docs: fix README markdown warnings; ci: add codecov token and pip cache for provider jobs

Author: SDLC Bot

.github/workflows/python-test.yml

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           files: ./coverage.xml
           fail_ci_if_error: false
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
       - name: Run mypy static analysis
         run: mypy src/
 
@@ -128,6 +129,13 @@ jobs:
           . .venv_ci/bin/activate
           pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
           pip install langchain-google-genai langchain-community langchain-ollama python-dotenv
+      - name: Cache pip for provider-smoke
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ~/.cache/pip
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-provider-smoke-${{ hashFiles('**/requirements.txt') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-pip-
       - name: Quick deepagent smoke (dry-run disabled)
         env:
           PYTHONPATH: .
@@ -143,6 +151,13 @@ jobs:
         provider: [gemini, openai, ollama]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Cache pip
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ~/.cache/pip
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-providers-${{ matrix.provider }}-${{ hashFiles('**/requirements.txt') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-pip-
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:

README.md

@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ Please file new issues, feature requests and suggestions, but **DO search for si
 
 If you would like to ask a question that you feel doesn't warrant an issue (yet), please reach out to us via Twitter:
 
-* contact [[email protected]][conduct-email]
+ - contact [[email protected]][conduct-email]
 
 ## Developer Guidance
 
@@ -213,9 +213,9 @@ Please review these brief docs below about our coding practices.
 This is a work in progress as we learn what we'll need to provide people in
 order to be effective contributors to our project.
 
-* [Coding Style](./doc/STYLE.md)
-* [Code Organization](./doc/ORGANIZATION.md)
-* [Exceptions in our legacy codebase](./doc/EXCEPTIONS.md)
+ - [Coding Style](./doc/STYLE.md)
+ - [Code Organization](./doc/ORGANIZATION.md)
+ - [Exceptions in our legacy codebase](./doc/EXCEPTIONS.md)
 
 ---
 
@@ -224,4 +224,7 @@ order to be effective contributors to our project.
 This project has adopted the [Code of Conduct][conduct-code]. For more information see the [Code of Conduct][conduct-code] or contact [[email protected]][conduct-email] with any additional questions or comments.
 
 [conduct-code](./CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)
+
+[conduct-email]: mailto:[email protected]
+[conduct-code]: ./CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
 [conduct-email]: mailto:[email protected]