Didactopus/.update_readmes/20260314_131933__160-didactopus-artifact-registry-layer__README.md

Didactopus Worker-Backed Artifact Registry Layer

This update extends the media-rendering pipeline with a worker-backed artifact registry.

What it adds

• artifact registry records
• render job records
• worker-oriented job lifecycle states
• artifact listing and lookup endpoints
• bundle registration into a persistent catalog
• UI prototype for browsing render jobs and produced artifacts

Why this matters

The previous layer could create render bundles, but the outputs were still basically filesystem-level side effects. This layer promotes artifacts into first-class Didactopus objects so the system can:

• track render requests over time
• associate artifacts with learners and packs
• record job status (queued, running, completed, failed)
• expose artifacts in the UI and API
• support future download, retention, and publication policies