diff --git a/agent/knowledge_ingester.py b/agent/knowledge_ingester.py
index 786b2a0f..da24c435 100644
--- a/agent/knowledge_ingester.py
+++ b/agent/knowledge_ingester.py
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 """Sovereign Knowledge Ingester for Hermes Agent.
 
 Uses Gemini 3.1 Pro to learn from Google Search in real-time and
-persists the knowledge to Timmy's sovereign memory.
+persists the knowledge to Timmy's sovereign memory (both Markdown and Symbolic).
 """
 
 import logging
 import base64
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 from agent.gemini_adapter import GeminiAdapter
+from agent.symbolic_memory import SymbolicMemory
 from tools.gitea_client import GiteaClient
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ class KnowledgeIngester:
     def __init__(self):
         self.adapter = GeminiAdapter()
         self.gitea = GiteaClient()
+        self.symbolic = SymbolicMemory()
 
     def learn_about(self, topic: str) -> str:
         """Searches Google, analyzes the results, and saves the knowledge."""
@@ -43,12 +45,14 @@ Include:
         
         knowledge_fragment = result["text"]
         
-        # 2. Persist to Timmy's Memory
+        # 2. Extract Symbolic Triples
+        self.symbolic.ingest_text(knowledge_fragment)
+        
+        # 3. Persist to Timmy's Memory (Markdown)
         repo = "Timmy_Foundation/timmy-config"
         filename = f"memories/realtime_learning/{topic.lower().replace(' ', '_')}.md"
         
         try:
-            # Check if file exists to get SHA
             sha = None
             try:
                 existing = self.gitea.get_file(repo, filename)
@@ -63,7 +67,7 @@ Include:
             else:
                 self.gitea.create_file(repo, filename, content_b64, f"Initial knowledge on {topic}")
                 
-            return f"Successfully learned about {topic} and updated Timmy's memory at {filename}"
+            return f"Successfully learned about {topic}. Updated Timmy's Markdown memory and Symbolic Knowledge Graph."
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Failed to persist knowledge: {e}")
-            return f"Learned about {topic}, but failed to save to memory: {e}\n\n{knowledge_fragment}"
+            return f"Learned about {topic}, but failed to save to Markdown memory: {e}\n\n{knowledge_fragment}"
diff --git a/agent/symbolic_memory.py b/agent/symbolic_memory.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef3cf7e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/agent/symbolic_memory.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+"""Sovereign Intersymbolic Memory Layer.
+
+Bridges Neural (LLM) and Symbolic (Graph) reasoning by extracting
+structured triples from unstructured text and performing graph lookups.
+"""
+
+import logging
+import json
+from typing import List, Dict, Any
+from agent.gemini_adapter import GeminiAdapter
+from tools.graph_store import GraphStore
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+class SymbolicMemory:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.adapter = GeminiAdapter()
+        self.store = GraphStore()
+
+    def ingest_text(self, text: str):
+        """Extracts triples from text and adds them to the graph."""
+        prompt = f"""
+Extract all meaningful entities and their relationships from the following text.
+Format the output as a JSON list of triples: [{{"s": "subject", "p": "predicate", "o": "object"}}]
+
+Text:
+{text}
+
+Guidelines:
+- Use clear, concise labels for entities and predicates.
+- Focus on stable facts and structural relationships.
+- Predicates should be verbs or descriptive relations (e.g., 'is_a', 'works_at', 'collaborates_with').
+"""
+        try:
+            result = self.adapter.generate(
+                model="gemini-3.1-pro-preview",
+                prompt=prompt,
+                system_instruction="You are Timmy's Symbolic Extraction Engine. Extract high-fidelity knowledge triples.",
+                response_mime_type="application/json"
+            )
+            
+            triples = json.loads(result["text"])
+            if isinstance(triples, list):
+                count = self.store.add_triples(triples)
+                logger.info(f"Ingested {count} new triples into symbolic memory.")
+                return count
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Symbolic ingestion failed: {e}")
+            return 0
+
+    def get_context_for(self, topic: str) -> str:
+        """Performs a 2-hop graph search to find related context for a topic."""
+        # 1. Find direct relations
+        direct = self.store.query(subject=topic) + self.store.query(object=topic)
+        
+        # 2. Find 2nd hop
+        related_entities = set()
+        for t in direct:
+            related_entities.add(t['s'])
+            related_entities.add(t['o'])
+        
+        extended = []
+        for entity in related_entities:
+            if entity == topic: continue
+            extended.extend(self.store.query(subject=entity))
+        
+        all_triples = direct + extended
+        if not all_triples:
+            return ""
+            
+        context = "Symbolic Knowledge Graph Context:\n"
+        for t in all_triples:
+            context += f"- {t['s']} --({t['p']})--> {t['o']}\n"
+        return context
diff --git a/skills/memory/intersymbolic_graph.py b/skills/memory/intersymbolic_graph.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..baad6c63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/skills/memory/intersymbolic_graph.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+"""
+---
+title: Intersymbolic Graph Query
+description: Queries Timmy's sovereign knowledge graph to find connections and structured facts.
+conditions:
+  - Complex relationship analysis
+  - Fact checking against structured memory
+  - Finding non-obvious connections
+---
+"""
+
+from agent.symbolic_memory import SymbolicMemory
+
+def query_graph(topic: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Queries the knowledge graph for a specific topic and returns structured context.
+    
+    Args:
+        topic: The entity or topic to search for in the graph.
+    """
+    memory = SymbolicMemory()
+    context = memory.get_context_for(topic)
+    
+    if not context:
+        return f"No symbolic connections found for '{topic}' in the knowledge graph."
+        
+    return context
diff --git a/tests/agent/test_symbolic_memory.py b/tests/agent/test_symbolic_memory.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..84258634
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/agent/test_symbolic_memory.py
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+"""Tests for Symbolic Memory / Intersymbolic Layer.
+
+Generated by Allegro during PR #9 review.
+"""
+
+import pytest
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+import json
+
+
+class TestSymbolicMemory:
+    """Test suite for agent/symbolic_memory.py"""
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def mock_adapter(self):
+        """Mock GeminiAdapter."""
+        with patch('agent.symbolic_memory.GeminiAdapter') as MockAdapter:
+            mock = MagicMock()
+            MockAdapter.return_value = mock
+            yield mock
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def mock_store(self):
+        """Mock GraphStore."""
+        with patch('agent.symbolic_memory.GraphStore') as MockStore:
+            mock = MagicMock()
+            MockStore.return_value = mock
+            yield mock
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def memory(self, mock_adapter, mock_store):
+        """Create SymbolicMemory with mocked deps."""
+        from agent.symbolic_memory import SymbolicMemory
+        return SymbolicMemory()
+
+    def test_ingest_text_success(self, memory, mock_adapter, mock_store):
+        """Should extract triples and add to graph."""
+        mock_adapter.generate.return_value = {
+            "text": json.dumps([
+                {"s": "Timmy", "p": "is_a", "o": "AI"},
+                {"s": "Timmy", "p": "has_goal", "o": "Sovereignty"}
+            ])
+        }
+        mock_store.add_triples.return_value = 2
+
+        count = memory.ingest_text("Timmy is an AI with the goal of Sovereignty.")
+
+        assert count == 2
+        mock_store.add_triples.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_ingest_text_invalid_json(self, memory, mock_adapter, mock_store):
+        """Should handle malformed JSON gracefully."""
+        mock_adapter.generate.return_value = {
+            "text": "not valid json"
+        }
+
+        count = memory.ingest_text("Some text that confuses the model")
+
+        assert count == 0  # Should fail gracefully
+        mock_store.add_triples.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_ingest_text_not_list(self, memory, mock_adapter, mock_store):
+        """Should handle non-list JSON response."""
+        mock_adapter.generate.return_value = {
+            "text": json.dumps({"s": "Timmy", "p": "is_a", "o": "AI"})  # Dict, not list
+        }
+
+        count = memory.ingest_text("Timmy is an AI")
+
+        # Current implementation might fail here - this test documents the gap
+        # Should be handled: check isinstance(triples, list)
+
+    def test_get_context_for_direct_relations(self, memory, mock_store):
+        """Should find direct 1-hop relations."""
+        mock_store.query.side_effect = lambda subject=None, **kwargs: [
+            {"s": "Timmy", "p": "is_a", "o": "AI"},
+            {"s": "Timmy", "p": "works_at", "o": "Foundation"}
+        ] if subject == "Timmy" else []
+
+        context = memory.get_context_for("Timmy")
+
+        assert "Timmy" in context
+        assert "is_a" in context
+        assert "AI" in context
+
+    def test_get_context_for_2hop(self, memory, mock_store):
+        """Should find 2-hop relations."""
+        # First call: direct relations
+        # Second call: extended relations
+        mock_store.query.side_effect = [
+            [{"s": "Timmy", "p": "works_at", "o": "Foundation"}],  # Direct
+            [{"s": "Foundation", "p": "founded_by", "o": "Alexander"}]  # 2-hop
+        ]
+
+        context = memory.get_context_for("Timmy")
+
+        assert "Foundation" in context
+        assert "founded_by" in context
+
+    def test_get_context_for_empty(self, memory, mock_store):
+        """Should return empty string when no context found."""
+        mock_store.query.return_value = []
+
+        context = memory.get_context_for("UnknownEntity")
+
+        assert context == ""
+
+
+class TestIntersymbolicGraphSkill:
+    """Test suite for skills/memory/intersymbolic_graph.py"""
+
+    @patch('skills.memory.intersymbolic_graph.SymbolicMemory')
+    def test_query_graph_with_results(self, MockMemory):
+        """Skill should return formatted context."""
+        from skills.memory.intersymbolic_graph import query_graph
+        
+        mock_instance = MagicMock()
+        mock_instance.get_context_for.return_value = "- Timmy --(is_a)--> AI\n"
+        MockMemory.return_value = mock_instance
+
+        result = query_graph("Timmy")
+
+        assert "Timmy" in result
+        assert "is_a" in result
+
+    @patch('skills.memory.intersymbolic_graph.SymbolicMemory')
+    def test_query_graph_no_results(self, MockMemory):
+        """Skill should handle empty results gracefully."""
+        from skills.memory.intersymbolic_graph import query_graph
+        
+        mock_instance = MagicMock()
+        mock_instance.get_context_for.return_value = ""
+        MockMemory.return_value = mock_instance
+
+        result = query_graph("Unknown")
+
+        assert "No symbolic connections" in result
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    pytest.main([__file__, "-v"])
diff --git a/tests/tools/test_graph_store.py b/tests/tools/test_graph_store.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..813f200e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tools/test_graph_store.py
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+"""Tests for Knowledge Graph Store.
+
+Generated by Allegro during PR #9 review.
+"""
+
+import pytest
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+import json
+import base64
+
+
+class TestGraphStore:
+    """Test suite for tools/graph_store.py"""
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def mock_gitea(self):
+        """Mock GiteaClient."""
+        with patch('tools.graph_store.GiteaClient') as MockGitea:
+            mock = MagicMock()
+            MockGitea.return_value = mock
+            yield mock
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def store(self, mock_gitea):
+        """Create GraphStore with mocked Gitea."""
+        from tools.graph_store import GraphStore
+        return GraphStore()
+
+    def test_load_empty_graph(self, store, mock_gitea):
+        """Should return empty graph when file doesn't exist."""
+        mock_gitea.get_file.side_effect = Exception("404")
+        
+        graph = store._load_graph()
+        
+        assert graph == {"triples": [], "entities": {}}
+
+    def test_add_triples_new(self, store, mock_gitea):
+        """Should add new triples."""
+        mock_gitea.get_file.side_effect = Exception("404")  # New file
+        
+        triples = [
+            {"s": "Timmy", "p": "is_a", "o": "AI"},
+            {"s": "Timmy", "p": "works_at", "o": "Foundation"}
+        ]
+        
+        count = store.add_triples(triples)
+        
+        assert count == 2
+        mock_gitea.create_file.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_add_triples_deduplication(self, store, mock_gitea):
+        """Should not add duplicate triples."""
+        existing = {
+            "triples": [{"s": "Timmy", "p": "is_a", "o": "AI"}],
+            "entities": {}
+        }
+        mock_gitea.get_file.return_value = {
+            "content": base64.b64encode(json.dumps(existing).encode()).decode()
+        }
+        
+        # Try to add same triple again
+        count = store.add_triples([{"s": "Timmy", "p": "is_a", "o": "AI"}])
+        
+        assert count == 0  # No new triples added
+
+    def test_query_by_subject(self, store, mock_gitea):
+        """Should filter by subject."""
+        existing = {
+            "triples": [
+                {"s": "Timmy", "p": "is_a", "o": "AI"},
+                {"s": "Allegro", "p": "is_a", "o": "AI"},
+                {"s": "Timmy", "p": "works_at", "o": "Foundation"}
+            ],
+            "entities": {}
+        }
+        mock_gitea.get_file.return_value = {
+            "content": base64.b64encode(json.dumps(existing).encode()).decode()
+        }
+        
+        results = store.query(subject="Timmy")
+        
+        assert len(results) == 2
+        assert all(r["s"] == "Timmy" for r in results)
+
+    def test_query_by_predicate(self, store, mock_gitea):
+        """Should filter by predicate."""
+        existing = {
+            "triples": [
+                {"s": "Timmy", "p": "is_a", "o": "AI"},
+                {"s": "Allegro", "p": "is_a", "o": "AI"},
+                {"s": "Timmy", "p": "works_at", "o": "Foundation"}
+            ],
+            "entities": {}
+        }
+        mock_gitea.get_file.return_value = {
+            "content": base64.b64encode(json.dumps(existing).encode()).decode()
+        }
+        
+        results = store.query(predicate="is_a")
+        
+        assert len(results) == 2
+        assert all(r["p"] == "is_a" for r in results)
+
+    def test_query_by_object(self, store, mock_gitea):
+        """Should filter by object."""
+        existing = {
+            "triples": [
+                {"s": "Timmy", "p": "is_a", "o": "AI"},
+                {"s": "Allegro", "p": "is_a", "o": "AI"},
+                {"s": "Timmy", "p": "works_at", "o": "Foundation"}
+            ],
+            "entities": {}
+        }
+        mock_gitea.get_file.return_value = {
+            "content": base64.b64encode(json.dumps(existing).encode()).decode()
+        }
+        
+        results = store.query(object="AI")
+        
+        assert len(results) == 2
+        assert all(r["o"] == "AI" for r in results)
+
+    def test_query_combined_filters(self, store, mock_gitea):
+        """Should support combined filters."""
+        existing = {
+            "triples": [
+                {"s": "Timmy", "p": "is_a", "o": "AI"},
+                {"s": "Timmy", "p": "works_at", "o": "Foundation"}
+            ],
+            "entities": {}
+        }
+        mock_gitea.get_file.return_value = {
+            "content": base64.b64encode(json.dumps(existing).encode()).decode()
+        }
+        
+        results = store.query(subject="Timmy", predicate="is_a")
+        
+        assert len(results) == 1
+        assert results[0]["o"] == "AI"
+
+
+class TestGraphStoreRaceCondition:
+    """Document race condition behavior."""
+
+    def test_concurrent_writes_risk(self):
+        """Document that concurrent writes may lose triples.
+        
+        This is a known limitation of the read-modify-write pattern.
+        For MVP, this is acceptable. Future: implement file locking or
+        use atomic Gitea operations.
+        """
+        pass  # Documentation test
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    pytest.main([__file__, "-v"])
diff --git a/tools/graph_store.py b/tools/graph_store.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e89a3e52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/graph_store.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+"""Sovereign Knowledge Graph Store for Hermes Agent.
+
+Provides a simple triple-store (Subject, Predicate, Object) persisted
+to Timmy's sovereign Gitea instance.
+"""
+
+import json
+import base64
+import logging
+from typing import List, Dict, Any, Optional
+from tools.gitea_client import GiteaClient
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+class GraphStore:
+    def __init__(self, repo: str = "Timmy_Foundation/timmy-config", path: str = "memories/knowledge_graph.json"):
+        self.repo = repo
+        self.path = path
+        self.gitea = GiteaClient()
+
+    def _load_graph(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        try:
+            content = self.gitea.get_file(self.repo, self.path)
+            raw = base64.b64decode(content["content"]).decode()
+            return json.loads(raw)
+        except Exception:
+            return {"triples": [], "entities": {}}
+
+    def _save_graph(self, graph: Dict[str, Any], message: str):
+        sha = None
+        try:
+            existing = self.gitea.get_file(self.repo, self.path)
+            sha = existing.get("sha")
+        except:
+            pass
+        
+        content_b64 = base64.b64encode(json.dumps(graph, indent=2).encode()).decode()
+        if sha:
+            self.gitea.update_file(self.repo, self.path, content_b64, message, sha)
+        else:
+            self.gitea.create_file(self.repo, self.path, content_b64, message)
+
+    def add_triples(self, triples: List[Dict[str, str]]):
+        """Adds a list of triples: [{'s': '...', 'p': '...', 'o': '...'}]"""
+        graph = self._load_graph()
+        added_count = 0
+        for t in triples:
+            if t not in graph["triples"]:
+                graph["triples"].append(t)
+                added_count += 1
+        
+        if added_count > 0:
+            self._save_graph(graph, f"Add {added_count} triples to knowledge graph")
+        return added_count
+
+    def query(self, subject: Optional[str] = None, predicate: Optional[str] = None, object: Optional[str] = None) -> List[Dict[str, str]]:
+        graph = self._load_graph()
+        results = []
+        for t in graph["triples"]:
+            if subject and t['s'] != subject: continue
+            if predicate and t['p'] != predicate: continue
+            if object and t['o'] != object: continue
+            results.append(t)
+        return results