docs(SUP-1695): rewrite jarvOS README positioning

[levineam]

Summary

Rewrites the main README around the jarvOS brand framing: an open operating layer that turns agents like OpenClaw, Claude, Codex, and Hermes into a personal Jarvis.

This version foregrounds:

• daily journal as the control room
• notes, memory, Paperclip, and structured knowledge as coordinated operating layers
• a shared context spine across agents
• public/private boundaries for a reusable open-source baseline

It also intentionally avoids overindexing on the internal GBrain migration work. GBrain is mentioned only as the included structured-knowledge adapter in the module list, not as the headline product story.

Verification

• npm test
• npx --yes markdownlint-cli2 README.md
• git diff --check

Paperclip: SUP-1695

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Documentation
  • Comprehensively revised README with improved product positioning and layered architecture explanation.
  • Expanded feature descriptions and clarified module roles.
  • Updated quick start guide with runtime-specific setup steps and verification testing.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

README.md underwent a comprehensive rewrite to reposition jarvOS as an "open operating layer," replace architectural narrative with explicit layer-boundary framing, add new repo structure diagram, update module and runtime adapter descriptions, enhance Quick Start with npm smoke tests and per-runtime setup steps, and introduce Release Status and Public vs. Private sections.

Changes

Documentation: Repositioning and Architecture Clarity

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Project positioning and value proposition README.md	Opening statement reframes jarvOS as an "open operating layer for your personal AI assistant," with condensed explanation of how conversations are routed into notes, work tracking, memory, structured knowledge, journaling, and agent context.
Features, how-it-works, and layered architecture README.md	"What jarvOS Does" and "How It Works" sections expanded to explain per-layer benefits (journal/control room, durable notes, work tracker, structured knowledge, memory promotion) and a capture→route→promote→inject→audit loop. New repo layout diagram and rewritten "Architecture" section formalize layer ownership/purpose table and emphasize "one job per layer" boundary rule.
Module and runtime adapter guidance README.md	"Modules" section updated to describe each jarvOS-owned package's responsibilities and intended module independence. "Runtime Adapters" section reworded to clarify separation between portable behavior and runtime-specific glue.
Quick Start and setup instructions README.md	"Quick Start" reworked with explicit clone + npm test smoke-test flow, refreshed OpenClaw setup steps, updated Hermes/Codex instructions, revised skills installation, and consolidated module install command.
Release status, privacy boundaries, and philosophy README.md	"Public vs. Private" section added to enumerate excluded content (personal workspace content, keys/config). "Release Status" section introduced with v0.1.0 and release artifact links, plus local readiness check command. "Philosophy" shortened to bullet list while retaining creator social link.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 2 (Simple) | ⏱️ ~10 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• levineam/jarvOS#15: Rewrites README.md module/layer ownership and Quick Start steps around OpenClaw/Hermes setup.
• levineam/jarvOS#12: Updates README.md Quick Start/bootstrap flow and smoke test guidance.
• levineam/jarvOS#29: Modifies README.md narrative around memory-ops audit/maintenance loop framing.

Suggested labels

jarvis-managed

Poem

🐰 Whiskers twitching with glee:
The layers now gleam, clear as can be,
From notes to memories, all properly spaced,
An operating system, thoughtfully placed.
jarvOS hops forward with architectural grace! 🌟

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5

✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The PR title accurately describes the main change: a comprehensive rewrite of the README to reposition jarvOS as an 'open operating layer,' which is the core objective reflected throughout the substantial file reorganization and content restructuring.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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✨ Finishing Touches

🧪 Generate unit tests (beta)

• Create PR with unit tests
• Commit unit tests in branch SUP-1695/readme-positioning-correction

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