std::string strategy;  // "Explicit" for manual allocation/deallocation
+    std::string deallocateLocation;
+    std::string owner;
+    DeallocateAnnotation() { 
+        conceptType = "DeallocateAnnotation"; 
+        strategy = "Explicit";
+    }
+    DeallocateAnnotation(const std::string& id, const std::string& strategy_val)
+        : strategy(strategy_val) {
+        this->id = id;
+        this->conceptType = "DeallocateAnnotation";
+    }
+};
+
+class LifetimeAnnotation : public Annotation {
+public:
+    std::string strategy;  // "RAII" for destructor-based cleanup
+    std::string lifetimeScope;
+    LifetimeAnnotation() { 
+        conceptType = "LifetimeAnnotation"; 
+        strategy = "RAII";
+    }
+    LifetimeAnnotation(const std::string& id, const std::string& strategy_val)
+        : strategy(strategy_val) {
+        this->id = id;
+        this->conceptType = "LifetimeAnnotation";
+    }
+};
+
+class ReclaimAnnotation : public Annotation {
+public:
+    std::string strategy;  // "Tracing", "Cycle", "Escape" for different GC strategies
+    std::string reclaimPattern;
+    ReclaimAnnotation() { 
+        conceptType = "ReclaimAnnotation"; 
+        strategy = "Tracing";
+    }
+    ReclaimAnnotation(const std::string& id, const std::string& strategy_val)
+        : strategy(strategy_val) {
+        this->id = id;
+        this->conceptType = "ReclaimAnnotation";
+    }
+};
+
+class OwnerAnnotation : public Annotation {
+public:
+    std::string strategy;  // "Single", "Shared_ARC" for ownership strategies
+    std::string ownerType;
+    OwnerAnnotation() { 
+        conceptType = "OwnerAnnotation"; 
+        strategy = "Single";
+    }
+    OwnerAnnotation(const std::string& id, const std::string& strategy_val)
+        : strategy(strategy_val) {
+        this->id = id;
+        this->conceptType = "OwnerAnnotation";
+    }
+};
+
+class AllocateAnnotation : public Annotation {
+public:
+    std::string strategy;  // "Static", "Register", "Allocator" for allocation strategies
+    std::string allocationPattern;
+    AllocateAnnotation() { 
+        conceptType = "AllocateAnnotation"; 
+        strategy = "Static";
+    }
+    AllocateAnnotation(const std::string& id, const std::string& strategy_val)
+        : strategy(strategy_val) {
+        this->id = id;
+        this->conceptType = "AllocateAnnotation";
+    }
+};
diff --git a/editor/src/ast/Generator.h b/editor/src/ast/Generator.h
index accfcfb..b37b63c 100644
--- a/editor/src/ast/Generator.h
+++ b/editor/src/ast/Generator.h
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ public:
     virtual std::string visitDerefStrategy(const DerefStrategy* annotation) = 0;
     virtual std::string visitOptimizationLock(const OptimizationLock* annotation) = 0;
     virtual std::string visitLangSpecific(const LangSpecific* annotation) = 0;
+    virtual std::string visitDeallocateAnnotation(const DeallocateAnnotation* annotation) = 0;
+    virtual std::string visitLifetimeAnnotation(const LifetimeAnnotation* annotation) = 0;
+    virtual std::string visitReclaimAnnotation(const ReclaimAnnotation* annotation) = 0;
+    virtual std::string visitOwnerAnnotation(const OwnerAnnotation* annotation) = 0;
+    virtual std::string visitAllocateAnnotation(const AllocateAnnotation* annotation) = 0;
 };
 
 class PythonGenerator : public ProjectionGenerator {
@@ -127,6 +132,16 @@ public:
             return visitOptimizationLock(static_cast<const OptimizationLock*>(node));
         } else if (node->conceptType == "LangSpecific") {
             return visitLangSpecific(static_cast<const LangSpecific*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "DeallocateAnnotation") {
+            return visitDeallocateAnnotation(static_cast<const DeallocateAnnotation*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "LifetimeAnnotation") {
+            return visitLifetimeAnnotation(static_cast<const LifetimeAnnotation*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "ReclaimAnnotation") {
+            return visitReclaimAnnotation(static_cast<const ReclaimAnnotation*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "OwnerAnnotation") {
+            return visitOwnerAnnotation(static_cast<const OwnerAnnotation*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "AllocateAnnotation") {
+            return visitAllocateAnnotation(static_cast<const AllocateAnnotation*>(node));
         }
         
         return "// Unknown concept: " + node->conceptType;
@@ -662,6 +677,26 @@ public:
     std::string visitLangSpecific(const LangSpecific* annotation) override {
         return "# @lang_specific(" + annotation->language + ", " + annotation->idiomType + ")";
     }
+    
+    std::string visitDeallocateAnnotation(const DeallocateAnnotation* annotation) override {
+        return "# @dealloc(" + annotation->strategy + ") - Memory deallocation strategy";
+    }
+    
+    std::string visitLifetimeAnnotation(const LifetimeAnnotation* annotation) override {
+        return "# @lifetime(" + annotation->strategy + ") - Object lifetime management";
+    }
+    
+    std::string visitReclaimAnnotation(const ReclaimAnnotation* annotation) override {
+        return "# @reclaim(" + annotation->strategy + ") - Memory reclamation strategy";
+    }
+    
+    std::string visitOwnerAnnotation(const OwnerAnnotation* annotation) override {
+        return "# @owner(" + annotation->strategy + ") - Ownership management strategy";
+    }
+    
+    std::string visitAllocateAnnotation(const AllocateAnnotation* annotation) override {
+        return "# @allocate(" + annotation->strategy + ") - Memory allocation strategy";
+    }
 };
 
 class ElispGenerator : public ProjectionGenerator {
@@ -1241,4 +1276,727 @@ public:
     std::string visitLangSpecific(const LangSpecific* annotation) override {
         return "; @lang_specific(" + annotation->language + ", " + annotation->idiomType + ")";
     }
+};
+
+class CppGenerator : public ProjectionGenerator {
+public:
+    std::string generate(const ASTNode* node) override {
+        if (!node) return "";
+        
+        if (node->conceptType == "Module") {
+            return visitModule(static_cast<const Module*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "Function") {
+            return visitFunction(static_cast<const Function*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "Variable") {
+            return visitVariable(static_cast<const Variable*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "Parameter") {
+            return visitParameter(static_cast<const Parameter*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "Assignment") {
+            return visitAssignment(static_cast<const Assignment*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "Return") {
+            return visitReturn(static_cast<const Return*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "BinaryOperation") {
+            return visitBinaryOperation(static_cast<const BinaryOperation*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "VariableReference") {
+            return visitVariableReference(static_cast<const VariableReference*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "IntegerLiteral") {
+            return visitIntegerLiteral(static_cast<const IntegerLiteral*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "FloatLiteral") {
+            return visitFloatLiteral(static_cast<const FloatLiteral*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "StringLiteral") {
+            return visitStringLiteral(static_cast<const StringLiteral*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "BooleanLiteral") {
+            return visitBooleanLiteral(static_cast<const BooleanLiteral*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "NullLiteral") {
+            return visitNullLiteral(static_cast<const NullLiteral*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "IfStatement") {
+            return visitIfStatement(static_cast<const IfStatement*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "WhileLoop") {
+            return visitWhileLoop(static_cast<const WhileLoop*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "ForLoop") {
+            return visitForLoop(static_cast<const ForLoop*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "ExpressionStatement") {
+            return visitExpressionStatement(static_cast<const ExpressionStatement*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "UnaryOperation") {
+            return visitUnaryOperation(static_cast<const UnaryOperation*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "FunctionCall") {
+            return visitFunctionCall(static_cast<const FunctionCall*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "Block") {
+            return visitBlock(static_cast<const Block*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "ListLiteral") {
+            return visitListLiteral(static_cast<const ListLiteral*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "IndexAccess") {
+            return visitIndexAccess(static_cast<const IndexAccess*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "MemberAccess") {
+            return visitMemberAccess(static_cast<const MemberAccess*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "PrimitiveType") {
+            return visitPrimitiveType(static_cast<const PrimitiveType*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "ListType") {
+            return visitListType(static_cast<const ListType*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "SetType") {
+            return visitSetType(static_cast<const SetType*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "MapType") {
+            return visitMapType(static_cast<const MapType*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "TupleType") {
+            return visitTupleType(static_cast<const TupleType*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "ArrayType") {
+            return visitArrayType(static_cast<const ArrayType*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "OptionalType") {
+            return visitOptionalType(static_cast<const OptionalType*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "CustomType") {
+            return visitCustomType(static_cast<const CustomType*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "DerefStrategy") {
+            return visitDerefStrategy(static_cast<const DerefStrategy*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "OptimizationLock") {
+            return visitOptimizationLock(static_cast<const OptimizationLock*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "LangSpecific") {
+            return visitLangSpecific(static_cast<const LangSpecific*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "DeallocateAnnotation") {
+            return visitDeallocateAnnotation(static_cast<const DeallocateAnnotation*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "LifetimeAnnotation") {
+            return visitLifetimeAnnotation(static_cast<const LifetimeAnnotation*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "ReclaimAnnotation") {
+            return visitReclaimAnnotation(static_cast<const ReclaimAnnotation*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "OwnerAnnotation") {
+            return visitOwnerAnnotation(static_cast<const OwnerAnnotation*>(node));
+        } else if (node->conceptType == "AllocateAnnotation") {
+            return visitAllocateAnnotation(static_cast<const AllocateAnnotation*>(node));
+        }
+        
+        return "// Unknown concept: " + node->conceptType;
+    }
+
+    std::string visitModule(const Module* module) override {
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+        
+        // Generate namespace wrapper
+        oss << "namespace " << module->name << " {\n\n";
+        
+        // Process variables first
+        auto variables = module->getChildren("variables");
+        for (const auto* var : variables) {
+            oss << visitVariable(static_cast<const Variable*>(var)) << "\n";
+        }
+        
+        if (!variables.empty()) {
+            oss << "\n";
+        }
+        
+        // Process functions
+        auto functions = module->getChildren("functions");
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < functions.size(); ++i) {
+            if (i > 0) oss << "\n";  // Add blank line between functions
+            oss << visitFunction(static_cast<const Function*>(functions[i]));
+        }
+        
+        oss << "\n}  // namespace " << module->name << "\n";
+        return oss.str();
+    }
+
+    std::string visitFunction(const Function* function) override {
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+        
+        // Process annotations first (these are in the "annotations" role)
+        auto annotations = function->getChildren("annotations");
+        for (const auto* annotation : annotations) {
+            std::string annotationCode = generate(annotation);
+            if (!annotationCode.empty() && annotationCode != "// Unknown concept: Annotation") {
+                oss << annotationCode << "\n";
+            }
+        }
+        
+        // Generate function return type
+        std::string returnTypeStr = "void";  // Default
+        auto returnType = function->getChild("returnType");
+        if (returnType) {
+            returnTypeStr = generate(returnType);
+        }
+        
+        // Generate function signature
+        oss << returnTypeStr << " " << function->name << "(";
+        
+        auto parameters = function->getChildren("parameters");
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < parameters.size(); ++i) {
+            if (i > 0) oss << ", ";
+            oss << visitParameter(static_cast<const Parameter*>(parameters[i]));
+        }
+        
+        oss << ") {\n";
+        
+        // Process function body
+        auto body = function->getChildren("body");
+        if (body.empty()) {
+            oss << "    // Function body is empty\n";
+            oss << "    return;";
+            if (returnTypeStr != "void") {
+                oss << " // TODO: return appropriate value";
+            }
+            oss << "\n";
+        } else {
+            for (const auto* stmt : body) {
+                std::string stmtCode = generate(stmt);
+                // Indent each line of the statement
+                size_t pos = 0;
+                while (pos < stmtCode.length()) {
+                    size_t newlinePos = stmtCode.find('\n', pos);
+                    if (newlinePos == std::string::npos) {
+                        oss << "    " << stmtCode.substr(pos) << "\n";
+                        break;
+                    } else {
+                        oss << "    " << stmtCode.substr(pos, newlinePos - pos) << "\n";
+                        pos = newlinePos + 1;
+                        if (pos >= stmtCode.length()) break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        oss << "}\n";
+        
+        return oss.str();
+    }
+
+    std::string visitVariable(const Variable* variable) override {
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+        
+        auto type = variable->getChild("type");
+        std::string typeStr = "auto";  // Default
+        if (type) {
+            typeStr = generate(type);
+        }
+        
+        oss << typeStr << " " << variable->name;
+        
+        auto initializer = variable->getChild("initializer");
+        if (initializer) {
+            oss << " = " << generate(initializer);
+        }
+        
+        oss << ";";
+        
+        return oss.str();
+    }
+
+    std::string visitParameter(const Parameter* parameter) override {
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+        
+        auto type = parameter->getChild("type");
+        std::string typeStr = "auto";  // Default
+        if (type) {
+            typeStr = generate(type);
+        }
+        
+        oss << typeStr << " " << parameter->name;
+        
+        // Add default value if present
+        auto defaultValue = parameter->getChild("defaultValue");
+        if (defaultValue) {
+            oss << " = " << generate(defaultValue);
+        }
+        
+        return oss.str();
+    }
+
+    std::string visitAssignment(const Assignment* assignment) override {
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+        
+        auto target = assignment->getChild("target");
+        auto value = assignment->getChild("value");
+        
+        if (target) {
+            oss << generate(target) << " = ";
+        } else {
+            oss << "/* missing target */ ";
+        }
+        
+        if (value) {
+            oss << generate(value);
+        } else {
+            oss << "/* missing value */";
+        }
+        
+        oss << ";";
+        
+        return oss.str();
+    }
+
+    std::string visitReturn(const Return* ret) override {
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+        oss << "return ";
+        
+        auto value = ret->getChild("value");
+        if (value) {
+            oss << generate(value);
+        } else {
+            // For void returns
+            oss << ";";
+            return oss.str();
+        }
+        
+        oss << ";";
+        return oss.str();
+    }
+
+    std::string visitBinaryOperation(const BinaryOperation* binOp) override {
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+        
+        auto left = binOp->getChild("left");
+        auto right = binOp->getChild("right");
+        
+        if (left) {
+            oss << generate(left);
+        } else {
+            oss << "/* missing left */";
+        }
+        
+        oss << " " << binOp->op << " ";
+        
+        if (right) {
+            oss << generate(right);
+        } else {
+            oss << "/* missing right */";
+        }
+        
+        return oss.str();
+    }
+
+    std::string visitVariableReference(const VariableReference* varRef) override {
+        return varRef->variableName;
+    }
+
+    std::string visitIntegerLiteral(const IntegerLiteral* lit) override {
+        return std::to_string(lit->value);
+    }
+
+    std::string visitFloatLiteral(const FloatLiteral* lit) override {
+        return lit->value;
+    }
+
+    std::string visitStringLiteral(const StringLiteral* lit) override {
+        // In C++, strings need to be enclosed in double quotes
+        return "\"" + lit->value + "\"";
+    }
+
+    std::string visitBooleanLiteral(const BooleanLiteral* lit) override {
+        return lit->value ? "true" : "false";
+    }
+
+    std::string visitNullLiteral(const NullLiteral* lit) override {
+        return "nullptr";
+    }
+
+    std::string visitIfStatement(const IfStatement* stmt) override {
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+        
+        auto condition = stmt->getChild("condition");
+        auto thenBranch = stmt->getChildren("thenBranch");
+        auto elseBranch = stmt->getChildren("elseBranch");
+        
+        oss << "if (";
+        if (condition) {
+            oss << generate(condition);
+        } else {
+            oss << "true";  // fallback
+        }
+        oss << ") {\n";
+        
+        // Then branch
+        for (const auto* thenStmt : thenBranch) {
+            std::string stmtCode = generate(thenStmt);
+            size_t pos = 0;
+            while (pos < stmtCode.length()) {
+                size_t newlinePos = stmtCode.find('\n', pos);
+                if (newlinePos == std::string::npos) {
+                    oss << "    " << stmtCode.substr(pos) << "\n";
+                    break;
+                } else {
+                    oss << "    " << stmtCode.substr(pos, newlinePos - pos) << "\n";
+                    pos = newlinePos + 1;
+                    if (pos >= stmtCode.length()) break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        oss << "}";
+        
+        // Else branch
+        if (!elseBranch.empty()) {
+            oss << " else {\n";
+            for (const auto* elseStmt : elseBranch) {
+                std::string stmtCode = generate(elseStmt);
+                size_t pos = 0;
+                while (pos < stmtCode.length()) {
+                    size_t newlinePos = stmtCode.find('\n', pos);
+                    if (newlinePos == std::string::npos) {
+                        oss << "    " << stmtCode.substr(pos) << "\n";
+                        break;
+                    } else {
+                        oss << "    " << stmtCode.substr(pos, newlinePos - pos) << "\n";
+                        pos = newlinePos + 1;
+                        if (pos >= stmtCode.length()) break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            oss << "}";
+        }
+        
+        return oss.str();
+    }
+
+    std::string visitWhileLoop(const WhileLoop* loop) override {
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+        
+        auto condition = loop->getChild("condition");
+        auto body = loop->getChildren("body");
+        
+        oss << "while (";
+        if (condition) {
+            oss << generate(condition);
+        } else {
+            oss << "true";  // fallback to infinite loop
+        }
+        oss << ") {\n";
+        
+        for (const auto* stmt : body) {
+            std::string stmtCode = generate(stmt);
+            size_t pos = 0;
+            while (pos < stmtCode.length()) {
+                size_t newlinePos = stmtCode.find('\n', pos);
+                if (newlinePos == std::string::npos) {
+                    oss << "    " << stmtCode.substr(pos) << "\n";
+                    break;
+                } else {
+                    oss << "    " << stmtCode.substr(pos, newlinePos - pos) << "\n";
+                    pos = newlinePos + 1;
+                    if (pos >= stmtCode.length()) break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        oss << "}";
+        return oss.str();
+    }
+
+    std::string visitForLoop(const ForLoop* loop) override {
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+        
+        auto iterable = loop->getChild("iterable");
+        auto body = loop->getChildren("body");
+        
+        std::string iterator = loop->iteratorName.empty() ? "item" : loop->iteratorName;
+        
+        oss << "for (auto& " << iterator << " : ";
+        if (iterable) {
+            oss << generate(iterable);
+        } else {
+            oss << "/* missing iterable */";  // fallback
+        }
+        oss << ") {\n";
+        
+        for (const auto* stmt : body) {
+            std::string stmtCode = generate(stmt);
+            size_t pos = 0;
+            while (pos < stmtCode.length()) {
+                size_t newlinePos = stmtCode.find('\n', pos);
+                if (newlinePos == std::string::npos) {
+                    oss << "    " << stmtCode.substr(pos) << "\n";
+                    break;
+                } else {
+                    oss << "    " << stmtCode.substr(pos, newlinePos - pos) << "\n";
+                    pos = newlinePos + 1;
+                    if (pos >= stmtCode.length()) break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        oss << "}";
+        return oss.str();
+    }
+
+    std::string visitExpressionStatement(const ExpressionStatement* stmt) override {
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+        
+        auto expr = stmt->getChild("expression");
+        if (expr) {
+            oss << generate(expr) << ";";
+        } else {
+            oss << ";";  // Empty statement
+        }
+        
+        return oss.str();
+    }
+
+    std::string visitUnaryOperation(const UnaryOperation* unOp) override {
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+        
+        auto operand = unOp->getChild("operand");
+        std::string op = unOp->op;
+        
+        oss << op << " ";
+        if (operand) {
+            oss << generate(operand);
+        } else {
+            oss << "/* missing operand */";
+        }
+        
+        return oss.str();
+    }
+
+    std::string visitFunctionCall(const FunctionCall* call) override {
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+        oss << call->functionName << "(";
+        
+        auto arguments = call->getChildren("arguments");
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < arguments.size(); ++i) {
+            if (i > 0) oss << ", ";
+            oss << generate(arguments[i]);
+        }
+        
+        oss << ")";
+        
+        return oss.str();
+    }
+
+    std::string visitBlock(const Block* block) override {
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+        
+        auto statements = block->getChildren("statements");
+        if (statements.empty()) {
+            oss << "{}";
+        } else {
+            oss << "{\n";
+            for (size_t i = 0; i < statements.size(); ++i) {
+                std::string stmtCode = generate(statements[i]);
+                size_t pos = 0;
+                while (pos < stmtCode.length()) {
+                    size_t newlinePos = stmtCode.find('\n', pos);
+                    if (newlinePos == std::string::npos) {
+                        oss << "    " << stmtCode.substr(pos) << "\n";
+                        break;
+                    } else {
+                        oss << "    " << stmtCode.substr(pos, newlinePos - pos) << "\n";
+                        pos = newlinePos + 1;
+                        if (pos >= stmtCode.length()) break;
+                    }
+                }
+                if (i < statements.size() - 1) oss << "\n";
+            }
+            oss << "}";
+        }
+        
+        return oss.str();
+    }
+
+    std::string visitListLiteral(const ListLiteral* lit) override {
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+        oss << "{";
+        
+        auto elements = lit->getChildren("elements");
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < elements.size(); ++i) {
+            if (i > 0) oss << ", ";
+            oss << generate(elements[i]);
+        }
+        
+        oss << "}";
+        
+        return oss.str();
+    }
+
+    std::string visitIndexAccess(const IndexAccess* access) override {
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+        
+        auto target = access->getChild("target");
+        auto index = access->getChild("index");
+        
+        if (target) {
+            oss << generate(target);
+        } else {
+            oss << "/* missing target */";
+        }
+        
+        oss << "[";
+        if (index) {
+            oss << generate(index);
+        } else {
+            oss << "/* missing index */";
+        }
+        oss << "]";
+        
+        return oss.str();
+    }
+
+    std::string visitMemberAccess(const MemberAccess* access) override {
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+        
+        auto target = access->getChild("target");
+        if (target) {
+            oss << generate(target);
+        } else {
+            oss << "/* missing target */";
+        }
+        
+        oss << "." << access->memberName;
+        
+        return oss.str();
+    }
+
+    std::string visitPrimitiveType(const PrimitiveType* type) override {
+        std::string kind = type->kind;
+        // Map common types to C++ equivalents
+        if (kind == "int") return "int";
+        if (kind == "float") return "float";
+        if (kind == "string") return "std::string";
+        if (kind == "bool") return "bool";
+        if (kind == "char") return "char";
+        if (kind == "double") return "double";
+        if (kind == "long") return "long";
+        if (kind == "short") return "short";
+        if (kind == "byte") return "char";  // C++ doesn't have byte, use char
+        if (kind == "void") return "void";
+        
+        return kind;  // Return as-is if not a common type
+    }
+
+    std::string visitListType(const ListType* type) override {
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+        oss << "std::vector<";
+        
+        auto elementType = type->getChild("elementType");
+        if (elementType) {
+            oss << generate(elementType);
+        } else {
+            oss << "auto";  // Default if no element type specified
+        }
+        
+        oss << ">";
+        return oss.str();
+    }
+
+    std::string visitSetType(const SetType* type) override {
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+        oss << "std::set<";
+        
+        auto elementType = type->getChild("elementType");
+        if (elementType) {
+            oss << generate(elementType);
+        } else {
+            oss << "auto";  // Default if no element type specified
+        }
+        
+        oss << ">";
+        return oss.str();
+    }
+
+    std::string visitMapType(const MapType* type) override {
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+        oss << "std::map<";
+        
+        auto keyType = type->getChild("keyType");
+        auto valueType = type->getChild("valueType");
+        
+        if (keyType) {
+            oss << generate(keyType);
+        } else {
+            oss << "auto";  // Default if no key type specified
+        }
+        
+        oss << ", ";
+        
+        if (valueType) {
+            oss << generate(valueType);
+        } else {
+            oss << "auto";  // Default if no value type specified
+        }
+        
+        oss << ">";
+        return oss.str();
+    }
+
+    std::string visitTupleType(const TupleType* type) override {
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+        oss << "std::tuple<";
+        
+        auto elementTypes = type->getChildren("elementTypes");
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < elementTypes.size(); ++i) {
+            if (i > 0) oss << ", ";
+            oss << generate(elementTypes[i]);
+        }
+        
+        oss << ">";
+        return oss.str();
+    }
+
+    std::string visitArrayType(const ArrayType* type) override {
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+        oss << "std::array<";
+        
+        auto elementType = type->getChild("elementType");
+        if (elementType) {
+            oss << generate(elementType);
+        } else {
+            oss << "auto";  // Default if no element type specified
+        }
+        
+        oss << ", /* size unknown */>";
+        return oss.str();
+    }
+
+    std::string visitOptionalType(const OptionalType* type) override {
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+        oss << "std::optional<";
+        
+        auto innerType = type->getChild("innerType");
+        if (innerType) {
+            oss << generate(innerType);
+        } else {
+            oss << "auto";  // Default if no inner type specified
+        }
+        
+        oss << ">";
+        return oss.str();
+    }
+
+    std::string visitCustomType(const CustomType* type) override {
+        return type->typeName;
+    }
+
+    std::string visitDerefStrategy(const DerefStrategy* annotation) override {
+        // Generate C++-style comment for deref strategy
+        if (annotation->strategy == "batched") {
+            return "// @deref(batched) - Use batched memory management (smart pointers)";
+        } else if (annotation->strategy == "streamed") {
+            return "// @deref(streamed) - Use streamed memory management (RAII)";
+        } else if (annotation->strategy == "manual") {
+            return "// @deref(manual) - Use manual memory management (new/delete)";
+        } else {
+            return "// @deref(" + annotation->strategy + ") - Memory management strategy";
+        }
+    }
+
+    std::string visitOptimizationLock(const OptimizationLock* annotation) override {
+        return "// @lock(" + annotation->lockedBy + ") - Optimization locked: " + annotation->lockReason;
+    }
+
+    std::string visitLangSpecific(const LangSpecific* annotation) override {
+        return "// @lang_specific(" + annotation->language + ", " + annotation->idiomType + ")";
+    }
+    
+    std::string visitDeallocateAnnotation(const DeallocateAnnotation* annotation) override {
+        return "// @dealloc(" + annotation->strategy + ") - Memory deallocation strategy";
+    }
+    
+    std::string visitLifetimeAnnotation(const LifetimeAnnotation* annotation) override {
+        return "// @lifetime(" + annotation->strategy + ") - Object lifetime management";
+    }
+    
+    std::string visitReclaimAnnotation(const ReclaimAnnotation* annotation) override {
+        return "// @reclaim(" + annotation->strategy + ") - Memory reclamation strategy";
+    }
+    
+    std::string visitOwnerAnnotation(const OwnerAnnotation* annotation) override {
+        return "// @owner(" + annotation->strategy + ") - Ownership management strategy";
+    }
+    
+    std::string visitAllocateAnnotation(const AllocateAnnotation* annotation) override {
+        return "// @allocate(" + annotation->strategy + ") - Memory allocation strategy";
+    }
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/editor/src/ast/Parser.h b/editor/src/ast/Parser.h
index 917ff8b..37b4fbc 100644
--- a/editor/src/ast/Parser.h
+++ b/editor/src/ast/Parser.h
@@ -8,6 +8,110 @@
 #include "Expression.h"
 #include "Type.h"
 #include <string>
+#include <memory>
+
+// Forward declarations for tree-sitter
+extern "C" {
+    typedef struct TSLanguage TSLanguage;
+    typedef struct TSParser TSParser;
+    typedef struct TSTree TSTree;
+    typedef struct TSNode TSNodeStruct;
+    typedef TSNodeStruct* TSNode;
+    typedef struct TSQuery TSQuery;
+}
+
+class TreeSitterParser {
+public:
+    // Parse Python source code into AST
+    static std::unique_ptr<Module> parsePython(const std::string& source) {
+        // This is a placeholder implementation
+        // In a real implementation, this would:
+        // 1. Use tree-sitter-python to parse the source
+        // 2. Traverse the resulting CST/SIT
+        // 3. Build the corresponding SemAnno AST nodes
+        
+        // For now, we'll create a simple module as a placeholder
+        auto module = std::make_unique<Module>();
+        module->id = "ParsedPythonModule";
+        module->name = "parsed_python_module";
+        module->targetLanguage = "python";
+        
+        // In a real implementation:
+        /*
+        // Initialize tree-sitter parser for Python
+        TSParser* parser = ts_parser_new();
+        TSLanguage* language = tree_sitter_python();  // Need to link with tree-sitter-python
+        ts_parser_set_language(parser, language);
+        
+        // Parse the source
+        TSTree* tree = ts_parser_parse_string(parser, nullptr, source.c_str(), source.length());
+        TSNode rootNode = ts_tree_root_node(tree);
+        
+        // Convert the tree-sitter tree to our AST
+        std::unique_ptr<Module> result = convertTreeSitterToAST(rootNode, source);
+        
+        // Cleanup
+        ts_tree_delete(tree);
+        ts_parser_delete(parser);
+        
+        return result;
+        */
+        
+        return module;
+    }
+    
+    // Parse C++ source code into AST
+    static std::unique_ptr<Module> parseCpp(const std::string& source) {
+        // This is a placeholder implementation
+        // In a real implementation, this would:
+        // 1. Use tree-sitter-cpp to parse the source
+        // 2. Traverse the resulting CST/SIT
+        // 3. Build the corresponding SemAnno AST nodes
+        
+        // For now, we'll create a simple module as a placeholder
+        auto module = std::make_unique<Module>();
+        module->id = "ParsedCppModule";
+        module->name = "parsed_cpp_module";
+        module->targetLanguage = "cpp";
+        
+        // In a real implementation:
+        /*
+        // Initialize tree-sitter parser for C++
+        TSParser* parser = ts_parser_new();
+        TSLanguage* language = tree_sitter_cpp();  // Need to link with tree-sitter-cpp
+        ts_parser_set_language(parser, language);
+        
+        // Parse the source
+        TSTree* tree = ts_parser_parse_string(parser, nullptr, source.c_str(), source.length());
+        TSNode rootNode = ts_tree_root_node(tree);
+        
+        // Convert the tree-sitter tree to our AST
+        std::unique_ptr<Module> result = convertTreeSitterToAST(rootNode, source);
+        
+        // Cleanup
+        ts_tree_delete(tree);
+        ts_parser_delete(parser);
+        
+        return result;
+        */
+        
+        return module;
+    }
+
+private:
+    // Helper function to convert tree-sitter nodes to our AST (implementation would be complex)
+    static std::unique_ptr<Module> convertTreeSitterToAST(TSNode node, const std::string& source) {
+        // This would contain the complex logic to map tree-sitter nodes to SemAnno AST nodes
+        // Implementation would traverse the tree-sitter syntax tree and create corresponding
+        // SemAnno AST nodes based on the syntax tree structure
+        auto module = std::make_unique<Module>();
+        module->id = "ConvertedModule";
+        module->name = "converted_module";
+        module->targetLanguage = "unknown"; // Would be determined by the parser used
+        
+        return module;
+    }
+};
 
 // Forward declarations for tree-sitter
 extern "C" {