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+# TFM aInventory (2026 Edition)
+
+A unified, offline-first Inventory Management System built as a Progressive Web App (PWA). Features include AI-powered label extraction (OCR), local barcode/QR scanning, and multi-user authentication with LDAP support.
+
+---
+
+## 🛠 Project Modes
+
+This project supports three distinct operational modes:
+
+### 1. 🚀 Development Mode (Bare-Metal)
+Ideal for local development on macOS/Linux.
+*   **Command:** `./start_server.sh`
+*   **Details:** Runs FastAPI (backend) and Next.js (frontend) in development mode. Uses `local-ssl-proxy` for HTTPS.
+*   **Backend:** http://localhost:8000
+*   **Frontend:** https://localhost:3003
+
+### 2. 🐳 Docker Mode (Recommended for Production)
+Isolated and portable container stack.
+*   **Command:** `docker-compose up -d --build`
+*   **Details:** Uses Caddy as a reverse proxy for HTTPS. Persistent data and logs are mapped to `./data` and `./logs`.
+*   **Access:** https://localhost:3003
+
+### 3. 🐧 Standalone Linux Mode (Systemd)
+Native Linux installation (Alma/Debian/Ubuntu) without Docker dependencies.
+*   **Installation:** `sudo ./install_service.sh`
+*   **Execution:** `sudo systemctl start inventory`
+*   **Details:** Compiles the frontend for production and manages the entire stack as a system service.
+*   **Access:** https://<SERVER-IP>:3003
+
+---
+
+## 📦 Production Distribution
+To generate a clean production package without AI-agent metadata or development artifacts:
+1.  Run `./export_prod.sh`
+2.  A `.zip` archive will be created (e.g., `aInventory-PROD-v1.3.2.zip`).
+3.  This archive contains a specialized `README.txt` with deployment-only instructions.
+
+---
+
+## 🏗 Technical Overview
+*   **Backend:** FastAPI (Python 3.12+)
+*   **Frontend:** Next.js 15+ (React PWA)
+*   **Database:** SQLite (SQLAlchemy) with Dexie.js (IndexedDB) for client-side sync.
+*   **Proxy:** Caddy (Docker) or local-ssl-proxy (Standalone/Dev).
+*   **AI Engine:** Google Gemini (Generative AI SDK).
+
+For more details, see [PROJECT_ARCHITECTURE.md](PROJECT_ARCHITECTURE.md).
+
+---
+
+## 📜 AI Operational Rules
+AI agents working on this project MUST follow the guidelines in [AI_RULES.md](AI_RULES.md).
diff --git a/VERSION.json b/VERSION.json
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 {
-  "version": "1.3.2",
-  "last_build": "2026-04-11-1245",
+  "version": "1.3.3",
+  "last_build": "2026-04-11-1246",
   "commit": "PENDING",
   "changelog": [
+    "v1.3.3: Added comprehensive project README.md documenting all operational modes",
     "v1.3.2: Systemd Standalone: Switched systemd service from Docker to bare-metal (Direct Python/Node management)",
     "v1.3.1: Systemd support added (Docker-compose based - DEPRECATED)",
-    "v1.3.0: Dockerization: Dual-mode architecture, standalone Next.js, Python logger, and prod export script",
-    "v1.2.9: Automatic IDE Entry Points (GEMINI.md, CLAUDE.md proxies)",
-    "v1.2.8: Absolute Documentation Consolidation (Unified ARCHITECTURE and AI_RULES)"
+    "v1.3.0: Dockerization: Dual-mode architecture, standalone Next.js, Python logger, and prod export script"
   ]
 }
diff --git a/backend/logs/backend.log b/backend/logs/backend.log
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 [2026-04-11 12:43:32] [INFO] [uvicorn.error] Application startup complete.
 [2026-04-11 12:43:37] [WARNING] [uvicorn.error] Invalid HTTP request received.
 [2026-04-11 12:43:37] [INFO] [uvicorn.access] ::ffff:127.0.0.1:0 - "POST /exa.language_server_pb.LanguageServerService/GetUnleashData HTTP/1.1" 404
+[2026-04-11 12:43:54] [INFO] [uvicorn.access] ::ffff:192.168.84.140:0 - "GET /items/ HTTP/1.1" 200
+[2026-04-11 12:44:24] [INFO] [uvicorn.access] ::ffff:192.168.84.140:0 - "GET /items/ HTTP/1.1" 200
+[2026-04-11 12:44:54] [INFO] [uvicorn.access] ::ffff:192.168.84.140:0 - "GET /items/ HTTP/1.1" 200
+[2026-04-11 12:45:24] [INFO] [uvicorn.access] ::ffff:192.168.84.140:0 - "GET /items/ HTTP/1.1" 200
+[2026-04-11 12:45:54] [INFO] [uvicorn.access] ::ffff:192.168.84.140:0 - "GET /items/ HTTP/1.1" 200
+[2026-04-11 12:46:24] [INFO] [uvicorn.access] ::ffff:192.168.84.140:0 - "GET /items/ HTTP/1.1" 200
+[2026-04-11 12:46:54] [INFO] [uvicorn.access] ::ffff:192.168.84.140:0 - "GET /items/ HTTP/1.1" 200