From 3b314634437eedbb9e91ab673826cf082579134f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Trevor Oler <18trevor3695@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2026 22:44:13 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Add GitHub badges to README

Added GitHub badges for code size, open/closed issues, and pull requests to README.
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 The long-term architecture direction is **AER: Adaptive Expert Routing**, where work is routed across expert services, validators, aggregators, and supporting nodes. This repository is not that full distributed network yet. It is the small, testable foundation that proves the node/work/validation loop before public networking, production peer discovery, or economics are added.
 
+![GitHub code size in bytes](https://img.shields.io/github/languages/code-size/AetherMesh-AI/aethermesh-core?style=flat-square&label=Code%20Size)
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+![GitHub Issues or Pull Requests](https://img.shields.io/github/issues-raw/AetherMesh-AI/aethermesh-core?style=flat-square&label=Open%20Issues)
+![GitHub Issues or Pull Requests](https://img.shields.io/github/issues-closed-raw/AetherMesh-AI/aethermesh-core?style=flat-square&label=Closed%20Issues&color=%2350C878)
+![GitHub Issues or Pull Requests](https://img.shields.io/github/issues-pr-raw/AetherMesh-AI/aethermesh-core?style=flat-square&label=Open%20Pull%20Requests)
+![GitHub Issues or Pull Requests](https://img.shields.io/github/issues-pr-closed-raw/AetherMesh-AI/aethermesh-core?style=flat-square&label=Closed%20Pull%20Requests&color=%2350C878)
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+![GitHub number of milestones](https://img.shields.io/github/milestones/open/AetherMesh-AI/aethermesh-core?style=flat-square&label=Active%20Milestones)
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 ## Current status
 
 This repo currently provides: