Phase 1 MVP

Build career momentum with visible, repeatable progress.

Single-user private mode

Lesson

Async IO for provider calls and ingestion work

Use async where network waiting dominates and make timeout and retry behavior explicit.

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## Async patterns that pay off

Use async for provider calls, multi-document fetches, retrieval fan-out, and background tasks. Avoid mixing sync and async blindly.