default mode was plugin, default port was the old host-gateway port — config schema, transitional path constants, integration path resolution, checked-in runtime config, and tests. Tension: an env flag switched standalone behavior, legacy env fallbacks were still honored, and post-cutover tests rejected the intentionally preserved external workspace path. Outcome: Focused on separating standalone runtime state from the preserved identity/memory workspace path.

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