[verified] add Nous Portal web research adapter

.env.example

@@ -12,16 +12,27 @@ BOOTSTRAP_ADMIN_EMAIL=
 BOOTSTRAP_ADMIN_PASSWORD=
 # Hard safety default; this release has no delivery capability.
 AUTOMATED_OUTREACH_ENABLED=false
-# Optional criteria-first AI web research. OpenAI's native Responses API setup:
-# AI_RESEARCH_PROVIDER=openai_web_search
-# AI_RESEARCH_PROVIDER_MODEL=<OpenAI model supporting web search>
-# AI_RESEARCH_PROVIDER_URL=https://api.openai.com/v1/responses
-# AI_RESEARCH_PROVIDER_ALLOWED_HOSTS=api.openai.com
-# OPENAI_API_KEY=<standard OpenAI API key; secret-manager only>
-# The server sends tools:[{type:web_search}], accepts only bounded URL citations/
-# sources, and fetches targets through its SSRF-safe crawler. All values are
-# server-side only. AI_RESEARCH_PROVIDER_API_KEY is only for generic providers.
+# Optional criteria-first Nous Portal AI web research. The model uses strict
+# web_search/scrape_website tools through an approved Firecrawl-compatible API.
+# Only structured HTTPS targets are returned; the server crawler validates and
+# persists evidence. Both credentials are server-side only.
+# AI_RESEARCH_PROVIDER=nous_portal
+# NOUS_MODEL=Hermes-4-405B
+# NOUS_BASE_URL=https://inference-api.nousresearch.com/v1
+# NOUS_ALLOWED_HOSTS=inference-api.nousresearch.com
+# NOUS_API_KEY=<Nous Portal API key; secret-manager only>
+# FIRECRAWL_BASE_URL=https://api.firecrawl.dev/v1
+# FIRECRAWL_ALLOWED_HOSTS=api.firecrawl.dev
+# FIRECRAWL_API_KEY=<Firecrawl API key; secret-manager only>
 AI_RESEARCH_PROVIDER=
+NOUS_API_KEY=
+NOUS_MODEL=Hermes-4-405B
+NOUS_BASE_URL=https://inference-api.nousresearch.com/v1
+NOUS_ALLOWED_HOSTS=inference-api.nousresearch.com
+FIRECRAWL_API_KEY=
+FIRECRAWL_BASE_URL=https://api.firecrawl.dev/v1
+FIRECRAWL_ALLOWED_HOSTS=api.firecrawl.dev
+# Legacy provider settings (only used by compatibility adapters).
 AI_RESEARCH_PROVIDER_MODEL=
 AI_RESEARCH_PROVIDER_URL=
 AI_RESEARCH_PROVIDER_ALLOWED_HOSTS=