docs: professional README — Feb 2026

README.md

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-# forum
+<div align="center">
 
-Community forum — discussions, ideas, collaborations. Signal only.
+# IX Forum
+
+**Community discussions for Inference-X**
+
+[Browse discussions →](https://git.inference-x.com/inference-x-community/forum/issues)
+
+</div>
+
+---
+
+This is the community forum for Inference-X. Use GitHub Issues to:
+
+- Ask questions about installation, configuration, models
+- Share your use cases and projects
+- Propose new features
+- Report bugs (non-security issues only)
+
+## How to participate
+
+1. **Search first** — your question may already be answered
+2. **Use the right label** — `question`, `feature`, `bug`, `showcase`
+3. **Be specific** — include hardware, OS, model, error message
+4. **Be constructive** — this is a global community
+
+## Quick links
+
+- [Installation guide](https://build.inference-x.com)
+- [Supported models](https://inference-x.com)
+- [Hardware benchmarks](https://inference-x.com)
+- [Report a security issue (private)](https://git.inference-x.com/inference-x-community/security-reports)
+- [Roadmap](https://git.inference-x.com/inference-x-community/ix-roadmap)
+
+---
+
+*[Code of Conduct](https://git.inference-x.com/inference-x-community/.community) · Powered by [Inference-X](https://inference-x.com)*