deploy Nous v14 update

README.md

@@ -47,10 +47,29 @@ error rather than remaining stuck forever.
 | `GMAPS_REQUEST_TIMEOUT` | `900` | Maximum wait for the Maps worker in seconds; raise it for very large searches |
 | `GMAPS_POLL_SECONDS` | `2` | Poll interval while a job is running |
 | `DISCOVERY_BACKEND` | `gmaps` when `GMAPS_URL` is set | Set to `browser` only for the bounded public-search fallback |
+| `AI_PROVIDER` | `custom` | Set to `nous` for the Nous Research Portal, or `custom` for another OpenAI-compatible endpoint |
 | `AI_BASE_URL` | empty | Optional OpenAI-compatible `/chat/completions` endpoint |
 | `AI_API_KEY` | empty | Optional provider key; keep server-side |
 | `AI_MODEL` | empty | Model name used for evidence-grounded drafts |
 
+### Nous Research Portal
+
+Choose **Nous Portal · free models** in Settings, paste a Nous API key, select a
+free model, save, and use **Test connection** before drafting a message. The
+app uses `https://inference-api.nousresearch.com/v1` automatically and tries
+the live `/models` catalog; if the catalog is unavailable it shows a stable
+fallback list of the free models currently published by Nous. Availability and
+model IDs can change, so refresh Settings periodically.
+
+The bundled fallback entries are LongCat 2.0, Solar Pro 4, Step 3.7 Flash,
+Laguna S 2.1, Laguna XS 2.1, Ling 3.0 Flash Fin, and Ling 3.0 Flash Sante
+(using the Portal's `:free` model suffix).
+
+Hermes Agent has its own browser-based OAuth flow, but that flow stores a
+Hermes refresh token and is not a portable credential for this standalone
+Docker app. ProspectOS therefore uses a server-side Nous API key here. The key
+is never returned by the Settings API or sent to the browser after saving.
+
 The app stores its catalogue in the `prospect_data` Docker volume. The worker
 stores its own job data in `gmaps_data`; keep both volumes if you want to retain
 history. To inspect status: