feat: Intelligence Layer Phase 1 — orchestrator service

Adds the Gemini API orchestrator (ReAct tool loop → Claude responder):

Orchestrator engine + router:
- orchestrator_engine.py: Gemini API tool loop, Claude CLI handoff
- routers/orchestrator.py: POST /orchestrate (async job queue), GET /orchestrate/{job_id}

Tools (cortex/tools/):
- web.py: DuckDuckGo web search (no key required)
- ae_knowledge.py: ae_journal_search + ae_journal_entry_create (AE V3 API)
- ae_tasks.py: ae_task_list (reads agents_sync Kanban filesystem)
- files.py: file_read (path-allowlisted to safe dirs)

Config + deps:
- config.py: orchestrator, DuckDuckGo, and AE API settings
- requirements.txt: google-genai, duckduckgo-search
- .env.default: reference config with all new keys documented

Docs:
- CLAUDE.md, README.md, documentation/ added to repo
- Port references updated 7331 → 8000 throughout
- Default model updated to gemini-2.5-flash

Tested: ae_task_list, ae_journal_search, web_search all working end-to-end.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

README.md

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+# Cortex / Inara — Project Root
+
+**Owner:** Scott Idem (One Sky IT / Danger Zone)
+**Started:** 2026-03-04
+**Status:** Active development
+
+> *"You can't stop the signal."*
+
+Cortex is a self-hosted multi-agent orchestration layer. Inara is the primary conversational agent that lives inside it.
+
+---
+
+## Quick Orientation
+
+| Directory | What it is |
+|---|---|
+| `cortex/` | FastAPI service — dispatcher, routing, LLM backends, session management |
+| `inara/` | Inara identity, memory, context, and help files |
+| `docs/` | Integration reference docs (NC Talk bot, etc.) |
+| `documentation/` | Architecture decisions, project plans, agent task lists |
+
+---
+
+## Running Cortex
+
+```bash
+# Start (Docker)
+cd ~/agents_sync/projects/Cortex_and_Inara_dev
+docker compose up -d
+
+# Restart service only (after backend changes)
+sudo systemctl restart cortex
+
+# Logs
+journalctl -u cortex -f
+
+# Web UI
+http://localhost:8000   (or cortex.dgrzone.com on WireGuard)
+```
+
+Config lives in `cortex/config.py` and a `.env` file at the project root (not tracked — see `env.default`).
+
+---
+
+## Key Documentation
+
+| File | Purpose |
+|---|---|
+| `documentation/TODO__Agents.md` | Active task list — read first |
+| `documentation/ARCH__Intelligence_Layer.md` | Intelligence layer architecture (orchestrator, dev agents, knowledge) |
+| `docs/NEXTCLOUD_TALK_BOT.md` | NC Talk bot setup |
+| `inara/IDENTITY.md` | Inara persona and identity |
+| `inara/HELP.md` | In-app help content (rendered in UI) |
+| `inara/PROTOCOLS.md` | Inara behavioral protocols |
+| `~/agents_sync/projects/CORTEX.md` | High-level project vision and phases |
+
+---
+
+## Architecture at a Glance
+
+```
+[User / Cron / Webhook]
+        ↓
+  Cortex Dispatcher  (FastAPI, cortex/)
+        ↓
+  LLM Backend(s)
+  • Claude CLI   — primary reasoning, coding, long-context
+  • Gemini CLI   — secondary / cost routing
+  • Ollama       — offline/private (scott_gaming, future)
+        ↓
+  Inara  (identity + memory in inara/)
+```
+
+See `documentation/ARCH__Intelligence_Layer.md` for the evolving orchestrator/responder and dev-agent architecture.
+
+---
+
+## Inara
+
+Inara is not tied to a specific model. The name is fixed; the backend may vary.
+Her identity and behavioral files live in `inara/` and are loaded at startup via `cortex/context_loader.py`.
+
+---
+
+## Related Projects
+
+| Project | Path |
+|---|---|
+| Aether Platform API | `~/OSIT_dev/aether_api_fastapi/` |
+| Aether Frontend | `~/OSIT_dev/aether_app_sveltekit/` |
+| Fleet coordination | `~/agents_sync/` |