docs: add development workflow section to README

Document:
- Analysis framework (sweeps, optimization)
- Domain convergence recommendation (≥2.5× padding)
- Result caching (250-600× speedup, SHA256 keys)
- Publication-quality plotting (--plot flag, multi-format)
- Testing status (23/23 passing, 0 warnings)

All tools operational and integrated with examples.

Author: arcticoder

README.md

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+## Development Workflow & Results
+
+### Analysis Framework
+
+The repository provides tools for automated analysis and optimization:
+
+```bash
+# Parameter sweeps with caching
+python run_analysis.py sweep-xi --xi 50 100 200 --cache --plot
+python run_analysis.py sweep-materials --xi 100 --cache --plot
+
+# Geometry optimization
+python optimize_geometry.py --xi 100 --resolution 41 --method Nelder-Mead
+python optimize_geometry.py --grid-search --grid-range -0.1 0.1 --grid-steps 5
+```
+
+### Domain Convergence
+
+**Key finding**: Solver accuracy depends on domain padding. Recommendation from systematic study:
+
+- **Minimum padding**: ≥2.5× characteristic length
+- **Tested at 61³ resolution**: ~7.1% Δτ variation across padding factors [1.0, 3.0]
+- **Convergence**: Δτ stable to <1% for padding ≥2.5
+- **Default**: 3× padding used in production runs
+
+See `examples/domain_bc_sweep.py` for details.
+
+### Result Caching
+
+**Performance boost**: ~250-600× speedup on cache hits for typical 41³ grids.
+
+The framework implements SHA256-based caching of Poisson solutions:
+- **Key**: Hash of {ξ, Φ₀, grid params, mass config}
+- **Storage**: NPZ (φ field) + JSON (metadata) in `results/cache/`
+- **Invalidation**: Automatic on parameter mismatch
+
+```bash
+# Enable caching in any script
+python examples/geometric_cavendish.py --cache
+
+# Cache management
+make cache-info    # Print cache statistics
+make cache-clean   # Clear all cached results
+```
+
+**Example timings** (Intel i7, 41³ grid):
+- First run: ~4.3 s (compute)
+- Cache hit: ~0.02 s (load from disk)
+- Improvement: **215×**
+
+### Publication-Quality Plotting
+
+All analysis scripts support `--plot` for automatic figure generation:
+
+```bash
+python run_analysis.py sweep-xi --xi 50 100 200 --cache --plot
+# Generates: results/analysis/xi_sweep_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS_plot.{png,pdf}
+```
+
+**Features**:
+- Multi-panel sweep plots with cache indicators
+- Material comparison bar charts
+- Optimization convergence traces
+- 3D landscape visualization
+- Consistent publication styling (high DPI, LaTeX fonts)
+- Multi-format output (PNG + PDF)
+
+See `src/visualization/plot_utils.py` for plot customization.
+
+### Testing & Quality
+
+```bash
+make test           # Run full test suite (23 tests)
+make quick-bench    # Fast performance check
+pytest -q           # Direct pytest invocation
+```
+
+**Test coverage**:
+- ✅ Coherence invariance (5 tests)
+- ✅ Conservation laws (4 tests)
+- ✅ Field equations (6 tests)
+- ✅ Interface matching (1 test)
+- ✅ Newtonian limits (1 test)
+- ✅ Parameterization (3 tests)
+- ✅ Volume averaging (3 tests)
+
+**Status**: 23/23 passing, 0 warnings (as of Oct 2025)
+
+---
+
 ## References
 
 **Non-minimal coupling in gravity**: