v0.9.6: InfoNet hashchain, Wormhole gate encryption, mesh reputation, 16 community contributors

Gate messages now propagate via the Infonet hashchain as encrypted blobs — every node syncs them
through normal chain sync while only Gate members with MLS keys can decrypt. Added mesh reputation
system, peer push workers, voluntary Wormhole opt-in for node participation, fork recovery,
killwormhole scripts, obfuscated terminology, and hardened the self-updater to protect encryption
keys and chain state during updates.

New features: Shodan search, train tracking, Sentinel Hub imagery, 8 new intelligence layers,
CCTV expansion to 11,000+ cameras across 6 countries, Mesh Terminal CLI, prediction markets,
desktop-shell scaffold, and comprehensive mesh test suite (215 frontend + backend tests passing).

Community contributors: @wa1id, @AlborzNazari, @adust09, @Xpirix, @imqdcr, @csysp, @suranyami,
@chr0n1x, @johan-martensson, @singularfailure, @smithbh, @OrfeoTerkuci, @deuza, @tm-const,
@Elhard1, @ttulttul

wormhole-start.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+trap 'kill 0' EXIT SIGINT SIGTERM
+
+echo "======================================================="
+echo "   W O R M H O L E   -   Local Agent Start             "
+echo "======================================================="
+echo ""
+
+# Check for Python 3
+PYTHON_CMD=""
+if command -v python3 &> /dev/null; then
+    PYTHON_CMD="python3"
+elif command -v python &> /dev/null; then
+    PYTHON_CMD="python"
+else
+    echo "[!] ERROR: Python is not installed."
+    echo "[!] Install Python 3.10-3.12 from https://python.org"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/backend"
+
+if [ ! -d "venv" ]; then
+    echo "[*] Creating Python virtual environment..."
+    $PYTHON_CMD -m venv venv
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "[!] ERROR: Failed to create virtual environment."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
+source venv/bin/activate
+echo "[*] Installing Python dependencies (first run only)..."
+pip install -q -r requirements.txt
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo ""
+    echo "[!] ERROR: pip install failed. See errors above."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "[*] Starting Wormhole Local Agent on 127.0.0.1:8787"
+echo "[*] Press Ctrl+C to stop"
+echo ""
+
+export MESH_ONLY=true
+export MESH_RNS_ENABLED=true
+python wormhole_server.py