Add HTTP client documentation for Astrology API integration

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User asked which HTTP client to use for the Astrology API (HTTP/Unirest/Axios/Fetch). The codebase already uses native fetch consistently.

Changes

• Added vessel/docs/ASTROLOGY_API_CLIENT.md documenting:
  • Recommendation: Use native fetch API (already established pattern)
  • Client-side examples via the existing /api/astrology proxy route
  • Server-side direct API call patterns
  • Environment variable configuration (RAPIDAPI_KEY with Astrology_API_KEY fallback)
  • Conversion guide from Node.js HTTP module to fetch

Example

The verbose Node.js HTTP code converts to:

const response = await fetch(
    `https://${apiHost}/api/v3/glossary/houses?house_system=P`,
    {
        method: 'GET',
        headers: {
            'x-rapidapi-key': apiKey,
            'x-rapidapi-host': apiHost
        }
    }
);
const data = await response.json();

Original prompt

I wanted to use this Astrology API feature, what would be the best "client" type to use? HTTP
Request
Unirest
Axios
Fetch ? For this: const http = require('https');

const options = {
method: 'GET',
hostname: 'best-astrology-api-natal-charts-transits-synastry.p.rapidapi.com',
port: null,
path: '/api/v3/glossary/houses?house_system=P',
headers: {
'x-rapidapi-key': '40889e2cf0msh5573bf5995e3376p19ffcfjsn815e8406eee3',
'x-rapidapi-host': 'best-astrology-api-natal-charts-transits-synastry.p.rapidapi.com'
}
};

const req = http.request(options, function (res) {
const chunks = [];

res.on('data', function (chunk) {
chunks.push(chunk);
});

res.on('end', function () {
const body = Buffer.concat(chunks);
console.log(body.toString());
});
});

req.end();

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