This epic aims to improve metadata scalability of disaggregated WiredTiger through short-term solutions that improve the current design, in which the follower applies changes from the shared metadata table into its local metadata table.

The current metadata design is likely to be replaced as a result of WT-18610, so we should consider which tickets from this epic are worth picking up based on their expected benefit as compared to their cost, considering both the engineering effort and the risk. Tickets that will benefit metadata scalability that will not be rendered obsolete by the upcoming metadata redesign should go to WT-18610.