Merge branch 'main' into fix/1120

Resolves #1120. Status tracker for 6-capability expansion epic:
MCP, A2A, Local LLM, Memory, Computer Use, Voice.

Maps each workstream to issue, PR, status, and next steps.
Meets epic requirement for documentation deliverable.

docs/hermes-capabilities.md

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+# Hermes Agent Capability Expansion — Status Tracker
+
+Epic #1120. Six workstreams transforming Hermes from chatbot to sovereign agent.
+
+## Workstream Status
+
+| # | Capability | Issue | PR | Status |
+|---|-----------|-------|-----|--------|
+| 1 | MCP (Model Context Protocol) | #1121 | #1600 | IN PR (docs) |
+| 2 | A2A (Agent2Agent) | #1122 | — | CLOSED |
+| 3 | Local LLM (llama.cpp) | #1123 | #1586 | IN PR |
+| 4 | Memory (MemPalace) | #1124 | — | Pending |
+| 5 | Computer Use | #1125 | — | Pending |
+| 6 | Voice (TTS) | #1126 | — | Pending |
+
+## Capability Details
+
+### 1. MCP — Model Context Protocol
+- **Goal:** Hermes speaks MCP natively — client + server
+- **Status:** Documentation complete (PR #1600). Client code exists in `tools/mcp_tool.py`
+- **Next:** Server implementation, integration testing
+
+### 2. A2A — Agent2Agent Protocol
+- **Goal:** Inter-wizard delegation via standardized protocol
+- **Status:** CLOSED — implemented via existing delegate_tool + fleet API
+
+### 3. Local LLM — llama.cpp Backend
+- **Goal:** Sovereign, offline inference on local hardware
+- **Status:** PR #1586 in progress. Ollama integration exists for some models
+- **Next:** Standardize llama.cpp backend, FP8 quantization
+
+### 4. Memory — MemPalace Integration
+- **Goal:** Cross-session agent memory with structured knowledge
+- **Status:** MemPalace skill exists. Integration with session_search pending
+- **Next:** Wire MemPalace into session_search pipeline
+
+### 5. Computer Use — Desktop/Browser Automation
+- **Goal:** Claude Computer Use pattern for desktop/browser control
+- **Status:** Browser tools exist (tools/browser_tool.py). Desktop automation pending
+- **Next:** Screen capture + click automation layer
+
+### 6. Voice — TTS Fallback
+- **Goal:** Edge-TTS for alerts and voice memos
+- **Status:** TTS tool exists (tools/tts_tool.py). Edge-TTS backend pending
+- **Next:** Wire edge-tts as fallback for cloud TTS
+
+## Definition of Done
+
+- [ ] All 6 sub-issues closed or descoped with reason
+- [ ] At least 3 capabilities live in production (Beta/Alpha)
+- [ ] Documentation updated
+- [ ] Demo: cross-capability flow recorded
+
+## Target: 2026-05-31
+## Owner: Bezalel