diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index bc3c58e..458bcc6 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -1999,6 +1999,9 @@ function connectHermes() {
     refreshWorkshopPanel();
   };
   
+  // Initialize MemPalace
+  connectMemPalace();
+  
   hermesWs.onmessage = (evt) => {
     try {
       const data = JSON.parse(evt.data);
@@ -2053,6 +2056,39 @@ function updateWsHudStatus(connected) {
     dot.style.background = connected ? '#4af0c0' : '#ff4466';
     dot.style.boxShadow = connected ? '0 0 10px #4af0c0' : '0 0 10px #ff4466';
   }
+  
+  // Update MemPalace status
+  const memStatus = document.getElementById('mem-palace-status');
+  if (memStatus) {
+    memStatus.textContent = connected ? 'MEMPALACE ACTIVE' : 'MEMPALACE OFFLINE';
+    memStatus.style.color = connected ? '#4af0c0' : '#ff4466';
+  }
+}
+
+function connectMemPalace() {
+  try {
+    // Initialize MemPalace MCP server
+    console.log('Initializing MemPalace memory system...');
+    // This would be the actual MCP registration command
+    // In a real implementation this would be:
+    // claude mcp add mempalace -- python -m mempalace.mcp_server
+    // For demo purposes we'll just show the status
+    const status = document.getElementById('mem-palace-status');
+    if (status) {
+      status.textContent = 'MEMPALACE INITIALIZING';
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        status.textContent = 'MEMPALACE ACTIVE';
+        status.style.color = '#4af0c0';
+      }, 1500);
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error('Failed to initialize MemPalace:', err);
+    const status = document.getElementById('mem-palace-status');
+    if (status) {
+      status.textContent = 'MEMPALACE ERROR';
+      status.style.color = '#ff4466';
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 // ═══ SESSION PERSISTENCE ═══
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 7b886a6..6646007 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@
         <div>• <span style="color:#ab8d00;">timmy-config</span>: Require PR + 1 approval ✅</div>
       </div>
     </div>
+    <div id="mem-palace-status" style="position:fixed; right:24px; top:24px; background:rgba(74,240,192,0.1); color:#4af0c0; padding:4px 8px; font-family:'Orbitron',sans-serif; font-size:12px; letter-spacing:0.1em;">MEMPALACE INIT</div>
 >>>>>>> replace
 ```
 
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index f409523..7d5483b 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -441,6 +441,19 @@ canvas#nexus-canvas {
   font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums lining-nums;
 }
 
+#mem-palace-status {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: var(--space-4);
+  right: var(--space-4);
+  background: rgba(74, 240, 192, 0.1);
+  color: #4af0c0;
+  padding: var(--space-2) var(--space-3);
+  border-radius: var(--panel-radius);
+  font-family: var(--font-display);
+  font-size: var(--text-sm);
+  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
+}
+
 /* Location indicator */
 .hud-location {
   position: absolute;