Add Prefect v3 workflow orchestration with verified persistent hardware connection support

plate-resort-multiple/.gitignore

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 secrets.yaml
 secrets.json
 secrets.ini
+secrets.local.ini
 
 # Server logs
 server/*.log
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 # Temporary files
 *.tmp
 *.temp
+archived/
+archived_gui/
+verify_prefect.py

plate-resort-multiple/DEPLOYMENT.md

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+# Deployment Notes
+
+## Quick Pi Setup
+
+1. **Clone and Install:**
+   ```bash
+   git clone https://github.com/AccelerationConsortium/plate-RESORT.git
+   cd plate-RESORT/plate-resort-multiple
+   python3 -m venv plate-resort-env
+   source plate-resort-env/bin/activate
+   pip install -e .
+   ```
+
+2. **Generate API Key:**
+   ```bash
+   plate-resort-keygen --generate --update-config --create-env
+   export PLATE_API_KEY=$(grep PLATE_API_KEY .env | cut -d'=' -f2)
+   ```
+
+3. **Start Services:**
+   ```bash
+   # REST API Server
+   plate-resort-rest-server
+
+   # OR Prefect Worker
+   plate-resort-prefect-worker
+   ```
+
+4. **REST API Client Usage:**
+   ```bash
+   # Available commands: connect, disconnect, status, position, activate
+   plate-resort-rest-client connect
+   plate-resort-rest-client status
+   plate-resort-rest-client position
+   plate-resort-rest-client activate A
+   plate-resort-rest-client disconnect
+   ```
+
+## Auto-activation Setup
+```bash
+echo "cd ~/plate-RESORT/plate-resort-multiple && source plate-resort-env/bin/activate" >> ~/.bashrc
+```
+
+## Fixed Issues
+- ✅ File corruption in cli_rest.py and keygen_rest.py 
+- ✅ API key configuration for REST server
+- ✅ Environment variable precedence in wrapper.py
+- ✅ Console script naming and paths
+- ✅ Dual interface architecture (REST + Prefect)