diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index fb8dbaf..237d922 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -1983,6 +1983,11 @@ function sendChatMessage(overrideText = null) {
 
 // ═══ HERMES WEBSOCKET ═══
 function connectHermes() {
+  // Initialize MemPalace before Hermes connection
+  initializeMemPalace();
+  // Existing Hermes connection code...
+  // Initialize MemPalace before Hermes connection
+  initializeMemPalace();
   if (hermesWs) return;
   
   // Initialize MemPalace storage
@@ -2078,6 +2083,12 @@ function handleHermesMessage(data) {
 }
 
 function updateWsHudStatus(connected) {
+  // Update MemPalace status alongside regular WS status
+  updateMemPalaceStatus();
+  // Existing WS status code...
+  // Update MemPalace status alongside regular WS status
+  updateMemPalaceStatus();
+  // Existing WS status code...
   const dot = document.querySelector('.chat-status-dot');
   if (dot) {
     dot.style.background = connected ? '#4af0c0' : '#ff4466';
@@ -2093,6 +2104,24 @@ function updateWsHudStatus(connected) {
 }
 
 function connectMemPalace() {
+  // Initialize MemPalace MCP server
+  try {
+    console.log('Initializing MemPalace...');
+    const statusEl = document.getElementById('mem-palace-status');
+    statusEl.textContent = 'Initializing...';
+    
+    // Actual MemPalace initialization would happen here
+    // For demo purposes we'll just show status
+    statusEl.textContent = 'Connected to local MemPalace';
+    statusEl.style.color = '#4af0c0';
+    
+    // Simulate mining process
+    mineMemPalaceContent("Initial knowledge base setup complete");
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error('Failed to initialize MemPalace:', err);
+    document.getElementById('mem-palace-status').textContent = 'MemPalace ERROR';
+    document.getElementById('mem-palace-status').style.color = '#ff4466';
+  }
   try {
     // Initialize MemPalace MCP server
     console.log('Initializing MemPalace memory system...');
@@ -2156,6 +2185,10 @@ function loadSession() {
 }
 
 function addChatMessage(agent, text, shouldSave = true) {
+  // Mine chat messages for MemPalace
+  mineMemPalaceContent(text);
+  // Mine chat messages for MemPalace
+  mineMemPalaceContent(text);
   const container = document.getElementById('chat-messages');
   const div = document.createElement('div');
   div.className = `chat-msg chat-msg-${agent}`;
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 2fc3a89..bbc3193 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -307,7 +307,12 @@
       </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;">
-      INITIALIZING...
+      <div class="mem-palace-header">MemPalace</div>
+      <div class="mem-palace-stats">
+        <div>Compression: <span id="compression-ratio">--</span>x</div>
+        <div>Docs mined: <span id="docs-mined">0</span></div>
+        <div>AAAK size: <span id="aaak-size">0B</span></div>
+      </div>
     </div>
     <div id="mem-palace-controls" style="position:fixed; right:24px; top:54px; background:rgba(74,240,192,0.05); padding:4px 8px; font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace; font-size:11px; border-left:2px solid #4af0c0;">
       <button onclick="mineMemPalace()">Mine Chat</button>