diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ Entry  (thin command dispatcher — shared by all three hosts)
   ├── Vault/        IVaultStorageService  → VaultStorageService  → IVaultCryptoService
   ├── Database/     IJournalDatabaseService (SQLCipher schema/key derivation/hydration)
   │                 IDatabaseSessionService (encrypted connection lifecycle after auth)
-  ├── Ai/           IAiService            → PythonSidecarAiService | DisabledAiService
-  ├── Speech/       ISpeechBridgeService  → PythonSidecarSpeechService | DisabledSpeechBridgeService
-  ├── Sidecar/      PythonSidecarClient   (shared Python process I/O), SidecarCli
+  ├── Ai/           IAiService            → LlamaSharpAiService | DisabledAiService
+  ├── Speech/       ISpeechBridgeService  → DisabledSpeechBridgeService
+  ├── Sidecar/      SidecarCli
   ├── Logging/      CommandLogger, LogRedactor
   └── Config/       IJournalConfigService → JournalConfigService
 ```
@@ -172,26 +172,31 @@ NuGet package versions are managed centrally in `Directory.Packages.props`. Proj
 
 ### Encryption
 
-- **Vault**: AES-256-GCM with PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA256 key derivation (600k iterations) — wire format matches the Python implementation for cross-language parity
+- **Vault**: AES-256-GCM with PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA256 key derivation (600k iterations)
 - **Database**: SQLCipher with PBKDF2-derived key
 - Fragments and structured data are stored in the encrypted SQLCipher database; auth is required via `vault.load_all` or `db.hydrate_workspace`
 - `DatabaseSessionService` holds the encryption password in memory after first auth and closes the connection on `vault.clear_data_directory`
 
 ### Environment Variables
 
+**Journal backend:**
+
 | Variable | Default | Description |
 |----------|---------|-------------|
-| `JOURNAL_PROJECT_ROOT` | auto-detected | Override project root (vault path resolution) |
-| `JOURNAL_VAULT_DIR` | `<root>/journal/vault` | Override vault directory |
-| `JOURNAL_DATABASE_DIR` | `<vault>/db` | Override SQLCipher database directory |
-| `JOURNAL_AI_PROVIDER` | `none` | `none` or `python-sidecar` |
-| `JOURNAL_PYTHON_EXE` | `python` | Python executable for AI/speech sidecar |
-| `JOURNAL_AI_SIDECAR_PATH` | auto | Path to Python AI sidecar script |
-| `JOURNAL_AI_TIMEOUT_MS` | 30000 | AI sidecar timeout |
-| `JOURNAL_NLP_BACKEND` | `auto` | `auto`, `spacy`, or `fallback` |
-| `JOURNAL_LOG_LEVEL` | `warning` | `trace`, `debug`, `information`, `warning`, `error`, `critical` |
+| `JOURNAL_PROJECT_ROOT` | auto-detected | Override project root path (vault path resolution) |
+| `JOURNAL_VAULT_DIR` | `<root>/journal/vault` | Override vault directory path |
+| `JOURNAL_DATA_DIR` | _(empty)_ | Override decrypted data directory path |
+| `JOURNAL_AI_PROVIDER` | `none` | AI provider mode (`none`, `llamasharp`) |
+| `JOURNAL_LOG_LEVEL` | `warning` | Log verbosity (`trace`, `debug`, `information`, `warning`, `error`, `critical`) |
 | `JOURNAL_WEB_DIST` | auto | Override web UI dist path for WebGateway |
 
+**SDT orchestrator:**
+
+| Variable | Default | Description |
+|----------|---------|-------------|
+| `SDT_ENV_PROFILE` | `dev` | Active runtime environment profile (`dev`, `ci`, `release`) |
+| `SDT_LOG_LEVEL` | `information` | CLI log verbosity (`trace` through `critical`) |
+
 ---
 
 ## Journal.WebGateway
@@ -472,8 +477,8 @@ Key registrations:
 - `IVaultCryptoService` → `VaultCryptoService` (singleton)
 - `IVaultStorageService` → `VaultStorageService` (singleton)
 - `IJournalDatabaseService` → `JournalDatabaseService` (singleton)
-- `IAiService` → `PythonSidecarAiService` or `DisabledAiService` (per `JOURNAL_AI_PROVIDER`)
-- `ISpeechBridgeService` → `PythonSidecarSpeechService` or `DisabledSpeechBridgeService`
+- `IAiService` → `LlamaSharpAiService` or `DisabledAiService` (per `JOURNAL_AI_PROVIDER`)
+- `ISpeechBridgeService` → `DisabledSpeechBridgeService`
 - `IJournalConfigService` → `JournalConfigService` (singleton)
 - `CommandLogger` (singleton)
 - `SidecarCli` (singleton)
@@ -493,9 +498,34 @@ The `Command`/`Entry` pattern uses dot-notation actions. To add a module:
 
 ## SDT DevTool
 
-`Journal.DevTool/` contains the pre-built SDT (Stan's Dev Tools) orchestrator and its Python build/automation scripts. See [`Journal.DevTool/README.md`](Journal.DevTool/README.md) for full documentation.
+`Journal.DevTool/` contains the pre-built SDT (Stan's Dev Tools) orchestrator (`sdt.exe`) and its Python build/automation scripts. Workflows are defined in `devtool.json` at the repo root. See [`Journal.DevTool/README.md`](Journal.DevTool/README.md) for full documentation.
 
-Key scripts in `Journal.DevTool/scripts/`:
+### Workflows (`devtool.json`)
+
+| ID | Label | Group | Description |
+|----|-------|-------|-------------|
+| `build-dotnet` | Build .NET Projects | Build | `dotnet build` — all C# projects in solution |
+| `sidecar` | Publish Sidecar | Build | Build Journal.Sidecar as self-contained exe → output/ |
+| `web` | Build Web UI | Build | Build SvelteKit bundle → Journal.App/build/ |
+| `webgateway` | Publish WebGateway | Build | Publish ASP.NET host with embedded web UI (depends on `web`) |
+| `tauri` | Build Tauri Desktop App | Build | Build desktop exe, no installer (depends on `sidecar`) |
+| `tauri-nsis` | Build Tauri + NSIS Installer | Build | Build desktop exe with NSIS installer (depends on `sidecar`) |
+| `all` | Full Release Build ✦ | Build | Sidecar → Web → WebGateway → Tauri, in dependency order |
+| `sync-output` | Sync Build Assets to Output | Build | Sweep repo for newest builds and copy to output/ |
+| `stage-output` | Stage Output Bundle | Build | Full publish + stage journalapp.exe into output/ |
+| `run-gateway-dev` | Run WebGateway Server (Dev) | Dev | Start HTTP gateway via `dotnet run` at http://localhost:5180 |
+| `run-gateway-prod` | Run WebGateway Server (Output) | Dev | Start compiled gateway from output/webgateway |
+| `test` | Run Smoke Tests | Test | Run all ~80 integration tests in Journal.SmokeTests |
+| `gate` | Run Migration Gate | Test | Full build + smoke tests + parity check |
+| `nuget-export` | Export NuGet Cache | Cache | Prime and export .nuget cache to zip for offline use |
+| `nuget-import` | Import NuGet Cache | Cache | Import cache zip and validate restore |
+| `npm-clean` | Clean Node Modules | System | Remove Journal.App node_modules |
+
+### Environment Profiles
+
+SDT supports `dev`, `ci`, and `release` profiles (configured in `devtool.json` under `envProfiles`). Select the active profile via `SDT_ENV_PROFILE` or from the TUI.
+
+### Key Scripts (`Journal.DevTool/scripts/`)
 
 | Script | Purpose |
 |--------|---------|
@@ -514,5 +544,5 @@ Key scripts in `Journal.DevTool/scripts/`:
 ## Notes
 
 - Journal content and templates persist in SQLCipher (`entry_documents`) under the vault DB directory.
-- The legacy Python placeholder file `_init_vault.vault` is treated as obsolete — the C# backend ignores and removes it during vault load.
+- The legacy placeholder file `_init_vault.vault` is treated as obsolete — the C# backend ignores and removes it during vault load.
 - On Windows + Tauri, the sidecar process is spawned with `CREATE_NO_WINDOW` to suppress the console window.