Documentation Standardisation & Unit Test Stabilization

- Overhauled README.md to serve as a unified system index and WIP tracker.
- Standardized documentation filenames (ARCH__, GUIDE__, PLAN__) for better discoverability.
- Archived completed project plans and scopes.
- Fixed regressions in unit tests (errors, models, email) caused by V3 architectural updates.
- Ensured unit tests remain non-destructive and environment-independent via mocking.

documentation/GUIDE__LOCAL_DEVELOPMENT.md

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+# Local Development Guide
+
+This guide provides instructions for setting up and running the Aether API locally for development.
+
+## 1. Prerequisites
+- Python 3.9+ (or as specified in `requirements.txt`)
+- `virtualenv` or `venv`
+
+## 2. Setup Procedure
+
+### Create and Activate Environment
+```bash
+# Go to root of application
+cd ~/path/to/directory/aether_api_fastapi/
+
+# Create new application environment
+virtualenv environment
+
+# Activate application environment
+source environment/bin/activate
+```
+
+### Install Requirements
+```bash
+# Install application requirements
+pip install -r admin/requirements.txt
+
+# Troubleshooting/Force Reinstall if needed:
+# pip install --upgrade --force-reinstall -r admin/requirements.txt
+# pip install --ignore-installed -r admin/requirements.txt
+```
+
+## 3. Running the Application
+
+### Start with Uvicorn (Reload enabled)
+```bash
+uvicorn app.main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 5005 --reload
+```
+
+### Accessing the API
+The application will be available at:
+- API Root: [http://localhost:5005](http://localhost:5005)
+- Swagger Docs: [http://localhost:5005/docs](http://localhost:5005/docs)
+
+## 4. Git Workflow Basics
+
+### Initialization
+```bash
+git init
+git remote add origin https://scott_idem@bitbucket.org/oneskyit/one-sky-it-api.git
+```
+
+### Basic Commands
+```bash
+# Adding and committing
+git add .
+git commit -m 'Your commit message'
+
+# Pushing to branches
+git push -u origin master
+git push -u origin development
+```
+
+### Branch Management
+```bash
+# List branches
+git branch -a
+
+# Create and switch to new branch
+git branch new-branch-name
+git switch new-branch-name
+```
+
+## 5. Deployment Basics (Manual)
+If you are cloning for the first time on a server:
+```bash
+git clone https://scott_idem@bitbucket.org/oneskyit/one-sky-it-api-fastapi.git /srv/http/destination_path
+```