AI Platform Optimization v2 Kickoff: Baseline & Fixes (Internal Tech Doc)

Internal baseline for AI platform health post-DB fix: 90% task fail rate, gateway issues, idle workers. v2 goals & fixes.

<h2>Platform Optimization v2 Kickoff Summary</h2><p>[Full summary from above pasted here for ai_knowledge_base proxy]</p><pre>[Table data, analysis, fixes]</pre>