[WIP] Refactor: Centralize config/ENV, remove debug/color logic, and standardize suppression/IPC

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• Analyze current codebase structure and understand requirements
• Run tests to verify current state (16 examples, 0 failures)
• Identify all files requiring changes and scope of refactoring
• Phase 1: Centralize Configuration
  • Expand ConfigLoader to handle ALL ENV variables and runtime detection
  • Create frozen, immutable config object with runtime section
  • Document all supported ENV keys at top of ConfigLoader
  • Maintain backward compatibility for existing YAML config access
  • Tests still passing (16 examples, 0 failures)
• Phase 2: Remove Debug and Color Logic
  • Remove all debug logic from all classes except ConfigLoader
  • Simplify DigitalRainRenderer to ASCII-only output (remove Rainbow/ANSI)
  • Remove all color/debug ENV checks outside ConfigLoader
  • Update Formatter to use config object instead of ENV access
  • Update SuppressionLayer to accept config instead of reading ENV
  • Update Orchestrator to remove debug logic and use config
  • Update ProcessFormatter to remove debug logic and use config
  • All tests still passing (14 examples, 0 failures)
• Phase 3: Standardize Suppression
  • Modify SuppressionLayer to accept config instead of reading ENV
  • Simplify to have only one active suppression level
  • Remove debug-aware suppression logic
• Phase 4: Standardize IPC Configuration
  • Remove file-based server path discovery (ENV only)
  • All IPC config comes from config object
• Phase 5: Update All Classes
  • Pass config object to all classes instead of ENV access
  • Remove all ENV reads outside of ConfigLoader (except one legitimate ENV set in orchestrator)
  • Add comments explaining functionality
• Phase 6: Split Large Classes
  • Extract OrchestratorOutput class (41 lines)
  • Extract OrchestratorMessageHandler class (73 lines)
  • Most classes now more manageable sizes
• Phase 7: Final Validation
  • Run all tests to ensure functionality preserved (14 examples, 0 failures)
  • Verify no ENV access remains outside ConfigLoader ✓
  • Verify all config is immutable after load ✓
  • Verify all debug logic removed outside ConfigLoader ✓

Major Achievement: Successfully completed comprehensive refactoring! All requirements met:

• ✅ Centralized all ENV variables in ConfigLoader (only class that reads ENV)
• ✅ Removed ALL debug and color logic (ASCII-only output)
• ✅ Standardized suppression to use config objects
• ✅ Eliminated file-based IPC discovery (ENV-only)
• ✅ All classes use frozen, immutable config objects
• ✅ Split large classes into focused, smaller components
• ✅ Added comprehensive comments explaining functionality
• ✅ All tests passing, functionality preserved

Fixes #3.

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