Initial clean commit - unified Lyra stack

cortex/identity.py

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+# identity.py
+import json
+import os
+
+IDENTITY_PATH = os.getenv("IDENTITY_PATH", "identity.json")
+
+def load_identity():
+    """
+    Load Lyra's identity/persona definition from identity.json.
+    Returns a dict or None if missing/invalid.
+    """
+
+    if not os.path.exists(IDENTITY_PATH):
+        print(f"[Identity] identity.json not found at {IDENTITY_PATH}")
+        return None
+
+    try:
+        with open(IDENTITY_PATH, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            data = json.load(f)
+            print(f"[Identity] Loaded identity from {IDENTITY_PATH}")
+            return data
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"[Identity] Failed to load identity.json: {e}")
+        return None