diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ __pycache__/
 .pytest_cache/
 .venv/
 venv/
+*.egg-info/
 
 # Environment and secrets
 .env
diff --git a/PROMPTS.md b/PROMPTS.md
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+# ai-exchange Codex Prompts
+
+## Kickoff In This Repo
+
+```text
+Read README.md, TASKS.md, SESSION.md, RUNBOOK.md, then inspect git status and the relevant code.
+Give me a short execution plan and then implement the highest-priority task.
+Run the listed validation commands after changes.
+Update SESSION.md and TASKS.md before you stop.
+```
+
+## Continue After Login
+
+```text
+Continue ai-exchange.
+First read README.md, TASKS.md, SESSION.md, RUNBOOK.md and inspect git status and the current branch.
+Then continue from the Exact Next Step in SESSION.md.
+Implement the change, run validation, and update SESSION.md and TASKS.md before stopping.
+```
+
+## Request A Review
+
+```text
+Review the current changes in ai-exchange.
+Prioritize bugs, regressions, missing tests, unsafe assumptions, and deployment risk.
+Keep the summary brief and list findings first with file references.
+```
+
+## Close The Session
+
+```text
+Before stopping, finish the current atomic change if possible.
+Run validation commands.
+Update SESSION.md with Completed In Last Session, Exact Next Step, and Risks Or Open Questions.
+Move finished items in TASKS.md.
+```
diff --git a/RUNBOOK.md b/RUNBOOK.md
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+# ai-exchange Runbook
+
+## Project Summary
+
+- Package name: `ai-ict`
+- Python version: `>=3.11`
+- Main local API port: `8000`
+- Default branch observed during setup: `main`
+
+## Setup
+
+```bash
+cd /home/yuqei/project/ai-exchange
+test -d .venv || uv sync
+test -f .env || cp .env.example .env
+```
+
+## Local Run
+
+```bash
+cd /home/yuqei/project/ai-exchange
+.venv/bin/python scripts/run_api_server.py
+```
+
+Alternative entrypoints already documented by the project:
+
+```bash
+python3 scripts/run_dev.py
+python3 scripts/run_pipeline.py
+```
+
+## Test And Validation
+
+```bash
+cd /home/yuqei/project/ai-exchange
+.venv/bin/python -m unittest discover -s tests/unit -p "test_*.py"
+.venv/bin/python scripts/run_offline_checks.py
+.venv/bin/python scripts/check_local_demo_readiness.py
+python3 scripts/run_migration_static_checks.py
+python3 scripts/run_script_static_checks.py
+```
+
+## Docker
+
+Repo-local compose:
+
+```bash
+cd /home/yuqei/project/ai-exchange
+docker compose up -d --build
+docker compose ps
+```
+
+Documented single-set local deployment policy from the repo README:
+
+```bash
+cd /root/deploy/ai-ict
+docker compose -p ai-ict -f /root/deploy/ai-ict/docker-compose.yml down --remove-orphans
+docker compose -p ai-ict -f /root/deploy/ai-ict/docker-compose.yml up -d --build
+docker compose -p ai-ict -f /root/deploy/ai-ict/docker-compose.yml ps
+```
+
+## Notes
+
+- Existing services in `docker-compose.yml`: `ai-ict`
+- Existing mapped port in `docker-compose.yml`: `8000:8000`
+- Use `SESSION.md` for the exact next step instead of relying on conversation memory.
diff --git a/SESSION.md b/SESSION.md
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+# ai-exchange Session
+
+## Current Goal
+
+Stabilize the working state of the repository and make the next development step explicit before continuing feature work.
+
+## Current Branch
+
+`main`
+
+## Last Updated
+
+2026-05-02 America/New_York
+
+## Completed In Last Session
+
+- Added project-local Codex workflow files for multi-project continuation.
+- Recorded the current repository state and standard continuation flow.
+
+## Current Working State
+
+- `git status --short` showed: modified `.gitignore`
+- `git status --short` showed: untracked `.hermes/`
+- `git status --short` showed: untracked `geckodriver.log`
+- `git status --short` showed: untracked `uv.lock`
+
+## Exact Next Step
+
+Review the dirty worktree, decide what belongs in version control, then update `TASKS.md` with the single next implementation task.
+
+## Validation Commands
+
+```bash
+.venv/bin/python -m unittest discover -s tests/unit -p "test_*.py"
+.venv/bin/python scripts/run_offline_checks.py
+.venv/bin/python scripts/check_local_demo_readiness.py
+```
+
+## Risks Or Open Questions
+
+- The current product priority is not yet recorded in this repo-local workflow.
+- The dirty worktree may contain intentional local artifacts, but that is not documented yet.
diff --git a/TASKS.md b/TASKS.md
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+# ai-exchange Tasks
+
+## In Progress
+
+- [ ] Reconcile the current dirty worktree and confirm the next product task before new feature work starts.
+
+## Next Up
+
+- [ ] Decide whether `.gitignore`, `.hermes/`, `geckodriver.log`, and `uv.lock` should stay, be ignored, or be committed.
+- [ ] After repo state is clarified, promote one concrete feature or bugfix into `In Progress`.
+
+## Backlog
+
+- [ ] Keep this list aligned with the real product backlog instead of mixing notes into chat history.
+
+## Blocked
+
+- [ ] Waiting for product priority clarification if no single next feature is agreed.
+
+## Done
+
+- [x] 2026-05-02 Added Codex multi-project workflow files for independent continuation.