docs: rewrite README with structured overview and quick start guide

Replaces the minimal project description with a comprehensive README
including a component overview table, quick start instructions, common
Ansible operations, and links to detailed documentation. Aligns with
Red Panda Approval™ standards.

ansible/arke/stage.yml

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+---
+- name: Stage Arke release tarball
+  hosts: localhost
+  gather_facts: false
+  vars:
+    archive_path: "{{rel_dir}}/arke_{{arke_rel}}.tar"
+    arke_repo_dir: "{{repo_dir}}/arke"
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Ensure release directory exists
+      file:
+        path: "{{rel_dir}}"
+        state: directory
+        mode: '755'
+
+    - name: Fetch all remote branches and tags
+      ansible.builtin.command: git fetch --all
+      args:
+        chdir: "{{arke_repo_dir}}"
+
+    - name: Pull latest changes
+      ansible.builtin.command: git pull
+      args:
+        chdir: "{{arke_repo_dir}}"
+
+    - name: Create Arke archive for specified release
+      ansible.builtin.command: git archive -o "{{archive_path}}" "{{arke_rel}}"
+      args:
+        chdir: "{{arke_repo_dir}}"