docs(readme): add AI slop inside + downloads badges

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Automated PR: add 2 badges to README.

• AI slop inside (self-declaration)
• GitHub downloads counter (shields.io)

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CodeAnt-AI Description

Add project status and download metrics to the README

What Changed

• The README now displays an “AI slop inside” badge linking to its source
• A GitHub downloads badge shows total downloads across releases and links to the project releases

Impact

✅ Visible project status
✅ At-a-glance download counts
✅ Direct access to release downloads

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Status	Commit	Started (UTC)	Finished (UTC)
✅ Reviewed your PR	8036483	Sep 01, 2026 · 04:25	04:25

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Add the badge hosts to the endpoint policy

This line introduces sladge.net and img.shields.io, but .github/scripts/check-approved-external-endpoints.sh explicitly scans README.md and neither host appears in .github/policies/approved-external-endpoints.txt. The checker currently reports success only because its rg expression errors under the default regex engine while stderr is discarded, so these unapproved endpoints silently bypass the repository policy and will fail validation once that checker is repaired. Add both hosts to the policy or use already-approved badge endpoints.

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