diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 4b51de8..460dec1 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -45,6 +45,18 @@ let chatOpen = true;
 let loadProgress = 0;
 let performanceTier = 'high';
 
+// ═══ HERMES WS STATE ═══
+let hermesWs = null;
+let wsReconnectTimer = null;
+let wsConnected = false;
+let recentToolOutputs = [];
+let workshopPanelCtx = null;
+let workshopPanelTexture = null;
+let workshopPanelCanvas = null;
+let workshopScanMat = null;
+let workshopPanelRefreshTimer = 0;
+let lastFocusedPortal = null;
+
 // ═══ NAVIGATION SYSTEM ═══
 const NAV_MODES = ['walk', 'orbit', 'fly'];
 let navModeIdx = 0;
@@ -124,8 +136,12 @@ async function init() {
   createThoughtStream();
   createHarnessPulse();
   createSessionPowerMeter();
+  createWorkshopTerminal();
   updateLoad(90);
 
+  loadSession();
+  connectHermes();
+
   composer = new EffectComposer(renderer);
   composer.addPass(new RenderPass(scene, camera));
   const bloom = new UnrealBloomPass(
@@ -352,6 +368,91 @@ function createBatcaveTerminal() {
   scene.add(terminalGroup);
 }
 
+// ═══ WORKSHOP TERMINAL ═══
+function createWorkshopTerminal() {
+  const w = 6, h = 4;
+  const group = new THREE.Group();
+  group.position.set(-14, 3, 0);
+  group.rotation.y = Math.PI / 4;
+
+  workshopPanelCanvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+  workshopPanelCanvas.width = 1024;
+  workshopPanelCanvas.height = 512;
+  workshopPanelCtx = workshopPanelCanvas.getContext('2d');
+  
+  workshopPanelTexture = new THREE.CanvasTexture(workshopPanelCanvas);
+  workshopPanelTexture.minFilter = THREE.LinearFilter;
+  
+  const panelGeo = new THREE.PlaneGeometry(w, h);
+  const panelMat = new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial({ 
+    map: workshopPanelTexture, 
+    transparent: true, 
+    opacity: 0.9,
+    side: THREE.DoubleSide 
+  });
+  const panel = new THREE.Mesh(panelGeo, panelMat);
+  group.add(panel);
+
+  const scanGeo = new THREE.PlaneGeometry(w + 0.1, h + 0.1);
+  workshopScanMat = new THREE.ShaderMaterial({
+    transparent: true,
+    uniforms: { uTime: { value: 0 } },
+    vertexShader: `varying vec2 vUv; void main() { vUv = uv; gl_Position = projectionMatrix * modelViewMatrix * vec4(position, 1.0); }`,
+    fragmentShader: `
+      uniform float uTime;
+      varying vec2 vUv;
+      void main() {
+        float scan = sin(vUv.y * 200.0 + uTime * 10.0) * 0.05;
+        float noise = fract(sin(dot(vUv, vec2(12.9898, 78.233))) * 43758.5453) * 0.05;
+        gl_FragColor = vec4(0.0, 0.1, 0.2, scan + noise);
+      }
+    `
+  });
+  const scan = new THREE.Mesh(scanGeo, workshopScanMat);
+  scan.position.z = 0.01;
+  group.add(scan);
+
+  scene.add(group);
+  refreshWorkshopPanel();
+}
+
+function refreshWorkshopPanel() {
+  if (!workshopPanelCtx) return;
+  const ctx = workshopPanelCtx;
+  const w = 1024, h = 512;
+  
+  ctx.clearRect(0, 0, w, h);
+  ctx.fillStyle = 'rgba(10, 15, 40, 0.8)';
+  ctx.fillRect(0, 0, w, h);
+  
+  ctx.fillStyle = '#4af0c0';
+  ctx.font = 'bold 40px "Orbitron", sans-serif';
+  ctx.fillText('WORKSHOP TERMINAL v1.0', 40, 60);
+  ctx.fillRect(40, 80, 944, 4);
+  
+  ctx.font = '24px "JetBrains Mono", monospace';
+  ctx.fillStyle = wsConnected ? '#4af0c0' : '#ff4466';
+  ctx.fillText(`HERMES STATUS: ${wsConnected ? 'ONLINE' : 'OFFLINE'}`, 40, 120);
+  
+  ctx.fillStyle = '#7b5cff';
+  const contextName = activePortal ? activePortal.name.toUpperCase() : 'NEXUS CORE';
+  ctx.fillText(`CONTEXT: ${contextName}`, 40, 160);
+  
+  ctx.fillStyle = '#a0b8d0';
+  ctx.font = 'bold 20px "Orbitron", sans-serif';
+  ctx.fillText('TOOL OUTPUT STREAM', 40, 220);
+  ctx.fillRect(40, 230, 400, 2);
+  
+  ctx.font = '16px "JetBrains Mono", monospace';
+  recentToolOutputs.slice(-10).forEach((out, i) => {
+    ctx.fillStyle = out.type === 'call' ? '#ffd700' : '#4af0c0';
+    const text = `[${out.agent}] ${out.content.substring(0, 80)}${out.content.length > 80 ? '...' : ''}`;
+    ctx.fillText(text, 40, 260 + i * 24);
+  });
+
+  workshopPanelTexture.needsUpdate = true;
+}
+
 function createTerminalPanel(parent, x, y, rot, title, color, lines) {
   const w = 2.8, h = 3.5;
   const group = new THREE.Group();
@@ -1081,14 +1182,153 @@ function sendChatMessage() {
   input.blur();
 }
 
-function addChatMessage(type, text) {
+// ═══ HERMES WEBSOCKET ═══
+function connectHermes() {
+  if (hermesWs) return;
+  
+  const protocol = window.location.protocol === 'https:' ? 'wss:' : 'ws:';
+  const wsUrl = `${protocol}//${window.location.host}/api/world/ws`;
+  
+  console.log(`Connecting to Hermes at ${wsUrl}...`);
+  hermesWs = new WebSocket(wsUrl);
+  
+  hermesWs.onopen = () => {
+    console.log('Hermes connected.');
+    wsConnected = true;
+    addChatMessage('system', 'Hermes link established.');
+    updateWsHudStatus(true);
+    refreshWorkshopPanel();
+  };
+  
+  hermesWs.onmessage = (evt) => {
+    try {
+      const data = JSON.parse(evt.data);
+      handleHermesMessage(data);
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error('Failed to parse Hermes message:', e);
+    }
+  };
+  
+  hermesWs.onclose = () => {
+    console.warn('Hermes disconnected. Retrying in 5s...');
+    wsConnected = false;
+    hermesWs = null;
+    updateWsHudStatus(false);
+    refreshWorkshopPanel();
+    if (wsReconnectTimer) clearTimeout(wsReconnectTimer);
+    wsReconnectTimer = setTimeout(connectHermes, 5000);
+  };
+  
+  hermesWs.onerror = (err) => {
+    console.error('Hermes WS error:', err);
+  };
+}
+
+function handleHermesMessage(data) {
+  if (data.type === 'chat') {
+    addChatMessage(data.agent || 'timmy', data.text);
+  } else if (data.type === 'tool_call') {
+    const content = `Calling ${data.tool}(${JSON.stringify(data.args)})`;
+    recentToolOutputs.push({ type: 'call', agent: data.agent || 'SYSTEM', content });
+    addToolMessage(data.agent || 'SYSTEM', 'call', content);
+    refreshWorkshopPanel();
+  } else if (data.type === 'tool_result') {
+    const content = `Result: ${JSON.stringify(data.result)}`;
+    recentToolOutputs.push({ type: 'result', agent: data.agent || 'SYSTEM', content });
+    addToolMessage(data.agent || 'SYSTEM', 'result', content);
+    refreshWorkshopPanel();
+  } else if (data.type === 'history') {
+    const container = document.getElementById('chat-messages');
+    container.innerHTML = '';
+    data.messages.forEach(msg => {
+      if (msg.type === 'tool_call') addToolMessage(msg.agent, 'call', msg.content, false);
+      else if (msg.type === 'tool_result') addToolMessage(msg.agent, 'result', msg.content, false);
+      else addChatMessage(msg.agent, msg.text, false);
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+function updateWsHudStatus(connected) {
+  const dot = document.querySelector('.chat-status-dot');
+  if (dot) {
+    dot.style.background = connected ? '#4af0c0' : '#ff4466';
+    dot.style.boxShadow = connected ? '0 0 10px #4af0c0' : '0 0 10px #ff4466';
+  }
+}
+
+// ═══ SESSION PERSISTENCE ═══
+function saveSession() {
+  const msgs = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.chat-msg')).slice(-60).map(el => ({
+    html: el.innerHTML,
+    className: el.className
+  }));
+  localStorage.setItem('nexus_chat_history', JSON.stringify(msgs));
+}
+
+function loadSession() {
+  const saved = localStorage.getItem('nexus_chat_history');
+  if (saved) {
+    const msgs = JSON.parse(saved);
+    const container = document.getElementById('chat-messages');
+    container.innerHTML = '';
+    msgs.forEach(m => {
+      const div = document.createElement('div');
+      div.className = m.className;
+      div.innerHTML = m.html;
+      container.appendChild(div);
+    });
+    container.scrollTop = container.scrollHeight;
+  }
+}
+
+function addChatMessage(agent, text, shouldSave = true) {
   const container = document.getElementById('chat-messages');
   const div = document.createElement('div');
-  div.className = `chat-msg chat-msg-${type}`;
-  const prefixes = { user: '[ALEXANDER]', timmy: '[TIMMY]', system: '[NEXUS]', error: '[ERROR]' };
-  div.innerHTML = `<span class="chat-msg-prefix">${prefixes[type] || '[???]'}</span> ${text}`;
+  div.className = `chat-msg chat-msg-${agent}`;
+  
+  const prefixes = { 
+    user: '[ALEXANDER]', 
+    timmy: '[TIMMY]', 
+    system: '[NEXUS]', 
+    error: '[ERROR]',
+    kimi: '[KIMI]',
+    claude: '[CLAUDE]',
+    perplexity: '[PERPLEXITY]'
+  };
+  
+  const prefix = document.createElement('span');
+  prefix.className = 'chat-msg-prefix';
+  prefix.textContent = `${prefixes[agent] || '[' + agent.toUpperCase() + ']'} `;
+  
+  div.appendChild(prefix);
+  div.appendChild(document.createTextNode(text));
+  
   container.appendChild(div);
   container.scrollTop = container.scrollHeight;
+  
+  if (shouldSave) saveSession();
+}
+
+function addToolMessage(agent, type, content, shouldSave = true) {
+  const container = document.getElementById('chat-messages');
+  const div = document.createElement('div');
+  div.className = `chat-msg chat-msg-tool tool-${type}`;
+  
+  const prefix = document.createElement('div');
+  prefix.className = 'chat-msg-prefix';
+  prefix.textContent = `[${agent.toUpperCase()} TOOL ${type.toUpperCase()}]`;
+  
+  const pre = document.createElement('pre');
+  pre.className = 'tool-content';
+  pre.textContent = content;
+  
+  div.appendChild(prefix);
+  div.appendChild(pre);
+  
+  container.appendChild(div);
+  container.scrollTop = container.scrollHeight;
+  
+  if (shouldSave) saveSession();
 }
 
 // ═══ PORTAL INTERACTION ═══
@@ -1395,6 +1635,12 @@ function gameLoop() {
 
   composer.render();
 
+  if (workshopScanMat) workshopScanMat.uniforms.uTime.value = clock.getElapsedTime();
+  if (activePortal !== lastFocusedPortal) {
+    lastFocusedPortal = activePortal;
+    refreshWorkshopPanel();
+  }
+
   frameCount++;
   const now = performance.now();
   if (now - lastFPSTime >= 1000) {
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index dd4d42d..cf8cede 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
     <span>WASD</span> move &nbsp; <span>Mouse</span> look &nbsp; <span>Enter</span> chat &nbsp;
     <span>V</span> mode: <span id="nav-mode-label">WALK</span>
     <span id="nav-mode-hint" class="nav-mode-hint"></span>
+    &nbsp; <span class="ws-hud-status">HERMES: <span id="ws-status-dot" class="chat-status-dot"></span></span>
   </div>
 
   <!-- Portal Hint -->
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index 407b5c8..d6bca56 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ canvas#nexus-canvas {
   border-radius: 50%;
   background: var(--color-primary);
   box-shadow: 0 0 6px var(--color-primary);
-  animation: dot-pulse 2s ease-in-out infinite;
+  transition: all 0.3s ease;
 }
 @keyframes dot-pulse {
   0%, 100% { opacity: 0.6; }
@@ -570,6 +570,29 @@ canvas#nexus-canvas {
 .chat-msg-prefix {
   font-weight: 700;
 }
+.chat-msg-kimi .chat-msg-prefix { color: var(--color-secondary); }
+.chat-msg-claude .chat-msg-prefix { color: var(--color-gold); }
+.chat-msg-perplexity .chat-msg-prefix { color: #4488ff; }
+
+/* Tool Output Styling */
+.chat-msg-tool {
+  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
+  border-left: 2px solid #ffd700;
+  font-size: 11px;
+  padding: 8px;
+  margin: 4px 0;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+}
+.tool-call { border-left-color: #ffd700; }
+.tool-result { border-left-color: #4af0c0; }
+.tool-content {
+  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
+  white-space: pre-wrap;
+  word-break: break-all;
+  opacity: 0.8;
+  margin: 4px 0 0 0;
+  color: #a0b8d0;
+}
 .chat-msg-system .chat-msg-prefix { color: var(--color-text-muted); }
 .chat-msg-timmy .chat-msg-prefix { color: var(--color-primary); }
 .chat-msg-user .chat-msg-prefix { color: var(--color-gold); }